Talk:Turban Head eagle

Never seen a front page FA with an empty talk page before

First time for everything, I guess. Did someone bring this to FA by themselves? -- stillnotelf is invisible 01:13, 19 February 2013 (UTC)

Me.--Wehwalt (talk) 04:20, 19 February 2013 (UTC)

Well, good job! -- stillnotelf is invisible 19:22, 19 February 2013 (UTC)

Thanks although I need to credit those who kindly review my articles.Wehwalt (talk) 20:01, 19 February 2013 (UTC)

CE needed?

The final paragraph under "Production" seems to be broken. Specifically, the paranthetical phrase is gibberish at the end. I'd fix it if I could figure out what it was supposed to say, but maybe maybe it's using a numismatic technical term? - Denimadept (talk) 01:19, 19 February 2013 (UTC)

I have fixed it.--Wehwalt (talk) 04:21, 19 February 2013 (UTC)

Now a FA in Chinese Wikipedia

I have translated this article to Chinese Wikipedia here and promoted to FA status, and I want to thank User:Wehwalt for his effort to write this amazing article. --Jarodalien (talk) 08:35, 11 January 2016 (UTC)

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  1795 Turban Head eagle with original reverse
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  1797 Turban Head eagle with heraldic eagle reverse

The Turban Head eagle was a ten-dollar gold piece, or eagle, struck by the United States Mint from 1795 to 1804. The piece was designed by Robert Scot, and was the first in the eagle series, which continued until the Mint ceased striking gold coins for circulation in 1933. The common name is a misnomer; Liberty does not wear a turban but a cap, believed by some to be a pileus or Liberty cap: her hair twisting around the headgear makes it appear to be a turban. The number of stars on the obverse was initially intended to be equal to the number of states in the Union, but with the number at 16, that idea was abandoned in favor of using 13 stars in honor of the original states. The initial reverse, featuring an eagle with a wreath in its mouth, proved unpopular and was replaced by a heraldic eagle. Increases in the price of gold made it profitable for the coins to be melted down, and in 1804, President Thomas Jefferson ended coinage of eagles; the denomination was not struck again for circulation for more than 30 years. These Turban Head eagles are in the National Numismatic Collection at the National Museum of American History.

Coin design credit: United States Mint; photographed by Jaclyn Nash

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