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Old October 14th 08, 06:31 PM posted to rec.collecting.coins
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Default Princess Di or the Great Gazoo? You decide...


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She looks like Lou Costello with JFK hair.

I don't know what's happened to the art of sculpting portraits on coins,
but too many recent issues are cartoonish. People who ought to look
distinguished come out looking like they turned the job over to someone
who's last commission was a cereal-box token for Elmer Fudd.



Very true, even the Royal Mint portraits have gone down the tubes. Billy


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