1 10 37 https://s3.amazonaws.com/atg-prod-oaas-files/haaimagehosting/original/e9986323c708f08a4c7c4a3ed4901917.jpeg 90ecb0f643ded3b080affd08e3ea1545 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Money Matters, Thursday 4/8 IIIF Collection Metadata UUID 0bf29de0-9b04-478a-93ba-7f1bc7b41724 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource 1900 Lafayette Commemorative $1 (2) IIIF Item Metadata UUID cadbbb3c-d3b9-411d-8d82-d166050c1e18 https://s3.amazonaws.com/atg-prod-oaas-files/haaimagehosting/original/19288340f4d62c97745eae5023a012db.jpeg c54296a87d60a714c22e1fecca464ed9 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Money Matters, Thursday 4/8 IIIF Collection Metadata UUID 0bf29de0-9b04-478a-93ba-7f1bc7b41724 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource 1900 Lafayette Commemorative $1 Subject The topic of the resource Silver Commemoratives (1892-1954) Mint: Philadelphia Mintage: 36,000 Obverse Designer: Charles E. Barber Reverse Designer: Charles E. Barber Composition: Silver Fineness: 0.9000 Weight: 26.7300g ASW: 0.7734oz Melt Value: $19.52 (4/7/2021) Diameter: 30.6mm Edge: Reeded Description An account of the resource Marquis de Lafayette was a renowned 18th century French nobleman who has occupied a special place in the hearts of Americans since the Revolution. He left his life of privilege in France to help the American colonies fight their British overlords and in the process helped create and sculpt the fledgling country. With the help of Benjamin Franklin, Lafayette eventually reached the rank of Major General in the Continental Army and helped broker a peace treaty between France and the colonies in 1778. He also had a very close relationship with Commander in Chief George Washington. With all of this in mind, when the United States was invited to participate in the Paris Exposition of 1900, leaders thought a fitting contribution would be a statue of the Revolutionary War hero sculpted by Paul Wayland Bartlett. A novel and educational approach was used to raise funds for the statue: School children from all over the nation contributed small change to the Lafayette Monument Fund. Additional funds were to be procured through the striking of 50,000 Lafayette commemorative dollars to be sold at $2 each. Chief Engraver of the Mint, Charles E. Barber, was selected to design the coin. Barber’s obverse bears a striking resemblance to an 1881 Yorktown Centennial Medal. It depicts the conjoined busts of Washington and Lafayette. The portrait of Washington was created from the same bust used for the Washington Quarter 33 years later. In addition to the portraits, the legend UNITED STATES OF AMERICA arcs above the busts at the rim, and the inscription LAFAYETTE DOLLAR arcs at the border below. The reverse design depicts Bartlett’s statue of Lafayette on horseback. Bartlett’s name appears on the base of the statue. Encircling the border is the inscription ERECTED BY THE YOUTH OF THE UNITED STATES IN HONOR OF GEN LAFAYETTE PARIS 1900. While the date 1900 is on the reverse of the coin, they were actually all struck in 1899. On December 14th, 1899, the mint struck all 50,000 coins as authorized by the legislation. This date had special significance as it was 100 years to the day of Washington’s death. Unfortunately, the coins proved to be slow sellers. After the Exposition, they were still available for a number of years for less than issue price. Eventually, some 14,000 pieces were returned to the mint, where they sat until being melted in 1945, leaving a net mintage of 36,000 coins. 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Title A name given to the resource 1946 Booker T Washington (2) IIIF Item Metadata UUID 4b8d63b4-0721-41e6-9743-3701758cb453 https://s3.amazonaws.com/atg-prod-oaas-files/haaimagehosting/original/e2f033f2459244161039adce17ee41e9.jpeg c8f0aef0675417f97e2bdd7c4aded227 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Money Matters, Thursday 4/8 IIIF Collection Metadata UUID 0bf29de0-9b04-478a-93ba-7f1bc7b41724 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource 1946 Booker T Washington Subject The topic of the resource Silver Commemoratives (1892-1954) Mint: Philadelphia Mintage: 1,000,000 Obverse Designer: Isaac Scott Hathaway Reverse Designer: Isaac Scott Hathaway Composition: Silver Fineness: 0.9000 Weight: 12.5000g ASW: 0.3617oz Melt Value: $9.13 (4/7/2021) Diameter: 30.6mm Edge: Reeded Description An account of the resource Booker T. Washington was one of the leading figures in the charge to educate freed slaves during the reconstruction era. Being a free slave himself, he believed that the key to African Americans’ future success was through learning practical skills. Though his emphasis on manual skills as the ticket to advancement for his race drew criticism from those favoring a more balanced education for African Americans, it’s evident that his approach was perhaps better suited to the American social climate of its time. But Booker T. Washington’s ceaseless, pioneering efforts helped to ease white America into a greater acceptance of their fellow Americans. Due to his place in American History, the Booker T. Washington Birthplace Memorial Commission looked to strike a commemorative coin in his honor. They hoped to raise funds for the purchase and maintenance of his birthplace in Franklin County, Virginia. They were successful, and legislation was passed on August 7th, 1946 authorizing the mintage of up to 5 million coins. There were no stipulations placed on date and mint, an oversight that the Commission took full advantage of over the course of the following years. The Commission hired sculptor Charles Keck, creator of the Panama-Pacific gold dollar and Lynchburg half, to design the coin. He submitted his designs which were approved by the Mint. However, unbeknownst to him or the BTW Commission, African-American artist Isaac Scott Hathaway learned of the program and offered up his own designs for free. Not knowing all of the facts, the Commission of Fine Arts approved Hathaway’s models. These were to be the designs that were put on the coin, and Keck’s were not used. The coin’s obverse features a three-quarter facing bust of Washington. Below this is his name BOOKER T. WASHINGTON, while above is the legend UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, both arranged in peripheral arcs around the coin’s border. To the left of Washington’s portrait are the year of coining and the value HALF DOLLAR, while the Latin legend E PLURIBUS UNUM is placed to the right. The reverse features in large letters the inscription FROM SLAVE CABIN TO HALL OF FAME. Indeed, both are depicted, New York City’s Hall of Fame colonnade above, and a generic slave cabin below. Squeezed into the spaces at left and right of the cabin are IN GOD WE TRUST and FRANKLIN COUNTY VA, respectively. Below the cabin is yet another statutory motto, LIBERTY, flanked by small stars, while the words BOOKER T. WASHINGTON BIRTHPLACE MEMORIAL are arranged in an arc inside the upper periphery. For the initial offering year of 1946, 200,000 sets were issued, and an additional 800,000 coins were minted in Philadelphia. While many of these coins were likely melted in 1951, no records were kept as to the quantity of each date and mint mark that were destroyed. Sales were abysmal, and many coins were either released into circulation or melted. Nevertheless, all three mints coined this type annually through 1951 in ever-diminishing quantities that went straight to speculators and those few collectors who stayed with the program each year. Only the 1950-S and 1951(P) coins had significantly larger mintages, around half a million each, but again these coins were mostly returned to the Mint in later years for melting. All Booker T. Washington halves minted after 1946 aside from the 1950-S and 1951(P) issues are better coins price-wise due to their significantly lower mintages that range from 6,000 to 8,000 coins each. IIIF Item Metadata UUID 08be4043-f8c0-425e-9284-6cc6af19bcf8 https://s3.amazonaws.com/atg-prod-oaas-files/haaimagehosting/original/42eae619dff69ca2cbfcad950449c10d.jpeg 7cc8fed0953b81db941878d3ab79e95f Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Money Matters, Thursday 4/8 IIIF Collection Metadata UUID 0bf29de0-9b04-478a-93ba-7f1bc7b41724 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource 1892 Columbian Exposition $50 Subject The topic of the resource Silver Commemoratives (1892-1954) Mint: Philadelphia Mintage: 950,000 Obverse Designer: Charles E. Barber Reverse Designer: George T. Morgan Composition: Silver Fineness: 0.9000 Weight: 12.5000g ASW: 0.3617oz Melt Value: $9.13 (4/7/2021) Diameter: 30.6mm Edge: Reeded Description An account of the resource The 1892 and 1893 Columbian half dollars were the first commemorative coins issued by the United States. They were coined to commemorate the World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago. This event, also known as the Chicago World's Fair, was to be held in 1892. With the cost of the fair ballooning, an enterprising manager of the expo suggested that souvenir half dollars be produced and sold for $1 each to help cover the cost of the exposition. The bill to produce the coin was passed on August 5th of 1892 and called for the mintage of no more than 5 million half dollar coins. The striking of these coins began with special proof issues on November 19th of 1892 to national fanfare. So great was the fervor that the company that produced the Remington typewriter paid an astounding $10,000 for the first coin struck, an amount equal to nearly a quarter of a million dollars today! IIIF Item Metadata UUID a1db56a3-85f1-45ed-8cd8-e4ef4ca91ccf https://s3.amazonaws.com/atg-prod-oaas-files/haaimagehosting/original/138846410391f68f958d9443c5a7a987.jpeg 221184306a2d1495c491ffbb8534d786 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Money Matters, Thursday 4/8 IIIF Collection Metadata UUID 0bf29de0-9b04-478a-93ba-7f1bc7b41724 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource 1892 Columbian Exposition $50 Subject The topic of the resource Silver Commemoratives (1892-1954) Mint: Philadelphia Mintage: 950,000 Obverse Designer: Charles E. Barber Reverse Designer: George T. Morgan Composition: Silver Fineness: 0.9000 Weight: 12.5000g ASW: 0.3617oz Melt Value: $9.13 (4/7/2021) Diameter: 30.6mm Edge: Reeded Description An account of the resource The 1892 and 1893 Columbian half dollars were the first commemorative coins issued by the United States. They were coined to commemorate the World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago. This event, also known as the Chicago World's Fair, was to be held in 1892. With the cost of the fair ballooning, an enterprising manager of the expo suggested that souvenir half dollars be produced and sold for $1 each to help cover the cost of the exposition. The bill to produce the coin was passed on August 5th of 1892 and called for the mintage of no more than 5 million half dollar coins. The striking of these coins began with special proof issues on November 19th of 1892 to national fanfare. So great was the fervor that the company that produced the Remington typewriter paid an astounding $10,000 for the first coin struck, an amount equal to nearly a quarter of a million dollars today! IIIF Item Metadata UUID 0c8d69ae-8c81-472c-873f-592d868c5c1f https://s3.amazonaws.com/atg-prod-oaas-files/haaimagehosting/original/d0f0c082d91d6243b3c0baaa70ecc145.jpeg ee860be45a5f99111c7ec9f31a52b7ac Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Money Matters, Thursday 4/8 IIIF Collection Metadata UUID 0bf29de0-9b04-478a-93ba-7f1bc7b41724 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource 1805 Draped Bust Small Eagle ($5) (2) IIIF Item Metadata UUID f8fa7a7f-5f03-474d-886d-1d0052804529 https://s3.amazonaws.com/atg-prod-oaas-files/haaimagehosting/original/4848e39a7acf16ff07ec831ccd9a188c.jpeg 209acf343140b030c12080bc8600f1b1 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Money Matters, Thursday 4/8 IIIF Collection Metadata UUID 0bf29de0-9b04-478a-93ba-7f1bc7b41724 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource 1805 Draped Bust Small Eagle ($5) Subject The topic of the resource Draped Bust $5 (1795-1807) Mint: Philadelphia Mintage: 33,183 Obverse Designer: Robert Scot Reverse Designer: Robert Scot Composition: Gold Fineness: 0.9160 Weight: 8.7500g AGW: 0.2577oz Melt Value: $448.08 (4/7/2021) Diameter: 25mm Edge: Reeded IIIF Item Metadata UUID a8500725-39b4-4a1b-b694-00442ff199bf https://s3.amazonaws.com/atg-prod-oaas-files/haaimagehosting/original/cc76fcaabe0c56b0e56d6d3d128518a3.jpeg 8a02df1f44c9a51eaf53986e11349ba9 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Money Matters, Thursday 4/8 IIIF Collection Metadata UUID 0bf29de0-9b04-478a-93ba-7f1bc7b41724 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource 1808 Capped Bust Small Eagle ($5) (2) IIIF Item Metadata UUID 9c4436e8-80de-4810-8859-ebe202828a49 https://s3.amazonaws.com/atg-prod-oaas-files/haaimagehosting/original/3f41d7b0eaa6e1e5ba988e89332ff020.jpeg bd02851f6562e0ef1a82e0ec80305219 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Money Matters, Thursday 4/8 IIIF Collection Metadata UUID 0bf29de0-9b04-478a-93ba-7f1bc7b41724 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource 1808 Capped Bust Small Eagle ($5) Subject The topic of the resource Capped Bust $5 (1807-1834) Mint: Philadelphia Mintage: 55,578 Obverse Designer: John Reich Reverse Designer: John Reich Composition: Gold Fineness: 0.9160 Weight: 8.7500g AGW: 0.2580oz Melt Value: $448.64 (4/7/2021) Diameter: 25mm Edge: Reeded IIIF Item Metadata UUID f4923796-2ea6-4bcc-8603-f12723fb23c0