Every once in a while an idea reaches the mind of a man who has a position in society to accept the idea and the capacity to do something with it. At President James Monroe's seventh annual State of the Union Address to Congress, he presented his newly acquired idea, "that European powers would no longer colonize or interfere with the affairs of the newly independent nations of the Americas." John Quincy Adams liked the idea so much he contacted Monroe and they co-authored the Monroe Doctrine. On December 2, 1823 the Monroe Doctrine went into effect. It, literally changed the destinies of the people and the new nations of the Western Hemisphere including those small nations of Central America and the Island nations dotting the Caribbean. 99 years later, in late 1922 the Motion Picture Industry promoted the idea of minting a Half Dollar to commemorate the 100th birthday of the implementation of the Monroe Doctrine. The coin would become available during (and coinciding with) the Motion Picture Exposition in June, 1923. After getting the go ahead for the coin, the Director of the Mint, handed the project to Chester Beach. An idea found fertile ground in Beach's mind. The coin's obverse would feature the heads of Monroe and Adams, but the reverse would feature the Western Hemisphere in a novel way. A special artistic rendition of North and South America would be accomplished by a unique modelling involving two female figures. So you can see Beach's idea in full array take a look at the reverse of this 1923-S Monroe Doctrine Cenntenial Half Dollar (images courtesy of coinpage.com): Obverse http://www.coinpage.com/coin-image-6503.html Reverse http://www.coinpage.com/large.php?tImageId=1814 Please let me know if you enjoyed this trivia, Clinker
Very interesting. Clinker, have you ever considered applying to write in any major publications ? If not, you definatley should. I wouldn't be suprised if you already did.
Have always enjoyed your information, and have yet to already know the trivia you have shared on numerous occasions. Thanks I do enjoy it.
Clinker, in my humble opinion I would like to say that without a doubt you're the Elder Statesman of Numismatic knowledge and History here. Another Wonderful Article. :thumb::smile:thumb::smile:thumb: Thanks Ben
Cool trivia! I'm ashamed to say until you wrote that, I couldn't have told you what the heck the Monroe Doctrine even was. Guy~
rotobeast In the early 60s I was a stringer for two newspaers. In the 70s I wrote articles for Income Opportunities Magazine and Salesman Opportunity Magazine. In the 80s I wrote articles for newspapers and other publications in the Specialty Advertising business. In the late 90s to early 2000s I changed to poetry, a relationship I dabbled with in High School. In 2005 Xlibris published a book of my poems. In February 2005 I suffered a stroke and never recovered enough to go on a publishing or authors tour to promote it. Because of the stroke, I am confined at home. Wanting, NEEDING to do something I decided to return to coin collecting by amassing silver coins of my birth year (1935). As I surfed the internet, scoured the ads in numismatic publications and voraciosly reread the Redbook, Krause's World Coins, and other coin books, other coins appealed to me, so Iadded them to my collection. Now, I'm collecting coins, writing about interesting finds in my coin searches, and publishing an e-zine called Classified Coin Ads Shopper and, because of Coin Talk's moderators and members (like you), I'm enjoying life again! All the best to you, Clinker
Wow, just wow ! A rather impressive list you have there, Sir. I remember you mentioning your stroke before. It's a dang crime, something like that happening. I've had several family members suffer the same. What is the name of and where can we find your book of poetry ? I've dabbled. Thanks again for the GREAT trivia articles you write up for us.
coleguy Thanks, Guy~. I learned more about Monroe and his passion for freedom doing the research for the trivia than Ilearned in high school... Clinker
rotobeast I have a couple copies because I have requests at poetry readings for some copies. They're $21.88 plus S and H, BUT I can send you one for $20.00 including S and H. e-mail me, if you want one, at dsees35@embarqmail.com Clinker
As I've mentioned several times previously I print out most of these informative post by Clinker. Who knows, some day I may put them all together and make it into a book myself. Great information.
Clinker: Just out of curiousity why not submit all such articles to magazines like Coin World, Numismatic News, etc. If published you could be getting rich. I know there is now an abundance of coin books flooding the market which I see at coin shows all the time, but your articles are different. They are mostly educational, not full of how to find a ding, dent, scratch, doubled, etc. If you organized your articles by something and had them published as an educational type book on coins I suspect it would outselll the typical books on coins. At coin shows there are books on Lincoln Cents, books on Morgan Dollars, Cherry Pickers Guides, Red Book, etc. but none are formated in the realm of educational articles like yours. I really think you should look into it. Even if you don't need the money the world may need your information.
Just Carl Thanks for the "pep talk," but, at 72 years old, I find it taxing trying to get out a weekly post to Coin Talk" and publish my monthly E-zine. I really appreciate all members' comments... Clinker
Your efforts to post on Coin Talk are greatly appreciated by many, Clinker. Thanks once again for the great numismatic history.
acanthite Your comments and those of others is what keeps me going. That's the quality of the members AND COMMENTATORS who visit and regulate Cointalk! Clinker
