The E-Sylum:  Volume 8, Number 52, December 11, 2005, Article 18

JEFFERSON NICKEL DESIGN CRITICISM

On the topic of design criticism, here's one novel
characterization of the new nickel obverse from Grand
Traverse Herald editor Garret Leiva: "Why does the new
U.S. nickel with the profile of Thomas Jefferson look
like the Mac Tonight half-moon character from those
mid-1980s McDonald's ads?

I know the third president of the United States never
wore sunglasses or a black tuxedo but the similarities
are uncanny. Actually, it kind of creeps me out. I'm
not sure who down at the United States Mint thought
Jefferson needed a makeover. Probably the same genius
responsible for the "Heaven's Gate" of coinage: the
Susan "I'm Not George Washington in Drag" B. Anthony."

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  Wayne Homren, Editor

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