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 KurtSSenior Member
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The following was created as a joke, after a friend found a coin in Europe described as a "Franklin Dollar." That inspiration led to the following images, which I pass along to you: 
Reportedly, Dwight Benjamin Franklinhower discovered electricity while golfing, which may explain the hair. He went on to invent the electric golf cart.
A painting of this historic man:
And his coin:
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 griptionAdvanced Member
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| Posted: Mon Sep 01, 2008 8:55 pm |
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 coopExpert Member
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| Posted: Tue Sep 02, 2008 11:02 am |
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Looks a little like my Lincoln Dime?
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KurtSSenior Member
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| Posted: Tue Sep 02, 2008 11:15 am |
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Coop--nice hair!
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 eagamesExpert Member
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| Posted: Tue Sep 02, 2008 12:33 pm |
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Must be a roman dime. It's a 200 P!
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 DickExpert Member
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| Posted: Tue Sep 02, 2008 12:42 pm |
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What? No ear-ring? He ain't "cool", man!
Dick
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 GarryNExpert Member
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Poor Ike, he was in the military so long he probably forgot what he looked like with hair. I am sure he would get a big kick out of it. 
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DickExpert Member
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| Posted: Tue Sep 09, 2008 7:47 pm |
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"IKE", with an "afro"???? Holy Cow!
Dick
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 RussellhomeVeteran Member
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I did a post a while back showing a 1904 Louisiana Purchase Expo token - having the profile of Jefferson and Napoleon on the obverse. Here is the link to the post...
http://www.coppercoins.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=4141
I thought it funny that the designer depicts a short and a tall individual as seeing eye to eye. Here is my 'historically corrected' version of the token...
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DickExpert Member
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Between Napoleon, and Santana, (the Gadsen Purchase), the US sure made some good buys! Two-thirds of the country!
Dick
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KurtSSenior Member
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| Posted: Fri Sep 12, 2008 6:41 pm |
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That's a well-detailed medal! Your interpretation is hilarious!
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