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Zachary Taylor coin unveiled Date published: 11/25/2009
BY BRYNN BOYER The sky was gray, the weather was cold and the students were getting antsy. An hour of listening to speakers was starting to take its toll on their patience. If they could just stand still a little longer, they could get their coins and hear the band play again. "Do you think we can get 'Happy Birthday'?" master of ceremonies G. William Thomas Jr. asked the U.S. Army Band. The 1,200 Orange County schoolchildren burst into a rendition of "Happy Birthday" at the suggestion of Thomas, their enthusiastic singing almost drowning out the band. "Happy birthday, President Zachary Taylor," they sang, some of them laughing at the awkward attempt to fit the syllables into song. "Happy birthday to you!" Taylor has been dead for more than 150 years. But, yesterday, the town of Orange came together to celebrate the 225th birthday of the 12th president. Students from eight Orange County schools, as well as dignitaries, gathered in Taylor Park to celebrate the anniversary of Taylor's birthday, as well as the U.S. Mint's launch of the presidential $1 coin in honor of Taylor, an Orange County native. After the ceremony, each child left with a Zachary Taylor coin and a copy of Gov. Tim Kaine's resolution marking Zachary Taylor Appreciation Day. "It's exciting because it's special," said Taylor Kalgern, a sixth-grader at Locust Grove Middle School. Her classmate Garrett Ellinger agreed. "I wanted to be a part of this," he said. "I'm most excited about the band." And getting a presidential coin? "That's pretty cool, too." The Zachary Taylor coins, which are made primarily of copper, are the 12th presidential coin released by the U.S. Mint since the Presidential Dollar Coin Act passed Congress in 2005. Four new presidential coins will be released every year for the next seven years, with $1.4 billion worth already issued by the Federal Reserve, Andy Brunhart, deputy director of the U.S. Mint, said. Seventy-six million Zachary Taylor presidential coins, with Taylor on one side and Lady Liberty on the other, will be put into circulation. Brunhart said he hopes the coins will be a reminder of history. "It's a vehicle for engaging our children and youth in the history of our country," he said.
Americans,look at this coin,it shows you how the Fed has took the vaule out of our coins! Todays metal prices posted at www,coinflation.com show the real metal vaule of this coin to be $0.0544310 compared to a 1964 half dollar that is 90% Silver/10%copper is vauled at $6.7874!What would you perfer,10 1964 Kennedy Halfs or 10 of these $1 dollar coins? Give me the real money.Teach your kids the real value of real money that was set by our Constitution,Gold & Silver is the only real money.
...at a dollar coin. Just give it up already, US Mint. Stick with the dollar bill. We like it better. :)
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