Connecting two continents - The Bosphorus Bridge. âConnecting two continentsâ. Review of The Bosphorus Bridge. The Bosphorus Bridge (1560 m long) connects the European and Asian sides of Istanbul ( from Ortakoy on the European side to Beylerbeyi on the Asian side). Called also First Bosphorus Bridge it is closed for pedestrians.
1897 Morgan Dollar Once considered a rare date, the 1897 Morgan Dollar was released in large numbers during the 1950âs and 1960âs. The mintage of 2,822,000 coins were not often seen during the year of release and even the decades following.
George Morgan was an Englishman who apprenticed at the Royal Mint for many years before being hired away by the U.S. Mint in 1876 at the age of 30. He worked under Master Engraver William Barber, but when the request came in to prepare a design for the new silver dollar, Morganâs version was preferred to that of his supervisor.