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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;mrbrklyn, post: 97659, member: 4381&quot;]Whatever the merits of the Saint-Gaudens&#039; coin designs, Charles Barber gets a bad wrap.&nbsp; Everywhere you read, you get the impression that Barber was an uninspired, workman like artist.&nbsp; And in fact, he is not only very inspired, but he seemed to understand the coin as a medium for transmiting art better than anyone of his day, except perhaps Morgan.</p><p><br /></p><p>The Barber quarters and halfs are beautiful designs which stand on their own.&nbsp; The eagles wing span which brakes out into the external lettering allows for the bird to jump out, off the coin, while retaining the integrety of the design.&nbsp; In other words, Barbers guenis allowed for a highly 3 dimensional illusion without having to resort to exagerated relief which doesn&#039;t wear well in circulation.</p><p><br /></p><p>And for this he seems to get smacked down pretty good.</p><p><br /></p><p>Ruben[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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