Gaspee Days Committee History Files
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Reverse:
The Bicentennial Council of the
Thirteen
Original States The burning of the British Side: THE OFFICIAL HISTORY OF COLONIAL AMERICA FINE PEWTER |
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| Silver coin, assumably part of a series by an unknown mint. The detailed engraving portrays the Burning of the Gaspee. "As a result of the prolonged Townshend Acts Riots, angry colonists burn the British HMS Gaspee". 1.25 inches in diameter and hallmarked with reeded edge. Minted in the 1970's. While, historically, the burning of the Gaspee in 1772 was much removed from a reaction to the Townshend Acts of 1767, we'll enjoy the artwork. |
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| The Gaspee Commemorative Coin was designed by Donald J. Breig, a Pawtuxet die cutter at the request of the Gaspee Days Committee. The obverse features the silhouette of the Gaspee surrounded by thirteen stars. The reverse shows the Independent Man and the legend, 'First Blow for Freedom'. On March 16, 1972, at Breig's die shop, 5 Aborn Street, Cranston, the Gaspee Day Bicentennial Commemorative Coin was struck. 1772 silver coins were made and sold for $10 each, and an unlimited number of copper coins were sold for $3 each. | The first silver coin was delivered to
Governor Frank
Licht, accompanied by Cranston Mayor James L. Tait and Warwick Mayor
Philip
Noel. Another silver coin was hand delivered to President Richard Nixon
in Washington for inclusion in the Smithsonian Institution. The
dies
for the coins were destroyed on December 31, 1972.
Coin is silver or copper and is about the size of a US quarter |
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Beautiful and impressive Bronze and Silver " Burning of the Gaspee " Commemorative marking the 200th anniversary of the historic event! |
Measuring 1.5 inches in diameter, the obverse shows a detailed artistic rendition of the burning Gaspee. Reverse shows the seal of the RI Historical Society. Minted in 1972, its population is limited to only 1104. Both medallions are the same size, though the photos have different image sizes. |
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| Sterling silver medal (1 troy ounce) struck
by the Royal
Mint of Great Britain for the American Express Company as "Freedom
Medals"
for the American Bicentennial of the Revolutionary War. Each is proof
finished
and about 1.5 inches across. This medal depicts the Gaspee in flames
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includes appropriate words by Samuel Adams in 1771. |
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Regent, Prov, RI lapel pin, obverse From a Newport estate sale via eBay |
Presented to Gaspee Chapter D.A.R. by Mrs. Albert L. Calder 2nd Nov. 2, 1913 |
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Right:
The Gaspee Day Committee commissioned Pawtuxet
designer C. L. Miller to create appropriate commemorative gifts for our
annual activities. Earring set (b), clutch pin (c), tie-tack (d),
and larger pendant (a) were available in satin finished pewter, and
were exclusively sold by the Gaspee Days Committee in 1978
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