User:Amanda WellsRCBC/Evaluate an Article

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Grant Memorial coinage

Why you have chosen this article to evaluate?
The Civil War era of the United States is interesting and the history behind why the Grant Memorial coinage is more than meets the eye, as a lot of legislation had gone into it.

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Review by Amanda WellsRCBC

An interesting read about the history of the specific coin and it's circulation in the United States, however there are a few things that could be improved. We'll start with what has been done well.


 * The article manages to communicate both a brief history of Ulysses S. Grant as well as how it relates to why the Memorial coinage came to be.
 * The article provides high quality and relevant images. They are well captioned and describe the images accurately.
 * There are a wide variety of sources, showing that the article does not rely solely on one or two articles.

Now we shall discuss the criticisms with some suggestions.


 * All sources are good and reliable, however some are inaccessible unless a subscription to the website the source is hosted on is bought. It might be a good idea to find other reliable sources that back up the claims of the paid sources in order to make the information more accessible.


 * The sections "Preparation" and "Design" could possibly be condensed down into one section, as the contents of each heavily relate to each other and are similar.
 * The counterfeiting of the coin is mention only twice; once in the article Lead section and once briefly "Distribution and collecting". I feel like this should be expanded upon because the Lead section makes it feel as if it is an important point about the coin's history. It was disappointing to see it mentioned only briefly in once sentence without further explanation.
 * While the images are well captioned, some may benefit from further captioning, such as captioning the portrait of Grant as the portrait that was referenced for the art on the coinage.
 * Some sentences in the "Legislation" section are awkwardly worded and difficult to read the first time around, and may benefit from some minor re-wording.
 * While the brief history of Grant is welcome, information outside of what he is well known in history for feels irrelevant as to why the Memorial coinage was created, and therefore should not be included in the "Background" section of the article.