Aahh, those coins, at last. Fully up to (extremely low) expectations. Hideous portraits that seem to have employed a very poor (if rugged) Twain impersonator as the model, with the silver coin showing this compulsive *cigar* smoker with a *pipe* (more artistic," I guess). And, of course, the motto "IN GOD WE TRUST" in great big letters. Anybody here remember what Twain had to say about that motto? From the notebooks: "It is simple, direct, gracefully phrased; it always sounds well -- In God We Trust. I donĀ“t believe it would sound any better if it were true." And, "The motto stated a lie. If this nation has ever trusted in God, that time has gone by; for nearly half a century almost its entire trust has been in the Republican party and the dollar -- mainly the dollar." Just musing . . . . *_________________________________* *Peter Salwen /* salwen.com *114 W 86, NYC 10024 | 917-620-5371*