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<p>[QUOTE="WRSiegel, post: 1226424, member: 31417"]Here we go....</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p> It was 1915, rocks were being thrown through windows, people were flipping and burning cars, it was mayhem! That may be exaggerating a bit, but nonetheless, the general public was not happy with the barber dime design. Thankfully, there was a man who had arrived from Germany 35 years earlier, Adolph Weinman, who was to supply the dime with a much needed makeover. When Weinman began to sculpt, he became a student of Augustus Saint-Gaudens, who was a well known sculptor, and designed the Saint-Gaudens gold coin.</p><p> Weinman worked very hard as an apprentice, and by the time the Barber series was to be replaced, he had made a name for himself as one of the most promising sculptors of the time.</p><p> A few years prior to the contest, Weinman had made a bust, supposedly of Elsie Kachel Stevens, wife of the poet Wallace Stevens. Weinman had owned the New York City apartment building that the Stevens’ rented, so either Elsie Stevens allowed Weinman to sculpt her as a favor or the were falling behind on the rent. It’s open to interpretation, I believe. So Weinman used that to design an immaculate entry. The obverse of the coin featured the bust wearing a winged cap, which is thought to symbolize the freedom of thought, outlined in the first ammendment. The reverse featured fasces, an ancient symbol of authority. The top of the reverse depicts a battle-axe, and an olive branch, which contrast in harmony to symbolize what the United States truly represents.</p><p> The coins release was delayed a year until 1916, as the dies were not ready, but it was worth the wait. The coin was welcomed greatly over the Barber designs, and the Mercury Dime, nicknamed mercury because the bust was thought to be the Roman God Mercury, was used until 1945. The coin was replaced so a new design could be used to honor the late great Franklin Delano Roosevelt.</p><p> The Mercury Dime today is thought of to be one of the beautiful US coin ever minted, and it will live on forever as long as there are still collectors, the best of them, being from CoinTalk.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="WRSiegel, post: 1226424, member: 31417"]Here we go.... It was 1915, rocks were being thrown through windows, people were flipping and burning cars, it was mayhem! That may be exaggerating a bit, but nonetheless, the general public was not happy with the barber dime design. Thankfully, there was a man who had arrived from Germany 35 years earlier, Adolph Weinman, who was to supply the dime with a much needed makeover. When Weinman began to sculpt, he became a student of Augustus Saint-Gaudens, who was a well known sculptor, and designed the Saint-Gaudens gold coin. Weinman worked very hard as an apprentice, and by the time the Barber series was to be replaced, he had made a name for himself as one of the most promising sculptors of the time. A few years prior to the contest, Weinman had made a bust, supposedly of Elsie Kachel Stevens, wife of the poet Wallace Stevens. Weinman had owned the New York City apartment building that the Stevens’ rented, so either Elsie Stevens allowed Weinman to sculpt her as a favor or the were falling behind on the rent. It’s open to interpretation, I believe. So Weinman used that to design an immaculate entry. The obverse of the coin featured the bust wearing a winged cap, which is thought to symbolize the freedom of thought, outlined in the first ammendment. The reverse featured fasces, an ancient symbol of authority. The top of the reverse depicts a battle-axe, and an olive branch, which contrast in harmony to symbolize what the United States truly represents. The coins release was delayed a year until 1916, as the dies were not ready, but it was worth the wait. The coin was welcomed greatly over the Barber designs, and the Mercury Dime, nicknamed mercury because the bust was thought to be the Roman God Mercury, was used until 1945. The coin was replaced so a new design could be used to honor the late great Franklin Delano Roosevelt. The Mercury Dime today is thought of to be one of the beautiful US coin ever minted, and it will live on forever as long as there are still collectors, the best of them, being from CoinTalk.[/QUOTE]
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