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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Owle, post: 1318050, member: 22004&quot;]There are interesting lady models for the early gold and silver U.S. coins, we have the Flowing Hair half and full dollars, all of the &quot;bust&quot; designs of mature looking matronly women.</p><p><br /></p><p>Here are a few of the types:</p><p><br /></p><p><u><span style="color: #800080"><a href="http://www.teletrade.com/coins/lot.asp?auction=2735&amp;lot=2105" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.teletrade.com/coins/lot.asp?auction=2735&amp;lot=2105" rel="nofollow">http://www.teletrade.com/coins/lot.asp?auction=2735&amp;lot=2105</a></span></u></p><p><br /></p><p><u><span style="color: #800080"><a href="http://www.teletrade.com/coins/lot.asp?auction=2678&amp;lot=2055" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.teletrade.com/coins/lot.asp?auction=2678&amp;lot=2055" rel="nofollow">http://www.teletrade.com/coins/lot.asp?auction=2678&amp;lot=2055</a> </span></u></p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.teletrade.com/coins/lot.asp?auction=2331&amp;lot=1197" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.teletrade.com/coins/lot.asp?auction=2331&amp;lot=1197" rel="nofollow">http://www.teletrade.com/coins/lot.asp?auction=2331&amp;lot=1197</a></p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.teletrade.com/coins/lot.asp?auction=1613&amp;lot=1247" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.teletrade.com/coins/lot.asp?auction=1613&amp;lot=1247" rel="nofollow">http://www.teletrade.com/coins/lot.asp?auction=1613&amp;lot=1247</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Were these coins &quot;modelled&quot;?</p><p><br /></p><p>What do these designs say about cultural standards of the time?</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Was the U.S. trying to set itself apart from Great Brittain by its coinage, which tended to feature its reigning monarch?</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Thanks for those in the know on these questions.&nbsp; Too bad numismatics is not taught in the curriculum of most schools.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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