erickso1 commem collection : #22 1893 Columbian 6/27/2014
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Welcome. After reading Llafoes post about pics and descriptions for registry sets and how much people enjoyed looking and learning from these, and also taking a cue from past member LeeG, I decided to create a post that over time will feature all 50 of my commems (as I add them). The posts will contain pics, who I acquired it from, who took the pics, my written descriptions, facts about their creation (usually pulled from my Breen/Swiatek or Bowers Encyclopedia), and typically a fun fact related to the coin that you may not have known.
New coins will be added to the original post, and the Title will be updated. Grades will not be posted as I want the focus to on the coins and facts, not the grade. If you really want to know, shoot me a pm. Other questions I will try to answer within the thread.
If a coin is upgraded as I go along, the new coin will replace the old coin, relevant info will be updated and the coin and info will be moved to the top.
The format may change a bit over time as I work through it, but for know this should be a good structure.
On to the coins.
** Side note added. Most of my coin related information comes from The Encyclopedia of United States Silver & Gold Commemorative Coins 1892 to 1954 by Anthony Swiatek and Walter Breen. I highly recommend purchasing it and Swiateks new book. If you are interested in commems and wondering where to get started on building a commem library, Broadstruck started this thread about commem literature. Hopefully we can add to it in the future.
Commem Library Thread
New coins will be added to the original post, and the Title will be updated. Grades will not be posted as I want the focus to on the coins and facts, not the grade. If you really want to know, shoot me a pm. Other questions I will try to answer within the thread.
If a coin is upgraded as I go along, the new coin will replace the old coin, relevant info will be updated and the coin and info will be moved to the top.
The format may change a bit over time as I work through it, but for know this should be a good structure.
On to the coins.
** Side note added. Most of my coin related information comes from The Encyclopedia of United States Silver & Gold Commemorative Coins 1892 to 1954 by Anthony Swiatek and Walter Breen. I highly recommend purchasing it and Swiateks new book. If you are interested in commems and wondering where to get started on building a commem library, Broadstruck started this thread about commem literature. Hopefully we can add to it in the future.
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Acquired from Broadstruck, BST Photos by Messydesk
Obverse – Yellows/orange/greens/blues cling to the rim while a bronzie orange highlight the center
Reverse – Yellow/Orange/greens/blues circle most of the rim while the reverse is a a pretty, cart wheel lustered white.
Stats – 5,000,000 authorized. 950,000 1892’s minted. 4,050,000 plus 210t for assay of the 1893’s. 1,141,760 of the 1893 were withheld by Congress, 1,359,940 were melted leaving a final mintage of 1,548,300 of the 1893’s.
Artist/Sculptor – Charles Barber and George Morgan
Obverse – The head is intended to represent Christopher Columbus.
Reverse – The three masted caravel is intended to represent the Santa Maria. Below are two hemispheres, the “ Dos Mundos” or “ Two Worlds” motif originally from the Mexican Pillar Dollars or Pieces of eight.
Here is the Dos Mundos referenced on the Pillar Dollar.
While I could have explored Christopher Columbus, the new world and/or the ship I decided to feature the Columbian Exposition of 1892 as well as some neat coins and such from that time.
Dedication ceremony for the World’s Columbian Exposition, October 22, 1892 (1st pic)
Opening Day, May 1, 1893.
The court of honor.
The Viking was built at Christen Christensen's Framnes Shipyard in Sandefjord, Norway in 1892-93. It was copied after the ancient Viking ship Gokstad.Excavated in 1880, the Gokstad had been called the most beautiful ship ever built.
The Viking is approximately 78 feet long, 17 feet wide, and 6.5 feet high from the bottom of the keel to the gunwale. Clinker built, its planks are fastened together with thousands of iron rivets. At sea, the Viking averaged 10 knots and the hull was observed to flex with the waves.
In 1893 the Viking sailed from Norway to Chicago, via the Erie Canal and the Great Lakes, and became one of the greatest attractions at the World's Columbian Exposition. At the close of the Fair the Viking traveled to New Orleans. The next year she was returned to Chicago and presented to the Field Columbian Museum. Soon the Viking was in dry dock along side the Museum.
I also wanted to highlight this awesome set listed at Northeast Numismatics (this is not an advertisement. I just thought this was uber cool)
One of the most interesting commemorative offering we've ever had. This set consists of the four coins issued in commemoration of the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition held in Chicago. All four coins are wonderfully toned, with the Isabellas exhibiting particularly lovely color. These coins were initially housed in a wooden frame which includes ten various admission tickets to the Exposition. The coins have been removed and are all graded MS64 by PCGS. The tickets are adhered to the matting in the frame. A portion of the wood backing to the frame has split apart, although the split piece has been retained with the frame. A unique opportunity for the collector of beautifully toned commems or a Columbian Expo specialist.
The 1892 Boston Beaneaters won their second straight and fifth total National League pennant. In the first-ever split season, the Beaneaters finished first in the first half, and three games behind the Cleveland Spiders in the second half. After the season, the two teams played a "World's Championship Series", which the Beaneaters won five games to none (with one tie).
# 21 California - 1925
Acquired from Richardshipp (here on the boards), photos by Messydesk
Obverse – Flashy luster, bright golds and reds shift to vibrant blues and greens.
Reverse – Flashy luster, bright golds and reds shift to vibrant blues and greens.
By far, one of my favorite coins in terms of to color of the toning and vibrancy.
Stats – Authorized 300,000 max. Minted 150,000 plus 200 reserved for assay. Returned for melting 63,606 resulting in a net mintage of 86,394
Artist/Sculptor – Jo Mora
Obverse Design – A gold miner w/ pan, inspecting gravel from a stream for possible gold. Diamond Jubilee 1925 refers to the 75th anniversary of California’s admission into the union as a state.
Reverse – Grizzly bear represents the California Republic’s bear flag under General John C. Fremont.
California and this coin. Going to be pretty simple. Not a lot of text, but a bunch of pics. Gold, Gold Miners and 49ers.
Using a Long Tom in the gold fields. Six men from New Boston went to the California Gold Rush in 1850. (This 1850 photo is of six other men.)
End of a Shift at Empire Mine History.
Miner With Gold Mining Pan John Stone With Gold Mining Pan, circa 1939
A little Charlie Chaplan fun from the 1925 movie “ The Gold Rush”
And as much as it pains me to feature them, the San Francisco 49ers seems the most appropriate for this post.
The San Francisco 49ers were the first major league professional sports franchise based in San Francisco, and one of the first professional sports teams based on the West Coast of the United States
The first score in 49ers history came on an executed passing play. Quarterback Frankie Albert, a scrambling left-hander, tossed a 6-yard pass to halfback John Strzykalski, who tossed a lateral to Len Eshmont, who raced down the sideline toward the end zone for a play that covered 66 yards under the foggy afternoon skies of Kezar Stadium on September 8, 1946.
# 20 Maryland – 1934
Acquired from Shortgapbob @ The Reeded Edge, Photography by Messydesk
Obverse – Blues/greens/reds/purples grace the left side of the obverse
Reverse – Greens/reds/browns grace the same left side of the reverse.
Stats – 25,000 authorized, 25,000 minted plus 15 for assay.
Artist/Sculptor – Hans Schuler
Obverse Design – Bust of Cecil Calvert (2nd Lord Baltimore
Reverse Design – Features Lord Baltimores arms (paly of 6, argent and sable, a bend counterchanged) quartered with his wife’s ( a cross botony). The two supporters represent Labor (with the spade) and Fisheries (with the fish). The motto, FATTI MASCHII PAROLE FEMINE (“ deeds are manly, words are womanly”)
Here is the current Maryland state seal. Unlike Rhode Island, they stuck pretty close to the original.
The Diamondback Terrapin (Malaclemys terrapin) was made the State reptile and official mascot of the University of Maryland College Park in 1994 (Chapter 476, Acts of 1994; Code State Government Article, sec. 13-313). As mascot (also known as Testudo), the Terrapin, however, has been affiliated with the University's athletic program since 1933.
Maryland has acted to protect Diamondback Terrapins. Effective July 1, 2007, it is unlawful to take or possess them for commercial purposes
While there was a minor league Baltimore Orioles team in 1934, I thought it was more interesting that there was a Baltimore Orioles hockey team. They were a member of the Eastern Hockey league. The finished the 33-34 season with a 18-4-2 record, and followed that up in 34-35 with a 4-13-4 record.
# 19 Cleveland - 1936
Acquired from Ebay, photography by Messydesk
Obverse – Creamy center is ringed by a rainbow progression of reds/orange/yellow/blues and greens to the rims.
Reverse – Toning on the reverse is very similar to the obverse.
Stats – 50,000 authorized (25,000 minimum). 50,000 minted with 30 reserved for assay (minted in two separate 25,000 coin batches)
Artist/Sculptor – Brenda Putnam
Obverse design – Portrait of Moses Cleaveland.
Reverse design – Five Great Lakes with their nine principal cities marked by stars. The largest star at the bottom of the compass is Cleveland.
I thought I might highlight the Great Lakes Exposition, since that is why the coin was minted.
Per S&B, The Cleveland Centennial and Great Lakes Exposition was held in Cleveland from June 27 to October 4, 1936, on a 125-acre lakefront site, “ a Glamorous Spectacle of Supreme Significance, … Presenting Outstanding Attractions Worthy of a World’s Fair…presenting achievements of the Arts and Sciences in understandable ways (!)…portraying the drama of Industry and Commerce in fascinating and colorful manners…unfolding the romance of Iron and Coal (!!) in impressive methods…”
All these from www.cleveland.com
The 1936 Cleveland Indians season was a season in American baseball. The team finished fifth in the American League with a record of 80-74, 22½ games behind the New York Yankees.
On a more positive note, Jessie Owens raced George Case at Cleveland stadium in 1946. Case noted this was the only race he had ever lost while wearing a baseball uniform
# 18 Connecticut – 1935
Acquired from Broadstruck via Seattleslammer (CU), photography by Messydesk
Obverse – (charter oak) Russets, oranges and blues cling to the rim highlighting the exceptional luster.
Reverse – (eagle) A few more blues peak through on the reverse, again highlighting the exceptional luster.
Stats – 25,000 authorized. 25,000 minted, 18 reserved for assay. (s/b)
Artist/Sculptor – Henry Kreis(s/b)
Obverse – An art deco version of the Charter Oak is represented. S/B say it is designed (vaguely) after one of C.D.W. Brownell’s four paintings of the historic tree. The trunk cavity and the leaves are over exaggerated for the designs sake. More info on the Oak below.
Reverse – Thirteen stars for the original thirteen colonies form a semicircular arc around the eagle(s/b)
If you guessed I’d highlight the Charter Oak here, well, yep, you’re right. I have a love for big, old oak trees. As we say in coins, they just scream originality. So, less words, more images and paintings of the Charter oak.
The Charter Oak, oil on canvas, Charles De Wolf Brownell, 1857
Frederic E. Church (1826-1900)
The Charter Oak at Hartford, c.1846
Oil on canvas, mounted on masonite,
24 x 34 1/4”
And now a little history.
“On August 21, 1856, the Charter Oak, a noted landmark and symbol of Hartford and Connecticut, fell during a severe wind and rain storm. The name “Charter Oak” came from local legend and a much-told Connecticut tale in which a hollow space in the tree was used to hide the colony’s charter. The tree’s history does notbegin with the hiding of the colony’s charter, however. Long before white settlers came to the colony, generations of Native Americans held their councils beneath its massive branches, and during his European voyage up the Connecticut River, Adriaen Block was so impressed with the tree that he took note of it in the journey’s logbook.”
“Following the days after the storm, the people of Connecticut formally mourned the tree, and pieces of its wood were treated as treasures: three chairs were carved out of its trunk, including one that is the ceremonial seat of the president of the State Senate, a frame that now contains the colony’s charter, as well as a number of other items which can be seen at the capitol building and theConnecticut Historical Society.”
The 1935 24 Hours of Le Mans was the 13th Grand Prix of Endurance, and took place on 15 and 16 June 1935.
This car was actually the winner of this race.
And, the video.
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# 17 Rhode Island – 1936
Acquired from NFCoins, photography by Messydesk
Obverse – Russet/Orange toning lines the outside of the rims. The center has a goldish tint to it with strong luster.
Reverse – Orange/Russet toning comes through strongest at the rims again but carries through the centers in a much lighter tint.
Stats – 50,000 authorized. 50,000 minted, 34 reserved for assay. (s/b)
Artist/Sculptor – John Howard Benson and A. Graham Carey(s/b)
Obverse – The obverse is representative of the landing of Roger Williams on June 24, 1636. A Narragansett Indian extends his hand to Roger, palm down in a gesture of approval called mudra. Rogers stands in a canoe, hand raised, bible in hand, musket in the boat.
Reverse – The reverse is a loose copy of the state arms with the word “ HOPE “ replacing the longer, latin motto of “ IN TE DOMINE SPERAMUS” which means “In Thee, O Lord, we hope”.(s/b)
Here is a timeline of sorts regarding the Rhode Island State seal and it’s evolution.
The original, 1647.
1661
1690
1763
1782
1865
1875
1892
1913
Today
On November 7, 1936 Rhode Island lost to Connecticut State College 0-33 at Connecticut’s homecoming.
Also, Ellison “Tarzan” Brown from Charlestown, Rhode Island qualified for the 1940 Olympics before they were cancelled.
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# 16 Boone – 1935 – d
Acquired from 78saen ( cu member) with the help of Broadstruck, photography by Messydesk
Obverse – Vibrant yellows, golds reds and blues (and maybe a rogue green or two) encircle Boones portrait. Great lustor and eye appeal.
Reverse – the yellows, reds and golds partially encircle the reverse. Strong luster and eye appeal.
Stats – 600,000 total authorized, 108,000 total minted, 21,400 melted. Year and mint specific for 1935-d, 5,000 minted 5 reservered for assay. (s/b)
Artist/Sculptor – Augustus Lukeman (s/b)
Obverse – Daniel Boone, although S/B note that the portrayal doesn’t match any other portrayal of Boone known to date. (s/b)
Reverse – Boone on the viewers left and Shawnee Chief Black Fish are discussing the treaty that was to end the nine-day siege of Fort Boonesborough, in Transylvania, part of which is in what we know today as Kentucky. Boone is seen holding a musket and the scroll/treay. The buildings and fort in the background are intended to represent the fort. (s/b)
The reverse of the coin is meant to depict the adoption of Daniel Boone by Chief Blackfish of the Shawnee tribe. An excerpt from
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With the food supply running low, the settlers needed salt to preserve what meat they had, so in January 1778, Boone led a party of 30 men to the salt springs on the Licking River. On February 7, 1778, when Boone was hunting meat for the expedition, he was surprised and captured by warriors led by Chief Blackfish of the Chilicothe Shawnee. Because Boone's party was greatly outnumbered, he persuaded his men to surrender rather than put up a fight.[citation needed]
Blackfish wanted to continue to Boonesborough and capture it, since it was now poorly defended, but Boone convinced him the women and children were not hardy enough to survive a winter trek. Instead, Boone promised that Boonesborough would surrender willingly to the Shawnees the following spring. Boone did not have an opportunity to tell his men he was bluffing to prevent an immediate attack on Boonesborough, however. Boone pursued this strategy so convincingly that many of his men concluded he had switched his loyalty to the British.[citation needed]
Boone and his men were taken to Blackfish's town of Chillicothe, where they were made to run the gauntlet. As was their custom, the Shawnees adopted some of the prisoners into the tribe to replace fallen warriors; the remainder were taken to Hamilton in Detroit. Boone was adopted into a Shawnee family at Chillicothe, perhaps into the family of Chief Blackfish himself, and given the name Sheltowee (Big Turtle). On June 16, 1778, when he learned Blackfish was about to return to Boonesborough with a large force, Boone eluded his captors and raced home, covering the 160 miles (260 km) to Boonesborough in five days on horseback and, after his horse gave out, on foot.[21]
Since the events above took place in Kentucky, and Kentucky has the Kentucky Derby, I thought it would be a nice tie in to show the 1935 Kentucky Derby.
In 1935 Omaha won the Kentucky Derby (and would go on to win the triple crown). “Start good and slow. Won easily; second and third driving. OMAHA escaped interference in the early crowding, was taken to the outside after the first quarter, raced to the lead gradually after reaching the half-mile post and held sway thereafter, winning easily. ROMAN SOLDIER worked his way to the outside after reaching the backstretch, responded well when called upon, but could not menace the winner. WHISKOLO raced to contending position with a rush, lost ground on the far turn and tired in the last three-sixteenths.”
Watch the video here
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# 15 Arkansas – 1936
Acquired from Gary Adkins, photography by Messydesk
Obverse – a crescent of russet/orange toning runs from twelve to 6 along the left side. Accents of yellows and greens show through in spots and figure more prominently at the edge of the crescent.
Reverse – A fully toned reverse in the orange/russet color.
Stats – 500,000 were authorized. 95,300 were minted with 9,600 returned for melting.
Artist/Sculptor – Lorado Taft
Obverse – The chieftain represents the Quapaw Indian tribe. The female wears a Phrygian cap. It is assumed that this is Ms. Liberty. (s/b)
Reverse - 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 :
It's pronounced "quaw-paw." It comes from their own tribal name, which means "downstream people." The Quapaws have also been known as the Alkansea or Arkansas Indians after a tribal town named Acansa, which meant "southern." That is where the name of the state of Arkansas came from.
An example of some of their bead work.
Jim Benton was a receiver for the Arkansas Razorbacks. He set multiple records during his time there and helped the Razorbacks to their first Southwest Conference championship. He then moved on to the NFL.
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# 14 – Alabama 2x2 – 1921
Acquired from NFCoins , photography by Messydesk
Obverse (two men) – Small splashes of yellows/oranges/reds/greens peak through around the periphery. Then it goes gold to white in the center.
Reverse (eagle) – The colors are pushed even futher into the periphery and rim on the reverse with the same gold to white pattern in the center.
Stats – 100,000 max were authorized. 6,000 2x2’s were coined, plus six for assay, none were melted. 64,000 plain plus 38 for assay were coined, 5,000 of these were melted. (s/b)
Artist/Sculptor – Frank Spangler provided the sketch that lead to the proposal by the Alabama Centennial Committes final design which James Earle Fraser assigned to his wife Laura Gardin Fraser to sculpt. (s/b)
Obverse – William Wyatt Bibb on the viewers left (background) who was Alabama’s first governor, and Thomas E. Kilby to the right/foreground, current governor of Alabama (at that time). The 22 stars flanking the governors represent Alabama being the 22nd state to enter the Union. This is also represented by the 2x2.
Reverse – 1819 – 1919 is the actual date of the centennial for Alabama and the Eagle with shield and arrow (but no olive branch) is Alabama’s state seal. The motto “Here we rest” is also from the state seal.
• The 2x2 was done as a marketing ploy, thought up by James Earle Fraser. The committee wanted something like the 2x4 of Missouris, so they created the 2x2 with the 2’s being 22 as mentioned above and the X referring to the red St. Andrews Cross found on the Alabama state flag (and not referring to
Below is an engraving of Alabmas Great Seal.
In September, 1921 the USS Alabama ( an Illinois class pre-dreadnought style battleship) was bombed in the Chesepeake Bay during bombing training/testing.
“The tests began in July off the coast of Virginia. The navy had provided Mitchell with three decommissioned U.S. battleships and three ships obtained from the Germans in the peace agreement--a destroyer, an armored light cruiser, and a dreadnought. All were successfully sunk. The climax of the demonstrations took place on July 21, when the navy brought out the German ship Ostfriedland, a great ship that had been the pride of the German fleet during the war. The vessel was considered unsinkable, and it probably would have been if Mitchell had adhered to the rules. But instead, he had personally overseen the design of a number of 2,000-pound (907-kilogram) bombs, knowing that smaller bombs would not be successful. Martin twin-engine MB-2 bombers dropped six of these bombs in rapid succession. Two scored direct hits and the others landed close enough for the ship’s hull plates to rip open from the force of the explosion. Twenty-one minutes after the test began, the Ostfriedland plunged to the bottom of the ocean. The final plane dropped its bombs into the foam rising from the sinking ship.” Here.
Here is a link to a fascinating video of the testing/training on the Alabama and other decommissioned battleships.
Here.
In 1921 the Crimson Tide football team was no the powerhouse that they are now. They finished the year 5-4-2 while tieing LSU and losing to Georgia and Florida, among others. They did defeat Bryson College that year 95-0 though.
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#13 – Roanoke – 1937
Acquired from JamesM pcgs (mnrarecoin.com), photography by Messydesk
Obverse (Raleigh) – A bulls eye center is encircled by deep reds, greens and browns created via tab holder it was issued in.
Reverse (Woman) – a light golden hue is encircled by more reds, greens, yellows and bits of brown.
Stats – Authorization for no maximum, 25,000 minimum. 1st batch in Jan was 25,000 plus 15 for assay, second batch in June was for 25,000 plus 15 for assay. Only 29,000 were sold with the rest returned to the mint for melting.
Artist/Sculptor – William Marks Simpson (s/b)
Obverse – Portrait of Errol Flynn posing as Sir Walter Ralegh
Reverse – The woman is Eleanor Dare with the infant Virginia Dare in her arms. Behind her is a sapling of some type of evergreen. On either side of her are small models of an old three-masted ship under full sail.
Here is the only picture I could find of Errol Flynn dressed in the clothes of the time period of Sir Walter Raleigh.
I also found an interesting site http://www.trdudley.com/Roanoke/Roanoke 1930 - 1954.htm
That chronicles Roanoke during the time period of the Commems minting.
Virginia is known for their lacrosse and lacrosse is a sport I haven’t featured so here are some modern Virginia lacrosse pics and some lacrosse pics from 1937.
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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.
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#11 –Columbia – 1936-d
Acquired via Broadstruck from Commemdude. Photography by Messydesk
Obverse ( Justice) – rims are encircled by rings of red, aqua blue, golds and maybe a hint of purple. Aqua blue creeps into the center a bit, but for the most part the center is a really light shade of gold.
Reverse (Palmetto) – rims are encircled by golds, reds, blues and this time greens. A very pretty reverse, more vibrant then the obverse. The center has a little lighter version of the gold shading and the remnants of a finger print in the upper left quadrant of the center, no doubt from someone famous.
Stats – 25,000 total authorized to be made at the three mints. 9000 + 7 for assay at Philadelphia, 8000 + 7 for assay at San Francisco, and 8000 + 7 for assay at Denver which is where this one is from. The entire mintage was sold out quickly. (s/b)
Artist/Sculptor – A. Wolfe Davidson (s/b)
Obverse – A figure of Justice with scales and sword but as noted by s/b, no blindfold. In the background stands the Old State House to the viewers left and the New State House to the viewers right. (s/b)
Reverse – Front and center is the states emblem, the Palmetto tree. Two bunchs of arrows in a saltire pattern are tied to the tree with a ribbon and a lopped oak branch lies at the base. The thirteen stars represent the thirteen original colonies. (s/b)
Fun Facts –
I left out some of the history of the Palmetto tree reference because I wanted to detail it in further down here. Here is the reason behind the Palmetto tree being the official tree of South Carolina and also why it resides on their flag.
“On June 28, 1776, as British warships
moved to conquer the South Carolina city of
Charleston, Colonel William Moultrie and a
force of Patriot soldiers stood behind
unfinished palmetto log walls and prepared
to defend the city.
Moultrie had been warned by General
Charles Lee that the British guns would
knock his fort down around his years, but the
fiery officer replied that he would fight from
the rubble.
For nine hours Moultrie withstood the fire of
nine British warships, returning fire with
cannon shots that swept the decks of the
enemy vessels. The palmetto logs of
Moultrie's fort did not shatter from the impact
of British cannon balls, but instead the soft
logs absorbed the iron balls much as a
sponge absorbs water.
The flag of the fort was shot down at one
point, but Sergeant William Jasper braved a
storm of shot and shell to retrieve it and
return the colors to their place over the works.
In the end, Moultrie and his men prevailed.
The badly battered fleet withdrew and the fort
on Sullivan's Island became a landmark of
the American Revolution. Named Fort
Moultrie in honor of the brave colonel who
had defended it in 1776, it is a place of honor
for South Carolinians. Moultrie's blue flag
with a white crescent in the corner - with the
addition of a palmetto tree - was adopted as
South Carolina's official state flag.” Here
Charleston welcomed a shipment of golf balls and clubs from Scotland as early as 1743. On September 29, 1786, the South Carolina Golf Club was formed and, within the same year, America’s first golf course was established on Harleston Green. In 2011, there were more than 350 golf courses within the state of South Carolina. Here
In 1936 Tony Manero won the 40th U.S. Open in golf, held at the Baltusrol Golf Club in Springfield, NJ.
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MPL's - Lincolns of Color
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#10 – Bay Bridge – 1936 – s (also known as the San Francisco – Oakland Bay Bridge)
Acquired from Shortgapbob at Reeded Edge, Photography by Messydesk
Obverse (California Grizzly) – Gold/Orange toning encircles the Grizzlies clean, lustrous shape. Flecks of Blue/red/green are speckled throughout.
Reverse (Bay Bridge) – The same Gold/Orange peripheral toning highlight the clean, lustrous Bridges.
Stats – 200,000 authorized, 100,000 made, 55 for assay. 28,631 were returned for melting leaving a total circulating population of 71,369 (s/b)
Artist/Sculptor : Augustus Lukeman.(s/b).
Obverse :A portrait of a California Grizzly. Based off of the bear Monarch II, a caged California Grizzly at San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park. The bear was there for 26 years and the irony that a caged bear represented liberty was not lost on the populace.(s/b).
Reverse : The Bay Bridge goes from Embarcadero to Yerba Buena Island, then extends to Oakland, represented by the cross hatching. Two steamships in the left field of the coin and the Ferry Tower in the foreground.
I can’t find much info on Monarch II, but I did find a bunch on Monarch the original. Here is that snippet.
“In 1889, Allan Kelly, a reporter for the San Francisco Examiner, was summoned to the office of William Randolph Hearst where he was asked the question "Do you think you could get me a California grizzly bear?" Kelly replied, "I think I could get a bear if I tried. Do you what him dead or alive?" The reply: "Alive."
Kelly left immediately for Southern California and went to the Ojai Valley in Ventura County near Santa Paula. He secured the services of a guide, three other men, a pack mule, and suitable horses. For six months the five men camped in the mountains, setting traps and cages built of logs, and baited with quarters of beef.
Finally their efforts were rewarded and one of the traps held a huge grizzly. They waited two days for the bear to calm down and then fashioned a noose from chain and put it through the logs. When the bear stepped into the noose, four men hauled away but with one whip of his paw, the bear jerked the chain from the men and snarled. Next another noose was fashioned and dropped through the top of the cage. When the bear stepped in it, the chain was jerked up to his shoulder and after several hours of struggle, it was secured to the cage. Then the other legs were snared and finally the bear was spread eagled on the ground. Finally he was offered a stick which he grabbed in his jaws and a rope was passed several times around the stick and jaws. Fashioning a skid, it took fours days to pull the bear down to a road. There another cage was constructed and the now caged bear was placed on a wagon and transported to the railway in Ventura where he was placed in a box car and shipped to San Francisco.
A jubilant Hearst called the park and said " I have a grizzly bear for your Menagerie." Park staff replied "We don’t want him" so Monarch, as the bear was named, was taken to Woodward’s Gardens to be placed on display. When the Midwinter Fair came to San Francisco in 1894, Monarch was at last brought to Golden Gate Park and lowered into a huge concrete pit prepared for him.
After the Fair, an iron cage was built for Monarch at the top of the hill between what is now the Aids Grove and handball courts. The bars were bent in at the top to keep the bear from climbing out and Monarch seem satisfied with the situation until someone donated an Alaskan moose to the Park. Monarch immediately developed a fondness for moose meat and attendants had to use iron bars to keep him from climbing out. He was placed in a smaller cage until the cage could be reinforced.
After a few years, Monarch showed signs of loneliness and it was feared he might die. Again Hearst stepped in and purchased a female silver tip grizzly from Idaho. When the female arrived in 1903, Monarch immediately showed his interest. The female was placed in an adjoining cage and Monarch plowed the ground until he’d dug a trench big enough for two bears his size but without attracting any attention from the female, he proceeded to lie down in the hole and gaze longingly though the bars. The female was in new mood for his antics and even vented her displeasure on a photographer who was trying to conduct an interview. The next day, the two bears were put in the same cage and they romped and played together for over an hour, but finally the female decided Monarch was getting too familiar and she reared up on her hind legs and boxed his ears.
Animal courtship being what it is, Monarch finally established a relationship and his descendents can be found at the zoo.
Upon his death in 1911, he was stuffed and stands now in the California Academy of Science not far from where he was caged. The Bear Cage remained in the park until the late 20’s when an adventurous boy climbed the fence and was attacked by a bear and blinded. The city paid $6,000 to the child and today the bear cage is just a memory. Monarch was named for the San Francisco Examiner, "The Monarch of the Dailies." His stuffed remains served as model for the bear on our state flag”
In 1936 NY Giant Carl Hubbell won the National League MVP and the Sporting News Player of the year award, posting 26 wins and a 2.31 ERA. Mel Ott of the same team led the NL in homers with 33. Home games were played at the Polo Grounds.
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#9 – Booker T. Washington – 1946 - s
Acquired from Broadstruck CU member, Photography by Messydesk
Obverse (Booker T. Washington) – Booker is encircled in a halo of gold/orange toning. The very edge of the obverse the toning turns into blues/greens/reds. A very nice look for this commem.
Reverse (buildings) – The gold/orange toning carries over to the reverse, but lighter.
Stats – (specific to 1946 - s) 200,000 made, 113 for assay. 100,000 were returned for melting leaving a total circulating population of 100,000 (s/b)
Artist/Sculptor : Issac Scott Hathaway (obverse), member of the Commission of Fine Arts (reverse)
Obverse :A bust of Booker T. Washington, loosely based on a life mask held by Mr. Hathaway.(s/b).
Reverse : Top building is the New York University Hall of Fame. The bottom building is based on the slave cabin where Mr. Washington was born
Interesting Facts :
Mr. Washington was the first African-American to be invited into the White House – not counting the slaves who helped build it, or the servants who cleaned slop jars before plumbing was installed there in 1902. He was also the first on US postage stamp.
source
1946 was the first season for the National Basketball Association. The league was founded in New York City on June 6, 1946 as the Basketball Association of America (BAA).[4] The league adopted the name National Basketball Association in 1949 after merging with the rival National Basketball League(NBL).
The first game featured the Toronto Huskies vs the NY Knickerbockers at the Maple Leaf Gardens.
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#8 – Texas - 1934
Acquired from OKCC CU member, Photography by Messydesk
Obverse (Eagle) – Clean, lustorous surfaces. White eagle is framed by smooth russet/golds which turn to reds and blues (and a smidge of green) along the periphery.
Reverse (Winged Liberty) – Reverse has a very subtle gold/russet (very subtle) tint to it, with a bright yellow streak highlighting, REMEMBER.
Stats – (specific to 1934) 205,000 made, 113 for assay. 143,650 were returned for melting leaving a total circulating population of 61,350 (s/b)
Artist/Sculptor : Pompeo Coppini
Obverse : An eagle superimposed over the Texas Lone Star, clutching an oak branch with acorns.The six stars at the side of “half dollar” are suspected to represent the six flags that have flown over Texas, according to Swiatek and Breen.(s/b).
Reverse : The reverse has an olive branch clutching Miss Liberty, hand resting on the Alamo. Above her wings are the six flags that have flown over Texas; Spain, France, Mexico, the Republic, the US and the Confederacy. The two portraits are of General Sam Houston (to observerse left) and Stephen F. Austin to the observers right.
Fun Facts :
The oak branch clutched in the eagles talons (in my mind) represents the live oaks that are prominent down here in Austin. Below is what is refered to as the Treaty Oak.
“The Treaty Oak, a once-majestic Southern live oak in Austin, Texas, is the last surviving member of the Council Oaks, a grove of 14 trees that served as a sacred meeting place for Comanche and Tonkawa Tribes. Foresters estimate the Treaty Oak to be about 500 years old and, before its vandalism in 1989, the tree's branches had a spread of 127 feet. The tree is located in Treaty Oak Park, on Baylor Street between 5th and 6th Streets, in the West Line Historic District.
A Native American legend holds that the Council Oaks were a location for the launching of war and peace parties. Legends also hold that women of the Tejas tribe would drink a tea made from honey and the acorns of the oaks to ensure the safety of warriors in battle [2].
According to popular local folklore and the inscription on the plaque at the tree's base, in the 1830s, Stephen F. Austin, the leader of the Austin Colony, met local Native Americans in the grove to negotiate and sign Texas' first boundary treaty after two children and a local judge had been killed in raids. No historical documentation exists to support this event actually taking place. Folklore also holds that Sam Houston rested beneath the Treaty Oak after his expulsion from the Governor's office at the start of Texas' involvement in the American Civil War.
Unfortunately the tree was poisoned in 1989 and now looks like this.
Football in Texas is huge.
On Oct 6th, 1934, Texas played Notre Dame. Texas won 7-6
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#7 – Isabella – 1893
Acquired from Glenn Holsonbake, (ponyexpress8) www.holsonbakenumismatics.com , Photography by Messydesk
Obverse (Isabella) – Obverse is a darker toned gray in the center. It lightens up to the periphery where yellows, greens, blues and a touch or red take over. There is also a circle of light toning at 11 o’clock. Origin unknown. But, notice what looks like a question mark within that circle. Hmmmm?
Reverse (Spinner) – Toning on reverse is much lighter in color. A light golden color encircles the rim. The luster is very pretty on the reverse, framing the spinner in light.
Stats – 40,000 made, 23 extra for assay. 15,809 were returned for melting leaving a total circulating population of 24,191 (s/b)
Artist/Sculptor : Charles E. Barber
Obverse : Queen Isabella (Ysabela, also called la Catolica) graces the obverse. S/B note that the crown and facial profile don’t really match anything of record, including the crown she wears to the crowns of the Spanish kings or queens, as well as her facial profile which doesn’t look like the profile used on surviving coins of King Fernando. (s/b).
Reverse : The lady on the reverse represents an idealized spinner, holding a distaff w/ yarn in her left hand, and a spindle in her right. (s/b) This was supposed to represent the industries of the woman of Queen Isabella’s time. Board of Lady Managers around the outside stands for a group of women designated by the promoters of the Exposition to publicize what were thought to be specifically female interests. (s/b) There is a much longer, much more in depth description of it’s meaning in S/B’s book. I’ll let you read that. In my opinion, I think Barber made the spinner look like the obverse of the liberty nickel. Just my thoughts.
Fun Facts :
A quick description of Isabella and some descriptions of her by others.
Isabella was short but of strong stocky build, of a very fair complexion, and had blue eyes, and had a hair color that was between reddish-blonde and auburn; these were typical in members of the Trastámara family who were descendants of Peter I of Castile. Her daughters, Joanna and Catherine, were thought to resemble her the most. Isabella maintained an austere, temperate lifestyle, and her religious spirit influenced her the most in life. In spite of her hostility towards the Muslims in Andalusia which now is Spain and Portugal, Isabella developed a taste for Moorish decor and style. Of her, contemporaries said:
- Fernández de Oviedo: "To see her speak was divine."
- Andrés Bernáldez: "She was an endeavored woman, very powerful, very prudent, wise, very honest, chaste, devout, discreet, truthful, clear, without deceit. Who could count the excellences of this very Catholic and happy Queen, always very worthy of praises."
- Hernando del Pulgar: "A very good woman; exemplary, of good and commendable customs... nothing incomplete was ever seen in her personality... her works were never badly done, her words were never poor ones" ; "She had great moderation in her movements and in the expression of her emotions... her self-control extended to dissemble the pain of labor, to not say nor show the grief that in that hour women feel and show" ; "Very chaste, full of honesty, never demonstrating dishonesty."
- Ferdinand, in his testament, declared that "she was exemplary in all acts of virtue and of fear of God."
- Fray Francisco Jiménez de Cisneros, her confessor, praised "her purity of heart, her big heart and the grandness of her soul".
A picture of a poster for the Worlds Columbian Exposition where these quarters were released.
The Ferris Wheel was developed and introduced for the 1893 exposition by George Washington Gale Ferris Jr.
Lastly, Profession Football (American) was began w/ the Pittsburgh Athletic Club signing halfback star Grant Dilbert to a contract. Their results for 1893 show them going 7-2 and losing to Allegheny Athletic and Penn St.
Game
1 October 7, 1893 Western University of Pennsylvania W 10-0
2 October 14, 1893 Greensburg Athletic Association W 10-0
3 October 21, 1893 Geneva College W 18-0
4 October 28, 1893 Western University of Pennsylvania W 16-10
5 November 4, 1893 Holy Ghost College W 20-0
6 November 7, 1893 at Allegheny Athletic Association[1] W 6-0
7 November 18, 1893 Allegheny Athletic Association[2] L 8-4
8 November 25, 1893 Geneva College[3] W
9 November 30, 1893 Penn State Nittany Lions[4] L 12-0
#6 – Lafayette – 1900
Acquired from Gary Adkins www.coinbuys.com , Photography by Messydesk
Obverse (Lafayette) – Color is a very light goldish hue on the obverse Toning around the peripheray is more bluish then dark grey and is quite pretty. Same bluish toning resides on Washingtons nose and right eye. No doubt that color is how Washington looked since he was busy kicking butt and taking names.
Reverse (horse) – Goldish toning is a little more pronounced here and is accented by a reddish/rose toning around the periphery, along w/ more of the blue rim toning.
Stats – 50,000 w/ 26 extra for Assay. The issue sold terrible and a large portion were put into circulation at face value by collectors. 14,000 were eventually returned to the mint in the early 1900’s and were eventually melted. Total production 50,026. Total distribution 36,026
Artist/Sculptor : Charles E. Barber
Obverse : Heads of Washington and Lafayette appear cheek to cheek as (S/B) noted “ in a singularly appropriate testimony not only to then join role in the Revolution but to their relationship in life.” The heads used are of the two later in life, instead of when they were younger during the revolution. S/B note that this may be due to the fact that no engraved portrait at the time existed depicting a young Lafayette.
Reverse : Lafayette riding a horse, “in triumphal procession” (s/b). S/B noted the sheathed sword and inferred that to mean that Lafayette was not charging into battle, but riding in victory. Paris 1900 refers to the Paris Exposition at the time. (s/b)
Fun Facts :
The coins were authorized as part of our governments participation in the 1900 Paris Exposition and in commemoration of the centennial of Washington’s death. The first coin struck was placed into an elaborate display case at the order of President McKinley and presented to then French president Loubet by Secretary Thompson. (s/b) I sent an inquiry to the Smithsonian to see if they were aware of the location of this dollar, but they were not. Hopefully it is still out there somewhere, locked up safe and will make an appearance in the future. The Smithsonian did provide a pic of one of the Lafayettes they have in their collection though.
There are four die varities in this series from 3 obverses and 4 reverses. I have not had a chance to work through which one mine is though.
For a great read on Lafayette and Washington (including some great pics of his Medal) check out this post by Broadstruck. Here
In 1900 Honus Wagner hit .381
The University of Michigan football team finished 7-2-1 in 1900 suffering defeats to Iowa and Chicago and drawing with Ohio State 0-0.
#5 – Grant no star – 1922
Acquired from toughcoins Ebay , Photography by Messydesk
Obverse (Grant) - Obverse is encircled in a ring of a multitude of colors. (I hesitate to say rainbow). Grant looks serious but his day is obviously brightened by his scenery.
Reverse (House) – same peripheral toning. Very pretty, hidden in the rims. Much liked a bleached out color photo.
Stats – 95,000 w/o star + 55 for assay. 27,650 melted. Total mintage 67,350.
Artist/Sculptor : Laura Gardin Fraser
Obverse : Portrait of Ulysses Simpson Grant. Dates 1822-1922 signify the centennial of Grants birth. (S/B)
Reverse : Small fram house at Point Pleasant, OH (near Cincy) where Grant was born April 27th, 1822. Word is the cabin was actually confused w/ the cabin Grant built for his wife 30 years later. (S/B)
Fun Facts :
This was actually Grants birthplace.
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Over a seven year period Grant rose from clerk in his fathers leather store to General of the Armies, to President of the United States. Here
Grant was very thin during the war, was five foot eight, weighing only one hundred and thirty-five pounds. He was a very sparse eater. He abhorred red meat of any kind, and the sight of blood made him ill. Consequently, he insisted on his meat being cooked on the verge of being charred. He would not eat any kind of fowl, but was fond of pork and beans, fruit, and buckwheat cakes.
Source
On this day, Nov 18th, in college football history, Princeton beat Yale, 3-0, to close a perfect season. Cornell beat Albright, 48-14 Harvard lost its second straight game, falling 3-0 to Brown Iowa won at Ohio State 12-9 to stay unbeaten. Drake defeated Grinnell College. 21-0 Baylor beat Oklahoma State, 10-0 Vanderbilt won at Georgia 12-0 At Charlotte, NC, North Carolina defeated Davidson 20-6. California defeated Nevada, 61-13.
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#4 – Oregon – 1938 - d
Acquired from local B&M , photo by Messydesk
Obverse (Native American) - Peripheral multi-colored toning ( I hesitate to call it rainbow ) goes from about 7 o'clock around the top to about 4 o'clock.
Reverse (wagon ) - Incidently the reverse toning is essentially the same : Peripheral multi-colored toning ( I hesitate to call it rainbow ) goes from about 2 o'clock around to about 10 o'clock.
Stats (only for this particular year and mint, as there are 8 years of coinage from 1926 thru 1939 and three different mints were used). 100,055 struck, 55 reserved for assay, 17,000 returned for re-melting. (S/B)
Artist/Sculptor : Obverse, Laura Gardin Fraser. Reverse : Drawings by James Earle Fraser, completed by Laura Gardin Fraser. (S/B)
Obverse : Native American adorns the obverse (non tribe specific). A blanket is draped over his shoulder and bow in hand, but as Swiatek/Breen noted, no peace pipe, indicating a possible defensive posture. To the left of the Native American, on the US map, a line of wagons heads to the coast along the Oregon Trail. (S/B)
Reverse : A Conestoga wagon led by a pioneer w/ wife and baby, and drawn by oxen heads to the setting sun in the west. It is not known what the five stars represent. (S/B)
Fun Facts : If you think frisbees were invented in the 1960s, you're wrong--by about a hundred years. Children on the Oregon Trail threw frisbee-like devices back in the mid-1800s. But they weren't made of plastic--they were made of buffalo dung.
During the great western migration, the entire Great Plains region was covered with buffalo chips--they were unavoidable. And yes, kids occasionally tossed them about in a frisbee-like manner. But the chips had a much more practical purpose for the emigrants--they were burned for fuel.
There was no firewood along much of the Trail, so the only alternative was dried buffalo dung. Even though the pioneers were hardy, they didn't much enjoy gathering up bushels of chips every night.
The chips burned surprisingly well, and produced an odor-free flame. Usually, each family had its own campfire, but sometimes everyone contributed their chips for one big bonfire. source
Laura Gardin Fraser won the design contest for the new Washington Quarter, but was ignored by then Treasury Secretary Andrew Mellon disregarded her design. source
Civil War Football Game : Oregon Agricultural College defeated University of Oregon 16-0. source
And someone always died of dysentery
#3 – Stone Mountain – 1925
Acquired from Northeast Numismatics, Photography by Messydesk
Obverse (Jackson and Lee) : Golden reddish toning encircles the two riders like a fiery sunset going from light gold to reddish gold at the rims. Luster isn’t overwhelming but adds greatly to the character of the toning, giving the color the effect of silver flecked paint.
Reverse (eagle) : Toning is more of a goldish/blue/purple mix, heavier, with the luster more subdued then the reverse, but pre
Keep 'em coming.
"Look up, old boy, and see what you get." -William Bonney.
Well 1st time tryin to paste a pic..hope this worked..like the picture of erickso coin lots!
thanks to logpotato justin for walkin me thru.
Bruce Scher
<< <i>Two fantastic San Diegos!
A nice 68+ from my 144 pc set..
So nice to pick up new tid bits on these..thanks!
Bruce Scher
But, I can tell you that # 5 will be a colorful Grant, and # 6 will be a very nice Lafayette.
In the mean time if anyone has any suggestions, comments, concerns, etc, please feel free to either post or pm me.
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