Please post a coin from 1941

morgansforever

Sadly, I don't have one. God bless those who were there, God bless us all.
If you don't have a 1941 coin, share a story of one who was there.
RIP grandpa
Scott

Goldbully

What an incredible generation of Americans.

TomB

My mother was just shy of turning eight years old when my grandmother heard the news on the radio and started screaming "They bombed Pearl Harbor!"

WingedLiberty1957

Sorry to hear of your recent loss ...

MarkInDavis

Here's one.

etexmike

Here is to a great generation of Americans.

...and another Walker...




Mike

keyman64

How About Some Top Pops for Pops? Sorry for your loss.

Top Pop MS65


Top Pop PCGS MS66FB


Not a Top Pop but still nice I think at PCGS MS67FB


Again, not a top pop for this one but still fun...now in a 66FB PCGS Holder

LindeDad

Not from then but remembering them...

MVC

morgansforever

I spent the day asking random people what the date was and if it was significant.
The replies were earth shattering, it was very sad IMO. One girl didn't even respond to me,
she was engulfed with her smart phone and totally ignored me. Approximately 50% had no idea
what took place 71 years ago today. Granted is was a small sample 35 or 40 but I figured it was one of those dates
that everyone was aware of. Guess I was wrong.

MVC

<< <i>I spent the day asking random people what the date was and if it was significant.
The replies were earth shattering, it was very sad IMO. One girl didn't even respond to me,
she was engulfed with her smart phone and totally ignored me. Approximately 50% had no idea
what took place 71 years ago today. Granted is was a small sample 35 or 40 but I figured it was one of those dates
that everyone was aware of. Guess I was wrong. >>



That is sad. Were the less informed younger? I m 50 and have known what this date was for as long as I remember.

BAJJERFAN

morgansforever

<<That is sad. Were the less informed younger?>>

I would estimate the uninformed were 25-30ish. I think only 4 wanted to
know what was significant about today.

jimbux61

Here you go.





Thanks for looking.

fcloud

God Bless.

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DIMEMAN

I don't know how anybody in the U.S.A. can not know what happened 12/07/1941!

God Bless America!

And like the Jap Admiral said "I fear all we have done is awaken an angry giant"!

HE WAS RIGHT!!!!!

AMRC

Not sure if it is from 1941, but my favorite War-Time piece.

LeeBone

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MsMorrisine

kid had a sub today who was 10 back then... thought japan was "ja-pen" a pen??

lcoopie

GrumpyEd

This one is fitting for Dec 7th 1941.
It's not a coin but at the time a full book cost a pile of 75 silver quarters to fill.
Whoever put their $18.75 in it didn't cash it in.
Maybe they were happy to help buy a new battlewagon like the one on the cover.

Cocoinut

My dad was a US Marine serving at Pearl Harbor on December 7. He and my mom hadn't met yet, but Mom was a junior in high school in Bethesda, MD, just outside Washington, D.C. She and a classmate went to the classmate's congressman's office (Burton Wheeler) and got passes to the Senate chamber for FDR declaration of war on December 8, the "day of infamy" speech. So both of my parents had ties to that day. Dad died in an industrial accident in 1972, but Mom sent a request to the government in 1991 when a medal was struck and given to Pearl Harbor survivors or their families. I have both the Senate pass and the survivor's medal. I thought I had scans/photos of them that I could post tonight, but I'm not able to find them. I'll try to find one or both items tomorrow.

Here's a 1941-D half:




Jim

Justacommeman

Great stuff...............MJ

TomB

That's an amazing story, Jim, and I hope future generations of your family do not forget the details. On the flip side of that a bit, my mother-in-law is Japanese and was in Japan at the time of the attack. Her three brothers were "taken" by the Japanese armed forces and pressed into service while she was taken to a factory and spent significant time making airplane parts. I do not believe any of her three brothers saw combat and neither she nor her seven siblings were injured or killed during the war.

morgansforever

Great story Jim, not only is this a very informative coin forum, you can
also gain intimate American history, not found in text.
Thanks for sharing,
Scott

lusterlover

Crackout

johnny9434

less we forget. i had mentioned it in a group of people today and most of them just looked at me not remembering what today was. what a shame. anyway i had mentioned it and a few didnt know or forgot what it was thus hanging there heads.

Cocoinut

Here are scans to go with my earlier post.

This is my mom's pass to the Senate chamber to hear FDR's declaration of war, on December 8, 1941 (the "day of infamy"). I took this to the Antiques Roadshow a couple of years ago to see if it had any value, and was told that it would be worth only around $100. It's worth much more than that to me.



This is the medal Mom received after submitting a request to the US Mint, along with a copy of Dad's service record. Pearl Harbor survivors or their families were eligible to receive one of these medals commemorating the 50th anniversary. It was struck at the US Mint and sent in a box and case similar to those used for proof silver eagles.



Jim

DoubleBagger

DoubleBagger

morgansforever

I know it's a day late to be TTTing this but a friend stationed in HI just sent me these images.
Again, God bless those brave men and women.
Scott