Mark Twain Commemorative Coins Reintroduced, H.R. 1195
Rep. John Larson has reintroduced legislation in H.R. 1195 calling for $5 gold and $1 silver coins to commemorate the life and legacy of Mark Twain.
Mark Twain was the pen name for Samuel Clemens, whose many works are still mostly in print after nearly a century past his death in 1910. Clemens is one of the best known Americans in the world with over 6,500 editions of his books translated into 75 languages.
2010 marks the 175th anniversary of Mark Twain’s birth and the 125th anniversary of the publication of Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. It is also the target year for the gold and silver coins to honor Twain. Read the rest of this entry »
