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Pillar of the Community
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There was a good article in last week's E-Sylum that provides context and details how deeply problematic this medal is. Quote:
If this medal proposal comes to fruition, nobody in the Treasury Department or in the Penske Corporation will emerge looking good. It will appear to be a private company's misuse of public institutions. It will be a stain on the integrity of our national numismatic traditions and will open the Treasury Department to even more questionable programs. Obviously a hard pass for me as well.  Edited by CollegeBarbers
08/19/2026 3:06 pm
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Bedrock of the Community
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Pillar of the Community
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CollegeBarbers thank you for the link, very informative. Perhaps one answer is the fact that Mr. Penske donated over $1.1million to Mr. Trump in the 2024 election cycle.
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Pillar of the Community
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Although not a coin this Medal would fit in nicely with my ongoing collection of sports/race cars on coins. $60.00 seems steep but that's the way of the Mint nowadays. Next year I plan to cut back my Mint buys drastically, so I think I'll get one now, instead of hoping for a better price years from now.
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Hard pass for me on this one.
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Bedrock of the Community
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A pass for me as well.
Errers and Varietys.
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Looks like something they'd give out at gas stations in the 80s.  |
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Looks like something they'd give out at gas stations in the 80s. I still have some of those! Probably worth more than this thing. |
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Probably worth more than this thing.  |
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I don't even know what the point of this is.
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Pillar of the Community
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ATS : 11,997 as of 9:57 PDST. . .
I wish the Mint would have considered a bronze medal to commemorate the 25th Anniversary of the 9/11 attacks. . .perhaps a commemorative coin series. . .both ?
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Pillar of the Community
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What did they start at? 12000?
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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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I wonder if Team Penske will be receiving a portion of the proceeds? My bet is "Yes!"
Collecting history one coin or medal at a time! (c) commems. All rights reserved.
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What did they start at? 12000? Ha ! Well-played " Even a clock that's stopped is right twice a day. "
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