It is true that beauty in art is often seen with the eye (visual), where sometimes beauty in art is present in a form other than physical, a kind of beauty of tone, or words. The beauty in art can sometimes look different from the point of view of the people who see it, some are able to "catch" the beauty of an art, some are vague, not even. The beauty in the visual arts can also be found in a design on coin (we call it money "change"), where I try to share with friends that the American country in its history, once had coin money with high artistic design, where the design is designed by some famous sculptors and sculptors in their respective era, and beautiful design can also be dubbed from its historical value (although I still think that the design of Indonesian coin money is very extraordinary and high artistic value). Here are for the coin collectors, this is the Exceptional Art Design Of American Coins.
1.Saint-Gaudens Gold Pieces 20 Dollars 1907-1933
The design of coin money was the "product" of one of the world's leading sculptors at the time, Augustus Saint-Gaudens. The coins are often called "Saint-Gaudens Double Eagles" because they are considered by many to be the most beautiful American coins ever designed. The designs show the ideal "Lady Liberty" surrounded by a luminous glow that is also contained on the back of a coin that illuminates a large eagle in its mid-flight.
The coin also has the distinction of being the only American coin where the date is written in Roman numerals (though this was only produced within a few months after the coins were circulated in 1907, after the numbers were returned to the regular numbering). Another interesting feature is that this coin has a star that encircles each side of the front coin. This coin is also one of America's most valuable coins auctioned to reach millions of dollars and become the most sought-after coins in American history, at least for collectors.
2.Liberty Who Stood 25 Sen 1916-1930
The year 1916 was a great year for coin money, with a redesign that almost every major denomination was done, so forever changing the outlook of American coins. Among the many coin designs, the "Standing Liberty" design is a very aesthetic design that comes from the notion of a famous sculptor named Hermon Atkins MacNeil. He is renowned for his work relating to the history of the Indians and Americans, especially in public buildings and monuments. What Hermon is trying to portray is a visibly visible design, where the front of the coins displays a stubborn Liberty, an image that reminiscent of the ancient Greek statue, with the olive branch of "peace" in his right hand, and his raised left arm with a shield in a position of self-protection.
And the back of the coin, as mandated by American law, describes an American eagle that is in total flight mode, so it is really a coin design that imitates America. But this coin is not without scandal. The stemian friend seemed to let Hermon let the right breast of "Lady Liberty" open like the original example, which caused a stir in a polite society and forced her to redesign quickly to cover up the collision in her offended society. The following year, the protesting part of the community was completely covered with clothing and eased the atmosphere of previous protests.
3.Liberty Walking 50 Sen 1916-1947
In 1916, major changes not only occurred in American culture, but also on American coins. With the desire to not only replace the 19th-century James Barber design, but to stand out in the world, the moneymakers were assigned to produce an exciting new coinage design to compete with their European counterparts, thus becoming the most artistic coin design design once on coins. This remarkable design was designed by a German-born sculptor named Adolph A. Weinman, Adolph was a student of the famous Augustus Saint-Gaudens (Figure of coins listed after this).
To design the front of the coin, Adolph chose the figure of Liberty, who was facing the dawn of the new day, with the glow of the sun behind him, the figure of Liberty depicted carrying branches of laurel trees and oaks symbolizing civilian and military glory. And the back, depicting a majestic eagle perched on a mountain cliff, with its winged pose of wings showing strength, with a pine tree representing America's leap. This coin was finally stopped manufactured in 1947.
4.Nickel Buffalo 5 Sen 1913-1938
The design of this coin is the easiest of all American classic coin designs. The coins were designed by James Earle Fraser, a former assistant of Saint-Gaudens and a prolific artist known for his monumental and truly unique "End of the Trail" Indian sculpture.
the design belongs to this fraser describes the indian man. It is described with accuracy as seen. The Indian guy is up front with three joints of heads of tribes posing for him.
With a clear American theme, he also included American Bison designs on the back of coins, thereby creating a masterpiece that is one of the most recognizable coin money in America, even today, which has been more than 70 years since this coin stop being produced. As a result, now this coin money became one of the most popular coins for collection.
5.Head of President Kennedy 50 Sen 1964 To Date (2018)
Though it may not be coin money with its beautiful design as before, the design of tribute to the President holds the record of the fastest coin coins set in American history. When one considers that less than nine weeks passed between the death of the President and the first printing of this coin in January 1964 (where President John F. Kennedy was killed on 22 November 1963).
Fortunately, the element on which the coin coins are designated already exists, the profiles used are designed to coin the President's design coin and the President's seal behind it has been around for decades to make this coin more quickly produced than it should. The coin also holds the record of most "hoarded" coins in American history (especially 1964 coinage coins with its silver material reaching 90%, and thereafter only 40%) and remains a popular collection to date.
6.Flowing Hair Silver Dollar 1974
One dollar coin with a diameter of 4 cm, US dollar coins known as 'Flowing Hair Silver Dollar' is a record-breaking sale of rare goods, because it can sell US $ 12 million if sold today. The coins were bought by a US private collector named Bruce Morelan in 2013 of US $ 10 million (about Rp 130.9 billion). Many experts believe Flowing Hair Silver Dollar is a type of coin money that was first issued and printed by the US government. So this coin has a high historical value. The first time issued on October 15, 1794 in Philadelphia, the coin was reportedly examined directly by President George Washington. On that day, there are about 1,758 pieces produced, but there are only 130 pieces left to date.
Flowing Hair Silver Dollar features the figure of a Liberty statue with long hair on one side, surrounded by 15 stars representing 15 US states at that time. The opposite side is decorated with eagle images with open wings and surrounded by garlands. In 1795 the design of hair statue of Liberty was replaced by new design. This coin has been examined by the Professional Coin Grading Service in the US with a rating scale of 66 out of 70. This shows the coin is still in freshly minted condition and is the highest quality of the 1794 dollar coin production ever known. Experts say the high historical and cultural value of a coin that makes its price very expensive.
Reference
https://www.usacoinbook.com/coins/dollars/
https://www.news.coinupdate.com/8-facts-about-1916-1930-standing-liberty-quarters/