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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Sallent, post: 26009396, member: 76194&quot;]I wish I could say this particular coin was created for some noble anniversary of great importance to national heritage, but truth be told it was yet another money grab. Basically, a local coin club saw how the Mint had lost its mind in 1936 by pumping out two dozen comms, and they decided they wanted to get in on the action. They found a local anniversary that they could rally around, convinced a few Congress people (apparently that was easier back then than today), and before you know it this coin was made:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1653903[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>It was the last classic commemorative minted until 1946, because by this time Congress was really weary of the program and decided they&#039;ve had enough.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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