Caesar Rodney

The Mint takes pride in the educational value of many of its commemorative coins. For example, this is a plaster cast of the Delaware quarter, the first in the 50-states quarters program. Many people were confused by the drawing of Caesar Rodney, which bore a striking resemblance to Paul Revere. People wondered why Revere was on the Delaware quarter. But by using the image of Rodney, the Mint was able to help educate people to the fact that Rodney, who was from Delaware, was one of the signers of the Declaration of Independence.

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