Charles Lindbergh's Congressional Gold Medal

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CCFPress Press Manager United States 1420 Posts	Posted 05/23/2015 10:21 am American Numismatic Society - This week in 1925, Charles Lindbergh completed the first nonstop solo flight across the Atlantic in his custom-built plane the Spirit of St. Louis. He took off from Roosevelt Field on Long Island and landed at the Le Bourget airfield near Paris 33.5 hours later, having flown over 3600 miles. A crowd of 150,000 spectators greeted his arrival, and the feat brought Lindbergh fame and fortune, if not lasting happiness. In recognition of his bold endeavor, a joint resolution of Congress (45 Stat. 490) providing $1500 for a commemorative medal was passed and signed by President Calvin Coolidge on May 12, 1928. Read the Entire Article Report this Post to the Staff

koinpro Pillar of the Community United States 1781 Posts	Posted 05/24/2015 09:25 am Neat! It never dawned on me yet I have a bunch of Charles Lindbergh medals. I've had fun with these dies over the years! Edited by koinpro 05/24/2015 09:27 am Report this Post to the Staff
manymore Valued Member United States 347 Posts	Posted 05/24/2015 10:07 am Quote: This week in 1925, Charles Lindbergh completed the first nonstop solo flight across the Atlantic in his custom-built plane the Spirit of St. Louis. The flight was in 1927, not 1925. Gary Report this Post to the Staff
koinpro Pillar of the Community United States 1781 Posts	Posted 05/24/2015 11:01 am Gary, You're right! It says so on my medal! LOL Report this Post to the Staff
MeadowviewCollector Pillar of the Community United States 4409 Posts	Posted 05/24/2015 2:30 pm My maternal grandfather received a small plastic Spirit of St. Louis plane around 1927 or 1928. In 2005, I mentioned to my great aunt (his sister) that I found it in the top of a closet. She remembered him receiving the toy plane. Grandpa was a saver so it is no surprise that he kept it. -MV Edited by MeadowviewCollector 05/24/2015 2:30 pm Report this Post to the Staff
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