Elvis Presley "Getting Army Haircut" US Half Dollar Commemorative Coin
# CNS1095 - Elvis Presley "Getting Army Haircut" 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.
Getting Army Haircut
When Elvis received his draft notice in December 1957 it caused public outrage. Thousands of teenage girls wrote letters to President Eisenhower begging him to prevent the “crisis” of Elvis getting his hair cut. In spite of this, Elvis was still drafted, though he received a three-month deferment to finish filming his latest movie, King Creole.
On March 25 Elvis arrived at Arkansas’ Fort Chaffee where he would receive his physical and perhaps one of the most famous and documented haircuts in history. Elvis paid the 65¢ fee from his own money. Originally Fred Kinslow was to be the man to cut Elvis’ hair, but at the last moment, James “Pete” Peterson, the barber supervisor, stepped in to do the cutting.
Colonel Parker had invited the media to the event and the barber shop was filled with reporters and photographers, making it nearly impossible to move around. It was during the haircut that the world first heard the phrase “hair today and gone tomorrow,” when a photographer asked Elvis to blow some of the hair out of his hand for a playful photo.
Elvis’ friend and fan club president Gary Pepper collected his clipped locks to share with fellow fans. Over the years, other locks of Elvis’ hair have fetched high prices – a bag of cuttings from his personal barber sold for $115,000 while a single hair went for $1,750.
Today the building where Elvis’ hair was cut, #803, as well as the surrounding area, is preserved as the Fort Chaffee Barbershop Museum. They offer tours of the barracks where Elvis briefly stayed. There are also letters on display from Elvis fans claiming they’d die if he cut his hair. On the anniversary of the haircut they also offer free G.I. buzzcuts, sometimes from the descendents of Mr. Peterson. A lucky few even get their hair cut using the same clippers and in the same chair as Elvis.
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.
Getting Army Haircut
When Elvis received his draft notice in December 1957 it caused public outrage. Thousands of teenage girls wrote letters to President Eisenhower begging him to prevent the “crisis” of Elvis getting his hair cut. In spite of this, Elvis was still drafted, though he received a three-month deferment to finish filming his latest movie, King Creole.
On March 25 Elvis arrived at Arkansas’ Fort Chaffee where he would receive his physical and perhaps one of the most famous and documented haircuts in history. Elvis paid the 65¢ fee from his own money. Originally Fred Kinslow was to be the man to cut Elvis’ hair, but at the last moment, James “Pete” Peterson, the barber supervisor, stepped in to do the cutting.
Colonel Parker had invited the media to the event and the barber shop was filled with reporters and photographers, making it nearly impossible to move around. It was during the haircut that the world first heard the phrase “hair today and gone tomorrow,” when a photographer asked Elvis to blow some of the hair out of his hand for a playful photo.
Elvis’ friend and fan club president Gary Pepper collected his clipped locks to share with fellow fans. Over the years, other locks of Elvis’ hair have fetched high prices – a bag of cuttings from his personal barber sold for $115,000 while a single hair went for $1,750.
Today the building where Elvis’ hair was cut, #803, as well as the surrounding area, is preserved as the Fort Chaffee Barbershop Museum. They offer tours of the barracks where Elvis briefly stayed. There are also letters on display from Elvis fans claiming they’d die if he cut his hair. On the anniversary of the haircut they also offer free G.I. buzzcuts, sometimes from the descendents of Mr. Peterson. A lucky few even get their hair cut using the same clippers and in the same chair as Elvis.