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Valued Member
United States
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Does anyone happen to know who is pictured on this coin? I had always thought it was just a group of people in general — since that is what descriptions say that I've found online. But looking at it with magnification, my friend and I are guessing that the center person is Washington, one to the left is Jefferson, then Franklin, then Roosevelt. To the right maybe starts with Davy Crockett then Harriett Tubman? I'm amazed that if these are actual people being depicted that they aren't actually listed online anywhere that I can find. *** Moved by Staff to a more appropriate forum.  *** |
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Pillar of the Community
 United States
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Valued Member
 United States
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I am unable to find anything regarding the coin or the Constitution on that link. Thank you for the effort though.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I was thinking banknotes for some reason. Sorry
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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According to the Red Book" Cross-section of American from various periods representing various life- styles" |
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Bedrock of the Community
Canada
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They are supposed to represent 13 diverse people.
I guess you could make a case that some of them look like actual persons.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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you made me look at it  |
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Valued Member
United States
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 I think the people I describe above are unmistakably recognizable in the group. My friend and I, who have spent far too much time on this than makes sense, also think that the person to the right of Harriet Tubman is Thomas Edison.
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Valued Member
United States
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I realize that I made a mistake above. Left of Washington is Franklin. Next is Jefferson.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I think I have an ID on the guy in the cowboy hat.  |
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Moderator
United States
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I think I have an ID on the guy in the cowboy hat. Nice Good ole Slim Pickens riding that missile right into the USSR!!
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CCF Master Historian of USA Commemoratives
United States
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While it seems likely that the figures drawn by the coin's designer - Patricia Verani - were based on actual individuals, the design does not - in the artist's own words - illustrate such. Instead, Ms. Verani has stated that it features "people from different eras of our history, occupations, races - a mix." I'm thinking anything else would be conjecture.
Collecting history one coin or medal at a time! (c) commems. All rights reserved.
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04/15/2025 10:45 am
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United States
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Thank you for the clarification.  |
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Posted 04/13/2025 10:05 am
