Indian Half Eagle design. Where did the eagle come from?

BECOKA

Looking for help here. I remember seeing the eagle design from Pratt's quarter and half eagles somewhere. It is killing me that I can't remember where, it may have been on a medal or another coin.

Does anyone know the answer to this question?

Thanks in advance.

kranky

From this page on the PCGS site:

"Featured on the obverse is a Ptolemaic eagle derivative from Saint-Gaudens' Double Eagle, which was based upon the 1905 Inaugural medal of Theodore Roosevelt designed by Saint-Gaudens and executed by Adolph A. Weinman, of Walking Liberty half dollar fame. Walter Breen considers the selection of reverse type to be a deliberate bow to Saint Gaudens and a deliberate tweak to Barber."

I know it said obverse, but they meant reverse.


Photo of that Roosevelt inaugural medal

Bear

The sky.

BECOKA

Thanks kranky,

Not quite what I remembered, looks like there are quite a few variations but this could be why I could not remember in the first place.

And thanks for the links. The eagle on the medal looks far superior to the lack of detail that ended up on the $10 eagle and the variation downgrade that ended up on the $5 Half Eagle.