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We've had some problems recently at WP:ERRORS, so it might be a good idea to ask: does anyone have a problem with the current wording of the blurb? Pinging the FAC nominator and supporters (apart from TFA coords): Coemgenus, Giants2008, Sturmvogel 66. - Dank (push to talk) 15:55, 6 January 2019 (UTC)
I'm having a little trouble accepting that the design was difficult to perfect or to mint since the coin had continuous production for thirty-one years.
During the same time period, 1916-47, there were years in which nickels, dimes, and quarters were not produced (especially 1933 --- none of the three mentioned were minted).
The Mint could've done the same with the half dollar, but, apparently, chose not to.
I also don't 'buy' the excuse that the country needed so much coinage that a 'new' half dollar design could not have been made and put into production. The Mint does not stop production of a coin when a new design is being created --- the Mint has never done that. So, to me, the "heavy demands on the Mint for coins" excuse does not hold any water.
And neither does any excuse about time involved in swapping out dies. During a regular production year, numerous dies are normally swapped out due to wear and tear. So, how hard would it have been to swap out a worn die of the old design for a new die with the new design? It would not have been.
For the Mint to continuously produce and continue production past the 25-year minimum, there had to be other things and reasons in play. But what were they? There lies the real story. 2600:8800:784:8F00:C23F:D5FF:FEC4:D51D (talk) 10:37, 9 January 2019 (UTC)
“laurel and oak, symbolical of civil and military glory.”
The laurel is an ancient symbol of military glory, but what is the reasoning behind giving the oak as a symbol of civic glory? Any contemporary reference?
Also, the wording implies that laurel is for civil, oak for military. This should be changed. 2A00:23C7:E287:1900:A827:D4A9:D8C2:7B3F (talk) 17:16, 7 August 2021 (UTC)