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
Blankety Blanks (Australian game show) Mark Goodson and Bill Todman. Indeed, the "Blankety Blanks" set looked almost identical to its American counterpart. The series also used a similarly stylised logo. One of the conditions Kennedy requested when he started "Blankety Blanks" was the right to choose the members of the panel. If they worked well they would be retained, but if they didn't, they wouldn't be asked back. The first episode aired on TEN-10 Sydney on Monday, 24 January 1977 at 7:30pm, where it was telecast Monday to Friday. After six weeks of broadcasting at 7:30pm the show was moved into the 7pm slot, where