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<p>[QUOTE="gsalexan, post: 24639342, member: 24274"]This thread has always been one of my faves, but I don't get back to visit very often. Let's bump it up with an interesting addition. This vignette is titled Return of Peace -- here she is in her original form on a proof I own.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1567703[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>In 1869, the BEP decided to use her on a $50 Legal Tender note...but with one minor alteration. Apparently, they was dissatisfied with the little statue of Mercury she is holding, so that was replaced with a new one. This proof is from the Smithsonian's BEP Certified proof collection:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1567704[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1567705[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>This was a very attractive design, but ultimately it didn't match the format that the Bureau decided to go with for the series. So they scrapped it at the last minute and redesigned. Here is the result -- thankfully, they kept Peace. But guess what -- they still didn't like the statue of Mercury! So they re-engraved it for a third time. The final product appears on Fr. 151.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1567706[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1567707[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="gsalexan, post: 24639342, member: 24274"]This thread has always been one of my faves, but I don't get back to visit very often. Let's bump it up with an interesting addition. This vignette is titled Return of Peace -- here she is in her original form on a proof I own. [ATTACH=full]1567703[/ATTACH] In 1869, the BEP decided to use her on a $50 Legal Tender note...but with one minor alteration. Apparently, they was dissatisfied with the little statue of Mercury she is holding, so that was replaced with a new one. This proof is from the Smithsonian's BEP Certified proof collection: [ATTACH=full]1567704[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1567705[/ATTACH] This was a very attractive design, but ultimately it didn't match the format that the Bureau decided to go with for the series. So they scrapped it at the last minute and redesigned. Here is the result -- thankfully, they kept Peace. But guess what -- they still didn't like the statue of Mercury! So they re-engraved it for a third time. The final product appears on Fr. 151. [ATTACH=full]1567706[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1567707[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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