Lexington-Concord Sesquicentennial half dollar Monroe Doctrine Centennial, this coin does no credit to Beach's stature as a first-class artist. What the coin exudes in patriotism, it lacks in art." A total of 162,099 Lexington-Concord Sesquicentennial half dollars were struck at the Philadelphia Mint in April and May, 1925, with 99 pieces set aside for inspection and testing by the 1926 Assay Commission. The coins were made from blanks, or planchets, that had been intended for mintage into 1924 Stone Mountain Memorial half dollars, but had not been used. The first coin struck was presented to President Coolidge. The half dollars were sold at the
Billy Blanks saw Bruce Lee on TV, he decided he wanted to be a world martial-arts champion. Blanks was hired as a bodyguard for lead actress Catherine Bach during the filming of 1988's "Driving Force", which was filmed in Manila during a time of political unrest. Blanks impressed the producers and was written into the script in a supporting role. This led to Blanks' work in several martial arts films, including "King of the Kickboxers" and "Bloodfist". Blanks also appeared in the opening scene of Tony Scott's "The Last Boy Scout", where he plays a doomed pro-football player. Blanks played Ashley Judd's