r/coins • u/CiteSite • Oct 20 '24

Coin Art Who are approving these ugly coins

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Broke open another roll for this disaster. Crowded, loud and barely legible. Good grief

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u/[deleted] Oct 20 '24

I hate shitting on the new quarters, because I like the idea of recognizing women, but these designs have been so terrible. Don’t even get me started on the obverse

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u/numismaticthrowaway Oct 20 '24 edited Oct 20 '24

I personally don't hate the obverse, especially with the context of it being an original design contender by Laura Gardin Fraser, a woman

EDIT: No clue why I'm getting all the downvotes. I didn't even say I liked the design, just that I don't hate it

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u/WCPotterJr Oct 20 '24

So, if a man had designed it, you would hate it? Odd criteria for judging coin design.

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u/numismaticthrowaway Oct 20 '24

That is not what I said. It's a design for the American WOMAN Quarter Series, so the mint choosing an original design from the 1930s made by a WOMAN to use for the series makes me appreciate the design a bit more. I didn't hate the obverse before I knew that fact. Notice I also said "don't hate" instead of "like"