I have been collecting coins for a few years...and as far as the release of commemorative coins, I am not sure, but I do not remember seeing APR releases on such coins....maybe it happens all the time, but I just can't remember. Today there was a APR release for the Little Rock Dollar. Does anyone know how they going so far and will this article turbo boost its sales? LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) -- Fifty years ago, nine black students faced down a mob to integrate Little Rock Central High School. Now, they are being honored on a commemorative silver coin. The U.S. Mint was to unveil the coin Saturday at the NAACP's Daisy Bates Education Summit, which pays tribute to the Arkansas NAACP leader who served as adviser to the Little Rock Nine. Six of the nine planned to attend a discussion with current Central High students at the summit, which began Thursday and ends Saturday. Integration at Central High in 1957 was the first major test of the Supreme Court's ruling, three years earlier, against racial discrimination in public schools. President Eisenhower dispatched the 101st Airborne to enforce the court order after Gov. Orval Faubus tried to prevent black students from enrolling at the school. One side of the $1 coin depicts a group of students being escorted by a soldier. It features the phrase "Desegregation in Education" and contains nine stars. The other side depicts Central High as it looked in 1957. Little Rock plans to mark the 50th anniversary of the integration in September with a series of events, including the dedication of a new Central High School Historic Site visitor center.
It will get a little bit of extra coverage such as this because of the history behind the Civil Rights movement.
While I have no issue with anyone (including the mint) commemorating things, and I feel civil rights battles are worthy (Little Rock Central High School would certainly rank right up there), and I'm in the educational field... the picture is a bit odd. I guess if you also collect feet on coins it will appeal to you.
