The Lynchburg Sesquicentennial half dollar was a commemorative half dollar designed by Charles Keck and struck by the United States Bureau of the Mint in 1936, to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the incorporation of Lynchburg, Virginia. The obverse of the coin depicts former Secretary of the Treasury and U.S. Senator Carter Glass, a native of Lynchburg. The reverse depicts a statue of the goddess Liberty, her arms outstretched in welcome. In the background is the Old Lynchburg Courthouse and the city's Confederate monument. After Congress authorized the half dollar, the Commission of Fine Arts proposed that it should bear the portrait of John Lynch, founder of Lynchburg, instead of Glass, but no portrait of him was known. Glass became the third living person to appear on a U.S. coin, and the first to be shown alone. Issued for $1, the coins have appreciated over the years, with 2018 estimates of value ranging between $225 and $365.

Read more: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lynchburg_Sesquicentennial_half_dollar

_______________________________ Today's selected anniversaries:

1889:

More than 50,000 people rushed to claim a piece of the available two million acres (8,000 km2) in the Unassigned Lands, the present-day U.S. state of Oklahoma, founding Oklahoma City. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Land_Rush_of_1889

1951:

Korean War: The People's Volunteer Army of China attacked positions occupied mainly by Australian and Canadian forces, starting the Battle of Kapyong. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Kapyong

2004:

Flammable cargo exploded at Ryongchon Station in Ryongchon, North Korea, killing at least 54 people and injuring more than a thousand. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ryongchon_disaster

_____________________________ Wiktionary's word of the day:

agrology: 1. (rare) A subdiscipline of agronomy (the science of utilizing animals, plants, and soils) and of soil science which addresses the influence of edaphic (soil-related) conditions on crop production for optimizing it. 2. (chiefly Canada) The science and art of agriculture. https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/agrology

___________________________ Wikiquote quote of the day:

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