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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Hrefn, post: 8234844, member: 115171&quot;]It is not often that governments commission an artist like Saint-Gaudens to design the coinage.&nbsp;&nbsp; President Theodore Roosevelt explicitly requested designs [ATTACH=full]1448450[/ATTACH] which would be reminiscent of the best of Ancient Greek Coins.&nbsp;&nbsp; The majority of modern US coins are rather pedestrian in design, especially in comparison.&nbsp; In my opinion, this one is a recent exception.&nbsp; Surprisingly, it appears it was a collaborative design produced by 4 mint workers.&nbsp; So far as I can tell, I am the only numismatist who is excited by this coin.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>[USER=16712]@Iceman57[/USER],&nbsp; the Icelandic coin I posted above, in my comment about governments melting their coins, is very beautiful in hand, and you are right to be proud of it.&nbsp; I also own two specimens, and I will buy more if I ever see them for sale for a reasonable price.&nbsp; I do not think the fact that over half the examples were melted is widely known, and the number of coins minted was quite limited.&nbsp;&nbsp; Beauty, scarcity, and historical importance (plus gold) add up to a very desirable coin.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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