Message:

<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Dima, post: 4515977, member: 18037&quot;]You are 1,000% correct; that is in fact <b>Lady</b> Liberty on the obverse.&nbsp; I know full well that the coin series gets their name from Charles Barber - the designer of the coin.&nbsp; But I think somewhere deep down in my subconscious, I like to (incorrectly) think that Mr.Barber himself is on the obverse <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Edit - another well known misnomer is the Mercury dime.&nbsp; Again, Lady Liberty is depicted, but the winged helm&#039;s similarity to the Roman god Mercury&#039;s helm made the name stick.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

Your name or email address:

Do you already have an account?

• No, create an account now.
• Yes, my password is:
• Forgot your password?

Stay logged in