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171 Years Ago James Smithson's Gold Arrives | At the Smithsonian ...

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian.../171-years-ago-james-smithsons-gold...

Sep 1, 2009 - ... the ship "Mediator," was 104,960 British pounds, all in gold sovereigns, as well ... This was the legacy of the Smithsonian's founder James Smithson (1765-1829). ... to establish in Washington, D.C., an institution for the "increase and ... transferred to the Treasurer of the United States Mint in Philadelphia.

FIRST, SOME POLITICIANS DIDN'T WANT SMITHSON'S MONEY ...

https://www.washingtonpost.com/...smithsons.../abbf160c-a383-4aae-94a7-7bb00ffd8d9...

Jan 10, 1996 - When Congress looked James Smithson's gift horse in the mouth, the ... gold sovereigns, then accompanied the coins as they were shipped in 11 boxes to America in 1838. The sovereigns were taken to the U.S. Mint in Philadelphia, melted ... Important breaking news alerts about D.C.-area politicians and ...

James Smithson and His Legacy: The Chronicle of an Historic ... - Jstor

https://www.jstor.org/stable/1979562

by D Madsen - ‎1965 - ‎Related articles

Apr 29, 2018 - America aboard the packet ship "Mediator" late in the summer of I838.' On August 28 ... four days later, the legacy of British scientist James Lewis Smithson, ... of the "Mediator" to the vaults of the United States Mint at Philadelphia. ... gold sovereigns-represented the proceeds of Smithson's estate, awarded.