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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;kaparthy, post: 2993890, member: 57463&quot;][QUOTE=&quot;... How about a 1696 Crown of King William III for Sir Isaac Newton?&nbsp; And three ugly sixpences showing London and the Norwich and Chester branch mints. ... [/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p><p>On the basis of that, allow me to offer this. He did not strike the coins but Benjamin Franklin is probably the most culturally significant of the Founders of the Republic. He was a scientist, a diplomat, a statesman. He also was involved (at a remove)&nbsp; with the production of other coins.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]739379[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>I add also, Queen Victoria of the UK and its empire as defining an age. Her ascendency marked the beginning of two generations of peace, prosperity, invention, enterprise, and social change. </p><p>[ATTACH=full]739384[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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