Does this make you forget about Fatty Arbuckle?

[SkyMan]

In 1923 the motion picture industry was having a variety of scandals come to the forefront. Among them was the association of comedian "Fatty" Arbuckle with the death of Virginia Rappe in an orgy in a San Francisco hotel (in 1921).

 

Through some very convoluted politics to improve the image of Hollywood a Film Festival called the "First Annual American Historical Revue and Motion Picture Industry Exposition, Commemorating the One Hundreth Anniversary of the Monroe Doctrine" was created, and the Monroe Commem coin was created. What Monroe had to do with Los Angeles is anybodies guess, but hey, Congress was always up for a new way to bilk the coin collecting public.

 

Here's a Monroe (PCGS MS65) I picked up this spring.

 

The images are by Bob Campbell, and I think he did an excellent job.

 

 

 

[physics-fan3.14]

I always liked the reverse of this one; I think it is very clever.

[Just Bob]

A very nice example of a coin that I have always thought had one of the strangest reverse designs (for a US coin) that I have ever seen.

[Dcoin]

I agree...the reverse is one of the nicest of the series.

 

BTW.... I'm waiting for Sky to say...."The images are by so and so, I think he did a really lousy job"

 

Sweet coin and story!

[WinstonWare]

Nice color on that Monroe

[zrlevin]

Nice one! Here is mine:

 

From Classic Commemoratives

From Classic Commemoratives

[Conder101]

Monroe had nothing to do with Los Angeles, but that was where the exhibition was held.

 

(I can't help but wonder how many people here had heard of Fatty Arbuckle before they read this thread.)

[Oldtrader3]

Actually, I remember Fatty Arbuckle but have forgotten the reverse on the Monroe Doctrine half!!!! Old age plays funny tricks on one.

[SkyMan]

Nice looker, Zack! (thumbs u

 

Thanks for the nice comments guys! I find the obverse of the Monroe to be a total snore, but I've always really liked the reverse design, so to find one that had really nice reverse toning made me a very happy camper.

[construct]

Just a question: What is that object between 1823 and 1923?

[Conder101]

Scroll and quill pen representing the Doctrine.

[construct]

Scroll and quill pen representing the Doctrine.

 

Ah! Now I see it. Thank you.

 

Those are very nice coins. Thanks, guys, for showing them to us.

[TJ'S Coins]

This is the finest Monroe commemorative that I have seen...congratulations Sky! I love the reverse on this coin.

[shirohniichan]

Monroe had nothing to do with Los Angeles, but that was where the exhibition was held.

 

(I can't help but wonder how many people here had heard of Fatty Arbuckle before they read this thread.)

 

I saw him at the Panama Pacific Expo in 1915, dagnabbit. I reckon he's retired by now.

[Conder101]

I saw him at the Panama Pacific Expo in 1915, dagnabbit. I reckon he's retired by now.

Monroe or Fatty?

[shirohniichan]

I saw him at the Panama Pacific Expo in 1915, dagnabbit. I reckon he's retired by now.

Monroe or Fatty?

 

Fatty's gotta be the one who done retired 'cause we don't see him at the motion picture house no more. Monroe is still making shock absorbers from what I hear.