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The Highland Mint is a full service mint that was established in the early 1980's. With state-of-the-art facilities housed in a 40,000 square foot building in Melbourne, Melbourne, Florida. The Highland Mint currently holds licenses with Major League Baseball, Major League Baseball Player’s Association, Minor League Baseball, National Football League Properties, the National Basketball Association, the National Hockey League, and the National Hockey League Players Association. The Highland Mint has also joined forces with a number of other licensed companies to produce and/or distribute collectibles.

Thursday, August 9, 2012

Green Bay Packers

Green Bay Packers

The Green Bay Packers are one of the most successful franchises in sports history. Despite serious financial problems in the early years, the Packers survived and have now earned more championships (13) than any other National Football League team. Green Bay is the only franchise to win three consecutive titles twice, and 20 players who spent the majority of their careers with the Packers are in the Pro Football Hall of Fame. In 1919, Earl "Curly" Lambeau used the financial backing of the Indian Packaging Company to organize a professional football team, and the club joined the NFL in 1921. The Packers captured league crowns in three straight seasons beginning in 1929, thanks to the efforts of stars such as Johnny Blood, Lavie Dilweg, Cal Hubbard, Verne Lewellen and Mike Michalske. Coach Lambeau led Green Bay to three more titles in 1936, 1939 and 1944, with Arnie Harber, Clarke Hinkle and Don Hutson providing the heroics. In 1959, Vince Lombardi took over a squad that had won only once the previous season and produced five championship teams in nine years, adding two Super Bowl victories. Among the most memorable triumphs from the 1960s era - featuring Bart Starr, Paul Hornung, Jerry Kramer, Ray Nitschke, Willie Wood and many others - were a 37-0 pounding of the New York Giants in the 1961 NFL championship game and a 21-17 decision over Dallas in the 1967 "Ice Bowl" that led to a second consecutive Super Bowl victory. The Green and Gold returned to the top in the 1990s under coach Mike Holmgren, advancing to two Super Bowls and winning Super Bowl XXXI 35-21 over New England with catalysts such as Brett Favre and Reggie White. Behind the efforts of Aaron Rodgers, Greg Jennings, Charles Woodson and Clay Matthews, Green Bay earned a Wild Card berth in 2010, won three road playoff games and defeated Pittsburgh 31-25 in Super Bowl XLV. The Packers continue to honor their rich heritage in front of throngs of adoring fans at Lambeau Field. The Highland Mint produces a vast array of products licensed by NFL.

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