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most of this article

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seems to be a direct copy from [1] here. I do not think that this is a good thing. Carptrash 14:27, 28 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Awards

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"the Smithsonian Institution's National Academy of Sciences Medal" doesn't make much sense to me. The two organizations are independent of one another. Dgorsline (talk) 18:29, 25 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Washington quarter controversy

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This entry should be expanded upon. I know there is more to this story. I cannot find a detailed written reference at the moment. In short, the reason Ms. Fraser's design was passed over in favor of John Flanagan's was because Andrew Mellon could not tolerate the idea of a woman designing a U.S. coin, no matter how good the design. Typofixer76 (talk) 18:26, 7 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]

That's actually something of a myth, as Mellon had several times approved Mrs. Fraser's designs for commemorative coins. See Washington quarter.--Wehwalt (talk) 17:00, 9 June 2017 (UTC)[reply]