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#12 – Arkansas – Robinson 1936
Acquired from nwcoingallery Ebay, Photography by Messydesk
Obverse (Robinson) – A lustorous, smooth, relatively mark free center is ringed by a soft, greenish/gold toning.
Reverse (Eagle) – A lustorous, smooth, relatively mark free center is ringed by a darker, amber/gold toning, with some color peaking thru at the top and bottom.
Stats – Authorization for no more then 50,000, no less then 25,000. In total, 25,250 were minted plus 15 for assay. (s/b)
Artist/Sculptor – Henry Kreis (s/b)
Obverse – Joseph T. Robinson is the obverse. (s/b)
Reverse – Behind the eagle is a diamond representing the only diamond field in the U.S. and located in Arkansas. The 13 stars do not represent the 13 original colonies. It is the upper half of the complete array of 25 stars in the state flag. The three lower stars within the diamond represent the three flags that flew over the territory, Spain, France and the U.S. The largest star, within the diamond, represents Arkansas’s participation in the Confederacy. It’s position may suggest a thought that the south may rise again. The rising sun also hints at the south rising, and the seven rays may represent the 7 original succeeding states. (S/B)
Fun Facts:
Crater of Diamonds State Park is a 911-acre (369 ha) Arkansas state park in Pike County, Arkansas in the United States. The park features a 37.5 acres (15.2 ha) plowed field, the world's only diamond-bearing site accessible to the public. The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) lists the site as a Class III Natural Monument or Feature in its registry. Diamonds have continuously been discovered in the field since 1906, including the world's only perfect diamond ever discovered, the Strawn-Wagner Diamond.[1] The park became a part of the system in 1972 after the Arkansas Department of Parks and Tourism purchased the site from the Arkansas Diamond Company and Ozark Diamond Mines Corporation, who had operated the site as a tourist attraction previously
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In 1924, a 40.23-carat diamond was found by Wesley Oley Basham, a workman for the Arkansas Diamond Company. The diamond was dubbed with Basham’s nickname, and the “Uncle Sam,” as it is called, still holds the record as the largest diamond ever found in the United States.
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The 1936 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XI Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event that was held in 1936 in Berlin, Germany. Berlin won the bid to host the Games over Barcelona, Spain, on 26 April 1931, at the 29th IOC Session in Barcelona (two years before the Nazis came to power). It marked the second and final time that the International Olympic Committee would gather to vote in a city which was bidding to host those Games. The only other time this occurred was at the inaugural IOC Session in Paris, France, on 24 April 1894. Then, Athens and Paris were chosen to host the 1896 and 1900 Games, respectively.
To outdo the Los Angeles, USA games of 1932, the Nazis built a new 100,000-seat track and field stadium, six gymnasiums, and many other smaller arenas. They also installed a closed-circuit television system and radio network that reached 41 countries, with many other forms of expensive high-tech electronic equipment.[1] Filmmaker Leni Riefenstahl, a favorite of Adolf Hitler, was commissioned by the German Olympic Committee to film the Games for $7 million.[1] Her film, titledOlympia, pioneered many of the techniques now common in the filming of sports.
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This was also the Olympics where American athlete Jesse Owens shined. Owens won a total of four gold medals at the Olympic games. As a stunned Hitler angrily left the stadium, German athletes embraced Owens and the spectators chanted his name.
Acquired from nwcoingallery Ebay, Photography by Messydesk
Obverse (Robinson) – A lustorous, smooth, relatively mark free center is ringed by a soft, greenish/gold toning.
Reverse (Eagle) – A lustorous, smooth, relatively mark free center is ringed by a darker, amber/gold toning, with some color peaking thru at the top and bottom.
Stats – Authorization for no more then 50,000, no less then 25,000. In total, 25,250 were minted plus 15 for assay. (s/b)
Artist/Sculptor – Henry Kreis (s/b)
Obverse – Joseph T. Robinson is the obverse. (s/b)
Reverse – Behind the eagle is a diamond representing the only diamond field in the U.S. and located in Arkansas. The 13 stars do not represent the 13 original colonies. It is the upper half of the complete array of 25 stars in the state flag. The three lower stars within the diamond represent the three flags that flew over the territory, Spain, France and the U.S. The largest star, within the diamond, represents Arkansas’s participation in the Confederacy. It’s position may suggest a thought that the south may rise again. The rising sun also hints at the south rising, and the seven rays may represent the 7 original succeeding states. (S/B)
Fun Facts:
Crater of Diamonds State Park is a 911-acre (369 ha) Arkansas state park in Pike County, Arkansas in the United States. The park features a 37.5 acres (15.2 ha) plowed field, the world's only diamond-bearing site accessible to the public. The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) lists the site as a Class III Natural Monument or Feature in its registry. Diamonds have continuously been discovered in the field since 1906, including the world's only perfect diamond ever discovered, the Strawn-Wagner Diamond.[1] The park became a part of the system in 1972 after the Arkansas Department of Parks and Tourism purchased the site from the Arkansas Diamond Company and Ozark Diamond Mines Corporation, who had operated the site as a tourist attraction previously
Source
In 1924, a 40.23-carat diamond was found by Wesley Oley Basham, a workman for the Arkansas Diamond Company. The diamond was dubbed with Basham’s nickname, and the “Uncle Sam,” as it is called, still holds the record as the largest diamond ever found in the United States.
Source
The 1936 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XI Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event that was held in 1936 in Berlin, Germany. Berlin won the bid to host the Games over Barcelona, Spain, on 26 April 1931, at the 29th IOC Session in Barcelona (two years before the Nazis came to power). It marked the second and final time that the International Olympic Committee would gather to vote in a city which was bidding to host those Games. The only other time this occurred was at the inaugural IOC Session in Paris, France, on 24 April 1894. Then, Athens and Paris were chosen to host the 1896 and 1900 Games, respectively.
To outdo the Los Angeles, USA games of 1932, the Nazis built a new 100,000-seat track and field stadium, six gymnasiums, and many other smaller arenas. They also installed a closed-circuit television system and radio network that reached 41 countries, with many other forms of expensive high-tech electronic equipment.[1] Filmmaker Leni Riefenstahl, a favorite of Adolf Hitler, was commissioned by the German Olympic Committee to film the Games for $7 million.[1] Her film, titledOlympia, pioneered many of the techniques now common in the filming of sports.
Source
This was also the Olympics where American athlete Jesse Owens shined. Owens won a total of four gold medals at the Olympic games. As a stunned Hitler angrily left the stadium, German athletes embraced Owens and the spectators chanted his name.
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