1917

considering you aren't looking to preserve them for numismatic purpose, I'd check out some you tube videos or something. Most people on here will probably shrink at cleaning coins... actually, some people into ancients might know...

easy, much better. Those artists were in the true golden era of U.S. coin design (granted, who knows how much a future numismatist will mock me for this? recall to mind the hatred of the Morgan dollar in it's heyday)

Oh, you invested in MusHavd, Inc, which makes synthetic imitational mustard from the genetics of a toad and water lilly. You see, I went with MmmStard Co, which, allegedly, produces a combination mustard which contains 89.97% real mustard (while the stocks aren't at their high with the postponement of the WFM, I fortunately haven't entirely lost on them, as I bought in at their all-time low when it was discovered the other 10.03% of the mustard wasn't all-natural ingredients, but in fact it was mostly corn syrup, with a little horse radish and vodka). Anyhow, the stocks have halved since May, simply on fears that space aliens will be angry about the mustard thrown out, or something. However, MusHavd, Inc, is slightly up. Thus I would reccomend increasing portfolio diversity by selling some, and utilize the profit to buy low in MmmStard Co. Whatever you do, avoid Yumustard, Inc, because I hear that in a few months their gonna wind up with a scandal bigger than Enrelish. the things that come of the postponement of the WFM, such as this strange discussion...

Clever bit of marketing by S&B...

Probably should wait on those condiment stocks; there could be more demand for this event after a year without... Then again, they might go stale after a whole year 😂

Interesting points, but I think it's important to have distinction between the work of art and the artist. I understand this doesn't always apply, but in this case we can separate them into two subjects. At the moment we were discussing the coin, but we can certainly transition to the artist, so long as we make a point of it. Anyhow, upon the subject of the artist, it is an important discussion for the modern times, and any time, regardless of circumstances. I think we have to be careful to judge by work, as interpretation could be different than how the artist saw it.

probably why it looks more realistic than say, a Morgan... it looks good on the quarter, but again with proportions, on a big surface? ehh.....

like you said,tastes vary...I prefer worn Barbers.... not like a g/vg, but more like a f/vf ish...

depends on the coin. the really large coins, dollar/half-dollar area size on up, I'd take a detailed St. Gaudens , but for smaller ones I'd take the still wonderful, but not quite as detailed Gobrecht. It is my personal belief that most designs only look good in certain sizes. Imagine that crazy St. Gaudens squished onto a dime, or a Gobrecht onto a double-eagle. (PS, I do think the Gobrecht looks great on the dollar, I just think in GOAT considerations, St. Gaudens has a slight edge). Longacre's I'm actually not that impressed with in comparison to the other two. In general it's a great little penny, and is very significant for starting the small cent, but, again, in GOAT terms, it's not that far along. but as far as one-cent designs, pretty good.

very true.... I think that damaged coins can often have a ton of character that higher grades don't. Albeit, they don't look as nice, but it does give a person a reason to buy any C. Barber designed coin (I mean, why else buy one if not for character? #notafanCBarberdesign), plus giving a purpose to any low-grade coin

yeah, just some pmd... Interesting item to look at though

imagine if Weinman and St. Guadens collaborated on a coin and we got Weinman's stunning walking liberty obverse with St.Guadens fantastic flying eagle reverse on the same coin!

The winning choice is "Tie"

Poll on early 20th century designers