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<p>[QUOTE="leeg, post: 3541274, member: 17073"] The 1886 – 1936 dates on the coin were arbitrarily picked to give the illusion that the coin commemorated an actual event from 1886. This simply has no basis in fact. There was no event in Cincinnati in 1886 that related to the images depicted on the coins. The Cincinnati Musical Center Commemorative Coin Association was the sponsor of the commemorative coin. In fact, the Association was the creation of Tom Melish, whose sole purpose, it appears, was to create a profit for himself. The numbered 200 sets were immediately sold at inflated prices, creating considerable profit for Melish.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="leeg, post: 3541274, member: 17073"][B] [/B] The 1886 – 1936 dates on the coin were arbitrarily picked to give the illusion that the coin commemorated an actual event from 1886. This simply has no basis in fact. There was no event in Cincinnati in 1886 that related to the images depicted on the coins. The Cincinnati Musical Center Commemorative Coin Association was the sponsor of the commemorative coin. In fact, the Association was the creation of Tom Melish, whose sole purpose, it appears, was to create a profit for himself. The numbered 200 sets were immediately sold at inflated prices, creating considerable profit for Melish.[/QUOTE]
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