Moneta's Temple and Gallery

Liberia - USA Indian Head $1 Dollar Tribute

Moneta — Sat, 11 Oct 2014 19:53:16 -0400

by: Moneta

Description: Indian Princess Head type of 1856 - 1889. A micro-mini USA Tribute coin of solid gold. Details and reference unavailable - slabbed. The link below will present information on the Liberian-USA Millennium Tribute Series; VIEW and DOWNLOAD: Liberian-USA Millennium Tributes - Moneta: http://www.moneta-coins.com/library/Liberian-US%20Millennium%20Tributes.pdf

Lincoln - Clad silver

Moneta — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 14:15:03 -0500

by: Moneta

Description: By 2009 the fine series of USA Tribute coins 'authorized' by Liberia, has degraded to this joke on the collecting public. The company responsible for this travesty is "National Collector's Mint". The copy for this $20 (price each) is partially presented below. The rest is too ridiculous to repeat here. One other interesting note is that if you go to their site you might see their photo of this 'coin' with the words "COPY" blurred out. See my photo above (tail feathers). So.. it's a copy of what, exactly? There's a chance that it's there to indicate that it's not a solid silver piece and that the original idea was scaled back to a worthless clad silver piece. A portion of the Ad follows: Clad in 71 mg of .999 Fine Silver, the new Lincoln Dollar is sculpted with the portrait of President Lincoln designed in 1909 by Victor David Brenner on the front and a familiar eagle with the Liberia crest on the reverse. Most exciting, each dollar is triple-dated, 1809 for the year of Lincoln's birth, 1909 for his 100th birthday and first appearance on a U.S. coin, and 2009 for his 200th birthday and appearance on the spectacular Lincoln Presidential Dollar! The Republic of Liberia's government has authorized this groundbreaking legal tender issue which will never be released for circulation. The link below will present information on the Liberian-USA Millennium Tribute Series; VIEW and DOWNLOAD: Liberian-USA Millennium Tributes - Moneta: http://www.moneta-coins.com/library/Liberian-US%20Millennium%20Tributes.pdf

Liberia - St. Gaudens Walking Liberty $20 Dollars / $100

Moneta — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 18:22:21 -0400

by: Moneta

Description: I think this is the pinnacle of the Liberian USA Milennium Tribute series. This design depicts the obverse of the original design or proto-design of Saint Gaudens for the 1907 High Relief $20. The reverse is similar to the 'Indian' $10 gold coin. Drawings and plaster models of this pattern design still exist at the Saint Gaudens Historical Society. The main notable differences, and what was eventually, approved are the wingless Victory/Miss Liberty and the feathered headdress. Mexico opted for the winged Victory rather than transforming this classical theme to Liberty with cap. You can see them in the Augustus Saint Gaudens Museum and are depicted in the little book that comes with the 2009 USA Tribute High Relief $50 gold piece. You can see my example at this : http://www.moneta-coins.com/photopost/showphoto.php?photo=2074&title=usa-mmix-ultra-high-relief-20-dollars&cat=627 The link below will present information on the Liberian-USA Millennium Tribute Series; VIEW and DOWNLOAD: Liberian-USA Millennium Tributes - Moneta: http://www.moneta-coins.com/library/Liberian-US%20Millennium%20Tributes.pdf

Liberia USA Tribute - Liberty w/ Eagle, Sword & Shields $10 Dollars

Moneta — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 18:10:51 -0400

by: Moneta

Description: Another USA Milennium Tribute Coin from Liberia. This is another of the types that must have been derived from a pattern or proposed design. I believe there must have been an attempt at a series of coins that have been called the 'Amazons'. This very scarce issue seems to follow the warrior Liberty theme. Another gorgeous addition to the undocumented USA Tribute series. The link below will present information on the Liberian-USA Millennium Tribute Series; VIEW and DOWNLOAD: Liberian-USA Millennium Tributes - Moneta: http://www.moneta-coins.com/library/Liberian-US%20Millennium%20Tributes.pdf

Liberia $10 - School Girl Dollar 2000

Moneta — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 18:00:50 -0400

by: Moneta

Description: USA Milennium Tribute coin that is much scarcer than the commonly seen Morgan Dollar. I'm unsure, put I think if you have access to photos of lesser known USA pattern coins that you'll find this design dubbed here as the "School Girl". Very low mintage item. The link below will present information on the Liberian-USA Millennium Tribute Series; VIEW and DOWNLOAD: Liberian-USA Millennium Tributes - Moneta: http://www.moneta-coins.com/library/Liberian-US%20Millennium%20Tributes.pdf

Liberia - Stella, Flowing Hair 4000 Cents / $40 Dollars

Moneta — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 21:54:46 -0400

by: Moneta

Description: Another of the Liberian USA/Millennium Tribute series. This one is of the famous pattern coin known as the Stella. This was a $4 piece (4000 Cents). Mintage for this 'Type 2' is only 410 total, less than the original Sella! PCGS Encapsulated proof 69 DCAM. "The story of the rare, and historic, four-dollar original gold Stellas of 1879 and 1880 is quite interesting. The idea of creating the Stella came from John A. Kasson, minister to Austria-Hungary, as an attempt at an international trade coin. At $4 with a composition of 85.71 percent gold, 4.28 percent silver and 10 percent copper, the Stella, named for the five-pointed star on its reverse, would have been a somewhat strained attempt at producing a U.S. coin more in line with European issues. It’s not easy for such ideas to get any sort of a hearing, but this one got help from Dr. W.W. Hubbell, who was responsible for patenting the gold alloy “goloid” used in making the famous goloid metric dollar. The odds were not the best for the Stella since its value was not the same as the regularly circulating gold coins of Europe, and higher denominations were desired for the bulk of international trade. Even so, the Stella was created. Charles Barber designed the Flowing Hair variety and it may well be his best work at the Mint. The Coiled Hair variety was the work of George T. Morgan, coming just a couple years after his design was used for the Morgan dollar. The long-standing total for the 1879 Flowing Hair variety is 425, but Q. David Bowers estimates this total to be 700 in A Guide Book of United States Type Coins. Bowers places the 1879 Coiled Hair variety total between 20 and 30 pieces." [prev. 4 paragraphs taken from 'Numismatic News' viewed May 18, 2019] The link below will present information on the Liberian-USA Millennium Tribute Series; VIEW and DOWNLOAD: Liberian-USA Millennium Tributes - Moneta: http://www.moneta-coins.com/library/Liberian-US%20Millennium%20Tributes.pdf

Liberia - USA Trade Dollar $10 2000

Moneta — Sun, 26 Aug 2007 20:01:02 -0400

by: Moneta

Description: Liberia's Millennium Tribute to the American Trade Dollar. Reverse is more like the type found on the Seated Liberty Dollar as are most this series. The link below will present information on the Liberian-USA Millennium Tribute Series; VIEW and DOWNLOAD: Liberian-USA Millennium Tributes - Moneta: http://www.moneta-coins.com/library/Liberian-US%20Millennium%20Tributes.pdf

Liberia - Standing Liberty Quarter $10 2000

Moneta — Sun, 26 Aug 2007 19:55:18 -0400

by: Moneta

Description: Standing Liberty Quarter Dollar tribute. Note 'MILLENNIUM' on the wall rather than the 'In God We Trust' motto. Poor Miss Liberty has gained a prodigious nose in the translation. NCLT - listed in KM's "Unusual World Coins" as X#14 and Type I. The link below will present information on the Liberian-USA Millennium Tribute Series; VIEW and DOWNLOAD: Liberian-USA Millennium Tributes - Moneta: http://www.moneta-coins.com/library/Liberian-US%20Millennium%20Tributes.pdf

Liberia - Peace Dollar Tribute $10

Moneta — Sun, 26 Aug 2007 19:42:53 -0400

by: Moneta

Description: Here the design of Anthony De Francisci on the Peace dollar is celebrated. Reverse has the Eagle w/ Shield type similar to the Seated Liberty dollar. I have no information yet on most of the mintages of this series but it low; the highest so far being the 2K minted of the Morgan w/Liberia reverse. The link below will present information on the Liberian-USA Millennium Tribute Series; VIEW and DOWNLOAD: Liberian-USA Millennium Tributes - Moneta: http://www.moneta-coins.com/library/Liberian-US%20Millennium%20Tributes.pdf

Liberia - Morgan & Eagle One Dollar - 2000

Moneta — Sun, 26 Aug 2007 19:35:46 -0400

by: Moneta

Description: Compare this to the Millennium $10 Morgan with the Liberia coat-of-arms reverse. Same obverse design (different die). The reverse represents the eagle & shield type found on the Liberty Seated Dollar (USA). The NCLT aspect is emphasized by the fact that one type is a $10 denomination and the same weight/fineness is also found on this $1 coin. Oh well, it's the tribute that counts! These 'coins' are 130% larger than the original and contain over 130% more silver than the original. The link below will present information on the Liberian-USA Millennium Tribute Series; VIEW and DOWNLOAD: Liberian-USA Millennium Tributes - Moneta: http://www.moneta-coins.com/library/Liberian-US%20Millennium%20Tributes.pdf

Liberia - Gold Quarter Eagle Indian Head Tribute $10

Moneta — Sun, 26 Aug 2007 19:19:23 -0400

by: Moneta

Description: Obverse of this incuse type matches best the size U.S.A. Indian Head $2.50 gold piece. The workmanship is not so exacting as the design by Bela Lyaon Pratt. The reverse is a medallic rotation and the eagle & shield type, seen on the Seated Liberty dollar, is retained. Reeded edge, encapsulated. Mintage is only 500. I bought another that was listed by a highly reputable dealer as Proof. When received it looked just like this one. So this one may be incorrectly labeled by NGC , although it matches KM, or these are actually matte proof. This 22 kt. gold coin (1/10 oz. net weight pure gold) was produced by Australia's official Perth Mint for the Republic of Liberia on the same blank used to mint the American Gold Eagle. Extremely rare -- only 500 made. As a result of President Theodore Roosevelt's opinion that United States coins were "atrociously hideous," new gold coin designs appeared in the early 1900s. Bela Lyon Pratt, who was selected to redesign the $2 1/2 and $5 gold coins, utilized an unusual sculpting technique, similar to that employed thousands of years earlier by Egyptian artists. His "incused" design lies entirely below the coin's surface, in contrast with normal "relief" where the design is higher than the fields. Pratt's native American chieftain design is emblematic of Liberty. The link below will present information on the Liberian-USA Millennium Tribute Series; VIEW and DOWNLOAD: Liberian-USA Millennium Tributes - Moneta: http://www.moneta-coins.com/library/Liberian-US%20Millennium%20Tributes.pdf

Liberia - Barber Tribute 5 Dollars - 2000

Moneta — Sun, 26 Aug 2007 19:06:00 -0400

by: Moneta

Description: Lowest denomination of the series - this one represents the Charles Barber redition of Liberty. The reverse eagle & shield style is most like the type that exists on a Liberty Seated Dollar with 'Heraldic' eagle. Here the eagle wings are set higher like the reverse of a Barber half dollar. I have yet to learn the mintage on this type and it's not listed in KM. The link below will present information on the Liberian-USA Millennium Tribute Series; VIEW and DOWNLOAD: Liberian-USA Millennium Tributes - Moneta: http://www.moneta-coins.com/library/Liberian-US%20Millennium%20Tributes.pdf

Liberia - Indian Head w/ Flying Eagle $100 2000

Moneta — Sun, 19 Aug 2007 18:40:30 -0400

by: Moneta

Description: Wow, what a gorgeous NCLT coin! Mintage is a max of only 500 (per PandaAmerica). Part of the USA Tribute & Millennium series it shows the design of a $10 Indian and the reverse of the Walking Liberty $20 gold piece. I imagine that Liberia has not authorized the minting the obverse of the Walking Liberty $20 and Half dollar types due to the NCLT bullion coin regularly minted by the USA. When President Teddy Roosevelt asked sculptor Augustus Saint-Gaudens to create artistic new designs for US coins, Saint-Gaudens initially produced an Indian Head and Flying Eagle design for the $20 gold coins. But only a couple of these were ever produced with the Indian design ... and they are worth over a million dollars each! For the first time, these superb designs appear on an affordable coin, authorized by the Government of Liberia, made from 1 oz. of pure .999 fine gold in gem proof quality. A small number were minted in the USA. The link below will present information on the Liberian-USA Millennium Tribute Series; VIEW and DOWNLOAD: Liberian-USA Millennium Tributes - Moneta: http://www.moneta-coins.com/library/Liberian-US%20Millennium%20Tributes.pdf NOTES: In 1872, chief engraver William Barber proposed an Amazonian capped bust design for all gold coins. Only a single gold pattern set was minted; priceless today!

Liberia - Seated Liberty Dollar w/Stars, $10

Moneta — Sun, 19 Aug 2007 18:08:18 -0400

by: Moneta

Description: Silver NCLT depicting the Seated Liberty of USA Dollar type. I believe mintage of of these is between 1K & 2 K. There is another in this Tribute series w/o stars. Exergue reads "Millennium 2000" on this Type 3 Issue. The link below will present information on the Liberian-USA Millennium Tribute Series; VIEW and DOWNLOAD: Liberian-USA Millennium Tributes - Moneta: http://www.moneta-coins.com/library/Liberian-US%20Millennium%20Tributes.pdf

Liberia - Stella $40 /4000 Cents - Coiled Hair Liberty

Moneta — Sun, 19 Aug 2007 18:01:02 -0400

by: Moneta

Description: Another of the Liberian USA/Millennium Tribute series. This one is of the famous pattern coin known as the Stella. This was a $4 piece (4000 Cents). Mintage for this "Type 2" is only 380 total! PCGS Encapsulated as proof PR-69 DCAM. "The story of the rare, and historic, four-dollar original gold Stellas of 1879 and 1880 is quite interesting. The idea of creating the Stella came from John A. Kasson, minister to Austria-Hungary, as an attempt at an international trade coin. At $4 with a composition of 85.71 percent gold, 4.28 percent silver and 10 percent copper, the Stella, named for the five-pointed star on its reverse, would have been a somewhat strained attempt at producing a U.S. coin more in line with European issues. It’s not easy for such ideas to get any sort of a hearing, but this one got help from Dr. W.W. Hubbell, who was responsible for patenting the gold alloy “goloid” used in making the famous goloid metric dollar. The odds were not the best for the Stella since its value was not the same as the regularly circulating gold coins of Europe, and higher denominations were desired for the bulk of international trade. Even so, the Stella was created. Charles Barber designed the Flowing Hair variety and it may well be his best work at the Mint. The Coiled Hair variety was the work of George T. Morgan, coming just a couple years after his design was used for the Morgan dollar. The long-standing total for the 1879 Flowing Hair variety is 425, but Q. David Bowers estimates this total to be 700 in A Guide Book of United States Type Coins. Bowers places the 1879 Coiled Hair variety total between 20 and 30 pieces." [prev. 4 paragraphs taken from 'Numismatic News' viewed May 18, 2019] The link below will present information on the Liberian-USA Millennium Tribute Series; VIEW and DOWNLOAD: Liberian-USA Millennium Tributes - Moneta: http://www.moneta-coins.com/library/Liberian-US%20Millennium%20Tributes.pdf

Liberia - Flowing Hair Liberty & Eagle w/Shield $100

Moneta — Sun, 19 Aug 2007 17:45:45 -0400

by: Moneta

Description: Low mintage, as all of the gold NCLT in this series are. Wonderful design that follows the long tradition of Liberty on the coins of Liberia. This may also known as the Amazon design from sales brochures. Seeking confirmation on mintage, & weight. The reverse does show milky toning as seen in the photo. Note: In 1872, chief engraver William Barber proposed an Amazonian capped bust design for all gold coins. Only a single gold pattern set was minted; priceless today! Caution! These may be gilt silver coins, PCGS does not indicate this, and I challenge you to find an 'official' source of information on these. I believe KM only lists one (incuse Indian) of the Liberian Tribute series of NCLT commemoratives. GENERAL INFO: These new coins picture Miss Liberty, designed by George Morgan for the Morgan Silver Dollars, issued from 1878-1921; Miss Liberty, designed by Anthony De Francisci for the Peace Silver Dollars, issued from 1921-1935; Seated Liberty, designed by Christian Gobrecht for the Seated Liberty Silver Dollars, issued from 1836-1873; and Seated Liberty, designed by William Barber for the Trade Dollars, issued from 1873-1885. In addition, the most desired Pattern designs (proposed for US silver and gold coins, but never used) are recreated in all of their beauty: "Amazonian" by William Barber (1872), "Washlady" by Charles Barber (1879), "Schoolgirl" by George T. Morgan (1879), and "Shield Earring" by George T. Morgan (1882). These are official commemorative coins issued by The Republic of Liberia. The link below will present information on the Liberian-USA Millennium Tribute Series; VIEW and DOWNLOAD: Liberian-USA Millennium Tributes - Moneta: http://www.moneta-coins.com/library/Liberian-US%20Millennium%20Tributes.pdf

Liberia 'Morgan' Dollar - Flags

Moneta — Mon, 02 Jan 2006 17:50:42 -0500

by: Moneta

Description: A wonderful 'Millennium' issue. The Liberty cap of old makes a reappearance. Also the current coat-of-arms harkens back to elements of the ACS token (sailing ship) and to the 1847/62/96 issues of setting sun and bird with message. Now a plow has been added. Banner below the flags states: "The Love of Liberty Brought Us Here". Mintage is estimated to be 2,000, if so, that would make it quite a scarce 'Morgan"! Toned areas on the cameo regions are lighting effects & are not actually there. This would be considered a 'bullion' issue. The link below will present information on the Liberian-USA Millennium Tribute Series; VIEW and DOWNLOAD: Liberian-USA Millennium Tributes - Moneta: http://www.moneta-coins.com/library/Liberian-US%20Millennium%20Tributes.pdf