![]() ![]() “You can see everything from a half-cent to a $100,000 bill at this event, even a $2.5 million 1913 Liberty nickel a Milwaukee man used to carry in his pocket to show to strangers.” “Money is history you can hold in your hands,” said association President Clifford Mishler of Iola, Wisconsin. There will be a special Smithsonian exhibit, “Good as Gold: America’s Double Eagles”. It features an eagle in flight with an olive branch in its talons.Double Eagles: A Tale of the Twenty Dollar Gold Coinĭid you know that the US Mint started issuing the twenty dollar gold coin in February 1849? From August 16-20, 2011, historic and awe inspiring ‘National Treasures’ from the Smithsonian Institution will be displayed in the Chicago area at the American Numismatic Association World’s Fair of Money: these will include the legendary twenty dollar gold coin. This series continues the reverse design introduced for the 2018-2020 Preamble to the Declaration of Independence Series. Each of the freedoms enumerated in the First Amendment contributes to the growth and development of the Nation. Liberty grows to a thing of strength and beauty from a seed – our Bill of Rights. The obverse designs use the lifecycle of the oak tree from seedling to a mighty oak as a metaphor for our country’s growth as a Nation that values freedom. The 2021-2025 “First Amendment to the United States Constitution Platinum Proof Coin Series” features newly designed one ounce 99.95 percent platinum proof coins. The common reverse showed an eagle in flight carrying an olive branch.įirst Amendment to the United States Constitution Platinum Proof Coin Series The obverse designs featured a different scene with Liberty each year. From 2018 to 2020, the Mint issued the Preamble to the Declaration of Independence Series. In 2017 for the 20th anniversary of the platinum proof program, the coin bore its original 1997 design.
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