Talk:Lexington–Concord Sesquicentennial half dollar

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The text of the entry was: Did you know ... that, in describing the Lexington-Concord Sesquicentennial half dollar, Cornelius Vermeule wrote "what the coin exudes in patriotism, it lacks in art"?

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Beachheadshot[edit]

Wouldn't it make sense to include a portrait of Chester Beach as the designer? czar 16:53, 31 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Good idea. Done.--Wehwalt (talk) 20:41, 31 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]

En dash or hyphen?[edit]

The title uses hyphen, but the article uses en dash. Which is it? —Biscuit-in-Chief :-) ^{(Talk – Contribs)} 19:04, 11 January 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Moved by Brandmeister (talk · contribs) earlier today. —Biscuit-in-Chief :-) ^{(/tɔk/ – /ˈkɒntɹɪbs/)} 11:16, 12 January 2020 (UTC)[reply]

The title uses dash as well now. MOS:ENBETWEEN advises dash "In compounds when the connection might otherwise be expressed with to, versus, and, or between" (boyfriend–girlfriend problems, the Paris–Montpellier route, a New York–Los Angeles flight, etc). So far I adjusted the lead accordingly, not the rest of the article. Brandmeister^talk 11:26, 12 January 2020 (UTC)[reply]

I've replaced all occurences of "Lexington-Concord" with "Lexington–Concord". Shouldn't be any more problems regarding hyphens now. —Biscuit-in-Chief :-) ^{(/tɔk/ – /ˈkɒntɹɪbs/)} 11:45, 12 January 2020 (UTC)[reply]