I like the idea Joe, but the rating system is tough. I have a couple hundred coins in my
gallery, including a few that are not only
very good looking and rarish, but the only coins of the
type here and I don't have a single coin with a posted rating. Maybe my coins suck and don't deserve rating, but I also know that I have looked at hundreds of other peoples coins and have never given them a rating either. *edit - I know that some people do post ratings, but on the whole I think it would be tough to get everyone browsing the
gallery to give a rating.
I have the semblance of an idea though. I see somthing like the
website award committee being set up and people submitting
gallery links to either their own coin or another
members coins. The
committee then divys up the submissions (weekly, monthly, ongoing?), searches for similar coins (in the
FORVM gallery, not on
wildwinds or similar), and if in fact the coin submitted is "BoT" then it is included in the
gallery. If not, the coin found that is better is submitted in it's place.
That is my rough idea. Not only will it fill the BoT
gallery, it would also be accurate. As a
side benefit, the
committee would gain more familiarity with various coin
types. This could also be extended to the
portrait gallery, etc. as a sub set.
Chris