Give no quarter
In today's Culture Vulture column, in the dead-tree Tribune, I took a look at the U.S. Mint's 10-year program to honor the 50 states on our quarters.
It's been a successful program for the Mint, a boon for coin collecting, and a great education for kids. It has not been so great from a cultural standpoint, because design-by-committee has led to a good many states creating really boring designs - such as Michigan, not honoring their homegrown products (such as Motown or the Ford Mustang) but featuring a boring map of the Great Lakes.
By the way, I've been offered several South Carolina quarters to complete my children's sets. Thank you all.
It's been a successful program for the Mint, a boon for coin collecting, and a great education for kids. It has not been so great from a cultural standpoint, because design-by-committee has led to a good many states creating really boring designs - such as Michigan, not honoring their homegrown products (such as Motown or the Ford Mustang) but featuring a boring map of the Great Lakes.By the way, I've been offered several South Carolina quarters to complete my children's sets. Thank you all.
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