(A common gripe, Gibbs said, focused on the size of the stars encircling Liberty's head.)

Some people liked what they saw, while others had complaints. When the design recommendations were initially announced, reaction on the Coin World Facebook page and in collector forums was 'mixed,' Gibbs wrote. Two federal panels recommended the design, he wrote. Mint, wrote that this gold coin reflected both the past and future.Ĭoin World, a numismatic magazine, has been covering on the Liberty portrait since March, William Gibbs, its managing editor, wrote in an email to The Post. In a blog post, Rhett Jeppson, principal deputy director of the U.S. In her remarks earlier this week - during a kickoff the Mint's anniversary celebration - Basnight noted that 'we like to say at the mint, that our coins are the metallic footprints of our nation's history,' and symbolize what America values and honors. The 2017 American Liberty 225th Anniversary Gold Coin, which will be released in April, marks the first time that Liberty will be portrayed as a black woman, at least to the best of the U.S. 'As we as a nation, continue to evolve, so does Liberty's representation.' Mint chief of staff, said during a recent event. 'Lady Liberty, as depicted in coinage throughout the years, is modeled after our society's continued evolution,' Elisa Basnight, U.S. And this time, she is an African American woman. On the other side, there is the depiction of Liberty. Mint is the image of an eagle in flight, 'with eyes toward opportunity and a determination to attain it,' a news release on the coin states. On one side of the new $100 gold coin from the U.S.

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