What I want for Christmas: 12 Days of Christmas- Day 3

My bestie, silverd510, started a tag which he called #twelvedaysofchristmas, a sort of a Santa’s wish list for stackers. You can read more about this tag and the rules to join in here .

Like him and those who want to join in on this fun article series, I shall be posting a bar, round or coin a day [for 12 days] that I would love to get as a gift.

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Like him and those who want to join in on this fun article series, I shall be posting a bar, round or coin a day [for 12 days] that I would love to get as a gift.

For my 12 Days of Christmas Day 3 and the third on my list are THREE US coins pictured below!

If you are thinking of sending me a gift, you need to send all three coins, 🤣LOL! It only makes sense that these coins are collected as a set!

1992 US Mint $1 Columbus Quincentenary Commemorative 2-Coin Set - Proof

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1992 Columbus Quincentenary Silver Dollar - Proof

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On the 1992 dollar, John Mercanti’s design shows Santa María, Pinta, and Niña from a distance. The globe motif present on the reverse of the 1892-1893 half dollar returns as Mercanti places it atop a pedestal to the left of Christopher Columbus. Thomas D. Rogers, Sr.’s reverse bridges time by dividing the canvas starkly in half. The left half features a cross section of Santa María in a dead run, sailing toward the viewer. A cross section of the Space Shuttle Discovery orbiting the earth occupies the right half. The globe reappears, this time as seen from space. The “voyage of discovery” continues…

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1992 Columbus Quincentenary Silver Half Dollar - Proof

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The 1992 half dollar, designed by T. James Ferrell, commemorates the quincentenary of Columbus’ voyage. Santa María is on both obverse and reverse, where she shares space with her sister ships.

1892 Columbus Commemorative Silver Half Dollar

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The World’s Columbian Exposition half-dollar launched the U.S. Commemorative coin program. The reverse features Santa María astride the eastern and western hemispheres. The inscription WORLD’S COLUMBIAN EXPOSITION wraps around the denticled rim, the date 1492 marks the date of the voyage, and the dates 1892 or 1893 mark the year of production for the coin.

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The ship that is depicted in all three silver coins above is the Santa Maria.

Here are some facts about the Santa Maria:

The Santa María – Spain – 1460-1492

It’s astonishing to think that the Santa María, also known as La Santa María de la Inmaculada Concepción was the largest of the three ships that made the transatlantic journey – she was only 62 feet long! The Pinta and the Niña are described by some historians as being a bit ragtag and certainly not up for exploring. Nevertheless, her epoch-making journey began on August 3, 1492.

Columbus’ expeditionary group spotted land a few months later on October 12. Where he first landed is still an open question. Columbus’ journal states that the locals called the island Guanahani; modern historians argue over which island in the Lucayan Archipelago this was. We may never know for sure.

From there, Columbus took Santa María north, exploring the coast of Cuba, before running aground on Christmas, 1492, on the island of Hispaniola (today home to Haiti and the Dominican Republic). Columbus then commandeered Niña, leaving 39 crew members behind while taking dozens of native prisoners to show to the Spanish court. Only a handful of the natives survived, and the sailors left behind founded the settlement of La Navidad. Columbus won for himself new titles, a lifetime pension, and an immortal if contentious place in the history books.

Santa María – barely the length of a modern luxury yacht – remains one of the most significant of the great ships in American history, even if it only made half the trip.

She appears (accurately depicted or not) on three coins: the World’s Columbian Exposition half-dollar (1892-1893), the Columbus dollar (1992), and the Columbus half-dollar (also 1992).

Source of above information"

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