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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;ewomack, post: 2656844, member: 15588&quot;]This is the Frank Gasparro prototype that I&#039;ve seen:</p><p><img src="http://dollar-coin.nu/images/prototype.gif" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>I&#039;ve also heard the tale of how the mint and the numismatic community tried to advocate for this design. Attractive as it is, I&#039;m not sure I would call the choice of an actual historical figure who <i>really</i> influenced American culture over an allegorical depiction of Liberty a result of &quot;political correctness.&quot; The numismatic community at the time also didn&#039;t seem to consider that the symbolism on the Liberty prototype would probably be meaningless to the wider public. Coin collectors would of course know immediately what it represented, but coin collectors also represent a significant minority of the public. How many people in 1979, or even today, would recognize a Phrygian cap? Or the reference to early coppers? The decision of Susan B. Anthony over the allegory seems more practical than &quot;PC.&quot; Congress wanted to sell the new dollar coin and I can see where the relatively obscure imagery of the allegory would make them reconsider and choose a real historical figure instead. They probably thought the image of a <i>real </i>woman would also help sell it. But of course I wasn&#039;t there, so I don&#039;t know all of the details and drama that unfolded. Sadly, the entire project ended up a disaster in any case.</p><p><br /></p><p>Anyway, here&#039;s another ugly coin. It&#039;s even called &quot;Ugly Head Copper.&quot;</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://www.coins.nd.edu/ColCoin/ColCoinImages/Washingtons1-16/Baker-8.obv.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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