ikaros Posted May 6, 2014 Report Share Posted May 6, 2014 Ugly Coin Competition 2014 Ugly By Design I'm Not Bad, I'm Just Engraved That Way 1971 and After Art's 1981 UK Diana and Charles Crown A bad portrait. When found in pristine condition the coin is acceptably attractive but one an amount of use begins the portraits begin to take on far less attractive characteristics. The way the portraits are positioned is quite unattractive to start with. Don't like Charles looking into Diana's ear and all that. vs ikaros' 1986 Polish 20 Złotych Sometime around 1980, the engravers at the Polish mint threw up their hands and said, "Aw, the heck with it" and the dramatic designs of the 60s and 70s disappeared, to be replaced by boring large numbers. Either that, or they threw in their lot with Solidarity, got sacked, and were replaced by a Polish Communist Party committee with all the creative ability of a slightly demented rock. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Art1.2 Posted May 6, 2014 Report Share Posted May 6, 2014 OK the zlotych is not very attractive but the portraits on that crown are really bad. Worse than a Churchill crown even. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thedeadpoint Posted May 7, 2014 Report Share Posted May 7, 2014 You won it easily this time, Art! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccg Posted May 8, 2014 Report Share Posted May 8, 2014 Crown it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ikaros Posted May 13, 2014 Author Report Share Posted May 13, 2014 That crown is not the coin to toss to make a decision: "Heads or... uh, headses?" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ikaros Posted May 13, 2014 Author Report Share Posted May 13, 2014 The "winner" is: Art's 1981 UK Diana and Charles Crown A bad portrait. When found in pristine condition the coin is acceptably attractive but one an amount of use begins the portraits begin to take on far less attractive characteristics. The way the portraits are positioned is quite unattractive to start with. Don't like Charles looking into Diana's ear and all that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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