Tag: Declaration of Independence
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The Great July 4 Quarter Hunt: U.S. Mint Releases 250,000 Declaration of Independence Treasure Coins
America’s 250th birthday now has a circulating treasure hunt The United States Mint has just turned pocket change into a national treasure hunt. On June 23, 2026, the Mint announced that it will release only 250,000 special Semiquincentennial 2026 Declaration of Independence quarters bearing a “July 4” privy mark. These coins celebrate America’s 250th anniversary…
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3 Key Writers of the Declaration of Independence
Historian Richard B. Morris in 1973 identified the following seven figures as the key Founding Fathers: John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, Alexander Hamilton, John Jay, Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, and George Washington. Adams, Jefferson, and Franklin worked on the committee to draft the Declaration of Independence. Hamilton, Madison, and Jay were authors of the The Federalist Papers,…