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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Conder101, post: 686209, member: 66&quot;]Nope 1921 Missouri Centennial</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Correct and that is the eagles left and right not the viewers left and right.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Except that the message on the early heraldic eagle was wrong.&nbsp; The arrows were held in the eagles right or more favored side and olive branch was in the left or less favored talon.&nbsp; Read under the rules of Heraldry the eagle on our coins was saying was &quot;We will accept peace but we prefer to settle matters by conflict.&quot;</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>I&#039;ve heard that, but it is not true.&nbsp; Some versions of the story have the eagles head turning from the olive to the arrows but that isn&#039;t true either.&nbsp; The seal was designed and has not changed whether in peace or war.</p><p><br /></p><p>&nbsp;If you include other weapons besides firearms then there are a lot of coins that fit.</p><p><br /></p><p>And as for the Irish pieces mentioned that was &quot;gun money&quot; iisued by I believe James II while he was trying to reclaim his throne (1690&#039;s).&nbsp; They were supposedly made from melted down cannon.&nbsp; They had the month and year on them and were supposed to be redeemed in the order they were issued once he was on the throne again.&nbsp; But that didn&#039;t happen.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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