"The shot heard round the world" is a phrase referring to several historical incidents, particularly the opening of the American Revolutionary War in 1775
I always wondered if one of the founding fathers might have carried this briefly and then put it away for posterity...
In 1795 the Senate ratified Jay's Treaty, negotiated by John Jay, conceived by Hamilton, and supported by President Washington, which settled some disputed matters left over from the Treaty of Paris (which ended the War for Independence). The treaty then opened the way for ten years of friendly relations and trade with Great Britain.
The Jeffersonian republicans thought that by getting closer to England we would become a more aristocratic and less republican nation, which was commonly considered to be the goal of Hamilton's Federalist party.
(source: Wikipedia)
1795 Gilbert Stuart portrait of Washington, painted for Samuel Vaughn, a London merchant and friend of GW
I had the pleasure to visit the Kansas State Capitol Building in Topeka. The John Steuart Curry mural is bigger than life and is one of the most impressive murals I have ever seen.
Experience the World through Numismatics...it's more than you can imagine.
Walker Proof Digital Album Fellas, leave the tight pants to the ladies. If I can count the coins in your pockets you better use them to call a tailor. Stay thirsty my friends......
The city of Fargo, North Dakota burned to the ground in a fire covering 160 acres and over 31 city blocks. It destroyed "city hall, the business district and the homes of most of Fargo’s 6,000 residents". Two theories on how the fire started include: (a) someone threw ashes out of a restaurant and (b) someone was burning cardboard packing cartons in a store. I'm glad fires are much more contained these days.
On Jan 15, 1919, a 50 foot tall tank containing over 2 million gallons of molasses collapsed, unleashing a molasses tsunami over 25 feet high in the streets of Boston. 21 people died and 150 were injured, along with many animals.
The tank was poorly constructed and leaked from the time it was built; the owners' solution was to paint it brown to hide the problem.
In 1851 new stamps were produced and sold at a reduced rate. 3c vs the prior 5c for a typical letter. An adjunct coin issue was included in the legislation. First time for such; and the first time a coin was specified to be issued at less than full metal value.
What began as a highly criticized ditch would transform a young New York into the Empire State.
On July 4, 1817, construction began in Rome, NY, on the Erie Canal. A mere four-feet-deep and forty-feet-wide, the waterway was nicknamed "Clinton's Big Ditch" after Governor DeWitt Clinton, who pursued the goal of connecting Buffalo's Lake Erie with the Hudson River without any support from the federal government.
The Erie Canal is a 363-mile waterway that connects the Great Lakes with the Atlantic Ocean via the Hudson River in upstate New York. The channel, which traverses New York state from Albany to Buffalo on Lake Erie, was considered an engineering marvel when it first opened in 1825. The Erie Canal provided a direct water route from New York City to the Midwest, triggering large-scale commercial and agricultural development—as well as immigration—to the sparsely populated frontiers of western New York, Ohio, Indiana, Michigan and points farther west. The canal transformed New York City into the young nation’s economic powerhouse, and in 2000 the U.S. Congress designated the Erie Canal a National Heritage Corridor.
Early explorers in America had long searched for a water route from East Coast population centers to the resource-rich lands of the Midwest and Great Lakes.
The Northwest Territory—which later would become the states of Ohio, Michigan, Indiana, Illinois and Wisconsin—had timber, minerals, furs and fertile land for farming, but the Appalachian Mountains stood in the way.
Throughout the 18th and early 19th centuries, it took weeks to reach these resources overland. Bulk transportation of goods was limited by what teams of oxen could pull by wagon. The lack of an efficient transportation network confined populations and trade to coastal areas.
My 1870-CC dollar that was minted and engraved by Abe Curry and given to my Great Grandparents, Matt and Marcella Rinckel. Abe indicated that this was the first dollar struck at the CC Mint. He struck two other pieces (at least), one for the Gov of NV (Blasdale) and one for the President of the US (Grant). My Great Aunt Louise's husband made the bracelet so that Aunt Louise could wear the coin (Matt and Marcella's daughter).
Opening of the US Mint in Carson resulted in one of the biggest parties ever seen and it was held in the biggest building in town (V & T Railroad turnstyle).
Although, nationally, it was not such a big deal it sure was locally and eventually to numismatists!
Here's my dollar as pics taken by me or Todd Pollock:
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This (widget/classy/dreck?) coin is on a truck headed to my home, even as I type this post.
In addition to the Centennial of the United States, out West in Little Big Horn, where the coin was minted, the US forces, led by General George Armstrong Custer, was soundly defeated by a combined Native American force in what was the most significant battle of the Great Sioux War of 1876.
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This (widget/classy/dreck?) coin is on a truck headed to my home, even as I type this post.
In addition to the Centennial of the United States, out West, where the coin was minted, the US forces, led by General George Armstrong Custer, was soundly defeated by a combined Native American force in what was the most significant battle of the Great Sioux War of 1876.
1907 the Cubs go 107-45 in the regular season and go on to beat the Tigers 4-0–1 in the World Series. Yes, there was one tied game. In 1908 there was a rematch between the two teams with the Sox repeating. It was the first repeat winner ever. However a drought developed that would take 108 years to drench. Yes 108 years between World Series victories for the Cubbies
Wrigley Field
In the regular season Ty Cobb and Honus Wagner both ended up hitting .350 to lead the league. These two are certainly mentioned being amongst the all time great in baseball. Ty Cobb Is one of my favorites that ever took the batters box. One of my all time favorite coins was also minted in this glorious year.
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Walker Proof Digital Album Fellas, leave the tight pants to the ladies. If I can count the coins in your pockets you better use them to call a tailor. Stay thirsty my friends......
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People standing in line at the Sub Treasury Building in 1909 to get the new VDB Lincoln Cent.
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"The shot heard round the world" is a phrase referring to several historical incidents, particularly the opening of the American Revolutionary War in 1775
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum was first published in 1900.
Illustration from The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
Dorothy, Toto, Scarecrow, Tin Woodman, Cowardly Lion
United States Indian Head cent 1900
The Mysterious Egyptian Magic Coin
Coins in Movies
Coins on Television
I always wondered if one of the founding fathers might have carried this briefly and then put it away for posterity...
In 1795 the Senate ratified Jay's Treaty, negotiated by John Jay, conceived by Hamilton, and supported by President Washington, which settled some disputed matters left over from the Treaty of Paris (which ended the War for Independence). The treaty then opened the way for ten years of friendly relations and trade with Great Britain.
The Jeffersonian republicans thought that by getting closer to England we would become a more aristocratic and less republican nation, which was commonly considered to be the goal of Hamilton's Federalist party.
(source: Wikipedia)
1795 Gilbert Stuart portrait of Washington, painted for Samuel Vaughn, a London merchant and friend of GW
Commems and Early Type
In 1912 there was a guy named James Fraser who was submitting designs for the new Buffalo Nickel.
This was one of them.
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A hunka hunka burnin' love born January 8th.
"A dog breaks your heart only one time and that is when they pass on". Unknown
First model of Indian motorcycle 1901.
"A dog breaks your heart only one time and that is when they pass on". Unknown
I had the pleasure to visit the Kansas State Capitol Building in Topeka. The John Steuart Curry mural is bigger than life and is one of the most impressive murals I have ever seen.
Experience the World through Numismatics...it's more than you can imagine.
Let’s get this back on track. 1682
Edmund Halleys discovers his Comet this year
Fellas, leave the tight pants to the ladies. If I can count the coins in your pockets you better use them to call a tailor. Stay thirsty my friends......
January 27th 1945 the Soviet Union liberates Auschwitz concentration camp. January 27th is International Holocaust Remembrance Day,
"A dog breaks your heart only one time and that is when they pass on". Unknown
The city of Fargo, North Dakota burned to the ground in a fire covering 160 acres and over 31 city blocks. It destroyed "city hall, the business district and the homes of most of Fargo’s 6,000 residents". Two theories on how the fire started include: (a) someone threw ashes out of a restaurant and (b) someone was burning cardboard packing cartons in a store. I'm glad fires are much more contained these days.
https://library.ndsu.edu/fargo-history/?q=content/fire-1893
On Jan 15, 1919, a 50 foot tall tank containing over 2 million gallons of molasses collapsed, unleashing a molasses tsunami over 25 feet high in the streets of Boston. 21 people died and 150 were injured, along with many animals.
The tank was poorly constructed and leaked from the time it was built; the owners' solution was to paint it brown to hide the problem.
Baltimore fire, 1904:
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In 1851 new stamps were produced and sold at a reduced rate. 3c vs the prior 5c for a typical letter. An adjunct coin issue was included in the legislation. First time for such; and the first time a coin was specified to be issued at less than full metal value.
My 1866 Philly Mint Set
What began as a highly criticized ditch would transform a young New York into the Empire State.
On July 4, 1817, construction began in Rome, NY, on the Erie Canal. A mere four-feet-deep and forty-feet-wide, the waterway was nicknamed "Clinton's Big Ditch" after Governor DeWitt Clinton, who pursued the goal of connecting Buffalo's Lake Erie with the Hudson River without any support from the federal government.
The Erie Canal is a 363-mile waterway that connects the Great Lakes with the Atlantic Ocean via the Hudson River in upstate New York. The channel, which traverses New York state from Albany to Buffalo on Lake Erie, was considered an engineering marvel when it first opened in 1825. The Erie Canal provided a direct water route from New York City to the Midwest, triggering large-scale commercial and agricultural development—as well as immigration—to the sparsely populated frontiers of western New York, Ohio, Indiana, Michigan and points farther west. The canal transformed New York City into the young nation’s economic powerhouse, and in 2000 the U.S. Congress designated the Erie Canal a National Heritage Corridor.
Early explorers in America had long searched for a water route from East Coast population centers to the resource-rich lands of the Midwest and Great Lakes.
The Northwest Territory—which later would become the states of Ohio, Michigan, Indiana, Illinois and Wisconsin—had timber, minerals, furs and fertile land for farming, but the Appalachian Mountains stood in the way.
Throughout the 18th and early 19th centuries, it took weeks to reach these resources overland. Bulk transportation of goods was limited by what teams of oxen could pull by wagon. The lack of an efficient transportation network confined populations and trade to coastal areas.
18th amendment adopted in 1917 and ratified by 2/3 of the states on January 16th 1919. Prohibition would begin one year after.
"A dog breaks your heart only one time and that is when they pass on". Unknown
My 1870-CC dollar that was minted and engraved by Abe Curry and given to my Great Grandparents, Matt and Marcella Rinckel. Abe indicated that this was the first dollar struck at the CC Mint. He struck two other pieces (at least), one for the Gov of NV (Blasdale) and one for the President of the US (Grant). My Great Aunt Louise's husband made the bracelet so that Aunt Louise could wear the coin (Matt and Marcella's daughter).
Opening of the US Mint in Carson resulted in one of the biggest parties ever seen and it was held in the biggest building in town (V & T Railroad turnstyle).
Although, nationally, it was not such a big deal it sure was locally and eventually to numismatists!
Here's my dollar as pics taken by me or Todd Pollock:
This (widget/classy/dreck?) coin is on a truck headed to my home, even as I type this post.
In addition to the Centennial of the United States, out West in Little Big Horn, where the coin was minted, the US forces, led by General George Armstrong Custer, was soundly defeated by a combined Native American force in what was the most significant battle of the Great Sioux War of 1876.
Great coin! Classy all the way...
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The war of 1812. The British burned the White House.
1907 the Cubs go 107-45 in the regular season and go on to beat the Tigers 4-0–1 in the World Series. Yes, there was one tied game. In 1908 there was a rematch between the two teams with the Sox repeating. It was the first repeat winner ever. However a drought developed that would take 108 years to drench. Yes 108 years between World Series victories for the Cubbies
Wrigley Field
In the regular season Ty Cobb and Honus Wagner both ended up hitting .350 to lead the league. These two are certainly mentioned being amongst the all time great in baseball. Ty Cobb Is one of my favorites that ever took the batters box. One of my all time favorite coins was also minted in this glorious year.
mark
Fellas, leave the tight pants to the ladies. If I can count the coins in your pockets you better use them to call a tailor. Stay thirsty my friends......