Today the Mint is issuing new coins that celebrate the Pilgrims of Plymouth Rock, rather than the original...... [View all]

.......plan for coins that featured Frederick Douglas (Abolition of slavery), The 19th Amendment (Women's Suffrage) and Ruby Bridges (school integration). The "Pilgrim" coin is specifically intended to celebrate the Mayflower Compact as a first step toward self governance by the people. While partially true, the Pilgrims did also pledge continued loyalty to King James which we tend to forget. Another thing that our historical accounts seem to miss is that these pilgrims did not come to America for religious freedom, but rather came here because their religious intolerance of others had worn out their welcome in England (and Holland) and they were fleeing "oppression" because they were a pain in the ass and folks wanted them gone.