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<p>[QUOTE="TheFinn, post: 3726552, member: 90102"]On your website (which is great), under Obverse Design Issues I found an error. See bold text below.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://www.stonemountainhalf.com/images/obverseleejackson.jpg?crc=4198453966" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />The obverse of the coin is lacking the sharp detail we are accustomed to on U. S. coins. The figures of Lee and Jackson are too soft and lack detail even on many high-grade coins. Because Borglum was trying to recreate the mountain on the coin there is no real definition between the devices and the fields. To make matters worse, the fields are not flat to allow easy repolishing. Graders seem to struggle with the issues and have to rely on high point wear on <b>Lee's leg and glove.</b></p><p><br /></p><p>Shouldn't this read Jackson's leg and glove, since he is at the highest point, even though lower in rank?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="TheFinn, post: 3726552, member: 90102"]On your website (which is great), under Obverse Design Issues I found an error. See bold text below. [IMG]http://www.stonemountainhalf.com/images/obverseleejackson.jpg?crc=4198453966[/IMG]The obverse of the coin is lacking the sharp detail we are accustomed to on U. S. coins. The figures of Lee and Jackson are too soft and lack detail even on many high-grade coins. Because Borglum was trying to recreate the mountain on the coin there is no real definition between the devices and the fields. To make matters worse, the fields are not flat to allow easy repolishing. Graders seem to struggle with the issues and have to rely on high point wear on [B]Lee's leg and glove.[/B] Shouldn't this read Jackson's leg and glove, since he is at the highest point, even though lower in rank?[/QUOTE]
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