Coin mosaic at my Bank
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In Downtown San Jose there's a Bank of the West that has a nice coin mosaic on the outside front wall. Here are some pics I snapped of it:
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<< <i>It would be interesting to learn the background of those mosaics. Who decided to have them created? Who designed them? How old are they? >>
ditto, very cool design. I'm impressed to see classic coins...
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Guess that doesn't do much to help in the origin. BUT very cool nonetheless. Thanks for sharing.
In truth, most Americans today have never seen those designs at all & wouldn't know they were American coinage if the country name was left off.
The oldest recognizable coins for most of the public are buffalo nickels and wheat cents.
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Wish I knew who the artist that did this mosaic... Anyways... On my next trip to SJ, I will have to make this a mandatory stop over.
Thanks for sharing it...
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<< <i>It was once common for a bank to have concrete casts of coin designs decorating the facade and lobby of their offices. Large
banks had the concrete surface bronzed for a more impressive presentation. Most of the US Mint buildings have these today. >>
In the 70's it was also common for banks to have large coin plaques hanging from the walls. Here are a couple examples:
These were made by Thermo Art Plastics circa 1970. They made the whole range of them from the Indian and Wheat Cents
(obv and rev) to the 1908 $20 (obv only AFAIK). They were originally issued to some banks in cast metal, and later reproduced
in a hard plastic shell with hard foam filling. I am still looking for a few of these to complete a set. If anyone knows where I can
buy more of these, let me know. These were purchased on eBay and I have another on the way, a Peace $1 that is HUGE
(~24" dia or so).
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Great pictures, I bet the general public has no clue as to what some of those coins are or what they represent. The artist captured the essence of early coinage.
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<< <i>It was once common for a bank to have concrete casts of coin designs decorating the facade and lobby of their offices. Large banks had the concrete surface bronzed for a more impressive presentation. Most of the US Mint buildings have these today. >>
These images were taken by a member of this Forum, while on vacation. Unfortunately I've forgotten
who it was.
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They are real coins too not Modern Cr@p