Morgan Dollar sexuality question
jmwarren
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I've been thinking about starting a collection of PCGS Morgans. Just one thing bugs me. I know many people think this is the most beautiful coin, but the "lady" portrayed on the obverse is more masculine then a lot of men out there. Looks like a football player in drag. Why would they put such a butt ugly woman on the obverse?
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Keep in mind that as recently as the 1950's, our interpretation of what is sexy has been evolving.
Look at Playboy and Marylin Monroe icons from the 50's and now. , as far as weight and clothing, and
compare that to Victoria's secret. The 1800's interpretation of what was aesthetically pleasing
centers around the Greco-Roman iconography of what is pleasing.
I hope that helps.
Brian.
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And that's the most ridiculous thing I eeeeeever heid!
<< <i>A set of nice CC Morgans would be a worthwhile endeavor. >>
I'm finding putting together a full set of O mint Morgan dollars enough of an endeavor for me right now.
we could give a new definition to the term ugly.
Actually, the SBA in 69 PR DC+ is quite a lovely looking coin.
I would not say I would care to marry SBA herself, but the coin in the
right grade is OK in my book.
I think that you human males are being a bit chauvanistic
at least by bear standards.
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He really failed to capture her beauty as she had nice brown hair and her face looked 50 years younger.
I think the coin does not do her justice at all and he made her appear like an old hag.
Thank you
She's quite stunning, pretty
Neat article.
Great -- resurrect a bizarre 22 year old necro thread.
FWIW, remember that Morgan was an Englishman trained in England and only recently arrived in America.
Morgan is the ultimate collector coin. Plentiful but with many better dates and varieties.
She is definitely a robust woman! Never cared for the Morgan design, but have grown to appreciate it more over the years. Anne Williams was the model. She is a real person. Schoolteacher.
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Barber was a superior engraver.
Agree about the Morgan (though the Peace dollar sure fixed that
), but some of those early 1810s-30s "Matron" liberties .. whoa..
Something about those androgynous designs that draw me in. I’m really surprised that after 22 years the hyperlink provided my MrLee still works
Very funny OP post! Have to admit that Liberty is a bit mannish. But as others have commented this look goes way back to classical Greek & Roman times. I do find the Morgan dollar to be exquisitely beautiful, as most collectors do.
Casual collector, mostly Morgans & Peace Dollars.
I'm not sure that this post deserved its resurrection but if it did, Ms Liberty looks a heck of a lot better than Ms Barber.
Smitten with DBLCs.
I always wondered if Frank Gasparro designed the SBA to be ugly on purpose since they wouldn't let him use his liberty head design. Just a thought.
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Also, this thread stands no chance of surviving. 5 out of 11 of the original posters are banned, and only one of the other 6 is still active.
You guys should really see the OP's other threads.
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It’s one thing to have a bad portrait of a historic figure……but poor Eunice Shriver had to deal with seeing her OWN bad portrait!
Here’s 4 random women’s portrait photographs of women from the 1890’s superimposed on a coin. Just to show what random women in the late 1800’s looked like in comparison
Mr_Spud
Susan B. Anthony and Cleopatra
The Mysterious Egyptian Magic Coin
Coins in Movies
Coins on Television
Actual portrait of Suzy B.
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You should put that in the coin look alike thread.
This is one of those times that I wish I knew Photoshop! Sadly, Anna Williams wearing a football helmet will have to wait.
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The latest American Women’s Quarter, already toning up nicely
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Oh no, there are knockoffs showing up on Temu
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Wow. Lazarus has nothing on this thread. Funny enough tho, I couldn’t agree more with the OP from 2.2 decades ago. Always thought the Morgan woman was meh, at very best. Looks like a great biggin’ approaching harpoon level! Now the Peace dollar girl is kinda hot.
By far the manliest to ever grace a U.S. minted coin has to be that Thai ladyboy on that US/UK abomination the mint recently wasted our tax dollars on.
Five barfs easy: 🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮
Having fun while switching things up and focusing on a next level PCGS slabbed 1950+ type set, while still looking for great examples for the 7070.
If this is your wife, you know damn well you’re cooking your own dinner tonight, and every night. Good this is I bet she’s a hell of mechanic.
Having fun while switching things up and focusing on a next level PCGS slabbed 1950+ type set, while still looking for great examples for the 7070.
I wonder when this post will venture into today's realm of what a woman is??
Could get interesting and could get someone banned. HEHE!!
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"Girl on the Silver Dollar" by Roger W Burdette another interesting read
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Just playing around with something new, sorta came out ok
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Classic Grecian profile.
Grecian Profile definition: A profile in which the nose and forehead form an almost straight line.
"In the appearance of the face, the so-called Greek profile is the chief characteristic of high beauty. The profile consists of nearly straight or gently concave line, which describes the forehead and nose..." Johann Winckelmann, 1757.
Also from Winckelmann, who is considered the founder of the neoclassical movement: "the face consists of three parts; that is three times the length of the nose...." this defines the longer nose on Grecian profiles, which dominated U.S. Mint coinage from 1793 through the nineteenth century and beyond.
The 19th century concept of beauty was different than it is today. Back then, healthy, larger sized women, who could bear children and pull their weight with the workload were admired. Now it's young and mostly skinny,
Old Walter Breen claimed that these were guys in drag. What do you think?
I can tell you one thing for sure, I am in no way sexually attracted to my Morgan dollars or any of my coins.
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Whew! That's a relief.
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Umm, she does NOT look like Venus de Milo - more to Grecian beauty that a straight nose and forehead.
Well, just Love coins, period.
Pretty soon, if we want to have coins that look like whatever we want, we’ll be able to have AI print these out of metallic plastic on 3D printers….
Mr_Spud
The technology already exists
Me, I’ll still be collecting these
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