Do you know Route 66….

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Afternoon everyone….

Several years ago Apmex did a Route 66 series of rounds. Well they are actually shield shaped or sign shaped.

Here is a little history and geography on it:

U.S. Highway 66 — popularly known as Route 66 — embodies a complex, rich history that goes well beyond any chronicle of the road itself. An artery of transportation, an agent of social transformation, and a remnant of America’s past, it stretches 2,400 miles across two-thirds of the continent. The highway winds from the shores of Lake Michigan across the agricultural fields of Illinois, to the rolling hills of the Missouri Ozarks, through the mining towns of Kansas, across Oklahoma where the woodlands of the East meet the open plains of the West, to the open ranch lands of Texas, the enchanted mesa lands of New Mexico and Arizona, to the Mojave Desert, and finally to the “land of milk and honey” – the metropolis of Los Angeles and the shores of the Pacific Ocean. Flanked by historic buildings and diverse cultural resources, Route 66 slices across the continent, revealing the process of historical change that transformed the lives of people, their communities, and the nation. This fabled highway’s multiple alignments connect not only the East and the West, but also the past and the present.

Route 66 had its official beginnings in 1926 when the Bureau of Public Roads launched the nation’s first Federal highway system. Like other highways in the system, the path of Route 66 was a cobbling together of existing local, State, and national roads. The highway quickly became a popular route because of the active promotion of the U.S 66 Highway Association, which advertised it as “the shortest, best and most scenic route from Chicago through St. Louis to Los Angeles.

Now here are the rounds.
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That's a nice written history of route 66. There was actually a movie of that name. The silver rounds are great for collecting !

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Very cool! I've never seen them before! Also in New Mexico an offshoot on the highway was Route 666, supposedly the most haunted highway. They changed it some years back to 491 I believe. It's a very dark road at night and can be spooky with lots of animals running out into the road. Thanks for sharing, those are awesome!
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The cadillac ranch looks cool, i dont much about metals but collectibles like this are sold based on its weight on silver or does the design have something to do with the price?

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It is really nice to know about this history and thanks for sharing.

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That's awesome different states, at first I thought it was all the same design very cool

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Get ur kicks off Route 66!
Built first in 1926
Watch out for the crazy hicks
Uh Pick up sticks!

Ok ok I’ll leave the poetic rhymes to somebody else 😂

Seriously though what a road to travel.
I think we are loosing much of its glory but still much history and culture along these roads. I wouldn’t mind a Time Machine though ⏰

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While reviewing SEO performance today for the keyword "route 66" to see how the daily zapfic serial I began in March 2023 has been doing, I discovered this post. It includes a few details which are new to me, so thank you for taking time to publish your post.

The current highway system, begun in 1956, has rendered Route 66 obsolete, but much of it can be seen along Interstate 40 in Arizona and New Mexico. It's possible to still ride along the path used by Route 66, but the road itself is no more.

It's such an iconic road that it's been immortalized on screen and in sound thanks to songs and re-interpretations of that song. Even today, web sites devoted to the legendary Route 66 exist to keep the spark alive.

Since December 2023, my zapfic serial has characters taking "Route 66" in reverse to go back home at various points east. They began the trip in Santa Monica, California; currently their near Amarillo, Texas.

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