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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;GDJMSP, post: 4548, member: 112&quot;]Actually - both France and the US began using the depiction of Liberty on their coinage at about the same time. The first instance of it for France was in 1797.</p><p><br /></p><p>But it is pretty much common knowledge that many of the later US designs like those of St. Gaudens, Weinman and Barber were greatly influenced by previous French designs. </p><p><br /></p><p>Even the earlier US designs like the seated Liberty coinage bears an extremely striking resemblance to British designs that pre-date the US designs by more than 100 yrs.</p><p><br /></p><p>Bottom line - just about all countries copy coinage designs from each other. They always have.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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