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14 Jul 2018

Dwight D. Eisenhower the Numismatist

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I'm sharing a write-up that I just drafted that should provide insight that Dwight D. Eisenhower was a numismatist at heart and that he donated his coin collection to the Smithsonian Institution in 1958 (while still  actively serving his second term as the 34th President of the United States).

Also, while serving as the 34th President of the United States he used his numismatic mindset to create a series of fourteen appreciation medal types for his use.

My write-up can be read :

By clicking  the following link to a pdf file


or pasting this link in your browser

https://storage.googleapis.com/wzukusers/user-25104114/documents/5b49f5d125403B9UW5Nh/Dwight%20D.%20Eisenhower%20the%20Numismatist-Gomez.pdf

or visiting my POTUS sGm website (towards the bottom of the webpage)

http://www.potus-sgm.com/

Comments

NumisMATist

Level 4

I knew he was a collector but that was about it...how advanced was his collection? ~Matt

It's nice to know former presidents were collectors of U.S. coinage, but I'd like to see a president get involved with modern coinage the way Theodore Roosevelt did. The last modern day president who got involved in coinage was Reagan. Whether you liked him or not, you gotta thank him every time you purchase a silver or gold American Eagle bullion coin. He also revived commemoratives.

Kepi

Level 6

That's pretty cool! The "Oregon Trail Commem" looks really nice. Great donation from a great man! Thanks for the information.

Thanks for sharing! President Eisenhower was a great man and public servant.

Longstrider

Level 6

I didn't know about that.. Thanks for the heads up...

Interesting, did not know that he was a numismatist. I know Kareem Abdul Jabbar is one, and he is on the citizens council. Nice to know that numismatists are at all levels of government and power.

CoinLady

Level 6

That's a scoop. I see a Draped Bust $1. Interesting.

Mike

Level 7

I'm sorry I don't read any other sites. I don't know if there protected. I can say that it was very nice of him to do that.

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