Well, my baby girl isn't feeling well this morning, so we stayed home today. You will never believe what I have gotten done. I have started the laundry, sorted emails, gotten some HEAD business in order, showered, eaten breakfast, graded papers from last week, gotten assignment sheets & chore lists ready for next week, and gotten commission ready. Right before I had my quiet time, I wanted to add a gold dollar coin, that I received this week, to our coin jar. Well, I couldn't just drop the coin in the jar, for some reason. It's my ADHD that I warned you about earlier. Anyway, I sorted and counted everything and then had a HISstory lesson. Goodness. I lost a couple of hours, but it sure was interesting. Well, here is what I found. Enjoy!
2 pennies- One has a heart cut out of it and one is a wheat penny minted in 1918.
21 nickels-
*5 2004 Westward Journey nickels-The first of two new reverses on the 2004-dated Jefferson nickel will
feature a rendition of the reverse of the original Indian Peace Medal
commissioned for Lewis and Clark's expedition, bearing the likeness of
America's third president on one side, and symbols of peace and friendship
on the other. The medals were presented to Native American chiefs and other
important leaders as tokens of goodwill at treaty signings and other events.I have three of these. The second reverse will feature an angled,
side-view of the keelboat with full sail that transported members of the
expedition and their supplies through the rivers of the Louisiana
Territory in search of a northwest passage to the Pacific Ocean. Built
to the specifications of Captain Lewis, the 55-foot keelboat could be
sailed, rowed, poled like a raft, or towed from the riverbank. The
design, by United States Mint sculptor/engraver Al Maletsky, shows
Captains Lewis and Clark in full uniform in the bow of the keelboat.I have two of these.
*8 2005 Westward Journey nickels- In 2005, a contemporary image of President Jefferson will appear on the nickel, along with two new reverse designs that
recognize the American Indians and wildlife encountered by the Lewis and Clark expedition
and the progress and culmination of the journey.I have 4 of the spring issue with the buffalo on the reverse side and 4 of the summer/fall issue with the ocean on the reverse side.
*1 2006 Westward Journey nickel- In 2006 the obverse features the
"Jefferson, 1800" image and the reverse features "Return to
Monticello".
*7 buffalo nickels- Only one has a readable date on it. It was minted in Denver in 1937.
9 quarters- 4 Texas quarters, 1 almost black quarter, 2 red quarters, and 2 real silver quarters (1944 and 1947).
11 silver half dollars- one from the year I was born: Few events have
shocked the
American psyche as profoundly as the assassination of President John
Kennedy on November 22, 1963. In the age of modern communication, news
of the shooting spanned the entire globe in mere moments.
Less than one week after the tragedy, a high-level decision was made to
honor Kennedy by placing his image on the half dollar. The quarter had
been considered, but Mrs. Kennedy requested that the portrait of George
Washington not be removed from U.S. coinage. Work began quickly on tooling up for production of Kennedy Half
Dollars. Congress also had matters to address. The current law required
that coin designs not be changed for a minimum of 25 years. The Franklin
Half Dollar had been around for only 15 years and could not be
retired without the intervention of Congress. Legislation authorizing
the Kennedy Half Dollar was finalized with bipartisan support on
December 30, 1963. Proof dies were ready on January 2, 1964.
Coining of the first Kennedy
Half Dollar Proofs commenced immediately thereafter. Production of
regular business strikes began at the Denver
Mint on January 30. The following week, the Philadelphia
Mint started regular half dollar coinage.
5 silver dollars- two from the year my hubby was born, one from the year my brother was born, and two bicentennials: The Eisenhower dollar is a $1
coin issued by the United States government from 1971–1978 (not to be confused
with the Eisenhower commemorative dollar of 1990, or the Presidential $1 Coin
Program, which will feature Eisenhower in 2015). The Eisenhower dollar followed
the Peace dollar and is named for General of the Army and President Dwight
David Eisenhower, who appears on the obverse. The Eisenhower dollar was the
last dollar coin to contain a proportional amount of base metal to lower
denominations; it has the same amount of copper-nickel as two Kennedy half
dollars, four Washington quarters, or ten Roosevelt dimes. Because of this it
was a heavy and somewhat inconvenient coin. It was often saved as a memento of
Eisenhower and never saw much circulation outside of casinos. This led to its
short time in circulation and its replacement by the smaller, but even less
popular, Susan B. Anthony dollar in 1979.
12 Susan B. Anthony dollars - all of ours were made in 1979: The Susan B. Anthony dollar is a United States coin minted from 1979 to 1981, and again in 1999. It was the first circulating U.S. coin with the portrait of an actual
woman rather than an allegorical female figure such as 'Liberty'. It was one of the most unpopular coins in American history.
22 Sacagawea gold dollar coins: The Sacagawea Golden Dollar, was
first issued in 2000 as a replacement for the ill-received Susan B.
Anthony dollar coin. The Sacagawea coin depicts the young Shoshone
woman with her infant son, Jean-Baptiste, slung on her back. Sacagawea and her infant served as a "white flag" of peace for the
expedition, which was as much a military expedition as a scientific one. They entered
potentially hostile territory well armed but undermanned compared to the Native American
tribes they met. Because no war party was ever accompanied by a woman and infant, the
response of the Native Americans was curiosity, not aggression. They talked first, and
Sacagawea often served as the translator. Not a single member of the party was lost to
hostile action.
8 Presidential coins: 2007-Thomas Jefferson (1801-1809); 2008-James Monroe (1817-1825); (2)2009-William Henry Harrison (1841); 2009-James Polk (1845-1849); 2010-Milard Fillmore (1850-1853); (2)2011-Ulysses S. Grant (1869-1877). The program began on January 1,
2007, and is similar to the State Quarter program in that it will not end until
every eligible subject is honored. The program is to issue coins featuring each
of four presidents per year on the obverse, issuing one for three months before
moving on to the next president in chronological order by term in office. The
U.S. Mint calls it the Presidential $1 Coin Program. The reverse of the coins
bears the Statue of Liberty, the inscription "$1" and the inscription
"United States of America". Inscribed along the edge of the coin is
the year of minting or issuance of the coin, the mint mark, 13 stars, and also
the legends E Pluribus Unum. The edge-lettering looks like this: ★★★★★★★★★★ 2009
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E PLURIBUS UNUM; before 2009, “In God We Trust” appeared in place of the
stars on the edge lettering. The legend "Liberty" is absent from the
coin altogether, since the decision was made that the image of the Statue of
Liberty on the reverse of the coin was sufficient to convey the message of
liberty.
1/2 Franc = I have no idea.
$.25 Camen Islands coin.
25 Pesos should I visit Mexico or $1.86 if I decide to convert.
$2.27 in Canadian money, if I decide to take a trip to Canada.
$2.70 in euros. That's $3.72 in US currency.
$51 in the Republic of Liberia coins- one has Nolan Ryan 7 No Hitters on it and the other has the face of Mars on it. How do I have these things? I have no idea!
1 Dwight D. Eisenhower brass commemorative coin
5 Texas Ranger tokens
1 Showplace Lanes token
1 Chuck-E-Cheese token
1 Namco token
1 Aladdin's Castle token
1 token to somewhere, anywhere, I don't know where and
1 widow's mite from Bethlehem at Berean two years ago.
I used to have some really old dollar bills and some $2 bills, but I don't know where any of those things are. I suppose they are not mine anymore.
Now, I must go and wash my hands. Coins stink!
findJoyintheJourney
-kym^
