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The Shot Heard ‘Round the World
The next set of medallions in our collection cover the Revolutionary War, from the Declaration of Independence to the Battle of Yorktown. Of course, the first shots were fired over…
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A Streetcar Named Opportunity
Few of us have the experience of turning our lives upside-down to pursue our career, and among those that do, most probably have not pulled up stakes and moved to…
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Happy Birthday America
To celebrate America's 250th birthday, the non-profit Story Corps has partnered with NPR to create a project called Connect250. The premise of which is to continue their normal mission of…
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Early Landings
This is the first in a series of posts about our collection of medallions from the Franklin Mint. The first two cover over a hundred years of North American history,…
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History for Young Americans
When my dad bought this set for me in 1976 from the Franklin Mint, I was not as interested in history as I am today. In fact, it's safe to…