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<p>[QUOTE="Mr. Coin Lover, post: 626312, member: 16060"]Yes, I do understand what it is and I think there is a somewhat symbolic message there, but like I originally stated I think it could have done a lot better. The artistry of our coins no longer exists in my opinion, and that was my main point.</p><p><br /></p><p>I like American Silver Eagles, don't get me wrong I have two sets of them myself. I also want to say I like Miss Liberty on the Walking Liberty Half Dollar very much. But, we couldn't even come up with a design of Miss Liberty that was new and fresh for a new coin. We could only come up with a redo of a beautiful coin from our past. Whatever coins you think are the most beautiful whether they be Indian Head Cents, Mercury Dimes, Morgan Dollars, or whatever we have gone from these to coins with plastic stickers of our current president on them.</p><p><br /></p><p>Someone mentioned the technology we have today. Maybe the technology is actually taking away some of the artistry from our coins. Maybe trying to be everything to everybody and politically correct all the times is hindering the creativity.</p><p><br /></p><p>I am in no way an artist, but I know beautiful artistic coins when I see them.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Mr. Coin Lover, post: 626312, member: 16060"]Yes, I do understand what it is and I think there is a somewhat symbolic message there, but like I originally stated I think it could have done a lot better. The artistry of our coins no longer exists in my opinion, and that was my main point. I like American Silver Eagles, don't get me wrong I have two sets of them myself. I also want to say I like Miss Liberty on the Walking Liberty Half Dollar very much. But, we couldn't even come up with a design of Miss Liberty that was new and fresh for a new coin. We could only come up with a redo of a beautiful coin from our past. Whatever coins you think are the most beautiful whether they be Indian Head Cents, Mercury Dimes, Morgan Dollars, or whatever we have gone from these to coins with plastic stickers of our current president on them. Someone mentioned the technology we have today. Maybe the technology is actually taking away some of the artistry from our coins. Maybe trying to be everything to everybody and politically correct all the times is hindering the creativity. I am in no way an artist, but I know beautiful artistic coins when I see them.[/QUOTE]
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