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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;LFCfan, post: 1542735, member: 26701&quot;]Your favorite: Franklin Half Dollar</p><p>Interesting fact: To the right of the bell is a puny-looking eagle. This had been required by law on the half dollar since 1792 and was reaffirmed by the Coinage Act of 1873, which mandated the placement of an eagle on every U.S. silver coin larger than the dime. The eagle was added by Gilroy Roberts, who completed work on the coin following Sinnock&#039;s death in 1947. Understandably, the federal Commission of Fine Arts (an advisory body) took issue with the eagle&#039;s size, but oddly enough, they disapproved of displaying the crack in the Liberty Bell, arguing that &quot;to show this might lead to puns and to statements derogatory to United States coinage.&quot; Although the Commission recommended a design competition, the Treasury Department approved Sinnock&#039;s models without change.</p><p><br /></p><p>My favorite: At this point I am enjoying the ATB series, because I don&#039;t have a lot $ for coins. But I can still look for them in change and from time to time a roll. I love the National Park System and have been to quite a few of the parks and I enjoy some of the designs. </p><p><br /></p><p>Interesting fact:The United States Mint will issue these quarters in the order in which the honored site was first established as a national site.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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