Elvis Presley "Opens Wrestling Fundraiser" US Half Dollar Commemorative Coin
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Elvis Presley is rightly called the King of Rock ‘n’ Roll. As a real Elvis fan, you love capturing your favorite historic moments from the life of the original American idol. This coin preserves one of your favorite Elvis memories
Mystic has permanently bonded a vibrant image of Elvis to this uncirculated US Half Dollar. The coin features an original photograph of Presley from his estate’s official archives and is officially licensed by Elvis Presley Enterprises.
Elvis Opens Wrestling Fundraiser
Beginning in the 1940s, two Memphis newspapers (the Memphis Press-Scimitar and the Commercial Appeal) began staging a local benefit show, with all proceeds going to two charities. The charities were the Goodfellows, which gave toys and clothes to underprivileged children, and the Basket Fund, which provided baskets of groceries to needy families.
The seventh annual event, dubbed “Les Wolfe’s Christmas Charity Wrestling Musical Show,” was held on December 19, 1955. Other acts to take the stage in addition to Elvis were Slim Rhodes and his Mountainaires, the tap dancing Dixie Dolls, and 15-year-old Jo Haynes.
Before she went on, Elvis had spotted Haynes backstage, started a conversation with her, and asked her out. But she had to ask her mother. When Elvis later took the stage and her mother witnessed his act, she told Jo she couldn’t go and not to listen to him. Years later, Haynes would teach a dance class near Graceland and one of her students was none other than Priscilla Beaulieu, who was living with Elvis at the time.
Among the other spectators in the audience that night was retired Air Force sergeant Benjamin Armour. According to Armour, “Elvis was the best performer that evening. He really had the crowd with him. He banged on that guitar so hard he broke every string on it. Then he laid it down in the ring and kept right on going.” Years later, Armour would move to Germany and his daughter would attend the same school as Priscilla.
Elvis Presley is rightly called the King of Rock ‘n’ Roll. As a real Elvis fan, you love capturing your favorite historic moments from the life of the original American idol. This coin preserves one of your favorite Elvis memories
Mystic has permanently bonded a vibrant image of Elvis to this uncirculated US Half Dollar. The coin features an original photograph of Presley from his estate’s official archives and is officially licensed by Elvis Presley Enterprises.
Elvis Opens Wrestling Fundraiser
Beginning in the 1940s, two Memphis newspapers (the Memphis Press-Scimitar and the Commercial Appeal) began staging a local benefit show, with all proceeds going to two charities. The charities were the Goodfellows, which gave toys and clothes to underprivileged children, and the Basket Fund, which provided baskets of groceries to needy families.
The seventh annual event, dubbed “Les Wolfe’s Christmas Charity Wrestling Musical Show,” was held on December 19, 1955. Other acts to take the stage in addition to Elvis were Slim Rhodes and his Mountainaires, the tap dancing Dixie Dolls, and 15-year-old Jo Haynes.
Before she went on, Elvis had spotted Haynes backstage, started a conversation with her, and asked her out. But she had to ask her mother. When Elvis later took the stage and her mother witnessed his act, she told Jo she couldn’t go and not to listen to him. Years later, Haynes would teach a dance class near Graceland and one of her students was none other than Priscilla Beaulieu, who was living with Elvis at the time.
Among the other spectators in the audience that night was retired Air Force sergeant Benjamin Armour. According to Armour, “Elvis was the best performer that evening. He really had the crowd with him. He banged on that guitar so hard he broke every string on it. Then he laid it down in the ring and kept right on going.” Years later, Armour would move to Germany and his daughter would attend the same school as Priscilla.