Benton Harbor Michigan Centennial 2 Coin Set Sterling Silver and White Metal

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Benton Harbor Michigan Centennial 2 Coin Set Sterling Silver and White Metal. Issued in 1966 to commemorate the Centennial 100-years since founding of Benton Harbor, Michigan. One coin is sterling and the other is white metal. Both are in the original cellophane plastic as issued. Both coins are sized between the old silver dollars and halves. The are pictured in a dollar-sized 2x2. 1966 marked the high point in Benton Harbor's economic and social development. At that time the Benton Harbor downtown was the regional shopping and its schools were among the best in the state. Nearly fifty years later the decline of Benton Harbor has been sad to watch. Even with the best efforts of many including Whirlpool Corporation that has kept the corporate headquarters in the city since it was started over 100-years-ago in a Benton Harbor garage and is currently investing many tens-of-millions in a new headquarters building, the city itself remains dependent on the charity of governments, individuals and charities. These coins simply symbolize the decline evident in the city since those halcyon days. Listed in the true auction format with a one-cent starting bid and no further reserve. Shipping is a flat $3.00 in a padded mailer via USPS First Class to anywhere in the US. No international shipping please. Thanks for looking. I was born read more

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