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16 Aug 2019, 1:43 pm

Oooh, we're going to have a quarter with a bat on it next year.

https://www.usmint.gov/news/press-relea ... rs-program

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17 Aug 2019, 12:44 am

Darmok wrote:

Well this is certainly dramatic. Reminds me of the famous ancient Nefertiti bust.

https://www.usmint.gov/news/press-relea ... -august-15

This design was clearly intended as an echo of the gold eagle of the early 20th century:

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26 Aug 2019, 11:37 am

Can't say I care much for this design. It's supposed to be a boat coming over the rapids (I think) but it looks more like an indeterminate object wedged onto some rocks. Due out in November.

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29 Aug 2019, 5:59 am

Darmok wrote:

Can't say I care much for this design. It's supposed to be a boat coming over the rapids (I think) but it looks more like an indeterminate object wedged onto some rocks. Due out in November.

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29 Aug 2019, 12:04 pm

^ The drawing is much clearer – I didn't even notice there was a person in the boat! A good example maybe of an artist skilled in one medium (drawing) whose talents didn't transfer to a different medium (die engraving).

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11 Sep 2019, 10:44 am

New one-ounce palladium coin from the US Mint, with the classic Mercury Dime (Winged Liberty) obverse, and a new reverse. I always liked the Mercury Dimes, so it's nice to see the design reappear.

https://catalog.usmint.gov/american-eag ... -19EK.html

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11 Sep 2019, 4:27 pm

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New one-ounce palladium coin from the US Mint, with the classic Mercury Dime (Winged Liberty) obverse, and a new reverse. I always liked the Mercury Dimes, so it's nice to see the design reappear.

https://catalog.usmint.gov/american-eag ... -19EK.html

...and Palladium is actually more expensive than Gold which historically speaking is a bit unusual.

$1573.01/oz. vs. $1499.61/oz.

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04 Oct 2019, 2:07 pm

I don't use Instagram and you can't really embed anything from it, but the US Mint has a new Instagram page:

https://www.instagram.com/unitedstatesmint/

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05 Oct 2019, 5:45 pm