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<p>[QUOTE="Joshycfl, post: 619161, member: 16811"]So, I thought it might be nice for some posters to find random, knowledgeable information about coins they might not have known previously. This way everyone has something to learn when reading/posting on this subject.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>I'll go first. </p><p><br /></p><p>Here we have the (1900) Lafayette Dollar</p><p><br /></p><p>*The Obverse depicts George Washington, and marquis de Lafayette. </p><p>*It is was not only the first commemerative U.S dollar coin, but it is also the first US coin to depict a U.S president.</p><p>*Created by Charles E. Barber</p><p>*36,026 minted.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://www.coinfacts.com/commemoratives/dollar_commems/lafayette_dollar_obv.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><img src="http://www.coinfacts.com/commemoratives/dollar_commems/lafayette_dollar_rev.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p> <a href="http://www.coinsite.com/content/Commemoratives/Lafayette.asp" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.coinsite.com/content/Commemoratives/Lafayette.asp" rel="nofollow">http://www.coinsite.com/content/Commemoratives/Lafayette.asp</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Your Turn.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Joshycfl, post: 619161, member: 16811"]So, I thought it might be nice for some posters to find random, knowledgeable information about coins they might not have known previously. This way everyone has something to learn when reading/posting on this subject. I'll go first. Here we have the (1900) Lafayette Dollar *The Obverse depicts George Washington, and marquis de Lafayette. *It is was not only the first commemerative U.S dollar coin, but it is also the first US coin to depict a U.S president. *Created by Charles E. Barber *36,026 minted. [IMG]http://www.coinfacts.com/commemoratives/dollar_commems/lafayette_dollar_obv.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://www.coinfacts.com/commemoratives/dollar_commems/lafayette_dollar_rev.jpg[/IMG] [url]http://www.coinsite.com/content/Commemoratives/Lafayette.asp[/url] Your Turn.[/QUOTE]
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