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>>55821804
this is why copper will never be a precious metal. Gracefully toned silver is beyond kino, you can get soft reds, yellows, blues, and purples.

>>53467006
Because it didn't respect the artistic medium of coinage. Coins are SCULPTURES, not DRAWINGS. Drawings always have at least two colors, one from you media and one from your canvas. A coin almost always just works with a single color, the metal. And since the relief of most coins is generally very low, faces are generally done from a portrait angle as features such as nose and eye depth aren't as noticeable in a profile. Too many people think of black and white drawing of a coin will look good, when it very likely won't.
Like look at the eyes >>53466328
for example. They BEG for color or at least hatch shading, but don't have any. The mouth too, should be a simple little line. Not a fat screwdriver carving. And especially the nose. How do you make that look good? The answer is you don't.

>>53381649
Its a trade dollar, you whore