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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Clinker, post: 211924, member: 6229&quot;]<font face="Times New Roman"><font size="3">Well, today I&#039;m going to tell you some things you may not know about the Liberty Bell that adorns the reverse of the Franklin Half Dollar:</font></font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman"><font size="3">&nbsp;</font></font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman"><font size="3"><font face="Times New Roman">1. The Liberty Bell weighs 2,080 pounds. The yoke weighs about 100 pounds. From lip to crown, the Bell measures three feet. </font></font></font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman"><font size="3"><font face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></font></font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman"><font size="3"><font face="Times New Roman">2. The circumference around the crown measures six feet, 11 inches and the circumference around the lip measures 12 feet. The Liberty Bell is composed of approximately 70 percent copper, 25 percent tin and traces of lead, zinc, arsenic, gold and silver.</font></font></font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman"><font size="3"><font face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></font></font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman"><font size="3"><font face="Times New Roman">3. .The Bell is suspended from what is believed to be its original yoke, made of American elm.</font></font></font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman"><font size="3"><font face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></font></font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman"><font size="3"><font face="Times New Roman">4. The cost of the original bell, including insurance and shipping was £150, 13 shillings and eight pence ($225.50) in 1752. The recasting cost slightly more than £36 ($54) in 1753.</font></font></font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman"><font size="3"><font face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></font></font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman"><font size="3"><font face="Times New Roman">5. In 1876, the United States celebrated the Centennial in Philadelphia with a display of replica Liberty Bells from each state. </font></font></font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman"><font size="3"><font face="Times New Roman"><b>Note: </b>Pennsylvania’s display bell was made out of sugar.</font></font></font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman"><font size="3"><font face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></font></font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman"><font size="3"><font face="Times New Roman">6. Some people think, on the Liberty Bell, Pennsylvania is misspelled &quot;Pensylvania.&quot; They are wrong because in 1752 &quot;Pensylvania&quot; was one of several acceptable spellings. </font></font></font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman"><font size="3"><font face="Times New Roman">7. The strike note of the Bell is E-flat.</font></font></font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman"><font size="3"><font face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></font></font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman"><font size="3"><font face="Times New Roman">. 8. The Bell has had three homes: Independence Hall (the Pennsylvania State House) from 1753 to 1976, the Liberty Bell Pavilion from 1976 to 2003 and the new Liberty Bell Center beginning on October 9, 2003</font></font></font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman"><font size="3"><font face="Times New Roman">Here&#039;s a photo of the Bell: <a href="http://philadelphia.about.com/library/gallery/bllibertybell11.htm" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://philadelphia.about.com/library/gallery/bllibertybell11.htm" rel="nofollow">http://philadelphia.about.com/library/gallery/bllibertybell11.htm</a></font></font></font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman"><font size="3"><font face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></font></font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman"><font size="3"><font face="Times New Roman"><b>Side note:</b> On April Fools Day, in 1996, <b><i>Taco Bell</i></b> ran a full-page advertisement in national newspapers claiming to have purchased the Liberty Bell. It was an April Fools&#039; joke, but the stunt got nationwide coverage including most major radio and TV news stations.</font></font></font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman"><font size="3"><font face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></font></font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman"><font size="3"><font face="Times New Roman">Hope you enjoyed this trivia...</font></font></font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman"><font size="3"><font face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></font></font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman"><font size="3"><font face="Times New Roman">Clinker</font></font></font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman"><font size="3"><font face="Times New Roman"></font></font></font>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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