I never really realized this...
Panda4456
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But the Kennedy half dollar and the barber half dollar are remarkably similar in design. Of course I knew what both designs looked like but never realized they were so similar side by side. Which one do you prefer? I would have to go with the barber Eagle...
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I never really thought about that, thanks for posting that, perhaps you could make it a poll question
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I like them both for different reasons.
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Barber is my preferred design.
I like them both. It's a toss up.
I never really thought about it, either. I think I prefer the JFK rendition more. Maybe it’s familiarity seeing similar designs in my lifetime but it is aesthetically more appealing to me.
They both taste like chicken to me.
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The rendering of the eagle is better on the Barber, but the overall Kennedy design conveys a bit more majesty. IMHO, of course.
It's the Presidential seal. The JFK coin is closer to the actual modern seal.
Edited to add: I don't know how much they changed it from the 1890s.
For those of you interested in the history of the Great Seal
https://www.whitehousehistory.org/a-brief-history-of-the-presidential-seal
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Also this:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seal_of_the_President_of_the_United_States
The heraldic reverse on draped bust coins is also quite similar; just has the arrows on the other side.
1782 version of the Great Seal.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Seal_of_the_United_States
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_heraldry
Now THAT is a Heraldic Eagle!!!
Let us all here face it, if you collect US coins, at some point you like EAGLES
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barber's better
The Kennedy Half design was prepared very quickly after his death. It wouldn't surprise me if using the earlier US coins for a design type inspiration was viewed as a time saver.
The eagles both look like they are splayed for an autopsy.
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The Kennedy. I am not a fan of Barber coinage.
They both look like an eagle that hit a windshield at 60mph and I never really like the chicken head on the Barber. But I still like the Barber reverse better as I think it has a cleaner/crisper look
I like the heraldic eagle design... actually, most of the eagle designs (except the couple that look more like a skinny chicken). The Kennedy seems more formal and in line with the Presidential seal. Cheers, RickO