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Destruction of 1908 Indian and Saint-Gaaudens half eagle patterns
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RWB

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On 4/23/2024 at 3:38 PM, GoldFinger1969 said:

What's not realistic about an eagle standing on its legs ?  :|

Compare a real standing bald eagle with the $10 coin version. You'll see.

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On 4/22/2024 at 9:57 PM, GoldFinger1969 said:

I love the Eagle-in-Flight pose better.  It's very majestic. (thumbsu

As I recall (I'm sure it's in Roger's RoAC books)...Teddy Roosevelt said that the eagle on the Liberty Head DE looked like a grilled squab. xD

I think any of the renaissance eagle portrayals are more majestic than what preceded them. But even James Longacre did not do a bad job. If anything, the worst designs in classic coinage must be the classic head gold and copper coins. 

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