Dockwalliper Posted October 8, 2007 Report Share Posted October 8, 2007 http://www.numismaster.com/ta/numis/Articl...;ArticleId=2956 I like the one with the wheat ears. Too bad it wasn't chosen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scottishmoney Posted October 8, 2007 Report Share Posted October 8, 2007 I think they got off the subject without a coin with the Civil War, ie lets say the Gettysburg address as a subject. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thedeadpoint Posted October 8, 2007 Report Share Posted October 8, 2007 I think the under-construction capital building is the best motif. None of those images really suit me but I figure the following is the best because its the most recognizable: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jtryka Posted October 9, 2007 Report Share Posted October 9, 2007 I don't think any of those designs are appropriate for a coin the size of a cent, especially when struck in low (no) relief. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scottishmoney Posted October 9, 2007 Report Share Posted October 9, 2007 I don't think any of those designs are appropriate for a coin the size of a cent, especially when struck in low (no) relief. Which makes you wonder why they even bother. Somehow I have to believe these will by then be NCLT pieces anyway, so they might as well go with high relief and make collectors happy to snap them up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roaddevil Posted October 9, 2007 Report Share Posted October 9, 2007 i just cant wait for the coins 2 come out Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dockwalliper Posted October 9, 2007 Author Report Share Posted October 9, 2007 I think the proofs and mint set coins will be struck in high relief. S. 1047 [109th]: Presidential $1 Coin Act of 2005 SEC. 305. SENSE OF THE CONGRESS. It is the sense of the Congress that the original Victor David Brenner design for the 1-cent coin was a dramatic departure from previous American coinage that should be reproduced, using the original form and relief of the likeness of Abraham Lincoln, on the 1-cent coins issued in 2009. I'm not sure if this includes the reverse design. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scottishmoney Posted October 9, 2007 Report Share Posted October 9, 2007 Maybe it is just a long learned experience, I have no doubts that yet again I will be disappointed with what the US mint emits, proof, uncirculated or for circulation. No doubts we will see Mr. Spaghetti hair with a low relief for circulation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TreasureGirl Posted October 9, 2007 Report Share Posted October 9, 2007 How do we know which ones were chosen? I didn't see anything in the article saying which was which. Also, loved DP's choice also, but agree that while that very large sketch is nice, the coin itself will look like hell in low relief. HOW ABOUT CONGRESS LETS THE NUMISMATISTS DO THE DECIDING AND DESIGNING??!?!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scottishmoney Posted October 9, 2007 Report Share Posted October 9, 2007 HOW ABOUT CONGRESS LETS THE NUMISMATISTS DO THE DECIDING AND DESIGNING??!?!! Yeah, but that would be the right thing to do, and we all know they all have their craniums rammed up their behinds anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leethree Posted October 9, 2007 Report Share Posted October 9, 2007 S. 1047 [109th]: Presidential $1 Coin Act of 2005 SEC. 305. SENSE OF THE CONGRESS. Isn't "Sense of the Congress" an oxymoron anyway? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dustin43160 Posted October 9, 2007 Report Share Posted October 9, 2007 i wont buy em, i wanted em to make ihc,wheatiest hen the other two i could care less grr Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
just carl Posted October 9, 2007 Report Share Posted October 9, 2007 Now my suggestion would be to make many, many Lincoln Cents in 2009. Each one would have Lincoln slowly turning from the right to the left. Now if you've ever flipped a bunch of papers with slightly different images on them, they appear to be moving. Original process for cartoons by Disney. Now with these coins you could do the same. This would force everyone to accumulate as many as possible to get enough to make it appear as if Lincoln is moving by standing the coins in a slot and flipping them over one at a time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TreasureGirl Posted October 10, 2007 Report Share Posted October 10, 2007 ^^^ Stop giving them ideas!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dockwalliper Posted October 10, 2007 Author Report Share Posted October 10, 2007 How do we know which ones were chosen? I didn't see anything in the article saying which was which. It was posted a couple weeks ago in the "Coins in the news" forum. http://www.coinpeople.com/index.php?showtopic=16688 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dockwalliper Posted October 10, 2007 Author Report Share Posted October 10, 2007 HOW ABOUT CONGRESS LETS THE NUMISMATISTS DO THE DECIDING AND DESIGNING??!?!! In a way they did. These are the picks from the Citizens Coinage Advisory Committee. The CCAC was established in 2003 by Congress under Public Law 108-15 to advise the Secretary of the Treasury on the themes and designs of all US coins and medals. The CCAC serves as an informed, experienced and impartial resource to the Secretary of the Treasury and represents the interests of American citizens and collectors. http://www.ccac.gov/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vfox Posted October 10, 2007 Report Share Posted October 10, 2007 Sadly they seem to have very poor taste. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dustin43160 Posted October 10, 2007 Report Share Posted October 10, 2007 Sadly they seem to have very poor taste. i second that!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roaddevil Posted October 10, 2007 Report Share Posted October 10, 2007 *sigh* poor abe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
collectin_coins Posted October 17, 2007 Report Share Posted October 17, 2007 I'm not crazy about the hands, I'm not sure the average person(me included) would get it without reading supplemental information. The average non-collector isnt going to do that. There's still hope, the treasury secretary has the final say.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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