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<p>[QUOTE="TheNickelGuy, post: 8188483, member: 20201"]<b>1962 USS Constitution Heraldic Art Medal</b></p><p>This is a .925 silver "So-Called Half Dollar" with a patriotic theme.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1433090[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1433091[/ATTACH] </p><p> </p><p>USS Constitution was launched October 21, 1797, from Edmund Hartt’s shipyard in Boston. First sailed on July 22, 1798, as one of the six frigates that began the new United States Navy. </p><p>Construction cost was $302,718.84. </p><p>Captured 33 vessels in 57 years of active service and for her three War of 1812 victories against the British Royal Navy. </p><p>Constitution’s first War of 1812 battle occurred on August 19 against HMS Guerriere. </p><p>The defeat of Guerriere was the first frigate-to-frigate victory of the U.S. Navy over the Royal Navy, then the largest navy in the world. Constitution became “Old Ironsides” when an American Sailor noticed that some of Guerriere’s shot failed to penetrate Constitution’s thick oak hull. </p><p>“Huzza! Her sides are made of iron!” the Sailor purportedly exclaimed, and thus the nickname was born.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1433095[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p><b>1841 Daniel Webster USS Constitution</b></p><p>Hard Times Token HT# 16</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1433093[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1433094[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="TheNickelGuy, post: 8188483, member: 20201"][B]1962 USS Constitution Heraldic Art Medal[/B] This is a .925 silver "So-Called Half Dollar" with a patriotic theme. [ATTACH=full]1433090[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1433091[/ATTACH] USS Constitution was launched October 21, 1797, from Edmund Hartt’s shipyard in Boston. First sailed on July 22, 1798, as one of the six frigates that began the new United States Navy. Construction cost was $302,718.84. Captured 33 vessels in 57 years of active service and for her three War of 1812 victories against the British Royal Navy. Constitution’s first War of 1812 battle occurred on August 19 against HMS Guerriere. The defeat of Guerriere was the first frigate-to-frigate victory of the U.S. Navy over the Royal Navy, then the largest navy in the world. Constitution became “Old Ironsides” when an American Sailor noticed that some of Guerriere’s shot failed to penetrate Constitution’s thick oak hull. “Huzza! Her sides are made of iron!” the Sailor purportedly exclaimed, and thus the nickname was born. [ATTACH=full]1433095[/ATTACH] [B]1841 Daniel Webster USS Constitution[/B] Hard Times Token HT# 16 [ATTACH=full]1433093[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1433094[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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