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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;V. Kurt Bellman, post: 2955877, member: 71723&quot;]I&#039;d have to say that the overwhelming CONSENSUS among medallic artists is that the early 20th century changes were steps overwhelmingly in the right direction. I know my favorite Prez of all time certainly did! (TR)</p><p><br /></p><p>Yes, I think that some nostalgia for certain aspects of life during the Barber era colors some people&#039;s perceptions, but arguing that Barber coins are superior designs per se to those that came after, well ... , that strikes me as being provocative for its own sake. The depth of the relief alone argues otherwise.</p><p><br /></p><p>All that having been said, the eye IS drawn inevitably to a TRULY nice Barber coin, maybe because so many are worn flat pieces of junk, and really nice ones are so uncommon.</p><p><br /></p><p>One problem - I suspect that wreath renderers experienced a recession then.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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