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@IndianGoldEagle/chafemasterj: Thanks much! Just trying to keep the thread going!
Lots of "places" honored within the modern US commemorative coin series.
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The small orphanage that developed into the original Boys Town was established in Nebraska by Father Edward Flanagan in 1917. To mark its centennial, a commemorative coin program was authorized by the US Congress and struck by the US Mint in 2017. Of the three coins in the program, the Half Dollar depicts Boys Town "places." Quote:
Next up is the first of three military-themed silver dollars authorized by the US Congress - the 1994 Vietnam Veterans Memorial Nice examples!  |
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Here's the second of three... 1994 Prisoner of War Memorial Silver Dollar:    (Image Credit: National Park Service. Public Domain.)The coin's reverse design presents the circa1994 design proposal for the National Prisoner of War Museum in Andersonville, Georgia; the Museum was completed and opened in 1998 - its final design is faithful to the proposed design. The Museum honors American POWs of all wars, even though Andersonville is most closely associated with the Civil War. Collecting history one coin or medal at a time! (c) commems. All rights reserved.
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Number three of three... 1994 Women in Military Service Silver Dollar:    (Image Credit: National Park Service. Public domain.)The coin's reverse design reflects an old-and-new theme. It presents a portion of the Women in Military Service for America Memorial - the Hemicycle - found in Arlington, Virginia. The "old" aspect of the design comes in via the facade itself which was dedicated in 1932 as the ceremonial entrance to the Arlington National Cemetery. The original structure was never fully completed, however, and had been left in such a state until being purchased by the Women In Military Service For America Memorial Foundation (WIMSA) in 1986. The structure was updated, expanded and renovated to create appropriate gallery/exhibit hall space and opened as the Women in Military Service for America Memorial in 1997; it was re-branded as the Military Women's Memorial in 2019. Collecting history one coin or medal at a time! (c) commems. All rights reserved.
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Excellent examples! |
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Coins of the US 1986 Statue of Liberrty - Ellis Island Commemorative Program each feature a "place." Wonderful examples! |
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Here's a coin that features the skyline of Salt Lake City, Utah - the 2002 Salt Lake City Winter Olympics Silver Dollar.    (Image Credit: debaird, CC BY-SA 2.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0. )The 2002 Winter Olympics were held in Salt Lake City, UT from February 8 through February 24, 2002. Salt Lake City won out over Ostersund, Sweden; Sion, Switzerland and Quebec City, Canada. The Games featured 72 events across seven sports and included the Biathlon, the Bobsleigh, Curling, Ice Hockey, the Luge, Figure Skating, Speed Skating and a variety of Skiing disciplines (including snowboarding) - 78 countries participated. Proceeds from the surcharges collected on each coin were split 50/50 between the Salt Lake Organizing Committee for the Olympic Winter Games of 2002 and the United States Olympic Committee. Collecting history one coin or medal at a time! (c) commems. All rights reserved.
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Here's a coin that features the skyline of Salt Lake City, Utah - the 2002 Salt Lake City Winter Olympics Silver Dollar. Fantastic! |
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Each of the 1995 Gold Half Eagles for the 1996 Atlanta Olympic Games features a "place" - here's the "Torch Runner" coin with the Atlanta, GA skyline in the background.   (Image Credit: Public Domain.)The 1996 Games in Atlanta marked the Centennial of the modern Olympic Games, first held in Athens, Greece in 1896. The Atlanta Games were marked with a two-year (1995-96), 16-coin (four Gold Half Eagles, eight Silver Dollars and four CuNi Clad Half Dollars) commemorative program; there were many packaging options created to promote/market the coins. Collecting history one coin or medal at a time! (c) commems. All rights reserved.
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Each of the 1995 Gold Half Eagles for the 1996 Atlanta Olympic Games features a "place" - here's the "Torch Runner" coin with the Atlanta, GA skyline in the background. Well done! |
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Here's the other 1995 Gold Half Eagle for the US Mint-struck 1995-96 Atlanta Centennial Olympic Games program - it features Olympic Stadium.   The obverse of the Olympic Stadium coin presents the Atlanta Olympics Centennial logo in the foreground (to the right) with Olympic Stadium in the background (to the left). Olympic Stadium was purpose-built for the Olympics but later served (in modified formats) as the home for Major League Baseball's Atlanta Braves (1997-2016) and Georgia State University's football team, the Georgia State Panthers, (2017-present). The obverse design is the work of noted artist/sculptor Marcel Jovine. Collecting history one coin or medal at a time! (c) commems. All rights reserved.
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Here's the other 1995 Gold Half Eagle for the US Mint-struck 1995-96 Atlanta Centennial Olympic Games program - it features Olympic Stadium. Very nice! |
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I previously posted the 1999 Dolley Madison Death Sesquicentennial Silver Dollar ( 1999 Dolley Madison Death Sesquicentennial which features Montpelier - the home of the Madison family, including James and Dolley. A few years before that issue (in 1993), James Madison and the Bill of Rights were commemorated with a three-coin program (Gold Half Eagle, Silver Dollar and CuNi Clad Half Dollar), within which the Silver Dollar (primary reverse element) and Half Dollar (background obverse element) each feature Montpelier.      (Image Credit: Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division. Public Domain.)Check out the "Modern Commemorative" area of my Commems Collection for more on the James Madison/Bill of Rights coin program. Collecting history one coin or medal at a time! (c) commems. All rights reserved.
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The 2003 commemorative half dollar for the US' First Flight Centennial commemorative coin program depicts the Wright Brothers National Memorial in Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina.    (Image Credit: Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division. Public Domain.)Though Orville and Wilbur Wright hailed from Ohio, they traveled to the Outer Banks of North Carolina to test their gliders and early powered airplanes between 1900 and 1903. A Memorial was built at the sight of their first successful powered, heavier-than-air flight (12 seconds in duration covering a distance of 120 feet) at Kill Devil Hills. The Art Deco style, triangle- or wedge-shaped monument is 60 feet tall and sits on top of the 90-foot-tall Kill Devil Hill; it is made of North Carolina granite. At an overall height of 150 feet above sea level, the top of the monument is among the tallest overall points on the Outer Banks of North Carolina. The Memorial was dedicated in 1932 (construction began in 1931); it features an Art Deco style. Circling the monument at its base (just above its doors) is the inscription, "In commemoration of the conquest of the air by the brothers Wilbur and Orville Wright. Conceived by genius. Achieved by dauntless resolution and unconquerable faith." Collecting history one coin or medal at a time! (c) commems. All rights reserved.
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