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The U.S. Mint has depicted the Bald Eagle on many denominations. Post your favorite example.

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Please include any history you may be able to share about your example.
Laura Gardin Fraser's design below. She designed this for the Washington quarter back in 1931, but her design was not selected as we all now know.

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  • HydrantHydrant Posts: 7,773 ✭✭✭✭✭

    That one just might be my favorite. But.... So, so, many of the Eagles are just beautiful. What's good about American coins is that there is no King or Queen on any of them. Just that awesome Bald Eagle. Thank you, George Washington.

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  • Timbuk3Timbuk3 Posts: 11,658 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Sweet !!! :)

    Timbuk3
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  • BillDugan1959BillDugan1959 Posts: 3,821 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited November 24, 2017 10:26PM

    Oddly, the obverse of the 2008 commemorative silver dollar has always strongly appealed to me.

    It reminds me of the area between Warsaw and Hamilton, Illinois and Keokuk, Iowa. Warsaw has an important bald eagle sanctuary, and these eagles often soar over the River. I remind myself that the bluffs of the Mississippi River there are not as high as the mountain shown on the coin.

  • mannie graymannie gray Posts: 7,259 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @BillDugan1959 said:
    Oddly, the obverse of the 2008 commemorative silver dollar has always strongly appealed to me.

    It reminds me of the area between Warsaw and Hamilton, Illinois and Keokuk, Iowa. Warsaw has an important bald eagle sanctuary, and these eagles often soar over the River. I remind myself that the bluffs of the Mississippi River there are not as high as the mountain shown on the coin.

    I share your like for this quite realistic rendition.

  • mannie graymannie gray Posts: 7,259 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @Beefer518 said:
    I think the early commems had some of the best and most interesting eagles:

    I love the way the Bridgeport eagle goes onto the rim

    The art deco eagle is SO cool and different.
    I like it too.

  • mvs7mvs7 Posts: 1,662 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I've always liked this one:

  • mannie graymannie gray Posts: 7,259 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @mvs7 said:
    I've always liked this one:

    I forgot about that one.....

  • kiyotekiyote Posts: 5,588 ✭✭✭✭✭

    The 1984 Olympic $1 coin designed by Robert Graham always impressed me. That $5 gold Washington reverse, though, wow.

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  • bolivarshagnastybolivarshagnasty Posts: 7,353 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @kiyote said:
    The 1984 Olympic $1 coin designed by Robert Graham always impressed me. That $5 gold Washington reverse, though, wow.

    A favorite of mine.

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  • mvs7mvs7 Posts: 1,662 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited November 25, 2017 4:02PM

    @mannie gray said:

    @mvs7 said:
    I've always liked this one:

    I forgot about that one.....

    A very similar eagle was on the "Schoolgirl" 1879 Morgan Dollar pattern coin (J-1609)... looks even better on a bigger coin.


    (h/t PCGS CoinFacts)

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    edited November 25, 2017 3:59PM

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  • ve3rulesve3rules Posts: 60 ✭✭


    The walking liberty half eagle has always been my favorite but now that I have seen the palladium coin that ricko posted, I think I like that one better!

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  • mvs7mvs7 Posts: 1,662 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @mvs7 said:
    I've always liked this one:

    When the obverse and reverse are arranged this way, I always think the eagle really wants to grab the caduceus from Columbia and eat it. :D

  • HydrantHydrant Posts: 7,773 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Too many to choose from. They're all awesome. Confession;..I live in the middle of a bald eagle preserve. Something special about them. I'm biased. The Eagle is my favorite part of American coinage. Always has been. Those birds are...MAJESTIC!

  • HydrantHydrant Posts: 7,773 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I just looked up the word "majestic." The example for the word used in a sentence that the dictionary gave was this; "Watching majestic eagles soar along the Mississippi." Let's just all be glad that Benjamin Franklin didn't get his way. How fitting for this weekend. Turkeys are for eating. Eagles are for the reverse of our coinage. HAPPY THANKSGIVING!

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    @bolivarshagnasty said:
    OMG, someone has hijacked RickO's account! :o

    When he starts posting monster toners, look out....

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  • jessewvujessewvu Posts: 5,065 ✭✭✭✭✭

    In doing this, i thought the old mint coin had a nice reverse. I then noticed the eagle looks dumb on the gold coin compared to the silver... the gold coin has little t-rex wings.

  • ldhairldhair Posts: 7,351 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Larry

  • jessewvujessewvu Posts: 5,065 ✭✭✭✭✭

    In doing this, i thought the old mint coin had a nice reverse. I then noticed the eagle looks dumb on the gold coin compared to the silver... the gold coin has little t-rex wings.

  • RayboRaybo Posts: 5,341 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @ms70 said:

    Courtesy of PCGS CoinFacts

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  • BryceMBryceM Posts: 11,858 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Hmmmmmmm. The Peace dollar eagle on the rock is a huge contender as is the eagle on the Walker Half reverse. The eagles on the back of the AGE aren't so bad either. Still, the one that captivates my imagination is a design that has grown on me, slowly transitioning from a bit repulsive to utterly irresistible. I never imagined owning one. Now there are four I can hold. The rendering of the bird may not be anatomically perfect, but striking the coins was a bold act. It signified the entrance of a new power on the world scene. When minted, this nation was but a young experiment initiated at a great price. This young bird lit a fire of Liberty that was so novel and so desperately needed by the subjugated peoples of the world.

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  • ParadisefoundParadisefound Posts: 8,588 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @Hydrant said:
    That one just might be my favorite. But.... So, so, many of the Eagles are just beautiful. What's good about American coins is that there is no King or Queen on any of them. Just that awesome Bald Eagle. Thank you, George Washington.

    Yes, we are lucky to have that majestic eagle in various pose on out coins

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