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"I'm thrilled it's a part of the nation's history now," Spears said. "When we get to know individual animals and get to know their life stories, I think that strikes all people."

A scar on her chest marks where Martha struck her during the rescue in 2006.

Gamble's designs are on two of the three coins in the set, and the eaglets appear on the $5 gold coin, which costs more like $300. On the coin, a young bald eagle stretches its wings as a sibling looks on from the same branch. Gamble said the scene was modeled from two of Spears's photographs.

"For me, the emotional connection is real important in order for me to do good work," Gamble said. "And the George and Martha story touched the heartstrings."

The bridge workers still keep an eye on George, and, by all accounts, he has adjusted well to widowhood.

Maybe too well.

After Martha's death, George was seen shacking up with her attacker, dubbed "Angelina" (after actress Angelina Jolie) by the workers. She left him a short while later but either returned or was replaced.

Lately, George has been cozying up to a female who workers can't be sure is Angelina, said John Undeland, a spokesman for the bridge project.

Last Tuesday, the new female was seen sharing a fish with George and making a nest with him less than a half-mile from his home with Martha.

"Second wife?" Undeland asked. "The saga continues."