Thank God for George Washington, Happy Birthday Mr. President!

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  OldEastside Posts: 4,602 ✭✭✭✭✭

  February 22, 2012 7:47AM

  Happy Birthday George, at 280 he's still one Bad A$$ Dude
  
  Steve

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  dpoole Posts: 5,940 ✭✭✭✭✭

  February 22, 2012 8:02AM

  Hey! He was celebrated on Presidents' Day!
  
  Of course, I was kinda distracted Monday by my partying down for Franklin Pierce...

  
  Here's a warning parable for coin collectors...
  
  
  
  

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  EagleEye Posts: 7,677 ✭✭✭✭✭

  February 22, 2012 11:12AM

  Actually he was born on February 11, 1732, The calender was changed in 1752 with the implementation of the Gregorian calender. this moved his birthday to February 22.
  
  I don't think the image on that token is Washington. It is likely the Duke of Wellington.
  
  Here's my favorite Washington medal.
  
  

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  NumbersUsacom Posts: 1,457 ✭

  February 23, 2012 4:30AM

  
  
  << <i>Actually he was born on February 11, 1732, The calender was changed in 1752 with the implementation of the Gregorian calender. this moved his birthday to February 22.
  
  I don't think the image on that token is Washington. It is likely the Duke of Wellington.
  
  Eagle Eye,
  
  From what I understand the portrait is patterned after the Roman style Ceasers, complete with Toga. The die maker was making an idylic statement that Washington was elevated
  to a Monarch or some such idea. Which Washington himself refused to have a part of. The original Mint Dies (1783) are now at the Smithsonian.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  

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