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Pro-coinage senator dies at 86 - Numismatic News
Jul 11 at 5:05pm
Jesse Helms, the five-term iconoclast senator from North Carolina who earned the sobriquet “Senator No” died on July 4 in his native Raleigh, N.C. He was 86 years of age and had been in ill health since his decision to decline re-election in 2002.
Helms was known for often saying “yes” to numismatics. He had a surprisingly active career involving numismatics, especially gold and commemorative coinage.
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