tmoneyeagles Posted May 1, 2009 Report Share Posted May 1, 2009 LOL! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drusus Posted May 1, 2009 Report Share Posted May 1, 2009 You just havent seen enough coins...I'll give you ugly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tmoneyeagles Posted May 1, 2009 Author Report Share Posted May 1, 2009 WOW! LOL I was just going US, but that thing is UGGGGLY! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tabbs Posted May 7, 2009 Report Share Posted May 7, 2009 May be my odd taste, but none of the two is actually ugly. Christian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
De Orc Posted May 7, 2009 Report Share Posted May 7, 2009 Nope I am with you on that one Christian LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Art Posted May 7, 2009 Report Share Posted May 7, 2009 The SBA's in circulated are pretty ugly. In proof, I think they're very pretty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottO Posted May 8, 2009 Report Share Posted May 8, 2009 i dont mind those coins. i think borin coins with not much going for them are ugly i have a few coins i adore the designs of. this is my ugliest bar a few cash coins. no portraits.. dont really have many coins with portraits that are ugly coins (have some goerge III but i dont deem cartwheel or 1806 pennys ugly coins) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tmoneyeagles Posted May 9, 2009 Author Report Share Posted May 9, 2009 May be my odd taste, but none of the two is actually ugly. Christian Really....YUCK I think the SBA is one of the ugliest coins ever minted Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YeOldeCollector Posted May 10, 2009 Report Share Posted May 10, 2009 They would have made a good couple. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottO Posted May 10, 2009 Report Share Posted May 10, 2009 ohh yes!" sorry... lol, so it was those 2 going together that made the churchill dog Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tabbs Posted May 10, 2009 Report Share Posted May 10, 2009 I have said it before and will gladly say it again: Even the Churchill Crown is not all that ugly. Now his portrait may not be flattering, but you can sure recognize him. What I dislike about the piece is the font used on that side. They should have used the same font as on the other side, or maybe his name in his own handwriting. As for the effigy, for a "mass" coin it even has a pretty good relief. As for the SBA Dollar, weeell, keep in mind that the women who had been on US circulation coins before were allegorical figures, supposed to represent an idea. So of course they look(ed) more appealing, beautiful, elegant, whatever. Anthony's chin however ... maybe it is a realistic portrait, don't know. Guess it was the combination of various factors - the portrait, the size and "color" of the coin - that made people dislike the piece. The Aachen "coin" is a little different in that it does not show an actual person. This is local notgeld, and the denomination is not in standard German but in the regional dialect. What you see is an intentionally humorous portrait of, say, a "typical" market woman. Yes, that Prussian coin is indeed ugly in my opinion. The design by itself would be OK - nothing exciting, nothing awful. But the combination of the design and the condition ... ouch. Another portrait which I find surprising, to put it mildly, is that of Queen Margrethe on the Danish circulation coins. http://www.royalmint.dk/C1256BE900406EF3/s...arstal_2003.jpg Surprising because I suppose she has some influence when it comes to how she is depicted on "her" coins ... Christian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thedeadpoint Posted May 10, 2009 Report Share Posted May 10, 2009 Another portrait which I find surprising, to put it mildly, is that of Queen Margrethe on the Danish circulation coins. http://www.royalmint.dk/C1256BE900406EF3/s...arstal_2003.jpg Surprising because I suppose she has some influence when it comes to how she is depicted on "her" coins ... Christian Oh my god, that's is the single most hideous portrait I've ever seen on a coin! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thedeadpoint Posted May 10, 2009 Report Share Posted May 10, 2009 ohh yes!"sorry... lol, so it was those 2 going together that made the churchill dog I was going to post a pic of a dog that was very wrinkly but I thought it wasn't appropriate for this thread! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arminius Posted May 10, 2009 Report Share Posted May 10, 2009 Why not a frog-eyed, sheep-headed Byzantine emperor - engraved and minted in a hurry on crude copper: Phocas, Kyzikos / Cyzicus mint, 2nd officina, 607-608 AD. ( dated RY 6 ), Æ Follis / 40 Nummi (30-33 mm / 10,65 g), Obv.: d N FOCAS PER AVG , crowned facing bust, wearing consular robes, holding mappa and eagle sceptre with cross; small cross in left field. Rev.: Large value mark XXXX (= 40 Nummi), ANNO above, numeral G representing the regnal year 6 (= 607-608 AD.) at right, KYZ followed by the officina letter B in exergue. DOC II 73b ; MIB II 76 ; Sear BC 665 . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drusus Posted May 11, 2009 Report Share Posted May 11, 2009 My contribution for ugly was the protrait and not the general look of the coin. If that portrait isnt ungly...I dont know ungly....its why I love the coin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arminius Posted May 11, 2009 Report Share Posted May 11, 2009 For the portrait: Maybe the engraver survived that issue after a few thrilling hours in the Colosseum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottO Posted May 12, 2009 Report Share Posted May 12, 2009 o come no we can forgive hammered, but that danish coin? WTH... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottO Posted May 14, 2009 Report Share Posted May 14, 2009 i'll dominate this... boring coin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thedeadpoint Posted May 15, 2009 Report Share Posted May 15, 2009 Looks similar to a hobo nickel design. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drusus Posted May 15, 2009 Report Share Posted May 15, 2009 i'll dominate this... boring coin Oh man...I couldnt disagree more...I love that coin...I have several of them...I think its got a great portrait and a cool simple design. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottO Posted May 15, 2009 Report Share Posted May 15, 2009 i dont like simple.. and the portrait is not exactly good looking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
henare Posted May 17, 2009 Report Share Posted May 17, 2009 I have said it before and will gladly say it again: Even the Churchill Crown is not all that ugly. i think you got it exactly right. also, that danish royal portrait is just plain scary. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tabbs Posted May 17, 2009 Report Share Posted May 17, 2009 Oh man...I couldnt disagree more...I love that coin...I have several of them...I think its got a great portrait and a cool simple design. That is supposed to be a miner, with his helmet and a lamp. There were two denominations with that design - a 20c coin (rather short lived, about ten years) and a 50c coin that was in circulation for about 50 years. May represent the Walloon parts of Belgium more than the Flemish parts, but design wise it is not bad. By the way, when Belgium issued a collector coin in 2006 to commemorate the Bois du Cazier mine disaster, one of the key elements was that portrait of a miner. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Euro_gold_and...m)#2006_coinage Christian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottO Posted May 23, 2009 Report Share Posted May 23, 2009 what about this guy... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KoRnholio Posted May 23, 2009 Report Share Posted May 23, 2009 My ugliest coin: 1977 Peru 5 Soles Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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