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cc99999 Pillar of the Community United States 1302 Posts	Posted 12/09/2011 10:02 am I'm trying to create a "registry" set of African American coinage. Going through the Blue Book I stumbled across the 1992 Proof $5 coin. The model looks like an African American runner. Can anybody tell me who the image is supposed to represent. I'm thinking that since the Silver Dollar was Nolan Ryan... that the $5 might have also been modeled after an iconic athlete... I don't want to assume... so any insights would be helpful. Report this Post to the Staff

barryg Pillar of the Community United States 5855 Posts	Posted 12/09/2011 10:14 am All the information I've been able to find indicates that the image is simply of "a sprinter," so I would assume it wasn't supposed to be any athlete in particular. See this site, for example. Expanded Digital U.S. Type Set Album \| Dansco 8100 (Lincon Cents) Album \| Digital Proof Type Set \| Digital U.S. Currency Type Set \| Foreign Bullion Coins Edited by barryg 12/09/2011 10:15 am Report this Post to the Staff
RMAN4443 Valued Member United States 187 Posts	Posted 12/10/2011 12:42 pm According to the book Commemorative Coins of the United States,by Anthony Swiatek,"depicted is a male sprinter reminiscent of Olympic track legend Jesse Owens in a burst of speed with American flag(resembling a track)in background" Hope this helps Report this Post to the Staff
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