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Today’s Featured Coin
1874 LIBERTY SEATED 50C, ARROWS PCGS PR66
ARROWS. GEM IRIDESCENT TONED SURFACES. CAC.
19,500
Political parties have progressed, transformed, and merged for as long as there have been elections in America. However the infamous symbols have not been around as long as the two most popular parties have been. The Democratic Party, founded earlier than the Republican Party, has had its donkey symbol since Andrew Jackson’s campaign. The Republican Party formed in 1854, but its elephant did not become synonymous with the party for another twenty years. The elephant was popularized through newspaper political cartoons that often represent a satirical idealization of current events. While the credit belongs to the “father of the modern day political cartoon,” Thomas Nast, it is likely that it appeared earlier in a Civil War cartoon. However, it was not necessarily attributed to the party itself because “seeing the elephant” was a slang phrase for being in battle during the Civil War. In 1874 Nast specifically labeled the elephant as “the republican vote” in his satirical cartoon titled “Third Term Panic.” His cartoon, published in Harper’s Weekly, was a pointed comment about a New York Herald article that criticized the rumors of a possible third-term bid from Ulysses S. Grant for president. In the cartoon, Nast represented various interest groups as animals. The elephant, again labeled as “the Republican vote,” was seen on the edge of a huge pit. After his initial 1874 publication, others soon picked up his symbolization and the elephant officially became the well-known image of the Republican Party.
Today’s Featured Coin
1874 LIBERTY SEATED 50C, ARROWS PCGS PR66
ARROWS. GEM IRIDESCENT TONED SURFACES. CAC.
19,500
Political parties have progressed, transformed, and merged for as long as there have been elections in America. However the infamous symbols have not been around as long as the two most popular parties have been. The Democratic Party, founded earlier than the Republican Party, has had its donkey symbol since Andrew Jackson’s campaign. The Republican Party formed in 1854, but its elephant did not become synonymous with the party for another twenty years. The elephant was popularized through newspaper political cartoons that often represent a satirical idealization of current events. While the credit belongs to the “father of the modern day political cartoon,” Thomas Nast, it is likely that it appeared earlier in a Civil War cartoon. However, it was not necessarily attributed to the party itself because “seeing the elephant” was a slang phrase for being in battle during the Civil War. In 1874 Nast specifically labeled the elephant as “the republican vote” in his satirical cartoon titled “Third Term Panic.” His cartoon, published in Harper’s Weekly, was a pointed comment about a New York Herald article that criticized the rumors of a possible third-term bid from Ulysses S. Grant for president. In the cartoon, Nast represented various interest groups as animals. The elephant, again labeled as “the Republican vote,” was seen on the edge of a huge pit. After his initial 1874 publication, others soon picked up his symbolization and the elephant officially became the well-known image of the Republican Party.
The "100 Greatest U.S. Coins" book is currently in its fourth edition by Whitman Publishing. The book features 100 of the greatest coins made in America. By no means does this book include all of the great rarities but it is extremely well written with beautiful pictures and stories of the coins in the book. Perhaps most significant from an investment standpoint is Appendix B in the back of the book which shows a track record of U.S. coin value information from 1960 to present. Click here to see which of the "100 Greatest U.S. Coins" are currently in our inventory.
100 Greatest Coins
The "100 Greatest U.S. Coins" book is currently in its fourth edition by Whitman Publishing. The book features 100 of the greatest coins made in America. By no means does this book include all of the great rarities but it is extremely well written with beautiful pictures and stories of the coins in the book. Perhaps most significant from an investment standpoint is Appendix B in the back of the book which shows a track record of U.S. coin value information from 1960 to present. Click here to see which of the "100 Greatest U.S. Coins" are currently in our inventory.