Possibly the most beautiful U.S Cent reverse pattern ever designed ...

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  • Wahoo554
    Wahoo554 Posts: 1,179 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    @oih82w8 said:

    @Barberian said:

    @DCW said:
    Liberty trees were symbols for the colonists. Places to meet, organize, and protest.
    I think it would make for a great reverse.

    IS that a kid hanging from a tree?

    That is what I was thinking/seeing too!

    Looks like looks like somebody hung in effigy to me.

  • dcarr
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    @Kudbegud said:

    @dcarr said:

    @Kudbegud said:
    Knew nothing about this pattern. Really nice. I agree that Dan Carr should make one in gold or silver or both. Much better than the Memorial reverse.

    Who owns that plaster model ?

    Dan
    I sure hope you can make this. Do you need to have permission from the owner of the plaster? Or can the photos be used to create a die ?

    From the other thread

    I would probably only do these if I had access to the plasters.

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  • robec
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    @dcarr said:

    @Kudbegud said:

    @dcarr said:

    @Kudbegud said:
    Knew nothing about this pattern. Really nice. I agree that Dan Carr should make one in gold or silver or both. Much better than the Memorial reverse.

    Who owns that plaster model ?

    Dan
    I sure hope you can make this. Do you need to have permission from the owner of the plaster? Or can the photos be used to create a die ?

    From the other thread

    I would probably only do these if I had access to the plasters.

    - Bob -

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  • koynekwest
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    @Kudbegud said:

    @dcarr said:

    @Kudbegud said:
    Knew nothing about this pattern. Really nice. I agree that Dan Carr should make one in gold or silver or both. Much better than the Memorial reverse.

    Who owns that plaster model ?

    Dan
    I sure hope you can make this. Do you need to have permission from the owner of the plaster? Or can the photos be used to create a die ?

    From the other thread

    What an absolutely amazing coin this would have made!

  • 7Jaguars
    7Jaguars Posts: 8,019 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    How about the tree as a symbol of quiet strength, power, and dignity?

    I like it!!

    Love that Milled British (1830-1960)
    Well, just Love coins, period.
  • jwitten
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    @carabonnair said:

    The Saint Gaudens cent was no slouch, either. Maybe @dcarr could do a two-coin set?

    @originalisbest said:
    Yes, that "Saint-cent" would have been wonderful!

    @Kudbegud said:

    @carabonnair said:

    The Saint Gaudens cent was no slouch, either. Maybe @dcarr could do a two-coin set?

    Oh yeah ! Wouldn't that be nice to have both issued as a "Could Have Been" set?

    Check out this 2 ounce silver round done by intaglio mint. I have one of them, and it is gorgeous!

    https://instagram.com/p/Btox_0hl-1m/embed/
  • Kudbegud
    Kudbegud Posts: 4,735 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited September 19, 2020 5:33PM
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    Thinning down my bookmarks I thought it was time to re-introduce this thread.

    What beauties !


  • coinsarefun
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    I missed this the first time around. Such a beautiful design!

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  • koynekwest
    koynekwest Posts: 10,048 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    There's no "possibly" about it in my opinion-it IS the most beautiful.

  • scubafuel
    scubafuel Posts: 2,080 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    I see some similarities between the Liberty bust on the St Gaudens cent and the one on the Peace dollar.

  • 3stars
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    All of st gaudens faces look the same, from coins and medals to statues. The statue outside the plaza hotel in NYC looks just like the coins face

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  • kiyote
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    It reminds me a bit of Fraser’s design for the panama pacific quarter that never came to Fruition .

    "I'll split the atom! I am the fifth dimension! I am the eighth wonder of the world!" -Gef the talking mongoose.
  • kiyote
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    @Stooge said:

    @WingedLiberty1957 said:
    i wish the US Mint made artistic stuff like this today. All we get today is cr#!*p.

    It’s the dead Presidents era, 110yrs and counting. I wish we could end it completely.

    Sometimes I think people look a bit to fondly on the seated coinage design, which occupied five denominations. And the shield nickel? 🤢

    "I'll split the atom! I am the fifth dimension! I am the eighth wonder of the world!" -Gef the talking mongoose.
  • Zoins
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    edited September 19, 2020 10:59PM
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    I had a chance to buy that plaster but it was out of my budget at the time. When I did have the budget and went back to buy it, it had been sold already :(

    I can't complain too much because I did manage to get a de Francisci pattern piece.

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  • FreeThinker
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    These are beautiful designs. However, what enhances their attractiveness is the much higher relief. If these designs were struck like a modern Lincoln cent, how much of the rich detail they both exhibit as patterns would be lost?

    Richard
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