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>>54291930
I'll do one for the ATB series as soon as I get the final set but I want to have them all in person before I can properly judge them. But here's a template if you want at it https://tiermaker.com/create/national-park-quarters-2010-2021-827526
But I'll say this much for now: If this had the 2021 "Washington Crossing the Delaware" quarter that would be an easy High A. Hawai'i volcanoes is the easiest GOAT pick, nothing else except possibly the reverse proof block island evens comes close, just the way light bounces off the Volcano's eruption is spectacular. (coincidentally, it's from the most expensive proof set 2012)
And yeah I can understand why why a Michigander would be let down. As a Floridian I was always let down by the Florida state quarter, like both Ponce De Leon's discovery of the New World and the Kennedy space center are fine ways to commemorate the state, just pick one instead of some non-committal clutter. Personally, I would have chosen either Fort Saint Augustine (As the Nation's oldest European Fortress) or an Alligator and Palm Trees (Alligators look cool on coins because the scales reflect light well, probably why birds are so popular on coin)

>>54244448
Pretty similar experience with quarters. Had a blast finding the State series as a kid and still have my old quarter board under a shelf. My flipboard didn't account for the 6 2009 territory quarters so didn't get those, and then never bothered with the ATB series until late 2020, when I learned they were about to end. Getting all the silver proof sets feels like being a kid again, getting hyped over what new designs I get to look at. Some of them are really beautiful. I'm especially fond of 2012's Hawaii volcanoes, so is everybody else by the aftermarket price.
You're definitely right about quarters, there's just too damn many right now. Change up Nickels again or DIMES, I don't think we ever had a commemorative dime design other than the 24 karat Merc. Dimes have been the most boring US coin for nearly 80 years now, just some goofy looking commie traitor obverse and a torch reverse. Commemorative halves would be pretty cool but they never circulate anymore.
>>54244476
Because my voice sounds awful and I have facial tics from Autism I would be paranoid about the camera picking up

>>53599132
>/pmg/ will never last!
>we're now nearly five years old
>only /biz/ general that isn't screaming and tearing their hair out
Like pottery, you love to see it. Post your favorite 2023 buy so far, boys.

>>53516408
The five quarters of the 2012 set I review as follows:
>El Yunque
Lovely design that's very fun. It depicts a parrot and a tree frog sitting on some plant life. The sculpt itself is interesting: The center of the coin is filled a twisting vine, which has the highest devices and the most luster. It's what gets your attention first But then the parrot and the frog are seen afterward, is if you "discovered" them. Not very detailed, but pleasant to look at

>Chaco Culture
Decent enough. The brick craters (or whatever they are) catch luster well enough, and are nicely detailed. Just kind of plain overall.

>Acadia
Dull. Just a lighthouse on a cliff. Sounds nice, but what's a let down is most of the design is taken up by the rocky cliff. Even on the proof version there's not enough detail to warrant ROCKS actually taking up no less than 50% of the reverse.

>Denali
A terrible letdown by poor technical skills. I love the IDEA of a Ram standing in front of a field and a mountain. What stinks is the actual strike. The Ram has hardly any contrast from the mountains or the fields. The fields hardly have any contrast from the mountains either. I'm sure this looks fine in the 5ozt format, but for something slightly smaller than an inch it just doesn't work

>Hawaii Volcanoes
The best for last, and the reason you're going to buy this set. Simply put, it's a masterpiece. No matter how you tilt it, you're getting a dazzling brilliance of luster. The mountain portion of the Volcano somehow seems to shine whiter than any of the other quarters. The lava being the negative space of cameo proof fields is just wonderful. What truly impresses is the erupting smoke. Reminiscent of a Holographic sticker, how the coin is tilted changes how much of the smoke cloud is visible. Laying flat, the smoke looks like some distortion. Facing the light, it's a gleaming radiance. It feels alive. (continued)