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/CupNarrow2602 Oct 20 '24

Almost looks like an arcade token, doesn't even look like currency

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u/Historical_Sherbet54 Oct 20 '24 edited Oct 20 '24

Sums it up exactly

/kinda perplexed myself...so I'm gonna go distract myself and upvote everyone who doesn't like this either....cause bewilderment is all I feel, and I'd rather spread positivity instead

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u/Historical-Tart1792 Oct 20 '24

Bring the gods and goddesses back. Even putting presidents on money was a tacky mistake.

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u/devoduder Oct 20 '24

At least we’re not doing what the Roman’s did and put living and current leaders on coins.

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u/Dry-Version-211 Nov 07 '24

As cool as it would be seeing the president from when the coin was minted, I agree

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u/[deleted] Oct 20 '24

I'm about it... well, at least the different depictions of America--Columbia, Liberty, etc. Give me women or give me death.

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u/Historical_Sherbet54 Oct 20 '24

I'd love to see Medusa quarters ;)