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Dr. Seuss' coin design

RogerBRogerB Posts: 8,852 ✭✭✭✭✭
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Most readers are familiar with Dr. Seuss (Theodor Seuss Geisel) and his books for children. But during WW-II he was editorial cartoonist for the New York City newspaper PM. His cartoons lambasted Hitler and Mussolini, and he was especially critical of isolationists, notably Charles Lindbergh, who opposed U.S. entry into the war. The cartoon presented below shows Seuss' design for the new "Lindbergh Quarter" and features the reoccurring theme of an ostrich with its head stuck in the sand - ignoring the rest of the world. :)

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  • carabonnaircarabonnair Posts: 1,423 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Thanks, I remember seeing this about 10 years ago.

    Gawain

    Pacific Northwest Numismatic Association
  • FredWeinbergFredWeinberg Posts: 5,845 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Looks like the administration's new Quarter issue.

    Retired Collector & Dealer in Major Mint Error Coins & Currency since the 1960's.Co-Author of Whitman's "100 Greatest U.S. Mint Error Coins", and the Error Coin Encyclopedia, Vols., III & IV. Retired Authenticator for Major Mint Errors for PCGS. A 50+ Year PNG Member.A full-time numismatist since 1972, retired in 2022.
  • rickoricko Posts: 98,724 ✭✭✭✭✭

    He was good at delivering a message even then..... Cheers, RickO

  • RogerBRogerB Posts: 8,852 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Notice the ostrich's closed eyes and contented smile --- bliss.

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