Comments on: 2018-2020 Proof American Platinum Eagle Designs Depict Life, Liberty and Happiness

By: Lenie

Lenie — Mon, 26 Mar 2018 19:16:12 +0000

In reply to Lenie. I missed that it is "presented in the likenesses of the handwritten words from the Declaration of Independence"! Had to look it up to see for myself, and it's just so.

By: Lenie

Lenie — Mon, 26 Mar 2018 19:07:25 +0000

Does that say…”Happinefs”?

By: Michael Irwin

Michael Irwin — Thu, 26 Oct 2017 09:55:21 +0000

I like the concept, and the overall design, but what’s with the Romanesque apparel ? Did we not learn, that Rome fell like so many other powerful states or was this meant to be prophetic ? The Liberty coin although illustrating freedom of movement , that and our Liberty is contingent upon the Second Amendment, our ability to maintain Liberty from Tyranny by force against an over burdening governance. By far the best Platinum Coin was the 2012.

By: Seth Riesling

Seth Riesling — Wed, 25 Oct 2017 14:11:22 +0000

Morgan Tierney –

You are right on that for sure! The Fraser’s created amazing works of art, including what most numismatists consider the most “American” coin design – the Indian Head nickel (American Bison/Buffalo reverse with the real Bison “Black Diamond” from the NY Central Park Zoo which Fraser studied in person along with the 3 Native American Indian chiefs who sat for him to model). I would love to have a complete set in like PCGS MS-65 or 66. I have a few nice ones (1938-D PCGS MS-67 common date) but not a herd yet! Lol

Happy collecting Morgan!

-NumisdudeTX

By: Morgan Tierney

Morgan Tierney — Wed, 25 Oct 2017 05:13:33 +0000

Thanks, Seth.

Laura Gardin Fraser and her husband James Earle Fraser were great artists, not simply illustrators. They did their research, chose appropriate images, thought through their designs, paid attention to detail, and created beautiful work.

By: Tinto

Tinto — Wed, 25 Oct 2017 04:39:29 +0000

Yeah, I thought I remember a male Liberty or at least what I called the Dude with the Sword design for a platinum coin a few years back .and the Mint pulled it with the wimpy excuse that it would not strike up properly on Platinum …right .. what ever happened to it … .. why couldn’t they use it on some other metal if it really (take that with a pound of salt .. it is the US Mint after all) is so hard to strike it on Platinum to this day … they could have used that for the 2019 “Liberty”

By: Seth Riesling

Seth Riesling — Wed, 25 Oct 2017 02:29:47 +0000

Where are Lady Liberty’s feet?! Where are her sandals?

-NumisdudeTX

By: Robert F Hall

Robert F Hall — Wed, 25 Oct 2017 01:58:50 +0000

America’s Game, the Wheel of Fortune, Vanna White. I elected her for the design on the 2020 coin.

By: Seth Riesling

Seth Riesling — Wed, 25 Oct 2017 00:51:36 +0000

Morgan Tierney –

The Conestoga wagon on the 2019 coin is almost the same as that on the Oregon Trail Memorial commemorative silver half dollars issued during the 1926-1939 period, but that design, by James Earle Fraser & his artist wife Laura Gardin Fraser of Indian Head nickel fame, has a driver. It also has a Native American Indian on the reverse with his left hand up in the “halt” position facing East in front of the USA map telling the white man to stop coming out West & killing us!

-NumisdudeTX

By: Morgan Tierney

Morgan Tierney — Tue, 24 Oct 2017 23:56:31 +0000

A covered wagon may represent liberty for some Americans who moved West. For the people already there it meant nothing but extermination or confinement in prisoner of war camps then called reservations. An extremely poor choice. Because no one is driving the covered wagon, I suppose it makes sense that there are no reins to handle the oxen pulling it. Must be one of those new driverless vehicles.