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<p>[QUOTE="medoraman, post: 1315501, member: 26302"]I feel the same way about all modern coins with either a dead president or a live king/queen on the obverse. Its a shame we have to cede and entire half of a coin for "precedent" or whatever. Give us back coins that have TWO interesting sides, and not limit us to just one. </p><p><br /></p><p>I really like the interesting reverse on British and all British commonwealth coins, I simply find myself not collecting them because I only get one half a coin when I buy one. I am not railing against Queen E., I hate US current US coins, and other world coins that have the same bland, uninteresting portrait style on the obverse. At least the US has an interesting nickel now.</p><p><br /></p><p>A question for our Canadian friends. Is there ever talk about why you have to have the Queen on the obverse of all your coins? At the very least I would think Quebec would be against it. Just wondering.</p><p><br /></p><p>Chris[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="medoraman, post: 1315501, member: 26302"]I feel the same way about all modern coins with either a dead president or a live king/queen on the obverse. Its a shame we have to cede and entire half of a coin for "precedent" or whatever. Give us back coins that have TWO interesting sides, and not limit us to just one. I really like the interesting reverse on British and all British commonwealth coins, I simply find myself not collecting them because I only get one half a coin when I buy one. I am not railing against Queen E., I hate US current US coins, and other world coins that have the same bland, uninteresting portrait style on the obverse. At least the US has an interesting nickel now. A question for our Canadian friends. Is there ever talk about why you have to have the Queen on the obverse of all your coins? At the very least I would think Quebec would be against it. Just wondering. Chris[/QUOTE]
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