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Doris Doscher

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Many numismatists consider the Standing Liberty Quarter among the most attractive of all U.S. coin designs.
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The Pulitzer Fountain represents Pomona, the Roman Goddess of Orchards, and is located in Grand Army Plaza in front of the Plaza Hotel

Doris Doscher (January 24, 1882 - March 9, 1970) was an actress and model who appeared in the movie Birth of a Nation (1915) and posed as Liberty for the American Standing Liberty Quarter (1916-1930). The Standing Liberty Quarter was designed by Hermon Atkins MacNeil.[1]She can also be seen as the model for the Pulitzer Fountain of Abundance by Karl Bitter (completed by Isadore Konti and Karl Gruppe in 1915) in front of the Plaza Hotel in New York City

References

  1. ^ "Standing Liberty Quarter Dollars (1916-1930)". CoinFacts.com. Collectors Universe, Inc. 1999–2006. {{cite web}}: External link in |work= (help)CS1 maint: date format (link)
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