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<p>[QUOTE="coleguy, post: 1382076, member: 9167"]The classic coins we adore now were sculpted by famous (even in their day, and outside of the coin world) artists of the day. They weren't committee designed and laser engraved and politically correct. So yes, even in their day those coins were considered a beautiful work of art, in most cases. If they held competitions among well known artists to design coinage designs today, we might see coins that don't resemble clipart images with no meaning at all.</p><p>Guy[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="coleguy, post: 1382076, member: 9167"]The classic coins we adore now were sculpted by famous (even in their day, and outside of the coin world) artists of the day. They weren't committee designed and laser engraved and politically correct. So yes, even in their day those coins were considered a beautiful work of art, in most cases. If they held competitions among well known artists to design coinage designs today, we might see coins that don't resemble clipart images with no meaning at all. Guy[/QUOTE]
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