You can now vote for your favorite at the Pioneer Press. I voted for #2 (a lake scene complete with loon and a state outline). But I also liked #3 (a Mississippi River river montage with the headwaters, the mills, and the Stone Arch bridge).
What I find so unbelievably stupid is that of the five designs the state submitted to the U.S. Mint, one – a single snowflake – has been rejected. The stupid part is not the rejection. The stupid part is that the snowflake concept was even submitted in the first place! Slightly less stupid is the fact that Vermont already did the same thing and was also rejected.
I mean, hellooooo, It’s not like other states don’t have snow. The quarter is supposed to symbolize what is unique and special about your state, unless I’ve been thinking about this the wrong way all along. That’s why I opted for the lake scene design. Even though the Mississippi River design emphasized the unique aspects of the river’s run through the Minnesota, the Mississippi River touches nine other states. Any number of other cities along the way can claim it as an integral part of their existence.
Snowflake. Jesus.
