Old coins on a building

windwhispersintrees

Recognize this?


If you guessed the exterior of the old Federal Reserve building (built 1922) in
Boston at Post Office Square, you are correct. The stone tablet is on the wall to the
right of the door, hidden behind the bush.


I love these coins! The merc is dated 1919.


The buff is also dated 1919! Of course the standing lib appears to be dateless.


Heres the back of the slq.


The back of the buff.


Another view of the dime.



This stuff is really fantastic artwork. There are also carved tablets for the each of the New England states. Really a shame this type of art has disappeared from public buildings.

Meltdown

That is cool.

secondrepublic

love the coins! that's some wonderful carving in granite (?)

Timbuk3

Very cool !!!
However, the Mercury does'nt look FSB, the Buffalo
does'nt look like a "full horn", but the SLQ, now that's
a FH.

steveben

well since the fed killed those coins with fiat money its only fitting that they made tombstones for them as well! cool photos.

WoodenJefferson

They are all pitted from environmental damage...Code 97

MrLee

Thank you for posting that. What a beautiful work of art.

19Lyds

<< <i>This stuff is really fantastic artwork. There are also carved tablets for the each of the New England states. Really a shame this type of art has disappeared from public buildings. >>

I agree!

dcarr

Nice tablet.

PS:
Alexander Hamilton is wrong.

Placid

Sad that they put a bush in front of it so people dont see it.

ricko

Interesting stonework. Far too expensive today.... plus, art itself is different now. Cheers, RickO

garrynot

A bank in Park Ridge, IL. has the same coin reliefs on their building.

OnlyGoldIsMoney

If done today they would use FRN's instead of coins.

RebelRon

Nice!--------------And thanks!

messydesk

As the building was built in 1922, I'm surprised the coins aren't dated 1922.

LanLord

There is an old bank building here in SF, Ca that has the obverse and reverse of the Longacre design for the double eagle on the facade. I posted pics a few years ago, but can no longer find the link to them. It's pretty cool though. If I recall, there were birds nesting on the top of the reverse.

CaptHenway

<< <i>As the building was built in 1922, I'm surprised the coins aren't dated 1922. >>



Assuming it opened in 1922, it may have been approved in 1919 and the stonework ordered then.

TD

OnlyGoldIsMoney

<< <i>As the building was built in 1922, I'm surprised the coins aren't dated 1922. >>



A 1922 Buffalo Nickel would definitely be a pop 1.

johnny9434

its still nice to see old stuff like that

CaptHenway

<< <i>

<< <i>As the building was built in 1922, I'm surprised the coins aren't dated 1922. >>



A 1922 Buffalo Nickel would definitely be a pop 1. >>



And the dime and quarter would be more common?

LoveMyLiberty

These are really interesting images of a by gone era. Thanks for
showing them.

Here are some other examples of buildings celebrating our
coins. These images were posted some years ago & I've
forgotten who posted them, or the building's locations.

DoubleEagle59

<< <i>They are all pitted from environmental damage...Code 97 >>



From acid rain......Natures' jar of 'dip'.