EagleRJO Posted August 5 Share Posted August 5 (edited) I think the US mint really screwed up the design of the reverse for the $50 gold eagle coin in 2022, which is really a shame. I thought the gold eagle coins thru 2021 were done very well, and I have a few which are absolutely stunning in-hand. Now, you might as well just buy Krugerrands or Valcambi bars. It seems like a lot of things the mint has been doing since they went woke in 2022 are going downhill, including the gold eagle design and quality of the silver eagles. Does anyone know if there are any plans to re-design the $50 gold eagle coin, particularly the reverse? Edited August 5 by EagleRJO GoldFinger1969 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RWB Posted August 5 Share Posted August 5 On 8/5/2023 at 4:02 AM, EagleRJO said: went woke in 2022 What does the word "woke" mean? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powermad5000 Posted August 5 Share Posted August 5 It started in politics and now has a ton of different meanings making it basically worthless to use as a term, but in its most basic it means "socially aware". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powermad5000 Posted August 5 Share Posted August 5 @EagleRJO It seems nowadays that if the sales fall for those, that a redesign will follow if the Mint feels the design is the reason for the drop in sales of them. GoldFinger1969 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RWB Posted August 5 Share Posted August 5 On 8/5/2023 at 2:50 PM, powermad5000 said: It started in politics and now has a ton of different meanings making it basically worthless to use as a term, but in its most basic it means "socially aware". Thank you. I recall someone on TV trying to explain it - they failed. What does this have to do with coins? Are there coins with people sleeping on them -- like the Rip van Winkle commemorative - and this was when Rip woke up from his long snooze? GoldFinger1969 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powermad5000 Posted August 5 Share Posted August 5 As I said, once people latched on to the term, they started to use it in every public discussion to describe a trend. Everything from politics to cars to coins to fashion to corporate policy. To me it is now a worthless term. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EagleRJO Posted August 6 Author Share Posted August 6 On 8/5/2023 at 7:41 AM, RWB said: What does the word "woke" mean? Where racial and social justice become the most important thing over everything else, including the quality of things. https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/woke Sandon 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RonnieR131 Posted August 6 Share Posted August 6 The Urban Dictionary gives the most precise and updated version and uses of the word 'woke'. A $50 Gold Eagle looks good to me regardless of design! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RWB Posted August 6 Share Posted August 6 On 8/5/2023 at 9:44 PM, EagleRJO said: Where racial and social justice become the most important thing over everything else, including the quality of things. https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/woke Thanks. Hmmmm....sounds like a term referring to bias of some sort. A catchword or emotional trigger. Don't understand its meaning in the OPs first comments, but not of any real importance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoldFinger1969 Posted August 7 Share Posted August 7 I think maybe they thought it was due for a minor change ? Have the AGEs been unchanged for over 30 years since they were re-introduced in the 1980's ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
