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KurtS

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The FrankenDollar
November 01, 2008, 03:19:02 PM
The following was created as a joke, after a friend found a coin in Europe described as a "Franklin Dollar."  That inspiration led to the following images, which I pass along to you:  :D

Reportedly, Dwight Benjamin Franklinhower discovered electricity while golfing, which may explain the hair. He went on to invent the electric golf cart.

A painting of this historic man:


And his coin:

(both images are my originals)

 


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Re: The Franklin $1
November 01, 2008, 03:30:10 PM
Boy, the things they do with coins these days! ;D

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Re: The Franklin $1
November 01, 2008, 04:39:21 PM
Shouldn't that be "Frankendollar" rather than "Franklin dollar"?  :D

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Re: The FrankenDollar
November 01, 2008, 04:46:37 PM
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Shouldn't that be "Frankendollar"
Sap--nicely "coined"  :D

 


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Re: The FrankenDollar
November 01, 2008, 10:38:37 PM
Sap's pretty good at 'coining a phrase'.  ;D

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