26th President

United States of America

(1901 - 1909)

Known as the great numismatic presidents, 26th President of the United States Theodore Roosevelt forever changed how the American people look at coins. President Roosevelt had a grand vision for American numismatics that would help elevate our coinage to the status of fine art sculptures.

His first step in achieving his goal was this famous to Secretary of Treasury, where he blatantly states, “I think the state of our coinage is artistically of atrocious hideousness. Would it be possible, without asking permission of Congress, to employ a man like Saint-Gaudens to give us a coinage which would have some beauty?”

Shortly after, President Roosevelt collaborated with famed sculptor Augustus Saint-Gaudens to create the most beautiful US coin ever produced: The Saint-Gaudens Gold Double Eagle. The beauty of this coin was so inspiring, that it was the catalyst in starting the Renaissance of American Coinage. During
this short period from 1907 to 1921, each piece of circulating United States coinage was redesigned by the greatest American sculptors of the day. To this day, President Roosevelt is remembered for forever changing the numismatic landscape of our great country.