Mark Twain Coin Bill

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So just what is this coin supposed to commemorate? The 181st anniversary of his birth? Or the 106th anniversary of his death? Don't get me wrong , I like Twain and I don't object to a commemorative for him, but commemoratives should be for SENSIBLE anniversaries.

And to keep increasing the number of beneficiaries just means that the money from the surcharges gets so watered down that none of them really get any benefit from them. It used to be there was one group that would get the money. There have been a couple recently where two got it but this bill divides the surcharge among four different groups.

 

Pork?

I thought it was 150 years since Huck Finn

 

I'm all for the coin. I actually pass within a few miles of where he was born most days. I agree with Conder though, it should be an anniversary that makes sense.

 

Good stuff. I'm all for Americans representing actual accomplishments being placed on coins rather than the tired portraits of presidents.

 

Hannibal Missouri. Oh for a chance to visit that town......

 

I thought he was in Elmira, NY

 

No, that was Elvira.......

Best time he ever had.

 

On the Chumueng river?

 

How come I feel like I'm fencing with Mel Brooks?

 

OK, so the coin will come in 2016, right? http://www.coinnews.net/2012/04/19/mark-twain-commemorative-coins-approved-in-house/ Hmm, in 1891 he went to Europe for a couple of years, so the coin will commemorate the 125th anniversary of that move.

Seriously, I agree - while Mark Twain is a fine subject for a commemorative coin, it would make sense to wait (again) until a round or roundish anniversary comes up.

Christian

 

Is it really 150 years since Huck Finn? If so, I guess we could use that as an excuse not to wait any longer.

 

No.

 

This is close enough
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1st edition (publ. C. H. Webb)

"The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County" is an 1865 short story by Mark Twain, his first great success as a writer, bringing him national attention. The story has also been published as "Jim Smiley and His Jumping Frog" (its original title) and "The Notorious Jumping Frog of Calaveras County". In it, the narrator retells a story he heard from a bartender, Simon Wheeler, at the Angels Hotel in Angels Camp, California, about the gambler Jim Smiley. Twain describes him: "If he even seen a straddle bug start to go anywheres, he is bet you how long it would take him to get to—to wherever he going to, and if you took him up, he would foller that straddle bug to Mexico but what he would find out where he was bound for and how long he was on the road."

"The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County" is also the title story of an 1867 collection[1] of short stories by Mark Twain. Twain's first book, it collected 27 stories that were previously published in magazines and newspapers.

 

If you ever visit green18, let me know. I've spent 57 years in this little river town.

 

A proper anniversary for a Mark Twain commemorative coin would have been in 1985 for the coming of Halley's comet that year.

But, be that as it may, a great commemorative would be 2035 with the 200th anniversary of his birth. Or 2015, the 150th anniversary of the story that led to his fame: The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County.

 

If I ever make it out that way I'll be sure to let you know. T'would be an honor to meet you sir.......

 

We could all catch a game in Busch Stadium

 

Would that be beer ball?

 

I believe he was born with Halley's and predicted he would die with it's return. If so, that was a helluva tribute worthy of a great man. Thanks Kasia.