.985 ozt Robert Frost Silver Round

This item is a commemorative silver round celebrating the moment that Robert Frost became the first poet to recite a poem at a U.S. Presidential Inaugural ceremony, which occurred on January 20, 1961, for President John F. Kennedy. 

Poem: Due to bright sun glare, Frost couldn't read his new poem "Dedication" from the typed page; instead, he recited his poem "The Gift Outright" from memory.

Design: The top section features a bust of Frost with text that appears to read "ROBERT FROST" around the top rim. The bottom section depicts a sketch-style illustration of several figures gathered around a podium, including President Kennedy and Frost.

Robert Frost was an acclaimed American poet who received four Pulitzer Prizes and the Congressional Gold Medal in 1960.

President Kennedy formally presented Frost with the Congressional Gold Medal in March 1962, a moment that is also commemorated on other medals. 

He worked as a farmer and schoolteacher in New Hampshire and Vermont, drawing inspiration from New England rural life.

His poetry is known for straightforward language and a graceful style, with the belief that a poem should "begin in delight and end in wisdom."

Frost won the Pulitzer Prize for poetry four times and was awarded a Congressional Gold Medal in 1960.

Robert Frost became, after a long struggle for recognition, the most popular American poet of his time. In January 1961 his career reached a dramatic peak when he recited his poem "The Gift Outright" at the inauguration of President John F. Kennedy. Born in 1874 in San Francisco, Frost moved to Lawrence, Massachusetts, the original family home, 11 years later. He briefly attended Dartmouth and Harvard colleges before settling in Derry, New Hampshire where, for ten years, he worked as a farmer and school-teacher and became "versed in country things." He spent most of the next 23 years as a farmer in Vermont and a poet-teacher at Amherst College. The rural life of New England provided Frost with the inspiration for much of his finest poetry, which is noted for its straightforward language and its graceful style. Frost believed that a poem should have meaning and should "begin in delight and end in wisdom." He won the Pulitzer Prize for poetry four times and became so well known that he was sent as an ambassador of good-will to several countries, including Russia. In 1960, three years before Frost's death, Congress awarded him a gold medal "in recognition of his poetry, which has enriched the culture of the United States and the philosophy of the world."

This is a Franklin Mint Art Round depicting George Washington at Valley Forge.

The round is titled "FREEDOMS FOUNDATION AT VALLEY FORGE".

It features an image of George Washington kneeling in prayer.

The "Patriots Hall of Fame Silver Franklin Age of Change" refers to collectible sterling silver medals issued by the Franklin Mint.

Content: .985 oz troy of fine silver

Mint: Franklin Mint Hall of Fame Series

Weight: 33.15 g or 30.66 g fine silver

Diameter: 38.78 mm

Purity: 92.5%

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