The United States Mint will open sales for the U.S. Navy Bronze Medal on Tuesday, August 8 at noon EDT. This is the bronze version of the U.S. Navy Silver Medal issued through the United States Armed Forces Silver Medal Series that honors the proud history and unique traditions of each branch of the Armed […]
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By Philip Thomas for PCGS …… One way to honor military veterans of the United States Armed Forces is to examine and admire a particular series of Military Payment Certificates (MPCs), that primarily features military-themed vignettes: the illustrious and illustrative Series 681. Out of the nation’s current count of 16.5 million veterans from all […]
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By Peter van Alfen for American Numismatic Society (ANS) …… At the end of the American Civil War, the United States had the second-largest navy in the world after the Royal Navy of Great Britain, a result of the Union’s attempt to blockade Southern ports. By 1880, however, the US Navy had dropped to 12th […]
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The United States Mint has revealed the obverse and reverse designs for five silver medals that will be issued in conjunction with the 2018 World War I Centennial Silver Dollar. Each medal, composed of 90 percent silver, pays homage to branches of the U.S. Armed Forces that were active in World War I. Design descriptions […]
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