And the answer is..... Morgan Dollar!!! haha I kept looking at the reverse instead of the obverse. I knew those were on it somewhere!
Being raised in the south, I have spent my share of time in a cotton field. Those are an artist rendition of a cotton boll. If I didnt know what it was supposed to be and was looking for one, I'd probably miss it. The leaves of the cotton plant are closer to the real ones.