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2016 National Park Service 100th Anniversary Commemorative Coin
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2016 marked the 100th year anniversary of the National Parks! The Natural Park Service has had stewardship of America’s great national parks since, you guessed it, 1916, when President Woodrow Wilson signed legislation creating the agency. This great agency oversees over 400 sites covering 84 million acres in both the United States and its territories. The National Park Service system includes monuments, battlefields, military parks, historical parks, historic sites, recreation areas, scenic rivers, and trails, as well as the White House. More than 20,000 NPS employees care for these sites with the help from dedicated volunteers and park partners. Just like...
2016 Mark Twain Commemorative Coin
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In 2016, the Mint depicted none other than American author, Mark Twain. Mark Twain was born Samuel Langhorne Clemens in November of 1835. Throughout his life, Clemens held many jobs including printers apprentice, riverboat pilot, and minor before he found success as a writer. There are few authors in American history that had a larger influence on American culture than Mark Twain, who will forever be remembered for addressing the complex social issues that America had faced at the turn of the century. These issues included the legacy of the Civil War, race relations, as well as economic inequalities. There...
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Commemorative Coin Basics
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Silver Proof Sets
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Proof Coin Basics
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