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You would think that the first one would set a precedent.
Well, maybe it did. |
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This is pretty bad. Virtue, Liberty, Independence, and Bad
Roads. And why we need the outline of the state is beyond me. |
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It is supposed to be Washington crossing the Potomac but when I see
them, all I see is a big mess. |
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Absolutely terrible. Another outline of a state, too. |
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The first nice coin! Still my favorite. With little space
on the coin, you can't have too much. This image fills the canvas yet
doesn't crowd it. |
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Another outline state. I can't wait for Colorado's and
Wyoming's! A minuteman in front of an old tavern on a Boston street
would have been better. |
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I tried to like it, but just couldn't. This quarter seems to have
been put together at the last minute. I can see the governor of Maryland
saying "What should we use, what should we use?" and some aide hands him
a pamphlet on the Capitol that they are walking through. |
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We've reached an all time low. |
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New Hampshire at least goes out on a limb. Yeah, it is ugly,
but I get the feeling that they don't care what we think, and I like
that! |
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Very nice...very clean. One of the best. |
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Oh crap, I can't even like my own state's quarter. First, the
outline. Secondly, apparently New York has decided that they
aren't the Empire State anymore, but the Gateway to Freedom instead.
And the Statue of Liberty isn't the only landmark in the state, why do
we insist on overusing it? (Plus, it is in New Jersey as much as
we don't like to admit it) |
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Like New York, North Carolina overdoes its history. You don't
need a couple of Ohioans on the coin flying planes. |
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Another great quarter built on the water. |
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I love the Vermont quarter despite the fact that the trees have been
sawed off. |
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I'm not sure about this one. I like the horse, but why have a
building in the background that looks like a asylum? |
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Images from Clipart 5000? |
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Images from Clipart 25? Another outline in case you can't read
"OHIO" at the top of the coin. |
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Louisiana - "We aren't the size that we used to be". This
looks like the coin that doesn't want to offend anyone. |
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Oh help us all. They could of at least put basketball on it.
It would still stink, but it wouldn't be this bad. |
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They have icebergs in Mississippi? Oh, they're magnolias! |
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Another "let's not upset anyone" coin. Illinois can't decide
whether or not to be rural or urban. I'm surprised they didn't put a
strip mall on the edge so the suburbanites aren't left out. |
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Alright! A socialist on the coin of Alabama. If they
only knew it! If only they would elect one! |
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Another well done ocean scene. Maybe I should move back East to
be near the water. |
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It looks like three men in a rubber raft underneath a bridge
spanning two banks of broccoli and cauliflower. Is it supposed to be a
canoe or a carved out zucchini? |
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Let me guess. There were ten coin ideas submitted, but someone
suggested "Let's just use them all!" |
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Very nice, simple coin. Sure, it is the outline of the state,
but at least the outline is part of something. I never realized that
Lake Ontario looks like it is pointing toward Montreal...."Hey, the
hockey game is over there." |
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Ugh. More clipart. Besides, I don't thing the Space Shuttle
needs to be on the coin. "Florida: Gateway to Failure." |
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Another outline, but with no other theme to it. I would have
preferred just the Lone Star. Still, nice just for its simplicity.
The quarter suggests that Texas' ego isn't as big as the state
itself. |
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A very nice coin. And it wasn't made by some kid for some
school project, but based on a painting by Grant Wood. Be thankful
"American Gothic" wasn't chosen, though. |
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Haven't we learned by now that clip art images stink on these coins?
Let's learn from our mistakes, people! |
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The choice of Muir makes us reflect on the
past history as well as a glimpse into the future as some would like it
to be. California had lots of options for their quarter, I'm glad they
chose something a bit different. It is a nice image, too, that is, if
the bird wasn't there. The quarter suggests nature would be
beautiful to look at if only nature would stay out of the way. Leave the
bird out, or put them up in the sky like we did when we were kids
drawing.
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Sometimes I can't believe I moved here. Since I've come,
we've had Jesse and Pawlenty as governor, shattering my image of
Minnesota being a place for liberals to feel welcome. Now it has come to
this. What the heck happened? And I've always preferred "L’etoile
du Nord" over "Land of 10,000 Lakes". This image would look so
much better without the state's outline. And the loon. And
maybe without the motor on the boat. Maybe just the "Minnesota 1858" would
have worked better....we could just say it was an image of a white-out. |
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Very eerily, when I thought what I would like to see for a
Minnesota state
quarter this is what I envisioned, except with a small canoe in the
center of the lake. I really wish that I could draw. I would have
given it a shot. |
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It doesn't take my breath away, but I like its simplicity.
Maybe it is the lack of perspective that makes it "not just right". |
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Beautiful bridge, beautiful coin. The bridge itself actually is
much more majestic than the coin makes it look. Too bad they had to put
the "2005 E Pluribus Unum" at the bottom - I'd like to see the river
come to the viewer at the bottom. |
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"Aye, Flicka, stay away from the killer sagebrush!" Hey,
Nevada, you know there is only a certain amount of room on a quarter,
don't cram as much as you can in there. If there were one horse, even on
its hind legs, for instance, this may be a fine quarter. |
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With the giant phallic symbol in the background, I think this
would be more appropriate for Nevada's coin, with Las Vegas' tagline,
"What happens here, stays here" on the bottom. |
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I like this one, except for one thing. If you were making a
design for a coin that would be all silver, why would you decide
on "Colorful Colorado"? Besides, half of the time I see photos of
Colorado, it is covered in white. |
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This one is the only one that I really like this year. There is a
bit of detail in the work itself, but there isn't clutter.
I wonder if the buffalo outnumber people in North Dakota. |
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This has GOT to be the worst coin of the whole lot. We've got a
bird the size of a small planet flying above the ugliest portraits of
presidents anywhere. Doesn't Jefferson look like he is pouting? Perhaps
he's even embarrassed, or feels snubbed by Virginia. And was
there any surprise that South Dakota chose Mt. Rushmore to be depicted
on their quarter? Have they nothing else? Black Hills?
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