Comments on: Kunz Discusses 2015 American Liberty Gold Coin Design

By: RonnieBGood

RonnieBGood — Sun, 04 Oct 2015 02:22:33 +0000

I think you guys have way too much time on your hands.

By: Dwight

Dwight — Fri, 02 Oct 2015 19:01:18 +0000

Liberty does look like Angelina Jolie’s portrayal of Queen Olympias, the mother of Alexander the Great in the 2004 movie Alexander. You can look it up to see for yourself.

By: Kyungwon

Kyungwon — Fri, 02 Oct 2015 13:15:55 +0000

I’m not sure but I think Liberty is more like Ms. Michelle Pfeiffer.

By: Jp

Jp — Tue, 29 Sep 2015 15:28:39 +0000

Hey folks, lets take a vote! (Not that it really matters, the coin is already done)
I like it. If you think Liberty looks like Angelina Jolie, I’ve got NO PROBLEM with that!
I like it, I just no longer OWN it!

By: Kyungwon

Kyungwon — Tue, 29 Sep 2015 14:50:54 +0000

It’s nothing short of a masterpiece. Do you agree with this idea or not ?
I’d like to reserve judgement.

By: Tinto

Tinto — Fri, 25 Sep 2015 05:38:54 +0000

This HR Liberty’s reverse looks almost like the St Gaudens’ and even the obverse looks a little bit like the St. G. too from like the waist up, only the HR shows the view from the left side of Liberty instead of head on and the HR arms are not fully extended but pulled in, almost forming a “W”. And the HR Liberty is not striding forward, more like standing and taking a break with the Star Bucks Venti sized torch in one hand and a flag in the other. Yeah like resting on her laurels …

By: Whistler

Whistler — Thu, 24 Sep 2015 18:32:36 +0000

A PC Liberty……

By: MK

MK — Thu, 24 Sep 2015 13:02:34 +0000

Apparently on many modern issues by the US mint, depicting the subject matter in a “new way” means lack of focal point. For example, on the American Liberty coin the typography, the figure, and the flag are all equally prominent. All compete equally for attention; it is not pleasing to look at because the eye is never at rest. There is nothing modern about this design, either. The classic pre-1965 U.S coins minted from the 1920s were influenced by Modernist movements such as Art Deco. Current US coins are post-Modernist in that they have nothing new to contribute — everything’s already been done. All they can do is rehash old and remix old ideas. I always smirk when I see post-1964 US coinage refer to as “modern.” In terms of artistic style, modern had already peaked and was gone by the late 1980s.

By: Jim

Jim — Wed, 23 Sep 2015 12:36:56 +0000

The eagle is the most redeeming feature of any coin lately.

It should be used on silver coins in the future, of course, with a differing obverse

I’m just a little guy, can’t afford the gold ounce coins

By: Dwight

Dwight — Wed, 23 Sep 2015 04:36:12 +0000

Liberty on the $100 high relief gold coin has been described as looking like Angelina Jolie.