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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;CamaroDMD, post: 1883535, member: 5233&quot;]For me, the &quot;last&quot; made great American coin was the WL Half.&nbsp; It was a beautiful design.&nbsp; I also loved the Mercury Dime...but it stopped production in 1945 while the WL made it to &#039;47.&nbsp; So, the &quot;last&quot; is the WL.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>While I agree with you...I would love to see Lady Liberty back on our coins, we would no doubt be disappointed with the results.&nbsp; Since we last saw Lady Liberty circulating...there has been a couple major changes in our coins.&nbsp; First...the material has changed.&nbsp; Modern dies are now made of very hard nickel-clad alloys as opposed to the softer silver.&nbsp; The modern designs are VERY low relief and not very esthetically pleasing.&nbsp; Part of that is due to a harder medium...but I think it&#039;s also a change in how these coins are thought of.&nbsp; No longer are they a work of art, they are now a massed produced image.&nbsp; The design can&#039;t be too high relief or intricate because die wear will become apparent faster.&nbsp; It&#039;s all about economic high production.</p><p><br /></p><p>Bottom line, I think Lady Liberty in 2014 would look very different from when we last saw her in 1947.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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