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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;KBBPLL, post: 6694477, member: 104064&quot;]&quot;Mint officials were reportedly unhappy with the issued Morgan dollar design, but once it achieved a workable average die life, it made little practical sense to risk its replacement. &quot;</p><p><br /></p><p>&quot;The aptly named Schoolgirl dollar pattern is credited to George T. Morgan, designer of the eponymous circulating silver dollars that were roundly condemned at the time of their issue. Casting around for more pleasing designs that were never adopted, Morgan developed this delightful portrait of a young, fresh-faced Liberty.&quot;</p><p><br /></p><p>No historian here, just a couple quotes I quickly dug up off the web.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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