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I know this is unreasonably late, but I just noticed that March 1 is the 100th anniversary of the launching of The Thrill Book. I've never nominated at TFAR, but a 100-year anniversary seems worthwhile. Any chance of making a switch? Also pinging Dank since the blurb would have to be prepared. No problem if it's not possible. Mike Christie (talk - contribs - library) 23:25, 27 February 2019 (UTC)
Hi there! Since no one answered my question at WP:THQ#When are only general references appropriate? I though you are the right guy (with so many experience with content). Please look at the link. Also, I would like to ask any advice on how creat FAs? Do you have any essays regarding that? Thanks! THE NEW ImmortalWizard(chat) 23:06, 23 February 2019 (UTC)
This looks like it will get promoted soon ... anything you definitely do or don't want in the blurb? - Dank (push to talk) 01:39, 2 March 2019 (UTC)
This is to let you know that the Billy Martin article has been scheduled as today's featured article for April 8, 2019... Jimfbleak - talk to me? 14:53, 5 March 2019 (UTC)
On 6 March 2019, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Apollo 11 Fiftieth Anniversary commemorative coins, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that four Apollo 11 Fiftieth Anniversary commemorative coins were issued in 2019 to commemorate the first landing on the Moon? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Apollo 11 Fiftieth Anniversary commemorative coins. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, ), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
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This is to let you know that the Lynchburg Sesquicentennial half dollar article has been scheduled as today's featured article for April 22, 2019, see Wikipedia:Today's featured article/April 22, 2019... Jimfbleak - talk to me? 14:01, 6 March 2019 (UTC)
Did you purchase any of the Apollo 11 Fiftieth Anniversary commemorative coins? Kees08 (Talk) 18:56, 28 February 2019 (UTC)
Good evening, Wehwalt (well, it's evening here). SchroCat – who ought to know better – and I have Round the Horne up for peer review. It was a BBC radio comedy show of the 1960s and very risqué for its day (and even now at some points in the scripts). Along with 15 million others, the Riley family tuned in without fail at Sunday lunchtimes, and the influence of the show made me the man I am today, I'm sorry to say. If we can persuade you to look in we shall be very pleased. I am afraid we cannot accept responsibility for any depravity you may suffer thereby. Tim riley talk 20:11, 7 March 2019 (UTC)
Hey, saw today's featured article. I was curious who wrote it, so I looked at the history - and I've gotta say, your dedication and writing are both exemplary. Congratulations and thank you for writing such a great article on a fascinating topic I had never heard of in the slightest. :) Ganesha811 (talk) 00:46, 13 March 2019 (UTC)
I logged onto Wikipedia this morning and saw a familiar article on the front page. Congrats on taking the article from Good Article in October to Featured Article. Balon Greyjoy (talk) 00:34, 13 March 2019 (UTC)
+1, huge congrats! ---Another Believer (Talk) 21:44, 13 March 2019 (UTC)
I have nominated Albert Speer for a featured article review here. Please join the discussion on whether this article meets featured article criteria. Articles are typically reviewed for two weeks. If substantial concerns are not addressed during the review period, the article will be moved to the Featured Article Removal Candidates list for a further period, where editors may declare "Keep" or "Delist" the article's featured status. The instructions for the review process are here. --K.e.coffman (talk) 03:46, 14 March 2019 (UTC)
I'm very surprised you removed the bold title of this article considering that it was in the WP:LEDE structure when it was passed as a featured article. I was going to revert you but I'll leave it up to you and others to decide. Personally I would keep it. ww2censor (talk) 14:41, 14 March 2019 (UTC)
Hey there. As you were the one who got the Nickels Featured Topic to where it is, I am letting you know about Washington nickel having been recently created. Unless I'm mistaken this new article will have to be part of the topic in three months. GamerPro64 20:42, 22 March 2019 (UTC)
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I restored a very brief blurb on Kenesaw Mountain Landis regarding him receiving his commission, sourced to his Federal Judicial Center biography. This is the act by which he was actually appointed by the President and absolutely needs to be in the article. I will let all the rest go, but this absolutely needs to stay, as it is in all 3,500+ federal judge articles and it is the long consensus of WikiProject United States courts and judges that this information be included. It is a very basic piece of information and reflects the beginning of his judicial term. Thanks. Safiel (talk) 15:35, 4 April 2019 (UTC)
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Ealdgyth wants to run this one at TFA on the 9th. I'm having a hard time getting it done. Feel free to write the blurb, or if you prefer, let me know what you'd like to see in the blurb. - Dank (push to talk) 15:31, 14 April 2019 (UTC)
Would you remind if I replaced Bobby's original low-resolution pictures with more high quality photos over at Commons? --Enterlousy (talk) 15:33, 15 April 2019 (UTC)
Hello, Wehwalt. Its been a while, my friend. How are things going with you? Good I hope. I've recently opened up a PR about Kal Ho Naa Ho, a 2003 Indian Hindi film that has Shah Rukh Khan in the lead. The film is known in Indian cinema for its story, screenplay, dialogues, performances and music. Do let me know if you wish to post any comments at the PR by pinging me. Thank you. — Ssven2 Looking at you, kid 07:03, 11 April 2019 (UTC)
Thank you very much for your comments, Wehwalt. I've done my best to address them. Do let me know if there's anything else you'd like to add. Thank you. — Ssven2 Looking at you, kid 13:50, 15 April 2019 (UTC)
You know the drill. Blurb at Wikipedia:Today's featured article/May 9, 2019. Ealdgyth - Talk 21:16, 17 April 2019 (UTC)
Wikipedia:Today's featured article/May 16, 2019 - if you wouldn't work on so many, you wouldn't suffer so much. Ealdgyth - Talk 21:55, 17 April 2019 (UTC)
Wikipedia:Today's featured article/May 20, 2019 Ealdgyth - Talk 22:27, 17 April 2019 (UTC)
Since you making comments at Kal Ho Naa Ho's PR, I realised you must be interested reviewing film articles. If you have time, would you like to comment on this PR? It needs at least one insightful review before I take it to FAC for the fourth time (it failed thrice in a row, and I opened a PR to address any potential concern before beginning the FAC). --Kailash29792 (talk) 09:12, 17 April 2019 (UTC)
I just reassigned a reference name in Apollo 9. Having checked the diffs, you added the name in this edit. I hope I improved things rather than made them worse. BiologicalMe (talk) 17:20, 19 April 2019 (UTC)
I thought that this would be the best place to reach you, although his talk page probably could have worked as an alternative. The reference I added pertains to his views on Philippine independence during the 1912 election, 1900. While it's a stretch to call Pringle wrong, the sentence in question does not adequately represent the full picture. If we could find a way to reflect Taft's evolving views on the matter, that would be ideal.Dobbyelf62 (talk) 21:47, 19 April 2019 (UTC)
Hello Wehwalt! I was just messaging you since you suggested for the article Adam Eckfeldt to be nominated for TFA for June 15, 2019 (the 250th birthday of the subject), on WP:TFARP. That sounds like a great idea for a TFA that you suggested; are you going to formally nominate that page at WP:TFA/R? Paintspot Infez (talk) 19:44, 20 April 2019 (UTC)
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Thought I would propose these over here...I do not have strong feelings, but I think File:David_Scott_Training_on_Air_Bearing_Floor_(S66-19284).jpg and/or File:Gemini-Titan-8 Training - Water Egress (7945162054).jpg would look nice in the Gemini section of the article. If you are partial to having Armstrong in the image, there are several high quality images of them in spacesuits at NASA's site I could upload if you want. Or, you can leave it as it is. Not a big deal to me either way. Kees08 (Talk) 06:30, 27 April 2019 (UTC)
Hello. I noticed that on your recent edit of Richard Nixon, you undid my edit, claiming that it was not confirmed. However, in the new content that I added, I did back it up with a source. If I am not mistaken, it is a reliable reference; it is a list of presidents' last words, as well as the final moments of some of them. I do not know if you consider it to be unreliable; but however, if you do, could you please give your reason and explanation? Also, I was wondering if you could also explain why the new info was unconfirmed. I will be glad to hear from you. Thank you. Presidentrapper (talk) 22:03, May 3, 2019 (UTC)
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Hey there, Wehwalt. Before going ahead with KHNH's, I've decided to give this a try. I've nominated this film article about the life of the Indian freedom fighter Bhagat Singh starring Ajay Devgn as the titular character. As always, your comments would be most welcome and beneficial to the overall improvement of the article. Thanks. — Ssven2 Looking at you, kid 08:28, 4 May 2019 (UTC)
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Hi. That journal article is a gem, and gave me the answer to an inconsistency in the accounts I have read to date that was really bugging me. What a great find! Thank you. Factotem (talk) 16:32, 15 May 2019 (UTC)
Thank you for your project help last year, including review of the TFA! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 16:35, 1 January 2019 (UTC)
Please check out "Happy" once more, for a smile, and sharing (a Nobel Peace Prize), and resolutions. I wanted that for 1 January, but then wasn't sad about having our music pictured instead. Not too late for resolutions, New Year or not. DYK that he probably kept me on Wikipedia, back in 2012? By the line (which brought him to my attention, and earned the first precious in br'erly style) that I added to my editnotice, in fond memory? --Gerda Arendt (talk) 14:58, 12 January 2019 (UTC)
Thank you for improving articles! Did you know that Precious began 7 years ago? --Gerda Arendt (talk) 21:31, 21 January 2019 (UTC)
Thank you today for Hawaii Sesquicentennial half dollar, "one of the most beautiful of the commemorative half dollars and the rarest by design. I suppose by today's standards, the whole thing smacks of political incorrectness, especially the idea of Cook "discovering" an inhabited island. But it's still a nice coin." - I have a peer review open, did you know? --Gerda Arendt (talk) 07:19, 13 February 2019 (UTC)
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Thank you for the Liberty Head double eagle, "... a big coin. Really, in its day, it was more considered a known weight of gold as much as it was spending money, because then, twenty dollars was a fair sum of cash. It was only much later that it really was considered a collectable, and one that we can certainly admire for its beauty."! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 08:00, 3 March 2019 (UTC)
Thank you today for Apollo 15 postal covers incident! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 18:06, 13 March 2019 (UTC)
Stop vandalizing the new Garfield assassination memorial just because you can't read all of the placard. That photo is what the National Park Service used to highlight the installation. It is meant to get people to visit the site. If people want to know more about the assassination itself that's what the main page of the assassination is for. scooteristi (talk) 14:57, 16 March 2019 (UTC)
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Thank you today for Billy Martin, "a larger than life figure, even almost 30 years after his death. Growing up in the New York area in the late 70s, Billy Martin was on the front pages, or the back pages of the tabloids, very often. I was at the Old-Timers' Day in 1978, and I well remember the crowd cheering for 15 minutes." --Gerda Arendt (talk) 08:08, 8 April 2019 (UTC)
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Thank you today for Maine Centennial half dollar, "a rather ugly US commemorative, but still one of interest, and somewhat valuable today"! - "((diff|Georg Katzer|896167152|896115167|ugly" is ugly ;) --Gerda Arendt (talk) 06:22, 9 May 2019 (UTC)
Today, William H. Seward, "who in addition to being one of the most important secretaries of state, had a lengthy career as senator and governor of New York. Perhaps best remembered for "Seward's Folly"--the purchase of Alaska--he did as much as any one did to prevent foreign intervention in the American Civil War, that could have reversed the result."! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 05:20, 16 May 2019 (UTC)
Today, Homer Davenport, whose "cartoons in the 1896, 1900, and 1904 presidential races played were influential, affecting how people perceived the candidates. But that was just one facet of his life, as his interest in animals, especially his importation of Arabian horses in 1906 following an epic journey in the Middle East, may be an even greater legacy. He died young after a life not entirely happy, but his name lives on in political cartooning and the world of horses." - and written in collaboration! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 05:21, 20 May 2019 (UTC)
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Hey Wehwalt, do you think you might have time to review this FAC? I agreed to mentor the author in his first FAC, and the article is good but he has had trouble attracting notice on the board. Any help would be appreciated, thanks. --Coemgenus (talk) 14:09, 24 May 2019 (UTC)
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Congrats! I assume no objection to me nominating for DYK. I was thinking of focusing on Gemini 8 mission with Armstrong (the first successful docking in space) and how his performance on that mission led to his selection for the Apollo program. --- Coffeeandcrumbs 06:51, 28 May 2019 (UTC)
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The 1962 Tour de France is set for the main page on June 24, 2019. The date isn't significant, unlike 1989 Tour de France's pending request of July 28, which is that year's 30th anniversary. Both shouldn't be featured so close together, and 1989 should be chosen over 1962. BaldBoris 23:32, 3 June 2019 (UTC)
From a paper I am reading: "Félicette was therefore honored around the world with several stamps (though none were issued in France), all incorrectly labelled as “Félix”! A “Cinderella” stamp was created in the US to mark the 10th anniversary of the flight in 1973, while the Comoro Islands issued a stamp in 1992, Chad in 1997, Niger in 1999."
Would you be able to help me track this down? Or are Cinderella stamps so unnoteworthy it is not worth inclusion? Would be for the section in Félicette. Kees08 (Talk) 03:41, 9 June 2019 (UTC)
Just wanted to drop by and say hello, it's been a while since I've checked in. I have a couple of projects in mind moving ahead that I may reach out to you for help on if you'd be interested. Hope all is well. -- The Writer 2.0 Talk 23:55, 9 June 2019 (UTC)
This is to let you know that the Coinage Act of 1965 article has been scheduled as today's featured article for July 23, 2019... etc Jimfbleak - talk to me? 13:30, 18 June 2019 (UTC)
I have to say I find this edit surprisingly poor -- nothing like your usual contributions. First, it attaches the resignation to the sentence about his previously being VP, which appears to either associate his resignation with his being VP, or is just a run-on sentence. Second, using the form "the first to resign" implies others are likely to do so, rather than it being unique. Third, any change to text that's still under active discussion is normally seen as disruptive. Fourth, the change in wording is against the RFC consensus. I think you'd want to revert that edit before it gets much attention. If, instead, you stand by this edit, just state so; no explanation required, as I'll move all this to the article talk page for other's to see. --A D Monroe III(talk) 21:06, 23 June 2019 (UTC)
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Thank you today for Adam Eckfeldt, "a significant figure in the early days of U.S. coinage"! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 05:20, 15 June 2019 (UTC)
.. and today for Norfolk, Virginia, Bicentennial half dollar, about "a coin that had to be authorized twice, due to some misunderstandings in Congress. Passed through influence, twice, and an impressively cluttered design." --Gerda Arendt (talk) 06:32, 28 June 2019 (UTC)
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If you don't mind, could you please quickly respond to my question(s) here:
It should only take a minute or two of your time. Futurist110 (talk) 23:45, 29 June 2019 (UTC)
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Hello there, Wehwalt. I've nominated this film article about a poignant yet funny love triangle starring Shah Rukh Khan in the lead. As always, your comments would be most welcome and beneficial to the overall improvement of the article. Thanks. — Ssven2 Looking at you, kid 15:10, 1 July 2019 (UTC)
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The news (source)[1] clearly says the surender kumar GOT INJURED. about whom this article is talking about. You were reading about some other who got attacked. But the article referenced here talks about Mr Surender Kumat. Edward Zigma (talk) 21:10, 3 July 2019 (UTC)
It doesn't matter photographer got injured or attacked as long as content is true. Please be aware for the language of the article as the discussion is already ongoing and this is a communal issue in India.Edward Zigma (talk) 21:20, 3 July 2019 (UTC)
And just to prove yourself right, you removed the name of journalist. But you keep name of those involved in the clash. Is there something wrong in this behaviour as an adminstrator and editor?Edward Zigma (talk) 21:37, 3 July 2019 (UTC)
You didnt explain why you removed the name of journalist but you add the name of those involved in clashes? If you wamt to add then add the names, then add all the names. If you want to remove the names then remove all the names. What kind of selective hypocrisy in editing are we seeing here. Edward Zigma (talk) 21:47, 3 July 2019 (UTC)
I think we need another adminstrator to resolve the issue of selective naming here. Edward Zigma (talk) 21:49, 3 July 2019 (UTC)
Do you know someone who can resolve this issue or should I ping someone? Tell me I will do what you opt for.Edward Zigma (talk) 21:57, 3 July 2019 (UTC)
I think I should ping the administrator who could resolve the issue. Please don't delete this. @Dlohcierekim: Do we have any rules on use of name on selective place and omit the name when we are proved wrong? Can you please solve this? Edward Zigma (talk) 22:03, 3 July 2019 (UTC)
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A touch of class coming up with that one :-P Nthep (talk) 14:21, 4 July 2019 (UTC)
Hi Wehwalt. The agency is a prickly topic for me and I avoid discussing American media for that reason, so please excuse the strident language and curse. Sincerely, cygnis insignis 07:28, 5 July 2019 (UTC)
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What do you think of working on Apollo 13 next? It has high readership and I try to focus on that (sometimes). Would help us get ahead of the 50th anniversary of that mission as well. Kees08 (Talk) 17:47, 6 July 2019 (UTC)
I’m not sure I understand why you closed that question. Did I miss something? Gleeanon409 (talk) 12:19, 6 July 2019 (UTC)
Wehwalt, if you would like to email me Furstenberg's work I would be happy to receive it. I am not sure how the WP email exchange works as I've never used it and have only received one email via WP, and that was years ago. -- Gwillhickers (talk) 05:30, 7 July 2019 (UTC)
Hi,
I've got a very quick alternate history question for you: Had the USS Maine sunk in US waters instead of in Cuban waters, do you think that there would have still been a Spanish-American War?
Also, if not, what do the last 121 years look like for Spain's colonies (Cuba, the Philippines, Puerto Rico, Guam, et cetera)?
Best regards,
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Just didn't want you to think I'd for zero reason started arguing with you lol --valereee (talk) 20:28, 12 July 2019 (UTC)
As you can tell, it's been a struggle to get on here consistently but that will be changing soon. As for what I'm looking to kick off...I'm probably going to take a crack at getting New York Jets up to FA standards followed by Adam Gase.
I'm also looking into some other less sports-related projects like Fred Rogers, too.
-- The Writer 2.0 Talk 02:30, 22 July 2019 (UTC)
On 21 July 2019, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article David Scott, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that David Scott's performance under pressure during Gemini 8, the first mission to achieve a docking in space, led to his selection for the Apollo program? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/David Scott. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, ), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
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Thank you for improving article quality in July, - fits here nicely! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 20:18, 21 July 2019 (UTC)
Thank you today for Coinage Act of 1965, about "the act that took the metal silver out of most US coins struck for circulation. The coin shortages of the 1960s are mostly forgotten today, but at the time, they affected commerce and everyday life. This act for the most part ended them (I'm old enough to remember the 1974 cent shortage). The price, of course, was the silver coins, which vanished from circulation around 1967." - Enjoyed! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 07:40, 23 July 2019 (UTC)
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Could you close this requested move? It's been inactive for a week. - ZLEA T\C 19:32, 1 August 2019 (UTC)
Hi there. Since you so helpfully commented at Wikipedia:Peer review/Adele Spitzeder/archive1, do you think you'd be interested in being my mentor when I'm trying to get it through WP:FAC? I never did it before, so I probably need a lot of help. Regards SoWhy 16:27, 29 July 2019 (UTC)
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Hello! Sorry for bothering.
I've noticed your name in the list of the WP:FAC mentors. Recently, I have released a new article about Indonesian home gardens and I hope that it would be satisfactory to the standards of a featured article. However, I'm afraid that I've made major errors that I haven't noticed yet. If you have any time to give any advice or constructive criticism, comments in its peer review page would be appreciated. Thank you in advance! Dhio-270599 17:21, 4 August 2019 (UTC)
Our version of NASA photo AS15-88-11866 is different than the NASA Image and Video library which is different from the Apollo Lunar Surface Journal. Do you have any idea which have been edited and which have not? We also have File:AS15-88-11866HR.jpg. Not a big deal, was not sure if you were aware of the different editing that has been performed on that particular image. Kees08 (Talk) 06:48, 16 August 2019 (UTC)
Thank you for another round of great scheduling. I'm questioning the painting on 29 September, only because of the date. The Saint's day of St.Francis is 4 October, and while Ceoil said he didn't want a connection to it, it might look strange to other readers. I'd suggest to either take a completely different date, or have it on 4 October - which is not your part, of course. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 12:04, 21 August 2019 (UTC)
Hello!
First of all, thank you for the corrections you have pointed out in the review page. If you have time, can you re-review the page? I'd be happy to know whether the article is assuredly adequate in its quality. Thank you! Dhio-270599 10:00, 24 August 2019 (UTC)
Thank you for Gadsden Purchase half dollar, "a coin that never was, important because President Hoover's veto of the proposal was long cited by presidents of both parties in turning down such proposals, and by the very fact that Hoover spent his first veto on this and was applauded by The Washington Post for it. Times change."! - I have Vespro della Beata Vergine under GA review, and would appreciate if you'd look also, because I plan to take it to FAC eventually. Brianboulton generously gave me permission to use the sources he had collected. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 05:44, 9 August 2019 (UTC)
Do you know where I can find the legislation for the following vetoed coin proposals?
The last four are mentioned in the Gadsden Purchase half dollar and Louisiana Purchase Sesquicentennial half dollar articles. - ZLEA T\C 01:37, 25 August 2019 (UTC)
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Thank you today for Alabama Centennial half dollar, "about... you never know where an article is going to go once you begin the research and this one to my surprise led to a sidelight on the career of President Harding of which I was not aware. Commemorative coins are indeed a part of history if not a large part"! - It's sharing the Main page with an opera about a hitoric event, and an intereting - but a bit sad - performance history, - discovered when dealing with the stage director of the premiere commisioned for an anniversary. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 06:57, 26 August 2019 (UTC)
Thank you today for United States Senate election in California, 1950, "the Richard Nixon-Helen Gahagan Douglas race, which was one of the nastiest ever"! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 13:17, 5 September 2019 (UTC)
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I have been working a bit on this page so that I can properly summarize it in the Apollo 11 article. I found all the US Apollo 11 stamps (would be nice to add international stamps released as well). For coins, is it just the 50th anniversary coin that was released? Not sure if there is an easy way to search for that information that you know of. (side note, my current priorities are fixing up the Apollo 11 articles from the editing that occurred during the anniversary, and working on the Apollo 13 article) Kees08 (Talk) 05:17, 8 September 2019 (UTC)
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Hi Wehwalt, sorry for taking a few weeks to reply. I was on (unannounced) wikibreak. In terms of Ray Emery, it's not an article I've maintained in a while. Indeed, it went through FAC 11 years ago. It's not in as bad condition as I expected. Nevertheless, I don't know if it's as thoroughly researched as it should be. (In hindsight, I did not consider the consequences of writing a BLP and to have it go on the Main Page 11-12 years after the fact, one year after the subject's death.) I don't really have the energy to tune a hockey article up; I thought it would definitely need it but I'm not sure now because there's nothing glaring. If you think it's fine to go on the Main Page, I'm not really against it. If you want to put a hockey article on in general, may I recommend Eddie Gerard? It passed FAC very recently and Kaiser matias writes excellent articles. :) Maxim(talk) 01:14, 10 September 2019 (UTC)
I wrote myself a note a long time ago about articles that I was surprised hadn't run at TFA yet ... two are Kurt Vonnegut (birthday Nov. 11) and Warren G. Harding (birthday Nov. 2). I don't have a preference on when they run ... this is more like housecleaning. You nommed one and co-nommed the other. Would November be a good time to run them? - Dank (push to talk) 16:52, 12 September 2019 (UTC)
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Dear User:Wehwalt. You have been an administrator here for 11 years. You know that what you are doing is not defensible. I am making standard edits, adding standard bio sections. Let's not let this escalate. Yours, Wikiuser100 (talk) 12:45, 22 September 2019 (UTC)
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Thank you today for the repeat of Joseph B. Foraker, "an Ohio senator of the Gilded Age, who butted heads, often, with such figures as William McKinley and Mark Hanna. But his greatest battle, and probably his finest, was with Theodore Roosevelt in the Brownsville Affair, which was definitely not Roosevelt's finest hour, when Roosevelt dismissed over 160 black soldiers on almost no evidence, and without court martial, and Foraker went to war against him.. A figure who deserves a bit more than his present obscurity." - Birthday child today Alois Ickstadt, - sadly I noticed too late to make it a DYK today, but plan to expand, - he did a lot for musical education and choral singing, even composed. Could you go over Clara Schumann, - as a composer much in the shadow of her husband but composed a Piano Concerto in A minor before he did, - he helped, though, and they got married years later, - all these fascinating stories! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 07:21, 22 September 2019 (UTC)
Thank you today for Louisiana Purchase Sesquicentennial half dollar, "a coin that never was, one of seven commemoratives to be vetoed by presidents. This one is interesting not only for a distant relationship to the Kennedy assassination through Clay Shaw, but because it was pushed by Eric P. Newman, long lived and giving numismatist and author who left money to help preserve numismatic knowledge at a time when coin collecting is not as popular as it once was."! - My first Ring beginning today! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 04:18, 26 September 2019 (UTC)
I'm pretty sure I know the answer - but I'll ask. Would you consider running for Arbcom? I know you enjoy doing content work, but I think you'd be good in the big chair too. — Ched (talk) 04:54, 20 September 2019 (UTC)
Ched, did you ask RexxS? --Gerda Arendt (talk) 04:19, 26 September 2019 (UTC)
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The Mercury dime is a ten-cent coin struck by the United States Mint from late 1916 to 1945. Designed by Adolph Weinman and also referred to as the Winged Liberty Head dime, it gained its common name because the obverse depiction of a young Liberty, identifiable by her winged Phrygian cap, was confused with the Roman god Mercury. Weinman is believed to have used Elsie Stevens, the wife of lawyer and poet Wallace Stevens, as a model. The coin's reverse depicts a fasces, symbolizing unity and strength, and an olive branch, signifying peace.
By 1916, the dime, quarter, and half dollar designed by Mint Chief Engraver Charles E. Barber had been struck for 25 years, and could be replaced by the Treasury, of which the Mint is a part, without Congressional authorization. Mint officials were under the misapprehension that the designs had to be changed, and held a competition among three sculptors, in which Barber, who had been in his position for 36 years, also took part. Weinman's designs for the dime and half dollar were selected.
Although the new coin's design was admired for its beauty, the Mint made modifications to it upon learning that vending machine manufacturers were having difficulties making the new dime work in their devices. The coin continued to be minted until 1945, when the Treasury ordered that a new design, featuring recently deceased president Franklin Roosevelt, take its place. The Mercury dime was minted again but in gold for its centenary in 2016. (Full article...)
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The Louisiana Purchase Sesquicentennial half dollar was a proposed United States commemorative coin. Intended for the 150th anniversary of the Louisiana Purchase (shown in white), the coin was sought by both the Missouri Historical Society (MHS) and the Louisiana Purchase 150th Anniversary Association of New Orleans, led by Clay Shaw; they hoped to be able to buy the entire coin issue from the government and sell it at a profit. Numismatist Eric P. Newman advocated for the bill on behalf of the MHS. The House of Representatives passed authorizing legislation in April 1953, but the Senate was slow to act, passing it in January 1954. The Treasury Department strongly opposed the bill, and President Dwight D. Eisenhower vetoed it and two other commemorative coin bills on February 3, 1954; Congress made no attempt to override the vetoes. No commemorative coins were authorized or issued by the United States after 1954 until a new issue was struck in 1982. (Full article...)
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focus[ing] on how harassment and private complaints should be handled in the future, there is currently a global community consultation on partial and temporary office actions in response to the incident. It will be open until October 30th.
I'd be grateful if you could spare the time to review Wikipedia:Featured article candidates/Japanese battleship Yashima/archive1 as I had a coordinator request a reviewer from outside MilHist. I thought of you as you've reviewed many of my FACs before and am familiar with my style. If not, I'll put out a more general request; just let me know one way or another.--Sturmvogel 66 (talk) 17:52, 7 October 2019 (UTC)
Hey- I am currently trying to have a discussion about including this kind of note on the talk page of LBJ- please share your thoughts there if interested. Geographyinitiative (talk) 05:33, 8 October 2019 (UTC)
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Thank you today for Simon Hatley, "a man who shot an albatross that became famous in literary history. Whether he deserved it or not, I don't know, but it's why he is remembered."! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 09:42, 1 October 2019 (UTC)
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Hello, if and when you have time, I would really appreciate your input at my current FAC, which is currently lacking reviews. FrB.TG (talk) 15:33, 21 October 2019 (UTC)
Thank you for your help at the Humanities Reference Desk. Thanks, also, for being open-minded ... and for engaging in a civil manner during our recent disagreement. Thanks again. Best, Joseph A. Spadaro (talk) 15:45, 23 October 2019 (UTC)
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The euro (sign: €; code: EUR) is the official currency of 19 of the 28 member states of the European Union. This group of states is known as the eurozone or euro area, and counts about 343 million citizens as of 2019. The euro, which is divided into 100 cents, is the second-largest and second-most traded currency in the foreign exchange market after the United States dollar.
The currency is also used officially by the institutions of the European Union, by four European microstates that are not EU members, as well as unilaterally by Montenegro and Kosovo. Outside Europe, a number of special territories of EU members also use the euro as their currency. Additionally, over 200 million people worldwide use currencies pegged to the euro.
The euro is the second-largest reserve currency as well as the second-most traded currency in the world after the United States dollar. As of August 2018, with more than €1.2 trillion in circulation, the euro has one of the highest combined values of banknotes and coins in circulation in the world, having surpassed the U.S. dollar.
The name euro was officially adopted on 16 December 1995 in Madrid. The euro was introduced to world financial markets as an accounting currency on 1 January 1999, replacing the former European Currency Unit (ECU) at a ratio of 1:1 (US$1.1743). Physical euro coins and banknotes entered into circulation on 1 January 2002, making it the day-to-day operating currency of its original members, and by March 2002 it had completely replaced the former currencies. While the euro dropped subsequently to US$0.83 within two years (26 October 2000), it has traded above the U.S. dollar since the end of 2002, peaking at US$1.60 on 18 July 2008. In late 2009, the euro became immersed in the European sovereign-debt crisis, which led to the creation of the European Financial Stability Facility as well as other reforms aimed at stabilising and strengthening the currency. (Full article...)
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The McKinley Birthplace Memorial gold dollar was a commemorative coin struck by the United States Bureau of the Mint in 1916 and 1917, with the obverse designed by Mint Chief Engraver Charles E. Barber, and the reverse by his assistant, George T. Morgan. As William McKinley had appeared on a version of the 1903-dated Louisiana Purchase Exposition gold dollar, the 1916 release made him the first person to appear on two issues of U.S. coins. The coins benefitted the National McKinley Birthplace Memorial at Niles, Ohio. The issue was originally proposed as a silver dollar; this changed when it was realized it would not be appropriate to honor a president who had supported the gold standard with such a piece. The coins were poorly promoted, and did not sell well. Despite an authorized mintage of 100,000, only about 20,000 were sold, many of these at a reduced price to Texas coin dealer B. Max Mehl. Another 10,000 pieces were returned to the Mint for melting. (Full article...)
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Did you have any plans to promote Apollo 13 to GA or FA? It would be nice to have at least a DYK for 50th anniversary. I understand if you are busy elsewhere. I might give it a go, or I can serve as GAN reviewer if you nominate it. --- Coffeeandcrumbs 05:39, 4 November 2019 (UTC)
given the recent, sudden, paucity of candidates, and now that Andy has opted out, you might reconsider. i know you have largely moved away from the political aspect of wiki, and i know the trials involved, but asking as it seems necessary that content is better represented; we are not facebook. yes a big ask, so why i havnt mentioned before. I would vote for you (or Tim or Brian) in a heartbeat; there is wide respect (is a bit more than that, us relatively young fogies watch and learn) and having seen you in these many years, i get a strong sense of purpose and integrity. Ceoil (talk) 19:32, 17 November 2019 (UTC)
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The Kalākaua coinage is a set of silver coins of the Kingdom of Hawaii dated 1883, authorized to boost Hawaiian pride by giving the kingdom its own money. They were designed by Charles E. Barber, Chief Engraver of the United States Bureau of the Mint, and were struck at the San Francisco Mint. The issued coins are a dime (ten-cent piece), quarter dollar, half dollar, and dollar.
No immediate action had been taken after the 1880 act authorizing coins, but King Kalākaua was interested and government officials saw a way to get out of a financial bind by getting coins issued in exchange for government bonds. Businessman Claus Spreckels was willing to make the arrangements with the United States in exchange for profits from the coin production, and contracted with the US Mint to have $1,000,000 worth of coins struck. Originally, a 121⁄2 cent piece was planned and a few specimens were struck, but it was scrapped in an effort to have uniformity between US and Hawaiian coins, and a dime was substituted. The coins were struck at San Francisco in 1883 and 1884, though all bear the earlier date.
The coins met a hostile reception from the business community in Honolulu, who feared inflation of the currency in a time of recession. After legal maneuvering, the government agreed to use over half of the coinage as backing for paper currency, and this continued until better economic times began in 1885. After that, the coins were more eagerly accepted in circulation. They remained in the flow of commerce on the islands until withdrawn in 1903, after Hawaii had become a US territory. (Full article...)
Today's Featured Article November 28
The Pilgrim Tercentenary half dollar was a commemorative fifty-cent coin struck by the United States Bureau of the Mint in 1920 and 1921 to mark the 300th anniversary of the arrival of the Pilgrims in North America. It was designed by Cyrus E. Dallin. Massachusetts congressman Joseph Walsh was involved in joint federal and state efforts to mark the anniversary. He saw a reference to a proposed Maine Centennial half dollar and realized that a coin could be issued for the Pilgrim anniversary in support of the observances at Plymouth, Massachusetts. The bill moved quickly through the legislative process and became the Act of May 12, 1920, with the signature of President Woodrow Wilson. Sculptor James Earle Fraser criticized some aspects of the design, but the Treasury approved it. After a promising start, sales tailed off, and tens of thousands of coins from each year were returned to the Philadelphia Mint for melting. (Full article...)
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I pinged SchroCat on a couple points at the peer review, but once they have a chance to respond I think we can confidently co-nom the article for FAC, unless you have other thoughts/plans. Kees08 (Talk) 17:14, 27 November 2019 (UTC)
Hi, I've just, regretfully, posted an 'oppose' review of this nomination. As I think you'd be aware, this isn't something I do at all lightly (I obviously have lots of skin in the game in keeping the FAC process positive!). I'm confident that you and Kees will address my concerns, but I think that they're such that an oppose for now is necessary for consistency with other articles I've reviewed. Regards, Nick-D (talk) 22:45, 30 November 2019 (UTC)
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This is to let you know that the Millard Fillmore article has been scheduled as today's featured article for January 7, 2020. Please check the article needs no amendments. Thanks for agreeing to do the blurb! Jimfbleak - talk to me? 14:48, 9 December 2019 (UTC)
This is to let you know that the Lexington-Concord Sesquicentennial half dollar article has been scheduled as today's featured article for January 11, 2020. Change from my original list. The lead is only 1096 characters as it stands, so won't need much editing for your blurb Jimfbleak - talk to me? 11:47, 10 December 2019 (UTC)
This is to let you know that Pilgrim Tercentenary half dollar has been scheduled as WP:TFA for 28 November 2019. Please check that the article needs no amendments. If you're interested in editing the main page text, you're welcome to do so at Wikipedia:Today's featured article/November 28, 2019. Thanks! Ealdgyth - Talk 16:09, 27 October 2019 (UTC)
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Thank you for article improvement in October! - I have a peer review open, DYK? Clara Schumann, 60 years of recitals, and what a life! See my talk today for great music that we sang yesterday. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 20:02, 27 October 2019 (UTC)
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Thank you for a coin suitable for Thanksgiving, saying: "I think the title speaks for itself. It's a coin, issued for the 300th anniversary of the Pilgrims' landing."! - I share the page with a film metioning courage, and a great composer, don't miss the last image. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 07:55, 28 November 2019 (UTC)
I'm not upset at you but so much at myself for not noticing a ping in a long series of pings that landed when I was gone for a few days. In my view it's a distraction from the main concern and I apologize for mentioning it. Victoria (tk) 20:57, 15 December 2019 (UTC)
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The sovereign is a gold coin of the United Kingdom, with a nominal value of one pound sterling. Struck from 1817 until the present time, it was originally a circulating coin accepted in Britain and elsewhere in the world; it is now a bullion coin and is sometimes mounted in jewellery. In most recent years, it has borne the well-known design of Saint George and the Dragon on the reverse; the initials (B P) of the designer, Benedetto Pistrucci, are visible to the right of the date.
The coin was named after the English gold sovereign, last minted about 1603, and originated as part of the Great Recoinage of 1816. Many in Parliament believed a one-pound coin should be issued rather than the 21-shilling (1.05 pounds) guinea struck until that time. The Master of the Mint, William Wellesley Pole, had Pistrucci design the new coin, and his depiction was also used for other gold coins. Originally, the coin was unpopular as the public preferred the convenience of banknotes, but paper currency of value £1 was soon limited by law. With that competition gone, the sovereign not only became a popular circulating coin, but was used in international trade and in foreign lands, trusted as a coin containing a known quantity of gold.
The British government promoted the use of the sovereign as an aid to international trade, and the Royal Mint took steps to see that lightweight gold coins were withdrawn from circulation. From the 1850s until 1932, the sovereign was also struck at colonial mints, initially in Australia, and later in Canada, South Africa and India—they have been struck again in India since 2013 (in addition to the production in Britain by the Royal Mint) for the local market. The sovereigns issued in Australia initially carried a unique local design, but by 1887, all new sovereigns bore Pistrucci's George and Dragon design. Strikings there were so large that by 1900, about 40 per cent of the sovereigns in Britain had been minted in Australia.
With the start of the First World War in 1914, the sovereign vanished from circulation in Britain, replaced by paper money, and it did not return after the war, though issues at colonial mints continued until 1932. The coin was still used in the Middle East, and demand rose in the 1950s, which the Royal Mint eventually responded to by striking new sovereigns in 1957. It has been struck since then both as a bullion coin and, beginning in 1979, for collectors. Though the sovereign is no longer in circulation, it is still legal tender in the United Kingdom. (Full article...)
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The Maryland Tercentenary half dollar was a commemorative fifty-cent piece issued by the United States Bureau of the Mint in 1934. It depicts Cecil Calvert, 2nd Baron Baltimore, on the obverse (pictured) and the coat of arms of Maryland on the reverse. The Maryland Tercentenary Commission sought a coin in honor of the 300th anniversary of the arrival of English settlers in Maryland. The state's senators introduced legislation, and it passed both houses of Congress with no opposition. A design had already been prepared by Professor Hans Schuler; it passed review by the Commission of Fine Arts, though there was controversy over whether Lord Baltimore, a Cavalier and Catholic, would have worn a collar typical of Puritans. The Commission sold about 15,000 of the full issue of 25,000 for $1 each, and thereafter discounted the price for large sales to dealers and speculators. The coins have increased in value over time, and are now valued in the low hundreds of dollars. (Full article...)
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For your work on highly viewed spaceflight articles. Literally millions of people will be impacted by your well-researched spaceflight articles this year. Kees08 (Talk) 16:08, 4 January 2020 (UTC) |
The award text is "...for outstanding achievement in the field of crewed spaceflight." I think your work fits the bill. Not to mention all the work you do on low-traffic articles in spaceflight! Thank you for all you do. Kees08 (Talk) 16:08, 4 January 2020 (UTC)
Were you thinking of the next mission, or the astronauts of Apollo 13? Apollo 14 is the last crewed Apollo mission that is not a GA/FA that has a 50th anniversary coming up. I have been really busy in real life and have not had the time I need to focus on Lovell or the other Apollo 13 astronaut articles. They are in woeful shape. With the astronaut articles I can usually clean up the portrayals, awards and honors, and sections like that without much of a single-sitting time commitment. Happy to collaborate to the best of my ability on any of them if you are interested, though I cannot promise a better time commitment than I gave on Apollo 13. I am well aware that you put in probably 5x (at least) the effort than I did on that article, it did not go unnoticed, so thank you for all the time you spent there :). Kees08 (Talk) 16:14, 4 January 2020 (UTC)
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For your contributions to bring Apollo 13 (estimated annual readership: 2,000,000) to Featured Article status, I hereby present you the Million Award. Congratulations on this rare accomplishment, and thanks for all you do for Wikipedia's readers! Reidgreg (talk) 21:02, 4 January 2020 (UTC) |
Gertrude Lathrop (born December 24, 1896, Albany NY, died 1986) sculptor and designer of two US coins. - already had an item: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q40256835 - but thanks anyway :) --Tagishsimon (talk) 20:35, 5 January 2020 (UTC)
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I noticed that William Henry Harrison 1840 presidential campaign has yet to appear on the Main Page as TFA. Would it be okay if I nominated it for TFA on February 22 to coincide with the 180th anniversary of the Ohio Whig Convention (admittedly not a strong anniversary, but still)? Thanks!
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... for improving article quality in December! There's a peer review open for Clara Schumann and a FAC for Jauchzet, frohlocket!, DYK? We miss Brian who would have helped. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 16:55, 19 December 2019 (UTC)
Thank you today for Maryland Tercentenary half dollar, about "another coin, this one with a man with dubious dress, especially his collar"! - Sharing the page with Irma Beilke, a soprano who sang in Fidelio in the first opera in Berlin after the war, - good idea for 2020, starting over after war. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 08:33, 22 December 2019 (UTC)
Here's the next: Millard Fillmore, "perhaps the most obscure US president. Although Fillmore is often mocked today, in his time he was clearly no small person. For one thing, he started his career by winning as a non-incumbent three times against a Democratic Party with two of the most skilled politicians of the 19th century heading the ticket, Jackson and Van Buren. He went on from there, and there is far more than comedy show mocking to Fillmore."! - Thank you! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 04:14, 7 January 2020 (UTC)
Thank you today for Lexington-Concord Sesquicentennial half dollar, about "a coin that was actually sold successfully. The design may not have been all that was desired, but it's still nice and there's a nice little backstory about the towns of Lexington and Concord, such rivals that they apparently had to have different congressmen"! - vision 2020 --Gerda Arendt (talk) 07:48, 11 January 2020 (UTC)
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Thank you for improving articles in January! Today - 20 in 2020 - is a birthday, she is pictured on the lower choir pic, enjoy listening. - DYK that I wanted to write the article about the soprano today, only to find out that I gave her that DYK in 2013 ;) - Isolde next week. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 23:24, 20 January 2020 (UTC)
This is to let you know that San Francisco–Oakland Bay Bridge half dollar has been scheduled as WP:TFA for 2 February 2020. Please check that the article needs no amendments. If you're interested in editing the main page text, you're welcome to do so at Wikipedia:Today's featured article/February 2, 2020. Thanks! Ealdgyth - Talk 20:09, 25 January 2020 (UTC)
Hi! I don't want to report this at AN/I because then I would have to create a user page for newbie User:Fuckyou899 and advise him, and I don't care to do that. I'm not savvy about user name rules, but personally I don't want to support that one. Anyway, so far the new user has made one edit, which is minor vandalism at the Martin Sheen article. Could you take care of this? Thanks for your attention. YoPienso (talk) 03:53, 1 February 2020 (UTC)
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The Coinage Act of 1873 or Mint Act of 1873, 17 Stat. 424, was a general revision of the laws relating to the Mint of the United States. In abolishing the right of holders of silver bullion to have their metal struck into fully legal tender dollar coins, it ended bimetallism in the United States, placing the nation firmly on the gold standard. Because of this, the act became contentious in later years, and was denounced by some as the "Crime of '73".
By 1869, the Mint Act of 1837 was deemed outdated, and Treasury Secretary George Boutwell had Deputy Comptroller of the Currency John Jay Knox undertake a draft of a revised law, which was introduced into Congress by Ohio Senator John Sherman. Due to the high price of silver, little of that metal was presented at the Mint, but Knox and others foresaw that development of the Comstock Lode and other rich silver-mining areas would lower the price, causing large quantities of silver dollars to be struck and the gold standard to be endangered. During the almost three years the bill was pending before Congress, it was rarely mentioned that it would end bimetallism, though this was not concealed. Congressmen instead debated other provisions. The legislation, in addition to ending the production of the silver dollar, abolished three low-denomination coins. The bill became the Act of February 12, 1873, with the signature of President Ulysses S. Grant.
When silver prices dropped in 1876, producers sought to have their bullion struck at the Mint, only to learn that this was no longer possible. The matter became a major political controversy that lasted the remainder of the century, pitting those who valued the deflationary gold standard against those who believed free coinage of silver to be necessary for economic prosperity. Accusations were made that the passage of the act had been secured through corruption, though there is little evidence of this. The gold standard was explicitly enacted into law in 1900, and was completely abandoned by the U.S. in 1971. (Full article...)
Today's Featured Article January 11
The Lexington-Concord Sesquicentennial half dollar is a fifty-cent piece struck by the United States Bureau of the Mint in 1925 as a commemorative coin in honor of the 150th anniversary of the Battles of Lexington and Concord. It was designed by Chester Beach. Members of the Massachusetts congressional delegation introduced legislation in 1924 to authorize a commemorative half dollar for the anniversary. The bill passed both houses of Congress and was signed by President Calvin Coolidge. Beach had to satisfy committees from both Lexington and Concord, and the Commission of Fine Arts passed the design only reluctantly, feeling he had been given poor materials to work with. The coins were sold for $1, and were vended at the anniversary celebrations in Lexington and in Concord; they were sold at banks across New England. Although just over half of the authorized mintage of 300,000 was struck, almost all the coins that were minted were sold. Depending on condition, they are catalogued in the hundreds of dollars. (Full article...)
Picture of the Day January 13
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You're the only editor I personally know who is interested in government collectibles, like money. In researching background on a 19th century bureaucrat in Hawaii, I found he had been appointed to the "Committee to Destroy Postage Stamps, Postcards and Stamped Envelopes". I thought that was bizarre, until I found a source to tell me what that was:
The Republic of Hawaii increased its postage rates. So, the legislature passed a law that any existing postage stamps,etc., had to be destroyed. Just makes you wanna shriek to think of what they destroyed. — Maile (talk) 02:22, 16 February 2020 (UTC)
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Thank you today for TFA San Francisco–Oakland Bay Bridge half dollar, "a half dollar a bit different from the run of the mill anniversary commemorative. For one thing, it was the first commemorative coin ever sold on a drive in basis. Only in California."! - Sharing the page with a Beethoven composition based on a psalm, sadly without his image. 2020 is his year (and mine, DYK?).
"Irritated" seems to be a new word, - I am irritated by the article history of Stabat Mater (Dvořák), glimpses: March 2019 - 28 Jan 2020 - 31 Jan - as I write this. Understand? Help? - For an image of Beethoven, see my talk ;) --Gerda Arendt (talk) 13:14, 2 February 2020 (UTC)
Today's Alte Liebe became especially meaningful after yesterday's funeral. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 12:56, 28 February 2020 (UTC)
News and updates for administrators from the past month (February 2020).
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Wikipedia:Today's featured article/April 7, 2020... Jimfbleak - talk to me? 15:10, 2 March 2020 (UTC)