Poll of the Day > Maya Angelou on the 2022 quarter.

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As always, I love reading peoples thoughts about these things, specifically because I KNOW people are going to hate it. That's okay that people dislike something, of course, but I just knew people were going to hate it the second I saw one.

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My thoughts: From finding one in person, the minting quality gives off something to be desired. Like the quality control isn't as good as it used to be. Not to unlike the 2021 quarter with Washington Crossing the Delaware. Quarters become more worthless every year, so it's no surprise they need to cut corners where they can.

Maya Angelou: I like it. I really do. It's different and unique, and I don't mind it.

Washington: Ehhh....that part I don't like so much. His portrait is kinda awkward and too big. His face looks out of proportion. Not so much a fan of this side.

What makes me laugh are the people going "who?" over Maya Angelou. I don't expect everybody to know who she is, but I guess it's like most times when somebody of note is being talked about, it's isn't hard to google who it is instead of looking like an idiot.

Overall, I kinda like it. It is funky at the same time, but that's alright.

One person said "I think a portrait [of angelou] would be better"

I think having a coin with two portraits would look really, really awful. The quarter is still Washington's coin no matter what happens on the other side, so removing some portrait of Washington was likely never a real possibility.

There are already a few of these topics iirc, although I imagine you might have those posters blocked -- which, if that's the case, I admire your discipline.

I'm "meh" on the design and the choice was whatever. We've had the eagle replaced for a very long stretch of time, so it's not a big deal in that regard. The bigger issue is design changes encourage coin hoarding, meaning that more coins have to be printed that might otherwise be necessary.

argonautweakend posted...

I think having a coin with two portraits would look really, really awful. The quarter is still Washington's coin no matter what happens on the other side, so removing some portrait of Washington was likely never a real possibility.

I feel like one side should always remain the same just to keep the coins instantly recognizable. Where the tails side has changed a lot, it makes more sense to keep Washington consistent -- especially since he's the more significant element. When the news broke, I thought they were replacing Washington and my reaction was, "Well, that's fucking stupid," but upon realizing it was the other side, I stopped caring.

I mean. . . I can think of more deserving people personally, but if it is a limited edition like the states & bicentennial I don't have an issue with it at all.

This is part of a series of coins featuring women with several designs, much like the state quarters.

The other women coming out this year are

• Maya Angelou celebrated writer, performer, and social activist
• Dr. Sally Ride physicist, astronaut, educator, and first American woman in space
• Wilma Mankiller first female principal chief of the Cherokee Nation
• Nina Otero-Warren a leader in New Mexicos suffrage movement and the first female superintendent of Santa Fe public schools
• Anna May Wong first Chinese American film star in Hollywood

However, even if this was the permanent quarter design, I could think of people "more deserving" than the people you'd pick. Ultimately "deserving" just doesn't matter much.

The_Viscount posted...

There are already a few of these topics iirc, although I imagine you might have those posters blocked -- which, if that's the case, I admire your discipline.

nah, tc is our resident currency guy, any topic made by anyone else is icky

I always like reading your coin collector posts.

argonautweakend posted...

Wilma Mankiller

I can see this pissing people off lol

Zareth posted...

I can see this pissing people off lol

Only because Fred Womankiller was rejected on the basis of his name!