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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;medoraman, post: 1392118, member: 26302&quot;]While I agree that for quarters especially we have had tons of changes. I think the OP was objecting to having the same old dead presidents still be on our coins.</p><p><br /></p><p>Regarding &quot;art&quot;, it has nothing to do with age. It has to do with beauty. There was 1000 years of ugly uninspired coins which I am saying all US coins are superior to, so I would never say it has anything to do with age. Even within our own country&#039;s history, coins of the 20&#039;s are much more beautiful than coins 60 years older.</p><p><br /></p><p>I am not saying a computer is incapable of creating a design that is beautiful, but most of their designs to date are horrible. I am not blaming the computer as much as the mint using computer design to minimize relief, committee art being used on coins, and a general lowest common denominator feel to the work. You tell me why coins nowadays do not look as good as in the past.</p><p><br /></p><p>I would dare anyone to do a comparison study. I really would like to see the results. Take like 5 coins in BU, a modern Kennedy, a modern commemorative, an Oregon Trail half, a Walking liberty half, and a SL half. How many here believe that either modern coin would be judged the most beautiful? If our designs nowadays are so good, why does the mint continuously steal older designs when they want a good looking design for a bullion program?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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