Louisiana is the English equivalent to the French La Louisianne literally meaning "Land of Louis" which the French explorer, La Salle dubbed to all the territory that was drained by the Mississippi River after claiming it for Louis XIV, King of France. The vast territory encompassed 828,800 square miles. La Louisianne was purchased by the United States for a total of $11,250,000 Dollars in 1803 while Thomas Jefferson held the Presidency. A glance at the map-link provided by Wikipedia will show that this purchase doubled the size of the United States back in 1803: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:United_States_1803-04-1804-03.png After dividing the Louisiana Territory into separate entities (14 states or parts of states) the size of Louisiana was reduced to this (Map courtesy of Wikipedia): http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Map_of_USA_LA.svg In 1812 Louisiana became a sovereign state in its own right. In 1903 as a prelude to the World Fair coming to Saint Louis in 1904, President William McKinley pushed for a commemorative theme to the event to honor the Purchase of the Louisana Territory and with President McKinley's sanction the event became known as The Louisiana Exposition. Furthermore President McKinley signed into law the minting of 35,000 souvenir Gold Dollars. The first souvenir NCLT Gold Dollars minted in the United States. That was a milestone. Another milestone attributed to this issue was the fact two varieties of the Gold Dollar were struck; one with the head of Jefferson on the obverse and one with McKinley's head on the obverse. Take a look 1903 Jefferson Obverse (courtesy Coin Community): http://www.coincommunity.com/commemorative_histories/louisiana_purchase_exposition_gold_dollar.asp 1903 McKinley Obverse (courtesy Teletrade): http://www.collectorscorner.org/1916_panpac_mkgold.jpg No other commemoratives were minted honoring Louisiana until the State Quarters program (photo courtesy of Coin Page): http://www.coinpage.com/coin-image-524.html Remember who the Louisiana Purchase was bought from? Yes, France. Look what they did in 2003 as a 200 Year Anniversary tribute (photo courtesy of Don's World Coin Gallery): http://worldcoingallery.com/countri...2003) Louisiana Purchase&query=France km 1336 Hope you enjoyed this Louisiana coin tour... Clinker
The French don't appreciate "much American" but one thing they do appreciate is good old American New Orleans Jazz. Thanks again for an enjoyable informative "read" Clinker....:smile
Fully agree with the second sentence. Now the first one ... hmm, may well be the other way round. The 2004 Louisiana "Sale" coin came in three varieties (same design) by the way: this 22.2 g silver piece (mintage 5589), a half ounce gold coin (mintage 761) and a 5 oz gold thing (mintage 99). The latter could be yours for only €5,000 ... Christian
1904 Saint Louis World's Fair Wooden Postcard produced by Farran Zerbe. Farran Zerbe was an early-day coin dealer, promoter, and supporter of the American Numismatic Association. In preparation for the Louisiana Purchase Centenial Expostion, the Saint Louis World's Fair of 1904, he advanced the idea that commemorative gold dollar coins should be struck by the US mint. This plan was enacted and he hawked the coins at the fair and elsewhere. Included in his wares were some wooden postcards and other trinkets. The example below was purchased at an auction in Colorado in the late 1980s. ¯
To panda... I recommend taking two Advil, take a 2-hour nap, then visit your favorite coin dealer to see what's new.... :mouth: Clinker
Aspirin Chew some willow bark. It was an ancient source of aspirin. I just want to know how they got it through a typewriter!!!!!
Just rolled it through. When wood is cut that thin, especially when it is fresh, it is quite flexible and would have no problems rolling through the typewriter. More likely though the "typeface" was printed on the piece the same as the rest of the printing.
