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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;BR549, post: 1004739, member: 7110&quot;]<img src="http://i113.photobucket.com/albums/n230/woodyoneII/bingham_anne.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Bingham was also the model for multiple portraits by painter Gilbert Stuart. Legend has it that Bingham is therefore the model for Lady Liberty on the American &quot;Draped bust&quot; coinage (multiple denominations) during the first decade of the 19th century, but this has not been proven.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i113.photobucket.com/albums/n230/woodyoneII/1795_half_dollar_o105_obv.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>I often envision Anne and I together in the quiet bank vault as I watch her open the safety deposit box, slowly reach in and tenderly hand me a 1795 half dollar. Our hands touch, she hides her ivory face as I take the coin to once again gaze upon the true beauty this particular coin design relays. </p><p><br /></p><p>As I pay more attention to the coin, Ann seems to have mysteriously disappeared and only the fragrance of lilac lingers in the air. I once again return the coin to the metal box and inform the teller I am ready. The box is slid back into the black hole and double key turns secure the contents until the next visit. </p><p><br /></p><p>I will not wait quite as long this next time, perhaps then Ann will speak to me.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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