Coin Community Family of Web Sites Join Thousands of Coin, Bullion, & Money Collectors
Royal Canadian Mint products, Canadian, Polish, American, and world coins and banknotes. Specializing in Modern Numismatics Vancouvers #1 Coin and Paper Money Dealer Coin, Banknote and Medal Collectors's Online Mall Royal Estate Auctions - $1 Coin AuctionsJoin Thousands of Coin, Bullion, & Money Collectors 300,000 items to help build your collection!








Username:
Password:
Save Password
Forgot your Password?


This page may contain links that result in small commissions to keep this free site up and running.

Welcome Guest! Registering and/or logging in will remove the anchor (bottom) ads. It's Free!

What If Coin Portraits Came To Life?

To participate in the forum you must log in or register.
Author Previous TopicReplies: 22 / Views: 3,777Next Topic
Page: of 2
Bedrock of the Community
United States
20753 Posts
 Posted 11/17/2018  08:48 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add just carl to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
So who were the Models for the Eagles on many coins?
Bedrock of the Community
Conder101's Avatar
United States
17884 Posts
 Posted 11/17/2018  08:56 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add Conder101 to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply

Quote:
So far, people have provided me with real-life models for only the Peace dollar and Morgan dollar,

You actually have a real life image of the model for the Morgan dollar? (The portrait posted by Amida17 is actually an artists rendering based on the coin not an actual person.)
Moderator
Learn More...
jbuck's Avatar
United States
189340 Posts
 Posted 11/17/2018  6:48 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add jbuck to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply

Quote:
Meet Teresa Cafarelli, wife of Peace dollar designer Anthony de Francisci, and model for the Peace dollar. She was quite attractive:
Very nice! A worthwhile bump for the topic.
Valued Member
jmwilson's Avatar
240 Posts
 Posted 11/17/2018  7:20 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add jmwilson to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
Very nice... but the nose (bridge and tip) seem to be a bit wide ... IMO...
Pillar of the Community
Classic Coins's Avatar
United States
940 Posts
 Posted 11/17/2018  8:05 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add Classic Coins to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
It seems like there was some requirement to make the line from the top of the forehead to the tip of the nose as straight as possible on liberty figures for coins. Almost every liberty figure on U.S. coins has this trait.
Bedrock of the Community
Conder101's Avatar
United States
17884 Posts
 Posted 11/19/2018  07:59 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add Conder101 to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply

Quote:
So who were the Models for the Eagles on many coins?

The only one I know for sure was for the eagle on the Gobrecht dollar and later the Flying Eagle cent , that was Peter, a bald eagle that believe it or not made his home in the Philadelphia Mint. Made the mistake one day of trying to perch on a moving flywheel.
Moderator
Learn More...
jbuck's Avatar
United States
189340 Posts
 Posted 11/19/2018  10:19 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add jbuck to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply

Quote:
Made the mistake one day of trying to perch on a moving flywheel.
  Previous TopicReplies: 22 / Views: 3,777Next Topic
Page: of 2

To participate in the forum you must log in or register.



    




Disclaimer: While a tremendous amount of effort goes into ensuring the accuracy of the information contained in this site, Coin Community assumes no liability for errors. Copyright 2005 - 2026 Coin Community Family- all rights reserved worldwide. Use of any images or content on this website without prior written permission of Coin Community or the original lender is strictly prohibited.
Contact Us  |  Advertise Here  |  Privacy Policy / Terms of Use

Coin Community Forum © 2005 - 2026 Coin Community Forums
It took 0.28 seconds to rattle this change. Forums