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Very Cool.
I grew up in Detroit...albeit, about 30 year after this token medal would have been minted.
The cool part is that it has the skyline before one of the most recognizable buildings, in the current Detroit skyline, was built.
The Renaissance Center was built near the shores of the Detroit River in the 70s.
Thanks for sharing.
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Neat. I live only a few minutes away from the skyline depicted in that medal.
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I was going through some items in my collection over the past few days, and came across the Detroit 250th Anniversary First Day Cover (FDC) I picked up to go along with the same-themed commemorative medal in my collection (posted above). The cover was sponsored by Detroit's 250th Birthday Festival Committee, Inc., the same group that sponsored the medal - it features the Committee's official logo for the Birthday celebration as its cachet. There are quite a few third-party FDCs for Detroit's 1951 commemorative stamp, but I prefer to add philatelic tie-ins that have an official link to my numismatic item(s) whenever possible.  Collecting history one coin or medal at a time! (c) commems. All rights reserved.
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05/06/2022 10:28 pm
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Fantastic looking medal commems. Thanks for the update with the FDC.
Take a look at my other hobby ... http://www.jk-dk.art |
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Very nice!  |
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Very interesting, thanks!
Member of SPMC, FCCB, ANA and ANS. My U.S. Classic Commemorative Complete Set: https://www.NGCcoin.com/registry/co...sets/278741/My U.S. Fractional Note Set: https://notes.www.collectors-societ...eSetID=34188 |
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commems; It's always a delight to read your contributions to this site. This one is special to me as I was born and raised in Detroit; though my parents didn't get me started until later in the 50's.
jbuck, MINT_MARQ, and BigSilver; nice to know you're from this area too. I graduated from Osborn (in the city's north-east side) and bought my first house in Detroit. I now live just 1.5miles north of the border. I wonder if I've run into any of you at one of the monthly local coin shows, or the big semi-annual ones in Warren.
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05/10/2022 11:16 am
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jbuck ... nice to know you're from this area too. I am not, I am from further west (Chicago).  My grandfather was born in Indianapolis, but lived in Detroit from early childhood until he enlisted for WWII. Every school he attended was in Detroit, from elementary until college at Wayne University (now called Wayne State University). I think he was in his third year at WU when he dropped out to enlist. Before that he worked different jobs for the Tigers, which is why they are my favourite AL team (but I still bleed Cubbie blue). I have only been there a few times. The most recent being... 2012.  |
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I think he was in his third year at WU when he dropped out to enlist. Interesting. My brother ended up going TO Wayne State to keep him from enlisting.  Edited by atticguy
05/10/2022 2:25 pm
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I guess that makes it a wash then. |
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On the reverse is written: past * present * future.
The past is an image of an old fort, the present is a city skyline, and what about the future? Does the city panorama match that of 1951? Nothing extra?
What do you think?
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Valued Member
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Any Detroiters here? What did Chambellan mean by the specific word "future" on the specific reverse of a specific medal? Not in a philosophical sense.
Any thoughts?
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I do not believe there is anything representing the future on the medal. Commems said, "The obverse and reverse designs together clearly present a "Detroit: Than and Now" theme."Past, present, future is a common phrase and I am sure the use here is simply implying that Detroit will be around for the foreseeable future. With the benefit of hindsight, we can see they have been correct thus far.  |
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Good version. Admissible.
The main thing is that someone who is very far from Detroit does not miss the obvious out of ignorance.
Well then, didn't miss it.
Thanks, jbuck.
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My pleasure. |
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