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Poll for Favorite DESIGN ????

FrankHFrankH Posts: 946 ✭✭✭✭✭
edited August 3, 2024 2:57PM in U.S. Coin Forum

Poll for favorite DESIGN ???/
Not considering OTHER types. Just overall design please. Irrespective of grade OR date and mint.
Just between these two types.

TEN INDIAN

$20 Saint Gaudens

Thanks, folks.

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  • OAKSTAROAKSTAR Posts: 7,428 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Saint-Gaudens

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  • ashelandasheland Posts: 23,231 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Both are beautiful, it’s a close call, but I like the $10 Indian slightly better.

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  • lermishlermish Posts: 3,022 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @braddick said:
    If I had to pick a design of all time, it would need to be this one:

    TomB has an example that is simply mesmerizing.

    I'm a fan of the Connecticut, that Charter Oak is fantastic. But I always thought the eagle was a little blah. I wish it was combined with the Albany beaver instead. How's that for heads vs tails!

  • EbeneezerEbeneezer Posts: 306 ✭✭✭

    I vote for the eagle simply because the 1/4 and 1/2 eagles are my personal all-time favorite U.S. design. While the ten dollar shares the same reverse, the indian head of the 2 1/2 and five dollar are more appealing. Not to mention both are incuse which makes them quite unique. My opinion.

  • FrankHFrankH Posts: 946 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @Ebeneezer said:
    I vote for the eagle simply because the 1/4 and 1/2 eagles are my personal all-time favorite U.S. design. While the ten dollar shares the same reverse, the indian head of the 2 1/2 and five dollar are more appealing. Not to mention both are incuse which makes them quite unique. My opinion.

    Which of the two pictured do you like?

  • EbeneezerEbeneezer Posts: 306 ✭✭✭

    The ten dollar eagle.

  • jesbrokenjesbroken Posts: 10,018 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I like the St Gaudens for the Liberty and the Eagle. It should be representative of our most treasured coins. JMO
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  • OAKSTAROAKSTAR Posts: 7,428 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited August 3, 2024 3:59PM

    The Internet and Google machines are always right. 🤣 :D Case closed! 🤣 😉

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  • goldengolden Posts: 9,656 ✭✭✭✭✭

    The Saint-Gaudens $20.

  • CatbertCatbert Posts: 7,215 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I chose the eagle for it's open fields whereas the double eagle's rays clutter up the coin, IMO.

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  • psuman08psuman08 Posts: 331 ✭✭✭✭

    I chose the Eagle. $20 is a great design but it is everywhere. Kinda like that great classic song that you are sick of hearing.

  • fluffy155fluffy155 Posts: 265 ✭✭✭✭
    edited August 3, 2024 4:45PM

    I like the $20, but design-wise it's just too cluttered. Rays on the front, rays on the back. The eagle's wings look unnatural. The $10 is a bit busy as well with that headdress that takes up half the obverse, but at least it has some open fields to provide balance.

  • alaura22alaura22 Posts: 3,225 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Indian for me

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  • WalkerfanWalkerfan Posts: 9,354 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I’ll take the Saint!

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  • TonedeafTonedeaf Posts: 242 ✭✭✭✭✭

    The Saint Gaudens for me.

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  • johnny9434johnny9434 Posts: 28,416 ✭✭✭✭✭

    The Indian $10 here as well

  • MoldnutMoldnut Posts: 3,100 ✭✭✭✭

    The $10 for me too.

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  • ShurkeShurke Posts: 395 ✭✭✭✭

    I’ll take the Saint.

    I know it’s sacrilege, but I’ve never like the $10 indian much. It’s my least favorite of all the indians on US coinage.

  • oldabeintxoldabeintx Posts: 1,982 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I went with the Saint, although Im kind of numbed by the over-exposure of the design. So common and copied by the mint. I would have gone for the Pratt design had it been an
    option.

  • SwampboySwampboy Posts: 12,998 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I broke the tie

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  • hummingbird_coinshummingbird_coins Posts: 1,149 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Tied up again!

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  • BullsitterBullsitter Posts: 5,719 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited September 2, 2024 6:43AM

    $10 Indian.
    .

  • PerryHallPerryHall Posts: 46,232 ✭✭✭✭✭

    They are both great designs produced by a great sculpture, but the double eagle gets the nod from me. The MCMVII High Relief is particularly nice.

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  • CopperindianCopperindian Posts: 1,577 ✭✭✭✭✭

    $10 Indian

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  • FrankHFrankH Posts: 946 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @Manifest_Destiny said:
    To be honest, I've never been a huge fan of St Gaudens designs.

    This is far better.

    That, on an eagle or double eagle size would be perfect. :)

  • BLUEJAYWAYBLUEJAYWAY Posts: 9,311 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Close call, but the Saint wins. Liberty looks like she is walking towards my house for a visit 😀

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  • johnny9434johnny9434 Posts: 28,416 ✭✭✭✭✭

    It's all good in any case (or slab)

  • TwobitcollectorTwobitcollector Posts: 3,422 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited August 31, 2024 7:50AM

    And in my favorite holder. B)

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  • Mr_SpudMr_Spud Posts: 5,476 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I like the $10 ones better if/when they look like this with a little bit of toning/skin, but usually I like the $20 Saints more

    Mr_Spud

  • WalkerfanWalkerfan Posts: 9,354 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited August 31, 2024 9:24AM

    Saw this for the first time last night. An amalgamation of the two. This Obverse looks better to me than the normal Saint obverse with the reverse similar to the $10 Indian. This is the way Augustus Saint Gaudens had originally intended it to be. VERY LOW mintage, as well. Only 750 in 2018.


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  • CRHer700CRHer700 Posts: 2,004 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I really don't like saints. I prefer the earlier liberty head to either of these two designs.

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  • coinkatcoinkat Posts: 23,223 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Limiting the picks to what was in the original post, I will go with the Saint. If it is any US coin, I would likely select a Commem- just not sure which one.

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  • pmh1nicpmh1nic Posts: 3,290 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Two of my favorite designs but I give the Saint the edge.

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  • Morgan13Morgan13 Posts: 1,337 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited August 31, 2024 11:14AM

    I've got two of my favorite types.



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  • FrankHFrankH Posts: 946 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @coinkat said:
    Limiting the picks to what was in the original post, I will go with the Saint. If it is any US coin, I would likely select a Commem- just not sure which one.

    I'm stacking INDIANS !!! B)

  • boiler78boiler78 Posts: 3,060 ✭✭✭✭✭

    High relief toss up......

  • CRHer700CRHer700 Posts: 2,004 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @Morgan13 said:

    How did that not get DMPL?

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  • GRANDAMGRANDAM Posts: 8,526 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I voted for the $10 Indian.

    GrandAm :)
  • breakdownbreakdown Posts: 2,149 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Neither in my top ten but I would choose the $10 Indian.

    I love the Connecticut design, by the way, and unlike lermish, love the art deco eagle.

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  • FrankHFrankH Posts: 946 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @breakdown said:
    Neither in my top ten but I would choose the $10 Indian.

    I love the Connecticut design, by the way, and unlike lermish, love the art deco eagle.

    Also my fave bird depiction. So Ayn Randish! <3

  • Dave99BDave99B Posts: 8,550 ✭✭✭✭✭

    What? No Barber Quarter option?

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  • coinpalicecoinpalice Posts: 2,453 ✭✭✭✭✭



    i own both, but the $10 indian i like better, i got several of my double eagles graded with the special green label years ago

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  • maymay Posts: 1,585 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I've always liked classic designs, so I have to go with the $10.

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  • FrankHFrankH Posts: 946 ✭✭✭✭✭

    The other element is that the bullion weight of the 20 can reduce the number of folks who can afford them.
    Which.... has nothing to do with the design but is worth considering. :)

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