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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;medoraman, post: 957908, member: 26302&quot;]I read a story somewhere about Charles Barber and how he really didn&#039;t appreciate any other designers being allowed to design coins for the mint. I think he was too young when Morgan designed the dollar, but didn&#039;t he nearly go to war when TR invited outsiders in to freshen up our coinage?</p><p><br /></p><p>Barber was more concerned about production than design. He was extremely technically competent. Even when his designs got worn down to the nub you could still make out the dates and central devices. This was not true of later coinage, like buffalo nickels and SL quarters. Barber coinage is like Seated Liberty, you really need to see a nice example to appreciate them, too many people just see the worn out ones and think the designs are ugly.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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