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2020 Cook Isl 1 oz Silver HR Lost States of America State of Franklin Proof $1
2020 Cook Isl 1 oz Silver HR Lost States of America State of Franklin Proof $1MCM Picks: Memorial Day. The State of Franklin was a territory in western North Carolina that the state ceded to the federal government as part of an effort to pay off debts incurred in the Revolutionary War. The state petitioned Congress for admission to the union, but only seven states supported its admission. Two-thirds of the thirteen would have had to vote to admit it under the Articles of Confederation. This coin honors this unique history. This piece is a product of the Mayer Mint
2020 Cook Isl 1 oz Silver HR Lost States of America State of McDonald Proof $5
2020 Cook Isl 1 oz Silver HR Lost States of America State of McDonald Proof $5MCM Picks: Memorial Day. The State of McDonald started up – and wrapped up – in 1961. The Missouri county attempted to secede when an economically important Ozark town, Noel, was left off of a Family Vacationland map from the Missouri State Highway Commission. Residents elected their own government, formed a militia, and issued visas for visitors not from the county. Now, the state that wasn’t is honored by the Cook Islands as part of the Lost States of America Series. This coin was struck
