One of my all-time favorites celebrating LIBERTY is the Augustus Saint-Gaudens' Double Eagle (below, as it appeared from 1908 to 1933), something that modern generations simply do not fathom or comprehend. The coins were so hopeful and confident about the future of the United States. LIBERTY was such a common these on so many U.S. coins of that era.
If the Dems had their way, they'd replace "In God We Trust" on all of our coins with a hammer and sickle.
Yeah. What you said there.
And everything you said after that!
They are beautiful coins, both in their imagery and optimism, but also purely in the artwork and detail. Much nicer than the “cheaper” looking Maple Leafs, Kruggerands and Eagles today. I find the most attractive modern gold coin to be the US Buffalo. Of course, I’m only speaking as a low-info amateur on numismatics.
I assume these coins were pure gold, not 22K?
One would think with modern technology, engraving would be spectacular.
“If the Dems had their way, they’d replace “In God We Trust” on all of our coins with a hammer and sickle.”
But if you look at the coinage from the first couple of decades of the 20th century, you have the Indian/buffalo nickel, the “Mercury” dime, the Standing Liberty quarter, the Walking Liberty half, the “Peace” dollar, the gold incuse Indian-head $2.50 and $5 quarter and half eagles, an Indian $10 eagle, and the Saint Gaudens double eagle.
There was a time when American coins were little works of art.
Modern Gold Eagles have the same obverse.
The real problem, at least superficially, with our coinage, is that it makes it look like we worship politicians. I think it’s time to take all politicians off our coins and return to the figures of Liberty. Even Native Americans make for a decent model (although I don’t care for the Sacagawea modern design on the $1 coin).