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The US Mint says
http://www.cnn.com/2009/US/02/24/duk...oin/index.html I thought the mint had a reference collection ! |
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"Terry" wrote in message
... The US Mint says http://www.cnn.com/2009/US/02/24/duk...oin/index.html I thought the mint had a reference collection ! LOL, #18: http://www.usmint.gov/about_the_mint...tion=Fun_facts |
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"Terry" wrote in message ... The US Mint says http://www.cnn.com/2009/US/02/24/duk...oin/index.html I thought the mint had a reference collection ! That sounds more like an error of the press, not the US Mint. The official release page makes no reference to him being an African-American at all. http://www.usmint.gov/mint_programs/...ories&local=DC District of Columbia The District of Columbia quarter is the first of 2009 and the first in the District of Columbia and U.S. Territories Quarters Program. The District of Columbia, created in 1790, became the Nation's capital on December 1, 1800. The 10-square-mile site, originally part of Maryland and Virginia, was chosen personally by President George Washington to fulfill the need for a new Federal district that would not be part of any state. The District of Columbia quarter reverse features native son Duke Ellington, the internationally renowned composer and musician, seated at a grand piano with the inscriptions, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, DUKE ELLINGTON and JUSTICE FOR ALL, the District's motto. Edward Kennedy “Duke” Ellington was born into a middle-class family in Washington, D.C., in 1899, and started piano lessons at the age of seven. He lived in Washington until 1923, when he moved to New York City. He began performing professionally at the age of 17, and once he arrived in New York, started playing in Broadway nightclubs and eventually led his own band. Ellington made hundreds of recordings -- some with John Coltrane, Billy Strayhorn, Louis Armstrong and Ella Fitzgerald – making him famous worldwide. Throughout his 50-year career, he returned often to Washington to perform, frequently staying at the Whitelaw Hotel located in his boyhood neighborhood in Washington. Throughout his life, he received numerous awards and honors, including multiple Grammy® awards and the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1969 in honor of his ability to carry the message of freedom to all the Nations of the world through his gift of music and understanding. The District of Columbia Quarter Design Advisory Committee, established by Mayor Adrian M. Fenty, solicited and reviewed reverse design concepts from the public, narrowing more than 300 down to three, which were sent to the United States Mint for final artistic renderings. The three concepts each included an individual from a different century: Duke Ellington; Benjamin Banneker, who assisted with the original D.C. boundary survey; and Frederick Douglass, the renowned abolitionist and statesman. The artistic renderings were then proposed to the District, and the Duke Ellington design was recommended through a public vote, with the Secretary of the Treasury approving the design on July 31, 2008. |
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On Tue, 24 Feb 2009 06:53:07 -0800 (PST), Jud
wrote: Terry wrote: The US Mint says http://www.cnn.com/2009/US/02/24/duk...oin/index.html I thought the mint had a reference collection ! The header of this news blurb states that Duke Ellington is the first African-American on a US coin. Er...Crispus Attucks strike a famliar note? Just adding this to my collection of errors made in the news. Believe everything the news reports? Crispus Attucks? How about George Washington Carver and Booker T. Washington? At least they were on REAL coins, not some NCLT junk. |
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Terry wrote: The US Mint says http://www.cnn.com/2009/US/02/24/duk...oin/index.html I thought the mint had a reference collection ! The header of this news blurb states that Duke Ellington is the first African-American on a US coin. Er...Crispus Attucks strike a famliar note? Just adding this to my collection of errors made in the news. Believe everything the news reports? |
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Johnny Doe wrote:
On Tue, 24 Feb 2009 06:53:07 -0800 (PST), Jud wrote: Terry wrote: The US Mint says http://www.cnn.com/2009/US/02/24/duk...oin/index.html I thought the mint had a reference collection ! The header of this news blurb states that Duke Ellington is the first African-American on a US coin. Er...Crispus Attucks strike a famliar note? Just adding this to my collection of errors made in the news. Believe everything the news reports? Crispus Attucks? How about George Washington Carver and Booker T. Washington? At least they were on REAL coins, not some NCLT junk. I can top all of you. Look in the Redbook under Connecticut coppers of 1785. There is one variety called the "African" head. James |
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"Mr. Jaggers" lugburzman[at]yahoo[dot]com wrote in message ... Johnny Doe wrote: On Tue, 24 Feb 2009 06:53:07 -0800 (PST), Jud wrote: Terry wrote: The US Mint says http://www.cnn.com/2009/US/02/24/duk...oin/index.html I thought the mint had a reference collection ! The header of this news blurb states that Duke Ellington is the first African-American on a US coin. Er...Crispus Attucks strike a famliar note? Just adding this to my collection of errors made in the news. Believe everything the news reports? Crispus Attucks? How about George Washington Carver and Booker T. Washington? At least they were on REAL coins, not some NCLT junk. I can top all of you. Look in the Redbook under Connecticut coppers of 1785. There is one variety called the "African" head. James Considering anonymous African American images, there also were those popular "Am I Not a Woman/Man..." Conder and HT tokens. |
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On Feb 24, 8:48*am, Johnny Doe wrote:
How about George Washington Carver and Booker T. Washington? *At least they were on REAL coins, not some NCLT junk. Those were also NCLT (Non circulating legal tender) -- RARE COIN AUCTIONS NO RESERVES www.frankcoins.com http://myworld.ebay.com/frankcoins Texas Auction License 11259, Board member of Texas Coin Dealers Association, Member TNA, ANA, PCGS, NGC - Full Time Since 1991 |
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On Feb 24, 7:25*am, "Terry" wrote:
The US Mint says http://www.cnn.com/2009/US/02/24/duk...oin/index.html I thought the mint had a reference collection ! I wonder if Booker T Washingotn, GW Carver, and Jackie Robinson know that! |
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Johnny Doe wrote: Crispus Attucks? How about George Washington Carver and Booker T. Washington? At least they were on REAL coins, not some NCLT junk. Sigh OK, here I go! George Washington Carver, Booker T Washington, and Jackie Robinson coins were all commemoratives, as was the Crispus Attucks. However, the difference I was trying to state was that only the latter was referred to by race, the "Black Patriot" coin. I think that James has the earliest one, although it wasn't referred to as the African-American head! 8-) The point I was attempting to make was to differentiate coins named after the person depicted. AFAIK, nobody refers to the "Black Patriots" coin as the Crispus Attucks coin. I have failed. |
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