Ever wonder where famous coin portraits came from ?

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  1. Jaelus

    Jaelus The Hungarian Antiquarian Supporter

    Never noticed that M before. Good stuff.
     
    Jaelus, Mar 6, 2016
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  4. 1916D10C

    1916D10C Key Date Mercs are Life! 1916-D/1921-D/1921

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    Oh yeah. Back in the day Elsie must’ve been FINE.
     
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  5. WFN

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    For the Draped Bust Coinage, there is no archival evidence that a portrait or drawing of Anne Willing Bingham was used. This was only speculation by Don Taxay in his 1966 book The U.S. Mint and Coinage, and has unfortunately been stated as fact since that time, without factual evidence.
     
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