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100th Anniversary of 1921

People love to celebrate anniversaries. On February 1, my wife and I celebrated our 57th wedding anniversary. Of course, the 57th anniversary is not one you hear about. It’s not the golden anniversary or the silver anniversary or the platinum anniversary.

The 100th anniversary is a truly exciting one that people often celebrate. This year I could celebrate the 100th anniversary of the birth of my mother in 1921, without whom I wouldn’t be writing this column.

As a coin collector, I can also celebrate the 100th anniversary of 1921, as there were some very interesting coins minted that year. Most of the coins are either keys or semi keys in their series but can

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