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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;brg5658, post: 1479476, member: 29751&quot;]This is not a US coin, but it likely inspired the&nbsp; Walking Liberty Half design.&nbsp; It was designed by Louis-Oscar Roty (known&nbsp; typically as simply Oscar Roty) and is referred to as the &quot;Sower&quot;.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>I&nbsp; have been reading the fantastic book by Roger Burdette titled &quot;Renaissance of American Coinage: 1916-1921&quot; and on page&nbsp; 36 this coin is mentioned.&nbsp; Incidentally, upon further reading on Mr.&nbsp; Roty, I found that I share the same birthdate (June 11) with him --&nbsp; which made it all the more cool!</p><p><br /></p><p>I have wanted an example of this&nbsp; design for a few years, but I was patient because I knew they came with&nbsp; great color.&nbsp; This one finally fit the bill. I&#039;m also adding a couple close-up images to show off some of the&nbsp; beautiful banded peripheral toning, and the name of the designer.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH]187109.vB[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH]187107.vB[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH]187108.vB[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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