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CCF Master Historian of USA Commemoratives
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What were the bills (coins or medals) that were passed by congress and signed into law by the sitting president but were never produced? I don't recall any coin bills that were authorized by Congress - and approved by the President - that were subsequently not accepted by the sponsor. However, there have been several commemorative medals that were authorized by Congress to be struck by the US Mint, but the sponsor went with a private company for its souvenir/fundraising piece. Here are the medals that spring to mind (with links to posts I've made about them, when available): - What If? 1931 Yorktown Surrender Sesquicentennial] and What If? 1931 Yorktown Surrender Sesquicentennial - Medal- What If? 1963 Idaho Territorial Centennial and 1963 Idaho Territorial Centennial[ Medal- 1966 1,000th Anniversary of the Founding of Poland - Post in Progress- 1969 American Legion 50th Anniversary - Future Post- 1966 Indiana Statehood 150th Anniversary- 1984 Louisiana World Exposition - Post in ProgressRelated to these would be the potential medal for the 100th Anniversary of Scranton, PA. Congress authorized a commemorative medal, but no medal was produced by the sponsor with any mint (Federal or private): - What If? 1966 Scranton, PA CentennialIf I think of other medals that fall into this category, I will add them. Collecting history one coin or medal at a time! (c) commems. All rights reserved.
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Outstanding commems - this is what I was asking about and I'll go read again the completed threads to refresh my memory.
I knew there were more than just the recent thread on Yorktown Surrender Sesquicentennial, and your scholarship and kind sharing have again provided the knowledge.
I look forward to reading whatever you come up with. But in particular the 1966 1,000th Anniversary of the Founding of Poland to find out how this event was actually signed into law by Lyndon B. Johnson.
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Very interesting!  |
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CCF Master Historian of USA Commemoratives
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Collecting history one coin or medal at a time! (c) commems. All rights reserved.
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CCF Master Historian of USA Commemoratives
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Collecting history one coin or medal at a time! (c) commems. All rights reserved.
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1967 and the striking of medals in commemoration of the one hundred and fiftieth anniversary of the founding of the State of Mississippi.
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CCF Master Historian of USA Commemoratives
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1967 and the striking of medals in commemoration of the one hundred and fiftieth anniversary of the founding of the State of Mississippi. Do you have a specific question about this medal? There are a number of types available in the marketplace. Collecting history one coin or medal at a time! (c) commems. All rights reserved.
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11/04/2024 12:46 pm
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From the 1968 ANNUAL REPORT OF THE DIRECTOR OF THE MINT. This would be a National Commemorative Medal if it existed.
Public Law 90-128 90th Congress, H.R. 10105 November 4, 1967
State of Mississippi, 150th anniver. sary medals.
To provide for the striking of medals in commemoration of the one hundred and fiftieth anniversary of the founding of the State of Mississippi.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled. That in commemoration of the one hundred and fiftieth anniversary of the founding of the State of Mississippi, which anniversary will be celebrated in 1967 and 1968, the Secretary of the Treasury is authorized and directed to strike and furnish to the Agricultural and Industrial Board of the State of Mississippi not more than one hundred thousand medals with suitable emblems, devices, and inscriptions to be determined by the Agricultural and Industrial Board of the State of Mississippi subject to the approval of the Secretary of the Treasury. The medals shall be made and delivered at such times as may be required by the board in quantities of not less than two thousand, but no medals shall be made after December 31, 1968. The medals shall be considered to be national medals within the meaning of section 3551 of the Revised Statutes (31 U.S.C. 368).
Sec. 2. The Secretary of the Treasury shall cause such medals to be struck and furnished at not less than the estimated cost of manufacture, including labor, materials, dies, use of machinery, and overhead expenses; and security satisfactory to the Director of the Mint shall be furnished to indemnify the United States for full payment of such costs.
Sec. 3. The medals authorized to be issued pursuant to this Act shall be of such size or sizes and of such metals as shall be determined by the Secretary of the Treasury in consultation with such Board.
Approved November 4, 1967.
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CCF Master Historian of USA Commemoratives
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Collecting history one coin or medal at a time! (c) commems. All rights reserved.
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Here's the story of another US commemorative medal that was authorized by Congress but was not struck by the US Mint - in fact, no medal was struck (at least none that I've come across): - What If? 1966 Scranton, PA CentennialCollecting history one coin or medal at a time! (c) commems. All rights reserved.
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