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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Honolulu Dick, post: 906866, member: 24745&quot;]WOW!!!&nbsp; That 1793 coin is certainly impressive.&nbsp; It appears as though the lady, standing, facing, is holding a lance, right, rather than the usually seen scepter [long staff].&nbsp; Also, the lance is topped with a brimmed hat instead of a phrygian or pileus [freedom] cap.&nbsp; Does anyone know who she is [Dutch Liberty?] and the symbolism involved?</p><p><br /></p><p>On a less than serious note, it is good to learn that some of you more-alive, red-blooded CoinTalkers have your priorities arranged correctly.&nbsp; Even at my advanced age, I wouldn&#039;t mind having a blue-eyed, naturally blond, &quot;two-lip&#039; beauty clopping around in wooden shoes. [LOL].&nbsp; Let&#039;s hear it for the &quot;Van&#039;s&quot; and the &#039;Van Der&#039;s&quot;.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>All kidding aside, to see one of the more striking Dutch coins just Google: Lion Dollar.</p><p>It is understood that the material used for this excellent coin was thinner than it should have been, therefore, one has to search for a coin that was struck having full details.&nbsp; These coins circulated in Dutch Colonial America and continued to remained a popular unit for exchange after the British forced the Dutch out of New Amsterdam.&nbsp; Dutch settlers moved up the Hudson River and founded Albany.</p><p><br /></p><p>This handsome coin rightfully belongs in any collection that caters to our Colonial American period.</p><p><br /></p><p>Many contend that the Dutch &quot;daadler&quot; [lion dollar] was Americanized to become our dollar.&nbsp; Others insist that &quot;thaler&quot; became our dollar.&nbsp; One seems more obvious than the other.&nbsp; It&#039;s your choice ..... you decide.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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