Talk:50 State Quarters
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I happen to like semicolons, thank you very much. :) But it probably was a bit of a semicolon overdose... -- Seth Ilys 02:55, 9 Mar 2004 (UTC)
- Semicolons are my favoritest punctuation; they're just unnecessary unless full sentences or clauses need separation--commas work fine here. :) jengod 03:20, Mar 9, 2004 (UTC)
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[edit] South Dakota
I thought it might be better to open this up in the discussion section. I figure I'll neutralize the language first of all. I guess the pesticides need no explanation, as they cause many things, which readers can see themselves in the pesticides article. Also, I think that the link between fossil fuels and global warming is more debatable than the link between fertilizer use in industrial agriculture and the hypoxia of the Gulf I can reference it (http://www.epa.gov/msbasin/taskforce/hypoxia.htm).
- My point is that this is an article about state quarters. I agree with everything you've written, but this isn't the place to do more than mention the irony. I think the connection between fossil fuels and global warming is well-established, but the effect of fertilizer use in South Dakota on the Gulf of Mexico is a bit more tenuous, since fertilizer is used all over the Mississippi/Missouri basin and in the Gulf Coast states.
- But at any rate, I'd hate to see some other editor remove the item altogether for POV. Can you cite perhaps a newspaper article substantiating that the South Dakota quarter is controversial in this way?--Curtis Clark 16:06, 21 July 2006 (UTC)
Well, I don't have an article, so I guess I should delete some stuff. What parts are too POV? Btw, I wasn't meaning to say that SD was the primary culprit when it comes to hypoxia - that honor probably goes to Iowa - rather that chemical fertilizers throughout the Mississippi basin have the combined end effect of causing hypoxia.—The preceding unsigned comment was added by Eco jake (talk • contribs) .
- I think it's fine the way it is; I just didn't want to see it go any farther.--Curtis Clark 23:24, 21 July 2006 (UTC)
Of course if everyone thought like I did, there'd probably be like 7 quarters with bison on them - it's already a little wierd that Kansas and North Dakota have practically the same subject matter... Eco jake 04:14, 22 July 2006 (UTC)Eco Jake
To me, an average American, Mt. Rushmore and wheat are two very fine symbols of South Dakota. Mt. Rushmore is the states most popular tourist destination. Additionally, it is seen as a symbol of America. I would expect nothing less on the state's quarter. About the wheat, SD is a plains state. The Great Plains are known for their great agricultural reigions. In terms of the bird, could it possible symbolize nothing more than a free spirit that would undoubtedly belong in South Dakota?—The preceding unsigned comment was added by 71.97.40.98 (talk • contribs) .
- Remember that en.Wikipedia is for the English-speaking world. Clearly those symbols are important enough to many that they ended up on the quarter, but like some of the other quarters, there is also controversy.--Curtis Clark 06:20, 26 July 2006 (UTC)
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- Yes, but this still has way too much POV. I am not disputing these symbols may have some direct or circumstantial meaning to the erosion of Native American culture. However, there does not seem to be any substantiation for the controversy. You can say that the New Jersey quarter, depicting George Washington crossing the Delaware River to fight the British is anti-British. That's a circumstantial case for controversy, but since there is no evidence of protest, there is no controversy. Also, this needs to be re-written to properly establish connection:
- The South Dakota quarter features three foreign objects, although South Dakota has the second highest proportion of American Indians of any state.
- It's disjointed. How do "foreign objects" (another phrase that needs clarity) relate to the Native American population? You wouldn't say, "I walked to the store, even though my car is red." I'd just as soon see that whole paragraph go until a cited claim of controversy can be found. —Twigboy 17:20, 8 August 2006 (UTC)
- Yes, but this still has way too much POV. I am not disputing these symbols may have some direct or circumstantial meaning to the erosion of Native American culture. However, there does not seem to be any substantiation for the controversy. You can say that the New Jersey quarter, depicting George Washington crossing the Delaware River to fight the British is anti-British. That's a circumstantial case for controversy, but since there is no evidence of protest, there is no controversy. Also, this needs to be re-written to properly establish connection:
for what it is worth I agree with Twigboy
"The South Dakota quarter features three foreign objects, although South Dakota has the second highest proportion of American Indians of any state." what does that have to do with the 3 objects also the whole paragraph seems to be someone's agenda. more than facts. i think it should be removed or rewriten Smith03 04:27, 14 August 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Important question
How the heck did someone editing this page obtain the quarters beyond Oregon, which haven't been minted yet?
- The scans are available from the government at usmint.gov. The other artist renderings are made available by each state when they choose the image, I believe. That's where I got the Colorado one anyway. --MattWright (talk) 06:10, August 19, 2005 (UTC)
thanx
[edit] Alabama Trivia
The last line of Trivia reads now: "The Alabama quarter's use of Braille is the only use of a non-English language on the quarters to date."
What does that mean? Isn't braille a method of writing and not a language. And there's plenty of Latin in US coins: "E pluribus unum". Or am I just misunderstaning something? --JmT 22:53, 27 August 2005 (UTC)
- Yeah, that doesn't make much sense. I've replaced it with the more correct trivia found at http://www.usmint.gov/mint_programs/50sq_program/states/index.cfm?flash=yes&state=AL --MattWright (talk) 08:39, August 29, 2005 (UTC)
[edit] Kansas quarters
What about news of the truck carrying the Kansas quarters catching fire and taking a small chunk out of the total mintage? Do you think that's appropriate for the main article?
- Seems appropriate for the trivia section if you have a source. --MattWright (talk) 19:34, 27 September 2005 (UTC)
[edit] Missouri Controvery
The entire Missouri controvery appears to have been copied verbatim from http://www.pauljackson.com/Quartergate.pdf. It should probably be removed or rewritten much more concisely and without plagiarizing. --MattWright (talk) 19:34, 27 September 2005 (UTC)
- Done. Wasted Time R 17:19, 13 October 2005 (UTC)
[edit] Tint on images
Why do all of the images of the 2000 and 2001 have a blue tint? SandBoxer 03:12, 26 May 2006 (UTC)
- I believe these are proofs downloaded from the usmint.gov site, so we don't have control over the exact process. Maybe they switched cameras at one point? --MattWright (talk) 00:29, 9 August 2006 (UTC)
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- I compared Georgia and Connecticut. Georgia is a 24-bit RGB .png and Connecticut is a 256-shade grayscale .jpg. Converting the blue ones to grayscale would remove the tint, if that were desired.--Curtis Clark 01:13, 9 August 2006 (UTC)
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- Please do. It's confusing how the images are right now. Thanks.The freddinator 00:46, 21 November 2006 (UTC)
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[edit] Nevada trivia
Just isn't true. Anyone who's ever driven from Reno to Taho can tell you that the Sierra Nevada range most certainly dips into Nevada, albeit briefly. And besides, this particular tidbit seems so... trivial.Armandtanzarian 10:21, 23 August 2006 (UTC)
[edit] quarter images
Is it just me of from Deleware to Kentucky the quarters seems to have a blue-ish colors, while the rest dont...Coasttocoast 00:52, 20 September 2006 (UTC)
- Please read "Tint on images" right above this.--Curtis Clark 03:23, 20 September 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Colorado
Those any one knows if a Colorado state quarter is at Guam? I really need one. (Master King 09:17, 22 September 2006 (UTC))
- Uh, it's pretty much chance what quarters get shipped where. Try looking on eBay. --Kurt 05:56, 23 September 2006 (UTC)
[edit] A More Important Question
I have LOTS of duplicates. Isn't there anyone out there who would be willing to trade? I just spent hours surfing through thousands of sites that want to sell me State Quarters, but I cannot believe that there aren't some collectors who are willing to trade! --User:W8IMP 19:10, 25 September 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Spoiler warning?
Is this really appropriate? It might set a new precedent. Maybe the economic prediction page needs to be tagged too...--Dylan Lake 04:15, 5 October 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Pennsylvania
Why doesn't the Pennsylvania quarter have the Liberty Bell? Clearly that is the symbol of Pennsylvania.
[edit] Quarters Curse - Nonsense
Okay, how exactly is my edit nonsense? I gave a credible link (which by the way, has not been removed from this site) to a different source. Whether or not the "curse" is real is not the point. I don't like the fact that it was considered "nonsense," even when I gave a link to a news website that stated that some people believe in the curse? Could someone elaborate on this? I mean, who cares if it's real or not? It's still controversy, which is exactly what I titled the section. JEMASCOLA 03:34, 6 November 2006 (UTC)
- I concur. The only reason that relevant, referenced material should be removed is if it is unencyclopedic. I think that could be argued in this case, but it should have been argued here before removing the section.--Curtis Clark 04:32, 6 November 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Tennessee Stars Under Trivia
My old Tennessee History textbook in grade school assured me that in addition to the three Grand Divisions, the three stars can also be taken to refer to the fact that Tennessee was the third state to be inducted into the Union after the original thirteen colonies. (13 + 3 = 16th state). I recall it being on the test actually. Feel free to revert. MrGalt 16:53, 11 December 2006 (UTC)
