Isabella quarter is without distinction". The "American Journal of Numismatics" had other criticisms of the quarter: Minting of what Barber dubbed "showy quarters" began at the Philadelphia Mint on June 13, 1893, six weeks after the exposition opened. Leech had planned to strike the pieces using polished blanks, or planchets, and workers at that mint handled the coins carefully; unlike the half dollar, surviving specimens display relatively few contact marks from other coins. The first piece struck, along with numbers 400, 1,492, and 1,892, were struck in proof condition and sent to the Lady Managers along with certificates attesting to their status.
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