TNG - a lovely design and struck in silver I hope!
I stopped at the CC mint on a drive back from California about 18 years ago. The coin displays were delicious and lots of history displays and videos too.
I stumbled across this silver version of the 1969 Medallic Art Co. Statehood medal of Kansas born Amelia Earhart today.
The silver versions are harder to find than the bronze, and certainly some are more popular in the Statehood Set than others. I find this one to be easily in the top 10 most popular. I have not found mintage figures for this series, but it is my observation, there were a lot of bronze made.
There are several women I admire in history whom I have collected & posted about in this thread over time. Annie Oakley, Joan of Arc, and Pocahontas are others but I like some others too including some Patriots, Goddesses and Queens.
Rather than repeat my write-ups, I thought I'd just say Amelia Earhart is one of my favorite female persons for sure. She was smart, enterprising & courageous. I bet she had a great personality, and certainly was an inspiration for women.
Some other items I have collected of Amelia Earhart.
Wild Bill Hickok Old Abeline Town, Kansas Tourist attraction Good Luck Souvenir Brass Medal Most likely circa 1960's or 1970's
The recreated cattle town attraction first opened in 1958 and had it's hey-day in the 1960's and earlier 1970's. It closed up in 1981. Several times it has re-opened but interest and finance again dwindled. I believe that still, in Summer and Fall, there are actors who portray towns people, good guys and bad guys and have staged gunfights in this village and some of the buildings have souvenirs and crafts for sale. There seems to be local interest in restoration and promotion but they just can't seem to bring back the tourist trap it once was. My guess is that this medal was made prior to 1981. There doesn't seem to be very many found for sale on the internet and very few images can be found at this time.
A 1949 Bowman Wild Bill Hickok at Hays City non sports card I recently added to my other collection of stuff.
My 7th Hudson Fulton Celebration Medal 1909 Bronze Hudson - Fulton Ter-Centennial Celebration Medal
( I posted this info before with another medal but I suppose it's OK to post again )
The Hudson-Fulton Celebration from September 25 to October 9, 1909 in New York and New Jersey was an elaborate commemoration of the 300th anniversary of Henry Hudson's discovery of the Hudson River and the 100th anniversary of Robert Fulton's first successful commercial application of the paddle steamer.
The maritime achievements of Hudson and Fulton foreshadowed the importance of the river to New York's progress and identity. Organizers used the event not only to display the success of the two men, but also the status of New York City as a world city and the achievements of its citizens.
There were great parades on land and water. One way the memories of Hudson and Fulton were honored was in the replication of the Hudson's Half Moon and Fulton's Clermont, the sailboat and steamship each respectively navigated on the river. Both vessels were newly replicated, displayed, and dedicated with great fanfare. The United States' naval supremacy was proudly represented with a number of ships from Theodore Roosevelts "Great White Fleet" as well as other countries battleships. The newly built Steamship Lusitania was also there. Landmarks were illuminated at night with spotlights and half a million incandecsent lights. The Celebration also included public flights by Wilbur Wright, who had won world fame with demonstration flights in Europe in late 1908 and spring 1909. Using Governor's Island as an airfield, on September 29 he flew around the Statue of Liberty. On October 4 he made a 33-minute flight over the Hudson River to Grant's Tomb and back. Airships, blimps and airplaines flew overhead.
The fate of Henry Hudson and the mutiny of his crew, as well as the nay-sayers of Robert Fulton's building of a steam powered paddle boat, "The Clermont" aka "Fulton's Folly", are both stories one should learn about.
A 1910 Hudson Tobacco Card and a 1912 Fulton I own.
My other Hudson Fulton medals so far besides this one.
Got this one too today. (Number 8) Another different Hudson Fulton Medal. 1909 Hudson-Fulton Tercentenary White Metal With Ribbon Medal (image will magically update when I re-take pictures)
My 33rd Heraldic Art Medal has a lower mintage than others at 3,500 and they usually fetch a significant premium.
1962 Project Mercury - Telstar Heraldic Art Medal
This medal commemorates two significant early space related milestones for The United States.
John H. Glenn, Jr. (July 18, 1921 - December 8, 2016) became the first American to orbit the Earth in the Mercury spacecraft, named "Friendship 7" on Feb. 20, 1962, then left NASA and went into politics, serving as a US Senator from 1974 to 1999. He flew on Space Shuttle Discovery's STS-95 mission at age 77 in 1998 as a Payload Specialist. Glenn was a distinguished fighter pilot in World War II, China and Korea. He shot down three MiG-15s, and was awarded six Distinguished Flying Crosses and eighteen Air Medals.
Telstar is the name of various communications satellites. The first two Telstar satellites were experimental and nearly identical. This medal commemorates "Telstar 1" launched on top of a Thor-Delta rocket on July 10, 1962. It successfully relayed through space the first television pictures, telephone calls, and telegraph images, and provided the first live transatlantic television feed. Telstar 2 launched May 7, 1963. Telstar 1 and 2—though no longer functional—still orbit the Earth.
A 6 minute Yooo-toob on John Glenn and Mercury flight
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