Famous Friday - Post Yours please

Hello everyone . I thought this might pretty cool . Display a coin that represents someone famous in History BESIDES being solely a President, for this Fine Friday !
ALSO, if you could, name something they achieved . I'll go first.
Ben Franklin : Invented the Lightening rod .

 

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George Washington Carver (c. 1864 – January 5, 1943) was an American agricultural scientist and inventor who promoted alternative crops to cotton and methods to prevent soil depletion.

Booker Taliaferro Washington (April 5, 1856 – November 14, 1915 ) was an American educator, author, orator, and adviser to several presidents of the United States
Information taken from wikipedia

 

Ice crème

 

This may be the closest thing I have for this thread.

 

I'm going to say, that works. A 70! of course, i expect no less from the Lem Collection... lol

 

If you ask me the coin people need there toilets to especially this person who revolutionized coin people going to the bathroom.

 

How about Napolean . . . . ?

Z

 

One of these guys was President of a now defunct union . . . . . . .

Z

 

Three seafarers of distinction
Explorer, military naval commander and a pirate destined to become an island governor
Sterling Silver Proofs,all marks are on the holders

 

Sorry but I can’t post my potty dollar as I would get banned. But I can post this.

 

I can think of two (but one's not a U.S. coin):

1. Columbus. What he did: Discovered the new world.


2. The Good Samaritan. What he did: Help someone without taking credit.

 

Thomas Jefferson, third US president plus
primary author of the US declaration of independence..

 

Do you also have the 2020-W Jefferson proof? They never minted a 2020-W BU that year. Just the proof and RP. (Some useless trivia from me.)

 

Sir Winston Churchill, also renowned as a writer, artist and historian.
In 1963, US President John F. Kennedy, acting under authorisation granted by an Act of Congress, proclaimed him an Honorary Citizen of the United States,

 

What coin is this?

 

That's an Oregon Trail Commemorative.