Making Cents of My Life - A Master Set
1998-S

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19 Jan 10Coin #008 in the setTHE COINDiameter: 19.05 mmThickness: 1.55 mmWeight: 2.50 gmsComposition: 97.5% Zn, 2.5% CuEdge: PlainObverse Designed by Victor D. Brenner (Based on a photo by Mathew Brady) (Revised 1969)Reverse Designed by Frank GasparroMintage Availability:Proof Sets: 2,086,507Silver Proof Sets: 878,792Total Population: 2,965,2999.19% of all NCG graded 1998 S Ultra Cameo Lincoln Memorial Proof Cents are PF70.1998 Bill Clinton was the President of the United States.Al Gore, Jr. was the Vice President of the United States.John Hume and David Trimble shared the 1998 Nobel Peace Prize.I was still living in Louisiana but it was a year of transition. I changed jobs leaving my pervious employer of 17 years for a regional manager position on the East Coast. Finding suitable residence proved to be a bit tricky and I ended up commuting from Louisiana to my various responsibilities for the second half of the year. The adoptions of my two youngest sons were collected in 1998. The country watched the impeachment process play out over President Clinton’s behavior with Monica Lewinski. There was finally peace in Northern Ireland with the Good Friday Accord. John Glenn at age 77 returned to space on the shuttle. European countries agreed to adopt a single currency, the Euro. In 1998 we lost Frank Sinatra (entertainer), Gene Autry (TV star/musician), Sonny Bono (entertainer/politician), and Florence Griffith Joyner (Olympic Athlete).The New York Yankees swept the World Series from the San Diego Padres. The Denver Broncos won the Super Bowl defeating the Green Bay Packers. The Detroit Red Wings swept the Stanley Cup from the Washington Capitols. The Chicago Bulls defeated the Utah Jazz 4 games to 2 for the NBA Championship. Kentucky defeated Utah to win the NCAA basketball Championship.