The Maryland Tercentenary half dollar was a commemorative fifty-cent piece issued by the United States Bureau of the Mint in 1934. It depicts Cecil Calvert, 2nd Baron Baltimore, on the obverse (pictured) and the coat of arms of Maryland on the reverse. The Maryland Tercentenary Commission sought a coin in honor of the 300th anniversary of the arrival of English settlers in Maryland. The state's senators introduced legislation, and it passed both houses of Congress with no opposition. A design had already been prepared by Professor Hans Schuler; it passed review by the Commission of Fine Arts, though there was controversy over whether Lord Baltimore, a Cavalier and Catholic, would have worn a collar typical of Puritans. The Commission sold about 15,000 of the full issue of 25,000 for $1 each, and thereafter discounted the price for large sales to dealers and speculators. The coins have increased in value over time, and are now valued in the low hundreds of dollars.
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_______________________________ Today's selected anniversaries:
1769:
Having been soundly defeated in battle, the Qing dynasty agreed to terms of truce, ending the Sino-Burmese War. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sino-Burmese_War_%281765%E2%80%931769%29
1920:
The 8th Congress of Soviets approved the GOELRO plan, the first Soviet plan for national economic recovery and development. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GOELRO_plan
1939:
Members of the All-India Muslim League observed a "Day of Deliverance" to celebrate the resignations of members of the Indian National Congress over the decision to enter the Second World War at the request of the United Kingdom. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Day_of_Deliverance_%28India%29
2001:
Richard Reid unsuccessfully attempted to detonate a bomb in his shoe on a transatlantic flight from Paris to Miami, Florida. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Reid
_____________________________ Wiktionary's word of the day:
lotologist: A person who collects lottery tickets. https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/lotologist
___________________________ Wikiquote quote of the day:
I write for one and only one purpose, to overcome the invincible ignorance of the traduced heart. My poems are acts of force and violence directed against the evil which murders us all. --Kenneth Rexroth https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Kenneth_Rexroth
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