USS Parche was decommisioned on Oct 19, 2004. This is the coin porduced by Northwest Territorial Mint to commemorate the occassion. A total of 1,100 coins were produced from metal taken directly from the Parche itself. Eighty seven of the original 1,100 coins were presented to the members of Parche’s final crew. These eighty-seven coins contained a special reverse and were inscribed with the names of the respective crew members. The remaining 1,013 coins were distributed to Parche’s past crew members.
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i received a commemorative from the SSN-575 reunion that was done by the same place. it's a beaut. if i can ever figure out how to get the scanner fired up, i'll post a picture
Where can I get a couple more of these coins for my family members?
Doc Grieb
USS Parche (SSN 683)
1980-1983
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