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Message:: [QUOTE="Louie_Two_Bits, post: 572458, member: 17748"]Out of all the artists in the U.S. that have an opportunity to place their mark in American history on one the most recognizable coins of all time...and this is what we were able to come up with? None of them inspire me...if I was forced to choose one, I would pick LP17, as the American Bald Eagle always stirs emotions within. Although I wish the motto was smaller and the eagle was larger. I know many say the Eagle is "played-out" on U.S. coinage, but is very symbolic of Lincoln's impact as president. I found this quote about the history behind the American Bald Eagle... "It is said the eagle was used as a national emblem because, at one of the first battles of the Revolution (which occurred early in the morning) the noise of the struggle awoke the sleeping eagles on the heights and they flew from their nests and circled about over the heads of the fighting men, all the while giving vent to their raucous cries. "They are shrieking for Freedom," said the patriots. Thus the eagle, full of the boundless spirit of freedom, living above the valleys, strong and powerful in his might, has become the national emblem of a country that offers freedom in word and thought and an opportunity for a full and free expansion into the boundless space of the future." That's powerful good! <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie2" alt=";)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> -LTB[/QUOTE]