Heraldic Art Medals
1965 Eli Whitney


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Set Details
Coin Description:
Grade: NGC MS 69
Owner: Don "Smitty" Smith
 
Set Category: Token & Medals
Set Name: Heraldic Art Medals
Slot Name: 1965 Eli Whitney
Research: See NGC's Census Report for this Coin

Owner's Description

The obverse design; "A prowling wolf, barred by a flintlock long rifle. Legend: LONG RIFLE / 1710 / 1760. The beginnings of the long rifle are traced to 1710, when the frontiersmen's knowledge was combined with the skill of the newly-arrived German gunsmiths to produce a superior weapon. Greater range and accuracy, silent patch loading, lighter arm and ammunition all helped secure game, control predatory animals and Indians in order to cross the Appalachians and move west into the wilderness. The long rifle is also credited with a vital role in winning of the Revolution". The reverse design: "The team is hitched to the first "covered wagon". Legend in exergue 1760-1960 / CONESTOGA WAGON. Without a sturdy, true bulk carrier, the vast spaces of the new land could never have been settled. America's contribution to transportation was the Conestoga's broad wheeled tires, curved bottom to prevent load-shifting, and capacity for from 4-6 tons of freight protected by stout hempen covers drawn over high bows. The great utility of this design earned it more than a century of service, well into the railroad era".

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