I know we have memorialized Grant on the fifty dollar bill, the Presidential dollar coins and a 1922 commemorative half dollar. Has Grant appeared on any other coins?
Yes!... You are correct..... I was also thinking that he shared a portrait on one of the civil war commemoratives. I'm not sure of that though.
For those who are not familiar with the Grant commemorative half dollar and $1 gold coins, here they are. The star was a gimmick that the original sellers had in the 1922 to get collectors to buy more coins. Laura Fraser, wife of James Fraser, who designed the Buffalo Nickel, designed these coins. Grant half dollar, no star Grant half dollar, with star. The star adds a significant amount to the value because only 5,000 were issued. Grant gold dollar, no star. The star makes no difference on the value of these coins. Grant gold dollar with star In addition to the coins, there are many Grant medals and political tokens. He ran for president three times (1868. 1872 and 1880), got the Republican nomination twice and served two terms as president. I'll some of the campaign medals if anyone is interested. He received a copy of this medal in gold for his Civil War service. The medal is massive. Here it is next to a silver dollar. The gold medal still exists. It's in the Smithsonian with the presentation box.
So the stars are incuse -- were they struck into the hub for the last die, or into each individual coin?
I think that star coins were struck first, and then the raised star on the die was ground off of it. The star on the half dollar has contours in it which makes it easier to certify and harder for crooks to just punch a star into the coin.
The velvet in the box could have done that, but yes, the polishing brigade may have also been involved.
Not cash but as he is a distant relative of mine this card was taken on his porch a month before he pasted away. The date and location are on the bottom.
Along with that, if the bad guys do punch a star into the coin, there's usually a telltale dimple of such being done on the reverse.