From my JFK medal to Trump's new coins
Presidential collectibles go way back, but the GOP candidate is doing it differently
A fresh breeze was blowing in American politics as 1961 began. A relic of that time sits on my desk: a bronze medal showing John F. Kennedy’s profile on the front and the presidential seal on the back. The medal, 2 ¾ inches in diameter, says “Inaugurated January 20, 1961.”
Kennedy was “the youngest person ever elected to the presidency, ready to succeed …
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