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<p>[QUOTE="johnmilton, post: 8646677, member: 101855"]Getting one of the first 1,500 is easy, if you have the money <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie14" alt=":angelic:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />, because they are more common (1,500 versus and estimated 200 to 300). It's the early die state coins without the die rust marks. I bought this one, which is one of the "Jefferson pieces", circa 1993. </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1517982[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>As for Jefferson's status as the greatest president, many would beg to differ. Jefferson's greatest accomplishment was the Louisiana Purchase. His second term was marred by a poorly conceived embargo of U.S. exports that did great damage to the economy with no measurable return. </p><p><br /></p><p>But if you look at the history of most all two term presidents, their second term was often weaker than the first.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="johnmilton, post: 8646677, member: 101855"]Getting one of the first 1,500 is easy, if you have the money :angelic:, because they are more common (1,500 versus and estimated 200 to 300). It's the early die state coins without the die rust marks. I bought this one, which is one of the "Jefferson pieces", circa 1993. [ATTACH=full]1517982[/ATTACH] As for Jefferson's status as the greatest president, many would beg to differ. Jefferson's greatest accomplishment was the Louisiana Purchase. His second term was marred by a poorly conceived embargo of U.S. exports that did great damage to the economy with no measurable return. But if you look at the history of most all two term presidents, their second term was often weaker than the first.[/QUOTE]
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