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<p>[QUOTE="MIGuy, post: 8410621, member: 116145"]I thought it would be fun to start with Fireworks (Ft. McHenry 5 oz silver hockey puck) Following the burning of the Nation’s capitol and other federal buildings in August 1814, British forces attacked Baltimore. Francis Scott Key, a poet-lawyer, witnessed the September 13-14 bombardment of Fort McHenry while under British guard on an American truce ship in the Patapsco River. Seeing his country’s flag still flying over the fort the next morning, he was moved to pen “The Star-Spangled Banner.” Next up, a 1723 Rosa Americana Penny. I think it's amusing that William Wood (copper and tin mine owner) got the royal indenture to produce the Rosa Americana coins (American Rose) for the American colonies and Ireland through the King's Mistress - the Duchess of Kendal. However the coins were underweight and didn't correspond to existing coinage and New York merchants refused to accept them. Also his planchets were poorly made and porous - my example exhibits a common delamination / corrosion issue as a consequence. Finally the famous first circulation US federal coin, designed by Benjamin Franklin, the 1787 Fugio Cent, and for contrast, one of our newest quarters, and also a beautiful design in my view, a Proof 70 perfect silver Maya Angelou quarter for 2022. What are your 4 (more or less) for the 4th? I hope everyone has a wonderful day!</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1491857[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1491858[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1491859[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="MIGuy, post: 8410621, member: 116145"]I thought it would be fun to start with Fireworks (Ft. McHenry 5 oz silver hockey puck) Following the burning of the Nation’s capitol and other federal buildings in August 1814, British forces attacked Baltimore. Francis Scott Key, a poet-lawyer, witnessed the September 13-14 bombardment of Fort McHenry while under British guard on an American truce ship in the Patapsco River. Seeing his country’s flag still flying over the fort the next morning, he was moved to pen “The Star-Spangled Banner.” Next up, a 1723 Rosa Americana Penny. I think it's amusing that William Wood (copper and tin mine owner) got the royal indenture to produce the Rosa Americana coins (American Rose) for the American colonies and Ireland through the King's Mistress - the Duchess of Kendal. However the coins were underweight and didn't correspond to existing coinage and New York merchants refused to accept them. Also his planchets were poorly made and porous - my example exhibits a common delamination / corrosion issue as a consequence. Finally the famous first circulation US federal coin, designed by Benjamin Franklin, the 1787 Fugio Cent, and for contrast, one of our newest quarters, and also a beautiful design in my view, a Proof 70 perfect silver Maya Angelou quarter for 2022. What are your 4 (more or less) for the 4th? I hope everyone has a wonderful day! [ATTACH=full]1491857[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1491858[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1491859[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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