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Message:: [QUOTE="Clinker, post: 1268662, member: 6229"]You know that Anthony de Francisi designed the obverse of the Peace Dollar and elected, because of his European training as a medalist, to present the motto IN GOD WE TRUST as IN GOD WE TRVST. If you don't, here's a refresher image of the obverse of a 1921 Peace Dollar (coinpage.com photo):　<a href="http://www.coinpage.com/coin-image-4782.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.coinpage.com/coin-image-4782.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.coinpage.com/coin-image-4782.html</a>　Ever since the first 1921 Peace Silver Dollar was struck (including the present) many non numismatists, upon seeing any Peace Dollar for the first time, think they've found a rarity. Are there other U.S. coins that bear a word composed with one or more Greek alphabet letters?　Yes, but not on circulation coinage. Here's a few U.S.A. commemoratives that do (coinpage.com photos):　1935 Connecticut Tercentenary - Henry Kreis Designer (IN GOD WE TRVST on obverse):　<a href="http://www.coinpage.com/large.php?tImageId=4496" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.coinpage.com/large.php?tImageId=4496" rel="nofollow">http://www.coinpage.com/large.php?tImageId=4496</a>　1935 Connecticut Tercentenary - Henry Kreis Designer (E PLVRIBVS VNVM on Reverse):　<a href="http://www.coinpage.com/large.php?tImageId=4497" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.coinpage.com/large.php?tImageId=4497" rel="nofollow">http://www.coinpage.com/large.php?tImageId=4497</a>　1935-S San Diego - California - Pacific Exposition - Robert Aitken Designer (EVREKA on Shield on Obverse:　<a href="http://www.coinpage.com/Commemorative%20Half-pictures.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.coinpage.com/Commemorative%20Half-pictures.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.coinpage.com/Commemorative%20Half-pictures.html</a>　The coin featured next is a 1935 (minted 1934-1938) Texas Centennial Half Dollar. The models were prepared by Pompeo Coppini. Two instances of Greek lettering exist on the obverse of this coin. Both mottos have "V" instead of "U" and so read IN GOD WE TRVST and E PLVRIBVS VNVM. Take a look:　<a href="http://www.coinpage.com/coin-image-1449.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.coinpage.com/coin-image-1449.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.coinpage.com/coin-image-1449.html</a>　Another Coin Designer's Artistic License which has bearing on one of our coin's mottos has to do with three Silver Dollars minted in 1995 commemorating the Atlanta Olympics. On the reverse side of the following three silver Dollar commemoratives (worldcoingallery.com photos) notice the motto reads E Pluribus Unum (scroll to reverse side of coin):　<a href="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/commems/us-260.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/commems/us-260.html" rel="nofollow">http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/commems/us-260.html</a>　<a href="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/commems/us-263.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/commems/us-263.html" rel="nofollow">http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/commems/us-263.html</a>　<a href="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/commems/us-264.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/commems/us-264.html" rel="nofollow">http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/commems/us-264.html</a>　Yes, Upper and lower case letters. Did you know?　More Coin Designer's Artistic License on U.S.A. coins in future trivia posts. Look for them...　Clinker[/QUOTE]

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