At Provident Metals, we pride ourselves on offering a fine selection of commemorative U.S. coins. These coins are minted with the intention of honoring America’s greatest moments, places and heroes. However, we recently heard of another touching way to honor modern American heroes with a coin.
The Grateful American coin nonprofit is a homegrown organization that seeks to thank service men and women for their patriotic sacrifice.
Deborah Benson started the nonprofit to teach her two sons who the real American heroes are. Benson and her family began by using commemorative coins as a way to thank veterans for their services. Now, her idea to teach her sons a lesson about gratitude has become a nonprofit success.
Over 50,000 veterans have received a Grateful American coin. The coins cost $7.00 and the proceeds from the sales go to two veteran organizations— the Special Operations Warrior Foundation and Paws for Patriots.
The mission of the organization is “to provide Americans a tangible way to display their gratitude to those who serve our country while simultaneously assisting to meet the needs of severely injured men and women of the U.S. Armed Forces.”
“When we came back from (Vietnam), nobody cared,” said a teary-eyed Navy veteran Rip Puls. “It’s special to have people come up and thank me for my service.”
The Grateful American coin nonprofit certainly has succeeded in its mission and continues to do so. If you’d like to purchase a Grateful American coin, you can do so here.
In addition to the Grateful American coins, you can also browse our wide selection of modern commemorative gold and silver coins. Most arrive in their original Mint packaging and some are as low as only $9.99 over melt.
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