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National Bank, which sold them in wooden boxes decorated with images of the statue and belfry. They were sold by banks throughout New England, and to some extent elsewhere in the country. Only 86 coins were returned to the Mint, likely representing damaged pieces. Most were sold to the general public, not to collectors. The asking price was $ 1. The edition of
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and other notables had attended. These celebrations were not jointly held by
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2706:Daniel Chester French: American Sculptor
1565:A Guide Book of United States Coins 2014
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1940:American Liberty high relief gold coin
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823:. The coins were made from blanks, or
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725:Their flag to April's breeze unfurled,
613:Monroe Doctrine Centennial half dollar
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2173:Stone Mountain Memorial half dollar
1545:A Guide Book of United States Coins
1412:United States Commemorative Coinage
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2094:Missouri Centennial half dollar
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572:Senate Appropriations Committee
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2099:Alabama Centennial half dollar
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2670:William M.R. French (brother)
2602:William Henry Seward Memorial
2568:Alfred Tredway White Memorial
2491:Butt–Millet Memorial Fountain
1482:. New York: Arco Publishing.
1458:. New York: Arco Publishing.
268:Lexington–Concord half dollar
2584:George Robert White Memorial
2373:Richard Morris Hunt Memorial
2360:John Boyle O'Reilly Memorial
2152:Huguenot-Walloon half dollar
2068:Maine Centennial half dollar
1613:Coinage of the United States
658:Huguenot-Walloon half dollar
318:and was signed by President
68:30.61 mm (1.20 in)
2665:Henry Flagg French (father)
1433:. Chicago: KWS Publishers.
1410:Slabaugh, Arlie R. (1975).
1389:Jones, John F. (May 1937).
76:2.15 mm (0.08 in)
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2821:United States silver coins
2690:National Sculpture Society
2590:Washington Irving Memorial
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472:shot heard round the world
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27:1925 US commemorative coin
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2485:Statue of Abraham Lincoln
2457:James Oglethorpe Monument
2328:Thomas Gallaudet Memorial
1521:Numismatic Art in America
1429:Swiatek, Anthony (2012).
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406:$ 20 National Bank Note
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2747:Business and economics
2553:Dupont Circle Fountain
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2344:Death and the Sculptor
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2450:Progress of the State
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1983:(1976, 1992–present)
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1088:Congressional Record
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2685:Berkshire Playhouse
2464:George Frisbie Hoar
1922:First Spouse (gold)
1516:Vermeule, Cornelius
1241:Swiatek & Breen
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958:The History Channel
741:Ralph Waldo Emerson
691:, architect of the
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493:Frederick Dallinger
402:Battle of Lexington
377:Committee of Safety
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272:Patriot half dollar
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2506:The Spirit of Life
1448:Swiatek, Anthony;
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1440:978-0-9817736-7-4
1421:978-0-307-09377-6
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638:John R. Sinnock
598:'s 1874 statue
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1950:Special sets
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113:troy oz
100:10.0% copper
97:90.0% silver
29:
2795:Visual arts
2771:Numismatics
2649:Chesterwood
2609:Beneficence
2598:(1926–1930)
2592:(1925–1926)
2501:(1913–1914)
2473:(1913–1921)
2459:(1907–1910)
2437:(1905–1907)
2415:(1903–1904)
2369:(1896–1897)
2323:(1886–1887)
1989:(1983–1997)
1977:(1972–1998)
1971:(1964–1967)
1936:(2010–2021)
1782:3¢ (bronze)
1759:2¢ (billon)
1706:5¢ (silver)
1701:3¢ (nickel)
1696:3¢ (silver)
1621:Circulating
1333:Yeoman 2015
1321:Yeoman 2018
1094:11209–11211
837:R.S. Yeoman
789:John Parker
678:Patriot Day
670:HALF DOLLAR
587:Preparation
568:the Speaker
497:Robert Luce
478:Legislation
464:town common
441:Paul Revere
439:, informed
425:Thomas Gage
339:New England
253:Design date
200:Design date
91:Composition
60:12.5 g
2805:Categories
2412:Alma Mater
2336:Lewis Cass
2290:Sculptures
1904:Gold Eagle
1716:$ 1 (gold)
1474:Taxay, Don
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1129:1925
1107:1924
1085:1924
1001:August 29,
968:August 29,
869:References
564:Democratic
560:Republican
556:Otis Wingo
533:seignorage
482:Identical
345:Background
330:, and the
138:Mint marks
50:US dollars
2498:Wisconsin
1957:Proof Set
1382:711779330
825:planchets
759:minutemen
654:1775–1925
449:Lexington
400:vignette
381:minutemen
324:Lexington
73:Thickness
1963:Mint Set
1751:Canceled
1664:Obsolete
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1518:(1971).
1476:(1967).
1452:(1981).
1351:(1992).
1270:Vermeule
1073:Slabaugh
962:Archived
922:(1994).
888:Slabaugh
666:HUGUENOT
433:Margaret
398:engraved
316:Congress
301:'s 1874
243:Designer
190:Designer
65:Diameter
2721:Portals
2658:Related
2642:Museums
2576:Victory
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1890:Bullion
1772:⁄
1676:⁄
1342:Sources
1309:Swiatek
674:PATRIOT
664:" and "
662:PILGRIM
385:Concord
361:British
328:Concord
208:Reverse
146:Obverse
127:Mintage
2634:(1917)
2625:Medals
2612:(1930)
2604:(1930)
2586:(1924)
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2493:(1913)
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2383:(1898)
2375:(1898)
2363:(1896)
2355:(1892)
2347:(1889)
2339:(1889)
2331:(1889)
2320:Memory
2315:(1884)
2307:(1874)
2294:public
2048:1930s
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525:stamps
232:Design
170:Design
108:Silver
85:Reeded
2759:Money
2036:1910s
1880:2020s
1875:2010s
1870:2000s
1865:1990s
1860:1980s
1855:1970s
1850:1950s
1845:1940s
1840:1930s
1835:1920s
1830:1910s
1825:1900s
1820:1800s
1802:$ 100
1721:$ 2.5
1297:Flynn
1253:Jones
1226:Flynn
1214:Flynn
1199:Taxay
1187:Taxay
1175:Taxay
1151:Flynn
1116:11152
1026:(PDF)
907:Flynn
849:Notes
274:, is
45:Value
2735:Arts
2229:1928
2213:1927
2192:1926
2161:1925
2145:1924
2129:1923
2113:1922
2082:1921
2061:1920
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1741:$ 20
1736:$ 10
1569:ISBN
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1484:ISBN
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1378:OCLC
1359:ISBN
1138:1196
1003:2015
970:2015
934:ISBN
778:The
491:and
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414:The
355:The
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262:The
256:1925
203:1925
122:1925
81:Edge
57:Mass
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1787:$ 2
1731:$ 5
1726:$ 3
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1644:25¢
1639:10¢
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395:BEP
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