RED ROSE COIN CLUB MEDALS 1966 - 2011
While the Red Rose Coin Club was founded in 1958, it was 1966 until the club issued its first medal. Medals have been issued in both bronze and silver every year since (in some early years, also in nickel). Listed below is some historical information on what subject was honored each year and how many medals were struck. Please note that the early years had very high mintages of these medals making them very available on the secondary market. However, in later years the mintages were significantly reduced. The club is still striking medals each year and the 2012 medal design is in the process of being approved.
| YEAR | DESIGN | NUMBER STRUCK | COMPOSITION | ADDITIONAL INFO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | Wheatland | 400 | .999 Silver | Honors President James Buchanan's Home 'Wheatland' |
| 350 | Silver Clad | located in Lancaster, PA | ||
| 3,000 | Nickel Bronze | |||
| 1967 | Fulton Opera House | 400 | .999 Silver | Honors Lancaster's Fulton Opera |
| 500 | Silver Clad | House which ws built in 1852 | ||
| 2,500 | Nickel Bronze | |||
| 1968 | Lancaster City Sesquicentennial | 400 | .999 Silver | 150th anniversary of Lancaster's |
| 500 | Silver Clad | incorporation as a city | ||
| 2,500 | Nickel Bronze | |||
| 1969 | Lancaster Rifle | 400 | .999 Silver | Perhaps more well known as the |
| 600 | Cupro Nickel | 'Kentucky Rifle' - it was developed | ||
| 2,250 | Goldene Bronze | in Lancaster, PA | ||
| 1970 | Land of the Plain People | 400 | .999 Silver | Honors the heritage found in |
| 500 | Cupro Nickel | Lancaster's countryside | ||
| 3,000 | Goldene Bronze | |||
| 1971 | Steamer 'Lady Gay' | 400 | .999 Silver | Before the arrival of the trolley, used to get from Witmer Bridge |
| 300 | Cupro Nickel | to Rocky Springs and Peoples Park | ||
| 2,250 | Goldene Bronze | |||
| 1972 | Adam Hubley (Bicentennial Series) | 500 | .999 Silver | Honors the only signer of Colonial |
| 1,000 | Solid Nickel | Currency from Lancaster, PA | ||
| 5,000 | Franklin Bronze | |||
| 1973 | William Henry (Bicentennial Series) | 500 | .999 Silver | A Lancaster resident and gunsmith, |
| 1,000 | Solid Nickel | he was appointed Superintendent of Arms and Accoutrements for | ||
| 5,000 | Franklin Bronze | the Continental Army in 1777 | ||
| 1974 | Edward Hand (Bicentennial Series) | 500 | .999 Silver | He came to Lancaster to practice |
| 1,000 | Solid Nickel | medicine and became one of the | ||
| 5,000 | Franklin Bronze | Continental Army's most famous leaders | ||
| 1975 | David Ramsay (Bicentennial Series) | 500 | .999 Silver |
Born in Lancaster County, he was |
| 1,000 | Solid Nickel | a surgeon and a patriot during the | ||
| 5,000 | Franklin Bronze | American Revolution | ||
| 1976 | George Ross (Bicentennial Series) | 500 | .999 Silver | A lawyer that practiced in Lancaster, he went on to serve in |
| 1,000 | Solid Nickel | the First Continental Congress | ||
| 5,000 | Franklin Bronze | Uncle of Betsy Ross' husband | ||
| 1977 | Our Nation's Capital - Sep. 27, 1777 | 400 | .999 Silver | The Continental Congress left Philadelphia for safety to the west |
| 2,500 | Bronze | and met in Lancaster before moving further west to York | ||
| 1978 | Home of the Conestoga Wagon | 400 | .999 Silver | |
| 1,500 | Bronze | |||
| 1979 | 250th Anniversary Lancaster County | 250 | .999 Silver | |
| 750 | Bronze | |||
| 1980 | DeMuth Tobacco Store | 150 | .999 Silver | In 1980, the DeMuth tobacco shop had been operating in the |
| 750 | Bronze | same spot as the original store for 210 years! | ||
| 1981 | Soldiers/Sailors Monument | 150 | .999 Silver | A National Historic Site located |
| 500 | Bronze | in Penns Square - Lancaster, PA | ||
| 1982 | Lancaster Fire Department | 200 | .999 Silver | 100th anniversary of the city |
| 500 | Bronze | fire department | ||
| 1983 | Peter Getz Dollar | 150 | .999 Silver | Peter Getz was a talented Lancaster jeweler and die engraver |
| 500 | Bronze | |||
| 1984 | Great Indian Treaty | 150 | .999 Silver | Honors the treaty of 1744 held |
| 400 | Bronze | in Lancaster granting peace | ||
| 1985 | John Wise/Balloon | 150 | .999 Silver | Lancaster native that devoted his |
| 500 | Bronze | life (1808-1879) to ballooning | ||
| 1986 | Lancaster County Historical Society | 150 | .999 Silver | 100th anniversary of the society |
| 400 | Bronze | |||
| 1987 | Franklin & Marshall College | 150 | .999 Silver | |
| 400 | Bronze | |||
| 1988 | J. P. McCaskey High School | 200 | .999 Silver | 50th anniversary of Lancaster's |
| 500 | Bronze | high school | ||
| 1989 | Central Market | 208 | .999 Silver | Lancaster's downtown market building is listed in the National |
| 602 | Bronze | Register of Historic Places | ||
| 1990 | Electrified Trolley | 150 | .999 Silver | 100th anniversary of Lancaster's |
| 400 | Bronze | first electric trolley cars | ||
| 1991 | James Buchanan | 150 | .999 Silver | 200th anniversary of the birth of |
| 400 | Bronze | Pennsylvania's only President | ||
| 1992 | Thaddeus Stevens | 150 | .999 Silver | 200th anniversary of the birth of the well-known slavery opponent |
| 300 | Bronze | |||
| 1993 | Lancaster Locomotive Works | 150 | .999 Silver | |
| 400 | Bronze | |||
| 1994 | The Lancaster Turnpike | 150 | .999 Silver | Chartered in 1792, this private road connected Lancatser and |
| 400 | Bronze | Philadelphia | ||
| 1995 | Robert Fulton | 150 | .999 Silver | Born in Lancaster County, he designed the first successful |
| 400 | Bronze | steamboat | ||
| 1996 | Linden Hall | 150 | .999 Silver | Located in Lititz, Lancaster County this school for girls is the country's |
| 350 | Bronze | oldest college prep school for women | ||
| 1997 | Gen. Daniel B. Strickler | 200 | .999 Silver | |
| 350 | Bronze | |||
| 1998 | Henry 'Barney' Ewell | 150 | .999 Silver | Lnacaster native and Olympic medalist in track and field |
| 300 | Bronze | |||
| 1999 | John Sutter | 150 | .999 Silver |
150th Anniversary Gold Rush in California - Sutter's Mill |
| 300 | Bronze | He is buried in Lancaster County | ||
| 2000 | Harriet Lane | 150 | .999 Silver | The niece of President James Buchanan resided in Lancaster at 'Wheatland' |
| 300 | Bronze | Unofficial 'First Lady' during his term of office | ||
| 2001 | Lancaster Almshouse - 200th Anniversary | 150 | .999 Silver | Opened in 1801 as a place for the poor to live, work and |
| 250 | Bronze | be treated for illness | ||
| 2002 | Strasburg Railroad | 150 | .999 Silver | Founded in 1832, now a |
| 350 | Bronze | favorite tourist stop | ||
| 2003 | Lewis and Clark Expedition | 150 | .999 Silver | 200th anniversary of the expedition. Lewis was sent to |
| 300 | Bronze | Lancaster to learn mapmaking | ||
| 2004 | Frank W. Woolworth | 150 | .999 Silver | 125th anniversary of his first successful 5 & 10 store |
| 300 | Bronze | at 170 N Queen St in Lancaster, PA | ||
| 2005 | Millersville University 150th Anniv. | 175 | .999 Silver | 40th annual medal issued |
| 375 | Bronze | by the Red Rose Coin Club | ||
| 2006 | Lititz, PA - 250th Anniversary | 150 | .999 Silver | Location of the first pretzel |
| 300 | Bronze | bakery in the US | ||
| 2007 | Atglen & Susquehanna Low Grade RR | 100 | .999 Silver | |
| 250 | Bronze | |||
| 2008 | Red Rose Coin Club 50th Anniversary | 100 | .999 Silver | Honoring our own very successful club! |
| 250 | Bronze | |||
| 2009 | Lancaster's First Library | 100 | .999 Silver | 250th anniversary of what would become the fourth |
| 200 | Bronze | oldest library in PA | ||
| 2010 | Lancaster's Union Fire Co. No. 1 | 100 | .999 Silver | 250th Anniversary |
| 150 | Bronze | |||
| 2011 | Samuel H. Zahm | 100 | .999 Silver | Issued the only Civil War token that is attributed to |
| 200 | Bronze | Lnacaster. 150th anniv. |
