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05/30/2026

May 27 = National Sunscreen Day (also known as “Don't Fry Day”) It's a perfect time to get in the habit of wearing sunscreen to protect your skin from sun damage. The day reminds us that the sun's harmful UV rays pose threats to our skin — and our health

😎 reminds us all to protect our skin from the harmful rays of the sun☀️. This cheerful sun appeared on Argentinian coins of a number of denominations throughout the 19th century. Argentina was a colony of the Spanish empire from the 16th century until it gained independence in 1816. Like most of Latin America, it was an enormous source of silver for the Spanish colonials, and “Argentina” is derived from the Latin word for silver.
2 soles, Argentina, 1826

05/30/2026

May 28, 2014 Maya Angelou born Marguerite Annie Johnson an American poet, memoirist, and civil rights activist who published seven autobiographies, three books of essays, several books of poetry, and is credited with a list of plays, movies, and television shows spanning over 50 years died at the age of 86 in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, She was found by her nurse.
During her memorial service at Wake Forest University, her son Guy Johnson stated that despite being in constant pain due to her dancing career and respiratory failure, she wrote four books during the last ten years of her life. He said, "She left this mortal plane with no loss of acuity and no loss in comprehension
Featured: 2022 Maya Angelou Women's Quarter Program by United States Mint

Maya Angelou’s remarkable career encompasses dance, theater, journalism, and social activism. She appeared in Broadway and off-Broadway plays, including “Cabaret for Freedom,” which she wrote with Godfrey Cambridge. She also lived and worked in Cairo and Ghana, first as the associate editor of “The Arab Observer” and then as features editor and writer for “The Ghanaian Times.” Maya Angelou is the first honoree of the United States Mint American Women Quarters™ Program. https://bit.ly/3m7UDPt

05/30/2026

May 30 2014 Under Public Law 113-108, a single Congressional Gold Medal was authorized to be awarded to the World War II members for the Civil Air Patrol in recognition of their exemplary record during World War II.
World War II Civil Air Patrol Congressional

in 2014, Congressional Gold Medal is awarded to the members of the Civil Air Patrol.

05/30/2026

May 26 = World Dracula Day
Bram Stoker's Gothic horror novel Dracula was first published on today's date in 1897, by Archibald Constable and Company in Britain.
It was first printed in the United States two years later, by Doubleday & McClure of New York City. Although not the first novel about vampires, it became a model for the genre, and laid the foundation for future vampire stories, with its introduction of the character Count Dracula.
The most iconic vampire of all time, Bram Stoker’s Dracula, was based on a real historical figure. III of Wallachia (Romania) was the real-life inspiration behind Stoker’s gothic horror novel.

Today is 🧛‍♂‍, the day we honour Bram Stoker’s classic horror novel Dracula, published in 1897. The inspiration for Count Dracula was Vlad III, “Vlad the Impaler” a 15th century ruler of Wallachia, south of Transylvania. He does appear on a coin, but we don’t have it. We can offer you similar a coin of Sigismund Báthory, a 16th century Transylvanian prince who exhibited no signs of vampirism.
1 ducat, Transylvania, 1585

05/30/2026

May 26 1969 in U.S.A. Apollo 10 returned to Earth after a mission that served as a dress rehearsal for the first moon landing.
May 18, 1969 Three hours after liftoff, Apollo 10 began transmitting the first color pictures of Earth from space.

05/30/2026

May 25 1857 In The US Mint releases Flying Eagle cents to circulation, first American small cents (0.75 inch diameter).
Featured Flying Eagle cents

Money Monday: This 1856 1C Flying Eagle graded by PCGS at a MS65, has a particular dazzle to it. An 1856 Flying Eagle with this type of grade was last sold in auction for over $66,000 as reported on www.pcgscoinfacts.com

05/30/2026

May 25 =
Geek Pride Day is an initiative to promote geek culture, celebrated annually on May 25.
Happy Geek Pride Day Everyone!

Take a close look at these 1893 ten-cent pieces. You may notice that the 3’s are different styles. Or you may not. But a coin geek certainly would. One is the flat top three and the other the round top three (R3, F3). The rounded three is the rarer coin. Today we celebrate our geeks on 🤓. Where would currency history be without them?! Royal Canadian Mint / Monnaie royale canadienne
10 cents, Canada, 1893

05/30/2026

May 25 2005 In The United States Mint at Philadelphia celebrated National Military Appreciation Month today with the ceremonial strike of a new commemorative coin, the 2005 Marine Corps 230th Anniversary Silver Dollar. Marine Corps Heritage Foundation members and Marines employed by the United States Mint cheered as Director Henrietta Holsman Fore and other dignitaries struck the coins in the Proof Room where the silver dollar will be produced. The official launch of the Marine Corps 230th Anniversary Silver Dollar will be staged at Quantico, Virginia, on July 20. the U.S. Mint celebrates National Military Appreciation Month with the ceremonial strike of the 2005 Marine Corps.

The U.S. Mint continues its celebration Military Appreciation Month with the ceremonial strike of the 2005 Marine Corps 230th Anniversary Silver Dollar, which occurred on May 25, 2005. https://bit.ly/2DSuQoT U.S. Marine Corps [Note: This product is no longer available from the U.S. Mint]

05/28/2026

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