Illinois hideous quarter designs
Just in case there's anyone left in the solar system who doesn't associate Abe Lincoln with Illinois, he's thoughtfully included on the winning quarter design for Illinois...
Graphic Designers should clench their buttocks before clicking the link to all 5 design finalists for the coin. They feature the ugliest font ever created & appear to have been designed by a committee of eighth graders shortly before the 3:00 bell rang.
Connecticuts tree coin remains the best.

Could we just have a design that says, "Move along...nothing to see here..." on the back?
Honest Abe 08 Oct 2002