It was now neatly positioned on her head in a bun, with a braid at the end. Like her predecessor, she faced left, but her hair was not tousled locks. Gobrecht designed a younger, thinner, more youthful Miss Liberty.
So Christian Gobrecht assumed the Chief Engraver’s duties in the Fall of 1835, In 1839, he was asked to redesign the $5 Gold, Classic Head, No Motto Half Eagle. Chief Engraver of the US Mint, William Kneass, suffered a stroke and was incapacitated.
