The Links

 

Excerpt about origins of Saints from the book Recollections of a Newspaper Man: A Record of Life and Events in California by Frank A. Leach, director of the U.S. Mint from 1907 to 1909

California State Numismatic Association about Henry Hering, Saint-Gauden's assistant

The Nike of Paionios, possibly Saint-Gaudens' inspiration for Ms. Liberty

CoinFacts about Saints

Coin-Gallery Online on rare coins

Saint-Gaudens National Historic Site

Augustus Saint-Gaudens on the Internet

The Smithsonian Institution on the double eagle

Americans Eagles from the U.S. Mint

Giant coin replicas from the Jake's Marketplace

 

Saints

Glomming

Money

The Appeal

History

Differences

Circulation

Flat Reliefs

Legacy: 1933

American Gold Eagles

Other Imitations

More Info

Other glomworthy coins:

Oldest Coins

 Athenian Owls

Alexander the Great Coins

Medusa Coins

Thracian Tetradrachms

House of Constantine

Draped Bust Coins

Saint-Gaudens Double Eagles

 

 

Other coin sites:
Coin Collecting: Consumer Protection Guide
Glomming: Coin Connoisseurship
Bogos: Counterfeit Coins
Pre-coins

© 2008 Reid Goldsborough

Note: All of the coins illustrated on these pages that are in my possession are stored off site.