The Montgomery County Coin Club will meet Tuesday, October 8, 2024, at 7:15 p.m. at the Margaret Schweinhaut Senior Center, 1000 Forest Glen Road, Silver Spring. Meetings are open to members and non-members alike.
This month’s program will review the history, purpose, renditions, and changes to the Great Seal of the United States. Intended as a memorial to assassinated President John F. Kennedy, the Kennedy half dollar was authorized by Congress just over a month after his death. In late December 1963, Mint Director Eva Adams, after discussions with Mint sculptors Gilroy Roberts and Frank Gasparro on designing and producing obverse and reverse dies, obtained design approval from Jacqueline Kennedy. Striking of silver half dollar coins began on the 2nd of January 1964.
The reverse of the new half dollar, designed by Frank Gasparro, was a rendering of the Presidential Seal of the United States – which has a genesis in and of the Great Seal of the United States. This program/Power Point briefly reviews the history, purpose, renditions, and changes to the Great Seal of the United States.
In addition to the program, there will be a monthly auction consisting of a mix of U.S. and foreign coins, as well as other interesting numismatic items. Anyone in attendance may bid on the lots. Members will receive the auction list with their monthly bulletin. Non-members may bid on lots, but only members may submit items for auction. Searchable results for auctions from 2022 to the present are available here.
As always, snacks will be available.