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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Clinker, post: 508387, member: 6229&quot;]<font size="5"><font size="3">Let&#039;s see what you know about U.S. commemorative coinage.</font></font></p><p><font size="5">&nbsp;</font></p><p><font size="5"><font size="3">Following are three commemorative coins produced by one of our mints.</font></font></p><p><font size="5">&nbsp;</font></p><p><font size="5"><font size="3">Take a close look at each coin then read the question/s.</font></font></p><p><font size="5">&nbsp;</font></p><p><font size="5"><font size="3">Who prepared the artweork for&nbsp; this commemorative coin and which mint (Philly, Denver, San Francisco) struck it?</font></font></p><p><font size="5">&nbsp;</font></p><p><font size="5"><font size="3">(Photo courtesy of Coinfacts.)</font></font></p><p><font size="5">&nbsp;</font></p><p><font size="5"><font size="3"><a href="http://www.coinfacts.com/commemoratives/half_dollar_commems/vancouver.htm" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.coinfacts.com/commemoratives/half_dollar_commems/vancouver.htm" rel="nofollow">http://www.coinfacts.com/commemoratives/half_dollar_commems/vancouver.htm</a></font></font></p><p><font size="5">&nbsp;</font></p><p><font size="5">&nbsp;</font></p><p><font size="5"><font size="3">Answer} Laura Garden Fraser, wife of James Earl Fraser (designer of Buffalo Nickel) prepared the artwork and it was minted in San Francisco without an &quot;S&quot; mint mark.</font></font></p><p><font size="5">&nbsp;</font></p><p><font size="5"><font size="3">Take a very good look at our second coin.</font></font></p><p><font size="5">&nbsp;</font></p><p><font size="5"><font size="3">(Photo courtesy of Commemoratives Ltd.)</font></font></p><p><font size="5">&nbsp;</font></p><p><font size="5"><font size="3"><a href="http://www.commem.com/images/Graded_Coins/RI_36_N63_090_007_f.JPG" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.commem.com/images/Graded_Coins/RI_36_N63_090_007_f.JPG" rel="nofollow">http://www.commem.com/images/Graded_Coins/RI_36_N63_090_007_f.JPG</a></font></font></p><p><font size="5"><br /></font></p><p><font size="5">&nbsp;</font></p><p><font size="5"><font size="3">Who designed it and why was it struck?</font></font></p><p><font size="5">&nbsp;</font></p><p><font size="5"><font size="3">Answer} Arthur Graham Carey and John Howard Benson designed the coin. It was struck to celebrate the Tercentenary (300th) Anniversary of Providence.</font></font></p><p><font size="5">&nbsp;</font></p><p><font size="5"><font size="3">Here&#039;s our third commemorative coin:</font></font></p><p><font size="5">&nbsp;</font></p><p><font size="5"><font size="3">(photo courtesy of worldcoingallery)</font></font></p><p><font size="5">&nbsp;</font></p><p><font size="5"><font size="3"><a href="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/commems/us-222.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/commems/us-222.html" rel="nofollow">http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/commems/us-222.html</a></font></font></p><p><font size="5"><br /></font></p><p><font size="5">&nbsp;</font></p><p><font size="5"><font size="3">Which Olympiad City and Country does it commemorate?</font></font></p><p><font size="5">&nbsp;</font></p><p><font size="5"><font size="3">Answer} Seoul, Korea.</font></font></p><p><font size="5">&nbsp;</font></p><p><font size="5">&nbsp;</font></p><p><font size="5"><font size="3">How did you do?</font></font></p><p><font size="5">&nbsp;</font></p><p><font size="5"><font size="3">Clinker </font></font></p><p><font size="5"><br /></font></p><p><font size="5"><br /></font></p><p><font size="5"></font>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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