Talk:Quarter (United States coin)
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As these designs are in the public domain, I'd like to begin uploading images. Logically this page would be the place, but I'm afraid putting them all here would make the load time of the page too slow. Right now I'm toying with the idea of putting an extra table row at the bottom of each state's table and putting the image there. Anyone have thoughts on this? - Hephaestos 16:49, 26 Aug 2003 (UTC)
The mint has started copyrighting some of the more recent designs.
The images from my site (www.acoin.com) are copyrighted images. If you want to aquire your own images and upload them, feel free. Do not take the images from my site. It took me years to aquire them myself. Other coin sites have the same problems, so don't lift their images either. The design is PD, not the image. Thank you.
Do you have any more info on the copyrighting by the mint? I hadn't heard about that. (of the designs I mean, as opposed to the web images) - Hephaestos 23:29, 21 Nov 2003 (UTC)
All I know is that the mint has begun submitting (for about five years now) all their coin designs to the copyright office. So far, I believe the only people they've gone after are those who would duplicate the images on Silver Rounds... as far as I know they've never had a problem with people putting pictures of their coins on websites. You might be able to find more at http://www.usmint.gov , their official website. I read it in Numismatic News, and may not have all the facts completely straight on this matter.
Also, as for putting that many images on one page, it does make for very slow loading on most people's machines... I wouldn't advise it on something like wikipedia...
[edit] silver coin image
This may be nitpicking, but the obverse coin image you show is of a 1963 coin--one from the silver era (which explains the tarnish it is developing). It would be nice, if possible, to depict a non-silver (i.e. from 1965 or later) quarter instead.
Also, the front of the coin shown is from the state quarters series, while the back is from the older coins. While both images are correct, one coin would not possess both of them. Youngamerican 16:04, 26 May 2005 (UTC)
[edit] Infobox
Should the infobox have the Nebraska reverse on it like that? It implies that all US quarters have that design on the reverse, which is (thankfully, as that one is terrible) not the case. I would think the best thing would be the use the old eagle, as it's the only one in common circulation that's not a limited issue, and presumably the US Mint will be going back to that design after they run out of states. Kairos 19:32, 21 April 2006 (UTC) Mixed up "reverse" and "obverse" somehow. Kairos 19:40, 21 April 2006 (UTC)
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- I would think maybe an additional infobox with the old reverse and add to the "design" field of the current infobox that the reverse varies from state to state(perhaps with a link >). I could even throw together a page with all the available statehood reverses, with brief descriptions to link to. Thoughts? Bobby 19:47, 21 April 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Highest denomination US coin commonly in circulation
I take issue with this statement. Both the Susan B. Anthony and newer Sacajawea one-dollar coins are not very uncommon, typically being dispensed as change from vending machines for postage stamps, subway tickets and the like, even some change machines. They are not uncommon enough to raise the eyebrows of experienced cashiers. Duckspeaker 16:02, 23 September 2006 (UTC)
- The sole factor that determines whether or not it is commonly circulated is whether or not it is commonly circulated, not by eyebrow raising of experienced cashiers. I believe your statement should be reworded "Both the Susan B. Anthony and newer Sacajawea one-dollar coins are only dispensed...". What was the last time you buy stamps from a machine? How many Americans regularly take the subway? What percentage of beverage vending machine give chance in dollar coin as opposed to 4 quarters?
