@FrankH said:
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.
Another consideration is a slabbed Saint G$20 takes up half the room in a safe deposit box as two slabbed Indian $10's.
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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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I tend to like the $20 Liberty Head design better than the Saint Gaudens Double Eagle. The Saint Gaudens coin is pretty, but a little awkward I think with the two arms positioned the way they are and the hair flowing sideways.
I think if Saint Gaudens had completed the design with the wings and shield (as originally sketched), I probably would have liked it a lot.
The Saint Gaudens NHS (National Historic Site) medal took the winged concept to completion. However, that version seems a bit sparse to me and the body of Liberty is, well, "funky" looking. It also left out the shield which was in the original (rough) Saint Gaudens sketch.
My first version of it included the wings and shield:
Later on I decided that perhaps the wings and rays together were somewhat clashing in the design. So after a few more iterations I evolved it into wings with stars instead of rays, and a shield that was not entirely oval:
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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I tend to like the $20 Liberty Head design better than the Saint Gaudens Double Eagle. The Saint Gaudens coin is pretty, but a little awkward I think with the two arms positioned the way they are and the hair flowing sideways.
I think if Saint Gaudens had completed the design with the wings and shield (as originally sketched), I probably would have liked it a lot.
The Saint Gaudens NHS (National Historic Site) medal took the winged concept to completion. However, that version seems a bit sparse to me and the body of Liberty is, well, "funky" looking. It also left out the shield which was in the original (rough) Saint Gaudens sketch.
My first version of it included the wings and shield:
Later on I decided that perhaps the wings and rays together were somewhat clashing in the design. So after a few more iterations I evolved it into wings with stars instead of rays, and a shield that was not entirely oval:
Very Nice! 👍 You took the best elements and fine tuned them and then combined them as one. 😇
Sometimes, it’s better to be LUCKY than good. 🍀 🍺👍
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Another consideration is a slabbed Saint G$20 takes up half the room in a safe deposit box as two slabbed Indian $10's.
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If given an option, this would be my choice for favorite design, hands down.
Twist my arm between the two proffered , and I’d opt for the $10 Indian.
I agree with the $10 Indian, specifically, the 1907 rolled edge iteration.
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That eagle looks like the Maltese Falcon.
Of the two, I would have to pick the $10 Indian. I like the St. Gaudens, but I agree that It's everywhere (mostly because of bullion).
My favorite all-time design is the Draped Bust.
I am a newer collector (started April 2020), and I primarily focus on U.S. Half Cents and Type Coins. Early copper is my favorite.
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I tend to like the $20 Liberty Head design better than the Saint Gaudens Double Eagle. The Saint Gaudens coin is pretty, but a little awkward I think with the two arms positioned the way they are and the hair flowing sideways.
I think if Saint Gaudens had completed the design with the wings and shield (as originally sketched), I probably would have liked it a lot.
The Saint Gaudens NHS (National Historic Site) medal took the winged concept to completion. However, that version seems a bit sparse to me and the body of Liberty is, well, "funky" looking. It also left out the shield which was in the original (rough) Saint Gaudens sketch.
My first version of it included the wings and shield:
Later on I decided that perhaps the wings and rays together were somewhat clashing in the design. So after a few more iterations I evolved it into wings with stars instead of rays, and a shield that was not entirely oval:
Very Nice! 👍 You took the best elements and fine tuned them and then combined them as one. 😇
Sometimes, it’s better to be LUCKY than good. 🍀 🍺👍
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https://www.ngccoin.com/registry/competitive-sets/16292/
Aaaahhhh....perfect....
While both are iconic designs, I have always felt the face of Indian did not look like a native American Indian.
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The $10 Indian design is a bit of a swing and a miss. Saint-Gaudens picked the wrong model. Pratt showed him up with the $2.50 and $5 the next year.
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