 At age 34 , de Francisci was the youngest of the competitors ; he was also among the least experienced in the realm of coin design . While most of the others had designed regular or commemorative coins for the Mint , de Francisci 's sole effort had been the conversion of drawings for the 1920 Maine commemorative half dollar to the finished design . De Francisci had had little discretion in that project , and later said of the work , " I do not consider it very favorably . " 
