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Freedom 250 Race Medal

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New to the USM product schedule. Pre sale starts August 21, $60. Only graphic representation showing,
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looks like it's basically a half dollar but not
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 Posted 08/19/2026  2:26 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add CelticKnot to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
Hard pass.

Even with a mintage cap of 15k.

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Funny, I just left D.C. not long ago. The race isn't helping traffic
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Looks like something they'd give out at gas stations in the 80s.
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There was a good article in last week's E-Sylum that provides context and details how deeply problematic this medal is.

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If this medal proposal comes to fruition, nobody in the Treasury Department or in the Penske Corporation will emerge looking good. It will appear to be a private company's misuse of public institutions. It will be a stain on the integrity of our national numismatic traditions and will open the Treasury Department to even more questionable programs.

Obviously a hard pass for me as well.
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A pass for me as well.
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CollegeBarbers thank you for the link, very informative. Perhaps one answer is the fact that Mr. Penske donated over $1.1million to Mr. Trump in the 2024 election cycle.
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Although not a coin this Medal would fit in nicely with my ongoing collection of sports/race cars on coins. $60.00 seems steep but that's the way of the Mint nowadays. Next year I plan to cut back my Mint buys drastically, so I think I'll get one now, instead of hoping for a better price years from now.
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A pass for me as well.
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Looks like something they'd give out at gas stations in the 80s.
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Looks like something they'd give out at gas stations in the 80s.

I still have some of those! Probably worth more than this thing.
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I don't even know what the point of this is.
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ATS : 11,997 as of 9:57 PDST. . .

I wish the Mint would have considered a bronze medal to commemorate the 25th Anniversary of the 9/11 attacks. . .perhaps a commemorative coin series. . .both ?
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