Thomas Gatch Melish (October 28, 1876 – February 15, 1948) was an American entrepreneur and

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. In the 1930s, Melish was responsible for two United States

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issues, the

Cincinnati Musical Center half dollar Cincinnati ( ; colloquially nicknamed Cincy) is a city in Hamilton County, Ohio, United States, and its county seat. Settled in 1788, the city is located on the northern side of the confluence of the Licking and Ohio rivers, the latter of which ...

and the Cleveland Centennial half dollar. Melish was a descendant of Jacob Bromwell, founder of Jacob Bromwell, Inc. In 1930 Mellish patented the Legendary Flour SIfter.

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1876 births 1948 deaths American collectors Businesspeople from Cincinnati {{US-business-bio-1870s-stub