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practice was followed in 1939, but the price was raised to $ 7.50 a set and the mintage reduced to 3,000 coins, plus the assay pieces. According to
Swiatek and Breen, these sets were also bought up by speculators, and individual collectors often had to pay double or triple the issue price to secure a set. The coins did not sell out instantly; the OTMA's accounting records reveal that nine months after the 1938 coins were put on sale, the organization still had almost half the issue available. Similarly, by October 1939, the Association had sold only 8,283 half dollars dated that year, less than the 9,000 available for sale. Nevertheless, collectors sent letters of protest to congressmen and to the Treasury Department. On August 5, 1939, Congress acted, passing legislation that put an end to all commemorative issues authorized before March 1939. Swiatek and Breen observed that if Congress had not intervened, "there would probably be Oregon Trail coins dated 1980".
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from an ethical standpoint, it is not." Swiatek and Breen wrote that the
Association's "activities in exploiting coin collectors and the general public eventually led to the unpopularity of commemoratives in Congress and ultimately to adamant Treasury Department opposition to any further commemorative issues, no matter how worthy the cause to be memorialized, no matter who represented the sponsoring commissions". According to Bowers, "as far as I know, the financial benefits which provided the reason for issuing the half dollars, 'to rescue the various important points along the old trail from oblivion,' to erect 'suitable monuments, memorial and otherwise,' etc., never came to pass, at least not from money provided by the sale of the coins." These, however, did not have the benefit of examining OTMA records. Following the opening of Driggs's papers for research at
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Whitman organization to sell. Driggs was non-committal, first telling West that he hoped they might still be successful in gaining their own half dollar, and then that a special issue would be difficult to get as the mints had shut down for the summer. He eventually agreed to give the Whitman group a thousand 1936-S half dollars, on condition they not be sold for less than $ 1.60 so as not to undercut the OTMA's sales efforts. In fact, Driggs suggested a sale price of $ 2, which was what the Whitman organization sold them for. These were dubbed the "Whitman Centennial Issue", or the "Whitman Mission Issue". Most of the 1936 pieces struck at Philadelphia were sold by the means of a mailing to Scott's customer list. Some portion of each of the issues between 1933 and 1937 were reserved for sale by patriotic organizations.
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334:. In his old age, he came to believe that the Oregon Trail, and the sacrifice of those who had died along it, were being forgotten. Amid considerable publicity as one of the last survivors of the pioneers who had blazed the way west, Meeker retraced his route along the Trail between 1906 and 1908. The Trail had in some places disappeared, swallowed up by town and farm, and in his journeys, he sought to find where he had passed, seeking to have historical markers erected. He took his ox team and wagon across the nation to publicize his cause, parking his rig in front of the White House where he met President
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imperishable fame for the pioneers; to honor the twenty thousand dead that lie buried in unknown graves along two thousand miles of that great highway of history; to rescue the various important points along the old trail from oblivion; and to commemorate by suitable monuments, memorial or otherwise, the tragic events associated with that emigrationâerecting them either along the trail itself or elsewhere, in localities appropriate for the purpose, including the city of
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collectors who bought 1926 Philadelphia coins would turn out in similar or greater numbers for the second variety". Although a few thousand quickly sold, the market for the half dollars proved saturated, and tens of thousands remained at the mint pending payment. On
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organizations. Driggs protested against the resolutions, copies of which were sent to federal authorities. Nevertheless, the 1935-S pieces he had requested of the Mint, and dies for which were prepared, were never struck, perhaps because of the indignation of collectors. Other reasons have been postulated for the lack of an issue in 1935: in a 1937 monograph quoted by Bowers, early coin dealer
777:, enquiring as to the coins' fate. One collector followed up with the Philadelphia Mint; Acting Superintendent Fred H. Chaffin replied that the coins were being held there for the Association, and were dated 1928. The OTMA had a financial crisis in 1931, and was planning to close its doors, but operations continued, with headquarters moved from its Manhattan office to Driggs's home in
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value to the sponsoring organizations designated in the authorizing acts. These groups then sold the coins to the public at a premium, thus raising money for causes that
Congress had deemed worthy. Made cautious by a series of unsuccessful issues, Congress rejected a number of proposals for special coins in early 1926. Among these were pieces to honor the completion of the
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dollars were found among his effects. Other groups have carried the APTA's missions of Trail preservation and the building of monuments. In 1963, two years before Howard's death, the City of
Pocatello erected a replica of Fort Hall in a park. The actual site, however, remains undeveloped, with an inconspicuous marker.
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announced his opposition to various coin bills that had been introduced. Acting
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had traveled the Trail with his family in 1852 and spent the final two decades of his long life before his death in 1928 publicizing the Oregon Trail, that it should not be forgotten. In 1926, at age 95, he appeared before a Senate committee, requesting that the government issue a commemorative coin
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of New York to market the coins. Scott was able to sell some of the 1928 half dollars. These actions have been interpreted negatively by numismatic scholars: Q. David Bowers alleges that Scott's representative, Wayte Raymond, proposed melting most of the issue to create an artificial scarcity, and
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as his successor, and elected a new board of directors, which worked to clear the debt Meeker had accrued. Coins on hand continued to be sold. It was able to persuade President Hoover to proclaim the Covered Wagon Centennial in 1930, the hundredth anniversary both of Meeker's birth and of the first
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drawn by two oxen, heading into an extremely large setting sun, with resplendent rays. The designers' initials appear behind the wagon; five stars appear below the vehicle, though what they represent is uncertain. Swiatek and Breen suggested that they represent five states and territories through
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A total of 264,419 Oregon Trail Memorial half dollars were struck, of which approximately 174 were intended for the Assay Commission, and 61,317 were melted. Accordingly, a total of 202,928 were issued to the public. The Oregon Trail Memorial half dollar was the commemorative coin struck for the
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Issue" and were also sold by Scott, for $ 2. These also were not paid for by the OTMA, but were an exchange for 1926-S half dollarsâthe distribution figure of 83,055 for the 1926-S equals 100,000 for the OTMA plus 55 assay pieces minus 17,000 returned in exchange for the 1933-D and 1934-D pieces.
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and other costs of preparation not be at the expense of the United States. The figure of six million was the largest in American commemorative history, exceeding the five million for the Stone Mountain issue. Congress placed no restriction on which mint should strike the coins, and did not put a
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had filed a letter opposing commemorative coin issues, except those of national importance. Meeker, in his testimony, argued that the Trail issue would be of such importance. The OTMA board considered whether to seek amendment of the bill to the alternative suggested by Mellon, a commemorative
715:, urging its coin-collecting members to purchase both the 1926 and 1926-S pieces. Nevertheless, although Meeker organized a national campaign to sell the coins, the OTMA lost $ 10,000 by his efforts, due to office and other expenses. "The aged pioneer did not appear to be that good with money".
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The 1938 coins, again without a special name, were struck at all three mints, the first time that had been done for the Oregon Trail coins in one year. Six thousand (plus pieces for the Assay Commission) were struck at each mint, and the issue was sold in sets of three, for $ 6.25. The same
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S (1926-S). The Oregon Trail Memorial half dollar thus became the first commemorative coin struck at multiple mints; Bowers notes that this set "a precedent which would be expanded and abused in the years to come". According to Swiatek and Breen, "the Association ... expecting that the
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The 1937 issue was distributed only by the Association as the deal with Scott had been ended. A total of 12,000 pieces (plus eight for the Assay Commission) were struck at Denver, and were sold at $ 1.60. No special name was given to the issue. Coin dealer Mehl wondered in 1937, "the 1936
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Exposition Issue"; both the 1928 and the 1933-D half dollars were sold for $ 2 each. However, the 1928 could be obtained for $ 1.75 by anyone who had recently bought two or more of the 1926 issues, and could be purchased for as little as $ 1.10 each by purchasing 10 of the 1926-dated coins.
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An act to authorize the coinage of 50-cent pieces in commemoration of the heroism of the fathers and mothers who traversed the Oregon Trail to the far West with great hardship, daring, and loss of life, which not only resulted in adding new states to the Union but earned a well-deserved and
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Despite the many unsold 1926-S half dollars still in the government's hands, the Association sought the issuance of 1927-dated half dollars; this was refused by the Treasury Department (of which the Bureau of the Mint was a part) due to the backlog. In 1928, 50,000 more were struck at the
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In June 1936, Herbert G. West, head of the Whitman Centennial Celebration, wrote to Driggs informing him that his group had sought and failed to gain (unusually for 1936) a commemorative half dollar to finance its activities. West wanted Driggs to order a special issue of the Oregon Trail
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and converted both into relief models. Meeker pestered Laura Fraser to complete the modeling, as he wanted the half dollars available for sale at an upcoming event. She completed the work by July 30, 1926, when she wrote to enquire where she should send the designs for endorsement by the
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were sold, in some years, in low-mintage sets of coins from all three mints. After 1954, when the last such pieces were struck, the Treasury Department did not again support a non-circulating commemorative until 1982, when a half dollar in honor of the 250th anniversary of the birth of
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the OTMA's successor organization as late as 1953. Just over 260,000 of the 6,000,000 authorized coins were struck, of which about 60,000 were melted. The US commemorative coin struck over the longest period, the Oregon Trail Memorial half dollar has been widely praised for its design.
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stated that the group was selling the pieces at $ 5 to finance stakes made of Oregon wood with which to mark the Trail. The sum of five dollars, which included membership, paid for a coin at a time, the letter noted, when the pieces were selling at $ 1.50 from dealers.
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that the company "desired to capitalize on the gullibility of collectors and their need to complete sets by having more varieties coined. Scott figured that if additional Oregon Trail half dollars could be minted with the date 1933 they could be sold effectively at the
937:: "Then, within some reasonable limits, they are permitted to get a part of their coins from one mint, and a part from another mint, and a part from the third mint; and they can get a part of them dated in 1934, and a part dated in 1935, and a part dated in 1936?"
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Advertisements in the same issue bear that out. On page 742, a dealer named O. Fred Koch of Cincinnati was selling 1936 half dollars for $ 1.40 and 1937-D pieces for $ 1.50. The 1936-S was $ 5.00, and the set of three from 1938 was $ 6.50; the 1939 set was $
380:, sought ideas for funding a monument on the site of Fort Hall. Insurance salesman F.C. McGowan displayed a Stone Mountain piece, "Yes. Coinage. Like this!" Howard and her colleagues pursued the idea. Meeker did as well once he heard of it, forming the
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and settled the Pacific Coast of the United States in the mid-19th century. Struck over a lengthy period in small numbers per year, the many varieties produced came to be considered a ripoff by coin collectors, and led to the end, for the time, of the
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concluded that though many documents, such as the arrangements with Scott's, are missing from his records, what there is "seems consistent with Driggs wanting to use the coins to finance the marking of the Oregon Trail, not to line his own pockets".
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called the coin "the most beautiful as well as the most truly 'American' U.S. coin. It testifies to the fact that authentic genius, even when trammeled by the necessities of a modern, mechanical mint, can transform our coinage into a work of art."
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responded enthusiastically, informing her that not only had the commission endorsed the designs, but they were having the prints framed for their meeting room. To save time, the hubs from which coinage dies could be prepared were made by the
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held that year in Chicago." Swiatek and Breen noted, "through God only knows what manner of political manipulation, the Oregon Trail Memorial Association managed to obtain approval of a new 1933 Denver issue" for sale at the exposition.
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to ensure it would be signed, which it was on May 17, 1926, as Public Law 325, authorizing the issuance of up to 6,000,000 half dollars. President Calvin Coolidge signed the bill on the White House lawn; Meeker was present at the
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in Washington state. The 1926 piece was later dubbed by the Association the "Ezra Meeker Issue". The first piece struck was presented to Meeker; its whereabouts are not known, while the second, presented to Howard, rests in the
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With the initial quantity committed (75 pieces were returned to the mint, most likely because they were damaged or misstruck), the Association requested that more pieces be produced. A hundred thousand were coined at the
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as Mint Director had resumed her position as Assistant Mint Director, seeking the issuance of 5,000 Oregon Trail coins to be struck at San Francisco (1936-S) to celebrate the centennial of the arrival of missionary
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According to Webber, "during the final stages of manufacture, kept heckling the mint to 'hurry up' ". The Philadelphia Mint struck 48,000 pieces in September 1926, plus 30 reserved for inspection by the 1927
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medal. In part because of Howard's urging, they decided to stay with the coin. The bill for the half dollar was reported without recommendation, but was passed by the Senate on May 10. Meeker met with President
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in Pasadena. In the succeeding years, he traveled the route by oxcart, automobile, and, at age 93 in 1924, airplane, attempting to further his cause, and seeking federal recognition and funding for his efforts.
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to settle the Far West of the United States. Not all who began the journey reached their destination as there was much suffering and death along the wayâby one estimate, 20,000 people lie in unmarked graves.
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that could be sold to raise money for markers to show where the Trail had been. The coin had originally been thought of by Idahoans, led by Dr. Minnie Howard, seeking to further preservation work at
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Philadelphia Mint. Meeker continued his exploits: he was presented with 97 coins on his birthday in December 1927 by the Association and brought his half dollars to the visitor's gallery of the
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Lyman W. Hoffecker (legislative committee chairman, American Numismatic Association): "No, sir. They can coin them on for the next 100 years unless there is some legislation to stop it."
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to introduce legislation allowing the issuance of more Oregon Trail half dollars to benefit Howard's Idaho organization. No sooner had he done so, on February 26, than President
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in November 1926 stated that the Indian's left hand "is upraised as if warning the people of the East of the perils and hardship of the Trail". Meeker's 1928 obituary in
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in their encyclopedia of US commemoratives, the bill passed "possibly because the stated purpose was nationalistic rather than obscurely local". Coin dealer and author
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Medal of the Oregon Trail Memorial Association, presented to its second and last president,
711:, though he was refused permission to go onto the floor. In April 1928, Meeker wrote to the
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359:, an important way station on the Trail. The idea was sparked by the issuance of the 1925
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Meeker was given a truck chassis and money to modify it into a wagon-topped vehicle by
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Greenbaum, Gary M. (October 2013). "The other side of the Oregon Trail half dollar".
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The Encyclopedia of United States Silver & Gold Commemorative Coins, 1892 to 1954
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The bill required that the Association pay for the half dollars at par, and that the
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1937-D half dollars in 1943. A letter to the editor in the September 1943 issue of
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205:
765:. One means of selling coins the Association devised was a campus-wide drive at
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time limit on the authorization. According to numismatists Anthony Swiatek and
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in 1869 made travel easier, hundreds of thousands of people journeyed along the
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Rossman, Will (August 1998). "Ezra Meeker and the Oregon Trail Commemorative".
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945:âHearing before the Senate Committee on Banking and Currency, March 11, 1936
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On December 30, 1935, Driggs wrote to O'Reilly, who with the appointment of
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Postal card sent to those successful in ordering the 1939 half dollar set
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speculated that it took Scott two years to dispose of the 1934-D pieces.
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In the middle years of the 19th century, before the completion of the
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Bibler, Stephen H. (September 1943). "Oregon Trail Commemoratives".
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In fact, over 100 memorials were built with coin-derived funds (see
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2610:. Cambridge, Mass.: The Belknap Press of Harvard University Press.
1322:, p. 88. Accordingly, those terms are avoided in this article.
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The idea for the coin was brought up again when civic activists in
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Commemorative Coins of the United States: A Complete Encyclopedia
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Commemorative Coins of the United States: A Complete Encyclopedia
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Commemorative Coins of the United States: A Complete Encyclopedia
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Commemorative Coins of the United States: A Complete Encyclopedia
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Commemorative Coins of the United States: A Complete Encyclopedia
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Commemorative Coins of the United States: A Complete Encyclopedia
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2648:(Mega Red 4th ed.). Atlanta, GA: Whitman Publishing, LLC.
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and was photographed shaking hands with President Coolidge.
2836:"Chapter 8: Silver commemoratives (and clad too), Part 180"
2813:"Chapter 8: Silver commemoratives (and clad too), Part 179"
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2790:"Chapter 8: Silver commemoratives (and clad too), Part 60"
2767:"Chapter 8: Silver commemoratives (and clad too), Part 59"
2744:"Chapter 8: Silver commemoratives (and clad too), Part 57"
2721:"Chapter 8: Silver commemoratives (and clad too), Part 56"
2698:"Chapter 8: Silver commemoratives (and clad too), Part 55"
2675:"Chapter 8: Silver commemoratives (and clad too), Part 54"
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California Pacific International Exposition half dollar
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California Pacific International Exposition half dollar
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2016:
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Columbia, South Carolina, Sesquicentennial half dollar
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2535:(second ed.). Racine, Wis.: Whitman Publishing.
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924:: "Is there any limitation of time on these issues?"
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781:. The Association marketed the 1928 coins as the "
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1998:
2505:A Guide Book of United States Commemorative Coins
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600:, where working dies for the issue were made. A
244:between 1926 and 1939. The coin was designed by
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995:failed. According to a November 2014 article in
969:condition (uncirculated), beginning at $ 1,350.
416:The bill authorizing the Oregon Trail Memorial
342:. In 1910, he and his oxen participated in the
4055:Bridgeport, Connecticut, Centennial half dollar
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432:, asked several questions before it passed by
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4075:San FranciscoâOakland Bay Bridge half dollar
4050:York County, Maine, Tercentenary half dollar
4040:Wisconsin Territorial Centennial half dollar
792:Oregon Trail memorial, Fort Laramie, Wyoming
4144:Roanoke Island, North Carolina, half dollar
4126:Norfolk, Virginia, Bicentennial half dollar
2921:"Memorial coin is unnoticed in Wall Street"
285:varieties, and raised prices considerably.
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4232:
4154:New Rochelle 250th Anniversary half dollar
3895:George Washington Bicentennial half dollar
3831:
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3564:
3491:America the Beautiful silver bullion coins
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3147:
2919:
1990:
436:. According to an October 2013 article in
192:
142:
4405:World War I Victory Medal (United States)
3852:United States commemorative coins (1930s)
3599:United States commemorative coins (1920s)
2524:Covered-Wagon Centennial and Ox-Team Days
702:Ezra Meeker's grave, Puyallup, Washington
3057:"The Oregon Trail half dollar of 1928".
2646:A Guide Book of United States Coins 2014
2522:Driggs, Howard R.; Meeker, Ezra (1932).
1301:, designed in 1913 by James Earle Fraser
1055:
1014:, Wyoming, reproducing the coin's design
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752:After Meeker's death, the OTMA selected
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659:
444:
314:
4548:Early United States commemorative coins
4340:Equestrian Statue of Theodore Roosevelt
4065:Elgin, Illinois, Centennial half dollar
2993:"Ezra Meeker to hit Oregon Trail again"
1294:Early United States commemorative coins
532:Grant Centennial dollar and half dollar
506:The OTMA tried to reach agreement with
499:, credited with the design of the 1923
4578:Works by James Earle Fraser (sculptor)
4530:
4253:
4060:Lynchburg Sesquicentennial half dollar
3756:United States Sesquicentennial coinage
3735:California Diamond Jubilee half dollar
3693:Monroe Doctrine Centennial half dollar
3497:American Liberty high relief gold coin
3019:"Ezra Meeker dies; an ox-team pioneer"
2629:. Medford, Ore.: Webb Research Group.
1753:"Old Oregon Trail half dollars issued"
761:wagon train leaving St. Louis for the
756:, a professor of English education at
501:Monroe Doctrine Centennial half dollar
442:, "Congress was no match for Meeker".
4227:
4181:Daniel Boone Bicentennial half dollar
4116:Daniel Boone Bicentennial half dollar
4085:Cincinnati Musical Center half dollar
4080:Rhode Island Tercentenary half dollar
4015:Daniel Boone Bicentennial half dollar
3964:Daniel Boone Bicentennial half dollar
3943:Daniel Boone Bicentennial half dollar
3812:
3740:Fort Vancouver Centennial half dollar
3559:
3142:
2627:The Oregon Trail Memorial Half-Dollar
2526:. Yonkers, N.Y.: World Book Magazine.
872:Cincinnati Musical Center half dollar
690:in October and November, bearing the
208:being led west toward the setting sun
4045:Long Island Tercentenary half dollar
3979:Connecticut Tercentenary half dollar
3777:Vermont Sesquicentennial half dollar
2967:"Ezra Meeker at 97 finds world good"
2869:
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2507:. Atlanta, Ga.: Whitman Publishing.
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1821:
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1471:
4269:Benjamin Franklin National Memorial
3984:Hudson Sesquicentennial half dollar
3798:Hawaii Sesquicentennial half dollar
3730:Stone Mountain Memorial half dollar
3095:
3082:
2941:"Meeker to motor over Oregon Trail"
2877:. ROKO Design Group. Archived from
2871:"Oregon Trail Memorial Half Dollar"
2533:United States Commemorative Coinage
2004:
1483:
962:A Guide Book of United States Coins
664:Ezra Meeker, Detroit, November 1928
611:designed by James Fraser depicts a
361:Stone Mountain Memorial half dollar
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890:Scott advertisement, February 1936
811:The Association had turned to the
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616:which pioneers would have passed.
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4423:Oregon Trail Memorial half dollar
4208:Oregon Trail Memorial half dollar
4171:Oregon Trail Memorial half dollar
4132:Delaware Tercentenary half dollar
4106:Oregon Trail Memorial half dollar
4005:Oregon Trail Memorial half dollar
3933:Maryland Tercentenary half dollar
3928:Oregon Trail Memorial half dollar
3912:Oregon Trail Memorial half dollar
3793:Oregon Trail Memorial half dollar
3761:Oregon Trail Memorial half dollar
3127:Oregon Trail half dollar pictures
3120:
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800:. and then to Treasury Secretary
382:Oregon Trail Memorial Association
279:Oregon Trail Memorial Association
234:Oregon Trail Memorial half dollar
109:1926, 1928, 1933, 1934, 1936â1939
20:Oregon Trail Memorial half dollar
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4501:
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4138:Battle of Gettysburg half dollar
4035:Cleveland Centennial half dollar
3646:Pilgrim Tercentenary half dollar
3630:Pilgrim Tercentenary half dollar
1289:Half dollar (United States coin)
578:while Laura Fraser designed the
558:
546:
526:. James Fraser had designed the
242:United States Bureau of the Mint
4300:John Ericsson National Memorial
4213:Arkansas Centennial half dollar
4191:Coronado Expedition half dollar
4186:Arkansas Centennial half dollar
4121:Arkansas Centennial half dollar
4020:Arkansas Centennial half dollar
3969:Arkansas Centennial half dollar
3651:Missouri Centennial half dollar
3097:"Commemoratives from 1892â1954"
3089:American Numismatic Association
3076:American Numismatic Association
3063:American Numismatic Association
3050:American Numismatic Association
2913:American Numismatic Association
2900:American Numismatic Association
1745:
1335:
1325:
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713:American Numismatic Association
639:is visible in the upper right.
128:coins struck without mint mark.
4445:American Buffalo silver dollar
4149:Battle of Antietam half dollar
3656:Alabama Centennial half dollar
1763:. December 30, 1926. p. 1
955:longest period. According to
818:Century of Progress Exposition
671:United States Assay Commission
489:
338:. In New York, he crossed the
1:
4543:Currencies introduced in 1926
4364:General George S. Patton, Jr.
4025:ArkansasâRobinson half dollar
3989:Old Spanish Trail half dollar
2584:. New York: Arco Publishing.
2562:. New York: Arco Publishing.
1043:, an October 2013 article in
680:Idaho State Historical Museum
650:
553:Laura Fraser's plaster models
292:
240:struck intermittently by the
16:US commemorative 50-cent coin
4356:Harvey S. Firestone Memorial
4176:Texas Centennial half dollar
4111:Texas Centennial half dollar
4010:Texas Centennial half dollar
3959:Texas Centennial half dollar
3938:Texas Centennial half dollar
3878:Gadsden Purchase half dollar
3709:Huguenot-Walloon half dollar
3625:Maine Centennial half dollar
3170:Coinage of the United States
3044:"Oregon Trail half dollar".
1010:An Oregon Trail memorial at
972:
849:Final issues and termination
813:Scott Stamp and Coin Company
350:
55:30.61 mm (1.20 in)
7:
2531:Slabaugh, Arlie R. (1975).
1771:– via Newspapers.com.
1356:References and bibliography
1282:
1051:
940:Mr. Hoffecker: "Yes, sir."
516:American Numismatic Society
63:2.15 mm (0.08 in)
10:
4599:
4573:United States silver coins
4457:National Sculpture Society
4440:Laura Gardin Fraser (wife)
4070:Albany Charter half dollar
3087:. Colorado Springs, Col.:
3074:. Colorado Springs, Col.:
3061:. Colorado Springs, Col.:
3048:. Colorado Springs, Col.:
2911:. Colorado Springs, Col.:
2898:. Colorado Springs, Col.:
959:'s 2018 deluxe edition of
773:to the editor appeared in
736:
569:James Fraser designed the
344:Tournament of Roses Parade
296:
4563:Native Americans on coins
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4380:Aspiration and Literature
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3052:: 614â615. November 1926.
2606:Numismatic Art in America
2080:, pp. 29, 35â37, 42.
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305:transcontinental railroad
263:commemorative coin series
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4332:Second Division Memorial
1305:
1041:Southern Utah University
1024:George Washington Carver
4276:Frederick Keep Monument
3039:(subscription required)
3013:(subscription required)
2987:(subscription required)
2961:(subscription required)
857:Oregon Trail memorial,
709:New York Stock Exchange
585:Commission of Fine Arts
256:those who traveled the
157:standing in front of a
3677:Grant Memorial coinage
1061:
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862:
798:Mary Margaret O'Reilly
793:
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453:
449:Meeker with President
392:
323:
4451:American Buffalo coin
3107:on September 22, 2010
2644:Yeoman, R.S. (2018).
2625:Webber, Bert (1986).
2022:, pp. 44â45, 47.
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728:Secretary of Commerce
701:
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512:Columbian half dollar
448:
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318:
4417:Norse-American medal
3540:(1976, 1992âpresent)
3065:: 294â295. May 1930.
2391:& September 1943
1784:, pp. 118, 122.
1020:Booker T. Washington
903:and his wife in the
594:Medallic Art Company
422:John Franklin Miller
3479:First Spouse (gold)
2976:. December 30, 1927
2600:Vermeule, Cornelius
2413:& November 2014
2169:Swiatek & Breen
2034:, pp. 299â302.
2032:Driggs & Meeker
1895:, pp. 182â183.
1893:Swiatek & Breen
1857:& November 1926
1842:& November 2014
1805:Swiatek & Breen
1740:& November 2014
1725:& November 2014
1698:, pp. 63, 118.
1632:Swiatek & Breen
1550:& November 2014
1532:Driggs & Meeker
1441:& November 2014
1426:& November 2014
1408:& November 2014
1346:& November 2014
758:New York University
524:Laura Gardin Fraser
366:Idaho State Journal
246:Laura Gardin Fraser
169:Laura Gardin Fraser
21:
4308:Lincoln the Mystic
4292:Alexander Hamilton
4255:James Earle Fraser
3132:2017-03-30 at the
3101:United States Mint
3028:. December 4, 1928
3026:The New York Times
3000:The New York Times
2974:The New York Times
2948:The New York Times
2925:The Morning Leader
2550:Swiatek, Anthony;
2427:, pp. 25, 27.
2376:& October 2013
2320:& October 2013
2274:& October 2013
2259:& October 2013
2199:& October 2013
2184:& October 2013
2066:& October 2013
2020:& October 2013
1615:, pp. 80, 88.
1577:& October 2013
1522:, pp. 10, 13.
1062:
1016:
922:Francis T. Maloney
905:Walla Walla Valley
896:Nellie Tayloe Ross
892:
868:Texas Independence
863:
794:
750:
724:Dearborn, Michigan
704:
688:San Francisco Mint
666:
631:The New York Times
520:James Earle Fraser
454:
336:Theodore Roosevelt
324:
250:James Earle Fraser
217:James Earle Fraser
19:
4465:
4464:
4376:Music and Harvest
4372:The Arts of Peace
4221:
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3806:
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3553:
3552:
3481:(2007â2016; 2020)
2881:on August 6, 2013
2857:. HistoryLink.org
2655:978-0-7948-4580-3
2617:978-0-674-62840-3
2569:978-0-668-04765-4
2542:978-0-307-09377-6
2514:978-0-7948-2256-9
2439:, pp. 14â15.
2322:, pp. 48â49.
2307:, pp. 78â79.
2276:, pp. 47â48.
2246:, pp. 12â13.
2201:, pp. 46â47.
2136:, pp. 77â78.
1757:The Burley Herald
1742:, pp. 36â37.
1564:, pp. 16â21.
1552:, pp. 34â35.
1276:
1275:
1033:the national debt
1029:George Washington
802:William H. Woodin
598:Philadelphia Mint
434:unanimous consent
326:Ohio-born farmer
322:in 1921 at age 90
230:
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126:Philadelphia Mint
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4553:Fifty-cent coins
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4392:Coins and medals
4284:End of the Trail
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3538:Silver Proof Set
3526:Special Mint Set
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3002:. August 4, 1928
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2832:Bowers, Q. David
2827:
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2809:Bowers, Q. David
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2786:Bowers, Q. David
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2763:Bowers, Q. David
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2740:Bowers, Q. David
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2717:Bowers, Q. David
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2694:Bowers, Q. David
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2671:Bowers, Q. David
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3544:Prestige Set
3532:Souvenir Set
3507:Special sets
3473:Gold Buffalo
3455:Silver Eagle
3109:. Retrieved
3105:the original
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254:commemorates
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100:troy oz
87:10.0% copper
84:90.0% silver
4496:Numismatics
4271:(1906â1911)
3546:(1983â1997)
3534:(1972â1998)
3528:(1964â1967)
3493:(2010â2021)
3339:3¢ (bronze)
3316:2¢ (billon)
3263:5¢ (silver)
3258:3¢ (nickel)
3253:3¢ (silver)
3178:Circulating
3111:October 25,
3032:October 25,
3006:October 25,
2980:October 25,
2954:October 25,
2931:October 25,
2885:October 11,
2861:October 11,
2799:October 29,
2776:October 29,
2753:October 29,
2730:October 29,
2707:October 29,
2684:October 29,
957:R.S. Yeoman
843:B. Max Mehl
806:Denver Mint
621:Indian side
580:Indian side
490:Preparation
418:half dollar
328:Ezra Meeker
320:Ezra Meeker
270:Ezra Meeker
223:Design date
175:Design date
135:Indian side
78:Composition
47:12.5 g
4532:Categories
4411:Navy Cross
4262:Sculptures
3461:Gold Eagle
3273:$ 1 (gold)
3091:: 887â890.
3078:: 294â295.
2578:Taxay, Don
2469:, Part 179
2453:, Part 180
1070:Mint mark
967:Mint State
720:Henry Ford
651:Production
637:Hudson Bay
609:wagon side
293:Background
283:mintmarked
268:Ohio-born
185:Wagon side
114:Mint marks
37:US dollars
3514:Proof Set
2485:, Part 57
2290:, Part 60
2220:, Part 56
2150:, Part 59
1944:, Part 55
1460:, Part 54
973:Aftermath
861:, Wyoming
834:Jason Lee
692:mint mark
644:Don Taxay
357:Fort Hall
351:Inception
275:Fort Hall
204:Ox-drawn
60:Thickness
4324:Heritage
4193:(vetoed)
3897:(vetoed)
3880:(vetoed)
3520:Mint Set
3308:Canceled
3221:Obsolete
3130:Archived
2915:: 32â38.
2902:: 42â49.
2875:CoinSite
2602:(1971).
2580:(1967).
2554:(1981).
2503:(2008).
2305:Slabaugh
2134:Slabaugh
2110:Slabaugh
1822:Vermeule
1709:CoinSite
1472:Slabaugh
1283:See also
1052:Mintages
933:Senator
920:Senator
785:Issue".
426:Puyallup
213:Designer
165:Designer
52:Diameter
4470:Portals
4433:Related
3447:Bullion
3329:⁄
3233:⁄
2481:Bowers
2465:Bowers
2449:Bowers
2286:Bowers
2216:Bowers
2146:Bowers
2005:Rossman
1940:Bowers
1484:US Mint
1456:Bowers
1255:Denver
1213:Denver
1188:12,008
1185:Denver
1160:10,006
1143:Denver
1129:Denver
1104:83,055
1090:47,955
737:Reissue
403:Lincoln
4508:Oregon
4453:(2006)
4447:(2001)
4425:(1926)
4419:(1925)
4413:(1919)
4407:(1919)
4401:(1913)
4384:(1951)
4367:(1951)
4359:(1950)
4351:(1947)
4343:(1939)
4335:(1936)
4327:(1935)
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4279:(1911)
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3605:1930s
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2078:Webber
2044:Webber
1961:Bowers
1872:Webber
1649:Bowers
1613:Bowers
1601:Webber
1589:Webber
1562:Webber
1520:Webber
1496:Webber
1320:Bowers
1272:3,005
1258:3,004
1244:3,004
1230:6,006
1216:6,005
1202:6,006
1174:5,006
1146:7,006
1132:5,008
1118:6,028
859:Lingle
635:coin;
538:Design
252:, and
236:was a
201:Design
159:US map
151:Design
95:Silver
72:Reeded
4484:Money
3846:1920s
3593:1910s
3437:2020s
3432:2010s
3427:2000s
3422:1990s
3417:1980s
3412:1970s
3407:1950s
3402:1940s
3397:1930s
3392:1920s
3387:1910s
3382:1900s
3377:1800s
3359:$ 100
3278:$ 2.5
3022:(PDF)
2996:(PDF)
2970:(PDF)
2944:(PDF)
2494:Books
1782:Taxay
1696:Taxay
1666:Taxay
1508:Taxay
1306:Notes
1263:1939
1249:1939
1238:None
1235:1939
1221:1938
1207:1938
1196:None
1193:1938
1179:1937
1165:1936
1154:None
1151:1936
1137:1934
1123:1933
1112:None
1109:1928
1095:1926
1084:None
1081:1926
1073:Mint
1067:Date
571:wagon
32:Value
4201:1939
4164:1938
4099:1937
3998:1936
3952:1935
3921:1934
3905:1933
3888:1932
3871:1930
3786:1928
3770:1927
3749:1926
3718:1925
3702:1924
3686:1923
3670:1922
3639:1921
3618:1920
3354:$ 50
3298:$ 20
3293:$ 10
3113:2012
3034:2012
3008:2012
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2887:2013
2863:2013
2847:2012
2824:2012
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2778:2012
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2732:2012
2709:2012
2686:2012
2650:ISBN
2631:ISBN
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2564:ISBN
2537:ISBN
2509:ISBN
1769:2023
1022:and
930:...
832:and
619:The
607:The
575:side
522:and
475:dies
405:and
248:and
232:The
226:1926
178:1926
68:Edge
44:Mass
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3344:$ 2
3288:$ 5
3283:$ 3
3268:20¢
3211:$ 1
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