Marine Corps 230th Anniversary Silver Dollar
 

Mint Philadelphia. Did not know this existed. Saw it yesterday at a coin shop where I was making a bulk purchase. 2005 vintage Proof. I served USAF but my mother served USMC. I purchased it to remember my mom. The raising of the flag at Iwo Jima. A beautiful coin.

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http://images.nymag.com/images/2/dai...7_obama_lg.jpg
Isn't that pronounced Marine Corpse?

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Perhaps I should have not wandered into a strange thread.

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Sorry, did not mean to take away from your coin thread.
Maybe you did not hear obama's latest speech where he pronounced corpsman as "corpse man". He is the commander and chief of the military and hasn't a clue.

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He is the commander and chief of the military and hasn't a clue.

Well I agree with that.

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Beautiful coin get one slabbed - try EBAY.

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oh this guy

http://www.usmint.gov/images/mint_pr...ine_Banner.jpg

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I was going to get one of each of those back then (proof and mint state), but I felt somehow unworthy as I was never in the Corps, or the military for that matter, so I just let it pass.

Seeing it again makes me regret that choice, but I still don't feel worthy to own such a meaningful coin.

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Unworthy?

That's a load of HOGWASH

Do you own a flag? Or are you not worthy of it either because you didn't "serve"??? Should I not be allowed to hang a picture of the Iwo Jima flag raising on my wall because I was neither a Marine nor on Iwo?

What exactly is wrong with honoring Jarheads buy owning one of these coins? Or does owning a coin with an Eagle, Globe, and Anchor on it somehow constitute "impersonating a Marine"?

Honoring Marines should not be confused with impersonating them.

Those who honor them should be praised.

Those who impersonate them should be shot.

If you can keep those ideas clear in your mind, owning one of these beautiful coins will not be an issue anymore.

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is it .999?

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i have one and would not trade it for any thing ... i think i got it at apmex a few years ago ... skyvike you said it loud and clear it is a part of everyone here it history

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no... all commems are .90 Ag .10 Cu


This year, the United States proudly honors the Marine Corps and all Marines who have sacrificed and contributed in our Nation�s service. Public Law 108-291, signed August 6, 2004, authorizes the minting of a Silver Dollar to commemorate the 230th Anniversary of the United States Marine Corps.

On November 10, 1775, the Continental Congress authorized the raising of two battalions of American Marines, thereby creating the legendary institution today known as the United States Marine Corps. From the Nation�s birth to the present day, the Marines represent a proud culture of service and contribution in defense of the values and freedoms at the heart of the American experience.

According to the United States Marine Corps Hymn, Marines have "fought in ev�ry clime and place" throughout our Nation�s history. The story of the Marine Corps is the personification of American military history beginning with the American Revolution. The flag raising at Iwo Jima, represented at the Marine Corps War Memorial, is ingrained in the public mind as perhaps the enduring image of World War II.

Today, the Marines continue to exemplify the warrior ethos that has made it a fighting force of international repute. The philosophy of the Corps�and of the hundreds of thousands of individuals who have earned the title "Marine" over the last 230 years�is simply stated in its core values: Honor. Courage. Commitment.

Coins offered in both proof and uncirculated condition may be issued under this Act only during the one-year period beginning January 1, 2005.

Surcharges from the sale of each coin are authorized for the creation of the National Museum of the Marine Corps at Quantico, Virginia, which is being developed as a partnership of the Marine Corps Heritage Foundation and the United States Marine Corps.

These coins will go on sale July 20, 2005.

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Yep I agree 100%

It's all about PRAISING the GOOD stuff in America.

GOD - HONOR - DUTY - COUNTRY (not govy) - MOM & DAD

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I have two of them,

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here is one resized so that one of you could use it for an avatar,

if you so desire,

you will have to save it to your hard drive and then use your "User CP" to bring it back in.

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I'm not South African but I have some Krugerrands----

I have two and I am ex-Marine but it never occurred to me that Marine service was a qualification.

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4064/...f0d1dd36_b.jpg

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I love the contrast on both sides of this coin.

TomD, I take it that picture taken with the plastic off?

Nice shot as usual.