Dockwalliper Posted April 20, 2006 Report Share Posted April 20, 2006 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiffibunny Posted April 20, 2006 Report Share Posted April 20, 2006 Looks good on paper. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dockwalliper Posted April 20, 2006 Author Report Share Posted April 20, 2006 Looks good on paper. My thoughts exactly. Just like the new nickel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackhawk Posted April 20, 2006 Report Share Posted April 20, 2006 They would look good if made of bronze and the size of a US Morgan dollar or bigger. You can't make much look good on a small brass-colored planchet. While the lettering looks nice on paper, when engraved I think that the lettering on the newer US coins is computer generated...it always ends up looking like the lettering on the bottom of a cheap plastic toy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UncleBobo Posted April 20, 2006 Report Share Posted April 20, 2006 While the lettering looks nice on paper, when engraved I think that the lettering on the newer US coins is computer generated...it always ends up looking like the lettering on the bottom of a cheap plastic toy. YES!!!! That especially bothers me on the commemoratives. The reverse on the 2006 Franklin scientist dollar is great, but the "E Pluribus Unum" is so blandly executed it is distracting to the design. I am not very fond of the designs on the President coins, but then again I really hate the whole idea. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tabbs Posted April 20, 2006 Report Share Posted April 20, 2006 Are these "official" designs? Just wondering because the George Washington piece just says "1st", not "1st U.S. President". But they look OK. What I like is that the inscriptions are always a little different - not just one same style and place ... Christian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burks Posted April 20, 2006 Report Share Posted April 20, 2006 I like how the James Madison one is designed. Too bad the Mint will make these look just horrid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccg Posted April 24, 2006 Report Share Posted April 24, 2006 These seem okay. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
knowtracks Posted April 24, 2006 Report Share Posted April 24, 2006 Like so many I really don't like the whole presidental coin idea. And just like the new nickel the design looks good on paper, but I'm not impressed with coin itself. But still I guess I'll have to wait & see what the coins look like in person. The mint could still surprise us with great details & high relief...but I really doubt it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vfox Posted April 30, 2006 Report Share Posted April 30, 2006 I think they concept is great, but the execution is so lacking. The new nickels looked amazing on paper, but the non-proof ones look like a chimp or something. I personally love the idea, and the nickel proof is amazing, but the regular circ ones are .....well.....I have some rolls.....but not a huge fan. I figure it will be the same for these coins, although with the gold tone, and the "spotty" metal they use, I really think these will be mainly junk. Not to say I wont get them lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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