Long Table 150. Theodore Roosevelt and the Gold Designs of 1907–1908
Channel: American Numismatic Society
Date: 2023-08-15

For a century, numismatists have examined the trials and tribulations of famed sculptor and medallic artist Augustus Saint-Gaudens and the gold coin designs of 1907. Mike Moran, member of the U.S. Citizens Coinage Advisory Committee and Secretary of the Theodore Roosevelt Association, will discuss the critical role of President Theodore Roosevelt in this story, which amounted to so much more than the “pet crime” Roosevelt acknowledged.