First African-American
Terry
http://www.cnn.com/2009/US/02/24/duke.ellington.coin/index.html
I thought the mint had a reference collection !
Sid H
news:0HRol.94$im1...@nlpi061.nbdc.sbc.com...
> The US Mint says
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> http://www.cnn.com/2009/US/02/24/duke.ellington.coin/index.html
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> I thought the mint had a reference collection !
LOL, #18:
http://www.usmint.gov/about_the_mint/index.cfm?flash=yes&action=Fun_facts
Jim Menning
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> http://www.cnn.com/2009/US/02/24/duke.ellington.coin/index.html
>
> I thought the mint had a reference collection !
>
That sounds more like an error of the press, not the US Mint. The official release
page makes no reference to him being an African-American at all.
District of Columbia
The District of Columbia quarter is the first of 2009 and the first in the District
of Columbia and U.S. Territories Quarters Program. The District of Columbia, created
in 1790, became the Nation's capital on December 1, 1800. The 10-square-mile site,
originally part of Maryland and Virginia, was chosen personally by President George
Washington to fulfill the need for a new Federal district that would not be part of
any state. The District of Columbia quarter reverse features native son Duke
Ellington, the internationally renowned composer and musician, seated at a grand
piano with the inscriptions, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, DUKE ELLINGTON and JUSTICE FOR
ALL, the District's motto.
Edward Kennedy “Duke” Ellington was born into a middle-class family in Washington,
D.C., in 1899, and started piano lessons at the age of seven. He lived in Washington
until 1923, when he moved to New York City. He began performing professionally at the
age of 17, and once he arrived in New York, started playing in Broadway nightclubs
and eventually led his own band. Ellington made hundreds of recordings -- some with
John Coltrane, Billy Strayhorn, Louis Armstrong and Ella Fitzgerald – making him
famous worldwide. Throughout his 50-year career, he returned often to Washington to
perform, frequently staying at the Whitelaw Hotel located in his boyhood neighborhood
in Washington. Throughout his life, he received numerous awards and honors, including
multiple Grammy® awards and the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1969 in honor of his
ability to carry the message of freedom to all the Nations of the world through his
gift of music and understanding.
The District of Columbia Quarter Design Advisory Committee, established by Mayor
Adrian M. Fenty, solicited and reviewed reverse design concepts from the public,
narrowing more than 300 down to three, which were sent to the United States Mint for
final artistic renderings. The three concepts each included an individual from a
different century: Duke Ellington; Benjamin Banneker, who assisted with the original
D.C. boundary survey; and Frederick Douglass, the renowned abolitionist and
statesman. The artistic renderings were then proposed to the District, and the Duke
Ellington design was recommended through a public vote, with the Secretary of the
Treasury approving the design on July 31, 2008.
Jud
The header of this news blurb states that Duke Ellington is the first
African-American on a US coin. Er...Crispus Attucks strike a famliar
note? Just adding this to my collection of errors made in the news.
Believe everything the news reports?
Johnny Doe
wrote:
Crispus Attucks? How about George Washington Carver and Booker T.
Washington? At least they were on REAL coins, not some NCLT junk.
Mr. Jaggers
I can top all of you. Look in the Redbook under Connecticut coppers of
1785. There is one variety called the "African" head.
James
Bruce Remick
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Considering anonymous African American images, there also were those popular
"Am I Not a Woman/Man..." Conder and HT tokens.
Frank
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> How about George Washington Carver and Booker T.
> Washington? At least they were on REAL coins, not some NCLT junk.
Those were also NCLT (Non circulating legal tender)
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I wonder if Booker T Washingotn, GW Carver, and Jackie Robinson know
that!
Jud
Johnny Doe wrote:
> Crispus Attucks? How about George Washington Carver and Booker T.
> Washington? At least they were on REAL coins, not some NCLT junk.
<Sigh> OK, here I go! George Washington Carver, Booker T Washington,
and Jackie Robinson coins were all commemoratives, as was the Crispus
Attucks. However, the difference I was trying to state was that only
the latter was referred to by race, the "Black Patriot" coin. I think
that James has the earliest one, although it wasn't referred to as the
African-American head! 8-)
The point I was attempting to make was to differentiate coins named
after the person depicted. AFAIK, nobody refers to the "Black
Patriots" coin as the Crispus Attucks coin. I have failed.
RWF
"Frank" <fr...@frankcoins.com> wrote in message
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On Feb 24, 8:48 am, Johnny Doe <n...@home.net> wrote:
>
>> How about George Washington Carver and Booker T. Washington? At least
>> they were on REAL coins, not some NCLT junk.
>Those were also NCLT (Non circulating legal tender)
Many found their way into circulation though, as did many other
commemorative coins.
Looks like Provasuck is wrong (as usual!)
Mike Marotta
-- Hettie Anderson --
http://www.sgnhs.org/Augustus%20SGaudens%20CD-HTML/Models/Hettie.htm
When I saw the news this morning, I knew that there would be a slew of
RCC posts.
Not following modern commems, I missed Crispus Attucks, myself, but
did tally the BTW and GWC commems as well as the Hard Times Tokens.
Not government issues, of course, the HTTs -- am I not a Man and a
Brother; am I not a Woman and a Sister -- make the point. You could
also cite a slew of other private money, banknotes from the 1830-1860
era that depict African Americans.
Mike M.
Michael E. Marotta
"No J. Edgar Hoover coins, darn it."
PC
"RWF" <R...@200902.invalid> wrote in message
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They are still NCLT.
> Looks like Provasuck is wrong (as usual!)
Looks like you are projecting your failures on others (as usual).
Terry
"Mike Marotta" <mer...@torchlake.com> wrote in message
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The article has been rewritten !!!!! Now with caveats.
Jud
DC quarter is the first US coin depicting an African-American.
Bruce Remick
"Jud" <numis...@aol.com> wrote in message
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> Yep...Last night NBC news perpetuated the error, also stating that the
> DC quarter is the first US coin depicting an African-American.
At least Katie on CBS did mention "circulating". Maybe her people did some
actual research.