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Day Eleven: 1921 Missouri - 2*4Note: Updates to "Plain" variety text from yesterday are highlighted in blue. Why issued?1) To mark the 100th anniversary of Missouri being admitted into the Union; Missouri was the 24th State. 2) To help raise funds for the Missouri Centennial Committee to support its plans for the state's planned centennial celebrations. Design // DesignerObverse:. A portrait of a frontiersman meant to represent Daniel Boone; he is wearing a coonskin hat and deerskin coat. To create a second variety of the coin, an incuse "2*4" was added to the field to the left of the Boone's portrait; it reinforces the 24 stars already included in the design (on the reverse) - they each symbolize Missouri's status as the 24th State to join the Union.// Robert L. Aitken Reverse: A standing Boone holding a rifle in his right hand in consult with a Native American who is wearing a war bonnet. The 24 stars are seen in the lower half of the design; they represents Missouri's status as the 24th State. // Robert L. Aitken Net Mintage: 1921: 5,000Quick Facts: The "Sedalia" seen below the standing figures on the reverse refers to the city where the Missouri Centennial Exposition and State Fair took place in August 1921.Here's a link to one of my prior posts about the Missouri Centennial (2*4) half dollar: https://goccf.com/t/115710 Here's my 1921 Missouri 2*4. As with my "Plain" variety, it's a lustrous MS-64 example. It will also likely be upgraded at some, but only after I find an MS-65 piece that really catches my eye. 
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Lovely example commems ... keep up the great work in hosting this thread!
I have chosen to include only one example of the Missouri in my type set, hence no contributions from me today.
David
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Very cool thread! I love seeing the classics in both pristine and worn states. Most of mine are somewhere in the middle of that...
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Sorry I am a day late with my Missouri... Formerly in a PCGS G04 slab, now lives in my Dansco.    |
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Day Twelve: 1922 Grant Memorial - Plain Why issued?1) To commemorate the 100th anniversary of the birth of Ulysses S. Grant, graduate of the US Military Academy at West Point, General in Chief of the Union Forces during the US Civil War and 18th President of the United States. 2) To help the Ulysses S. Grant Centenary Memorial Commission raise funds for the building of a memorial to the former President and Civil War General. Design // DesignerObverse:. A right-facing portrait of Grant. // Laura Gardin FraserReverse: The frame house in Point Pleasant, Ohio in which Grant was born. // Laura Gardin FraserNet Mintage: 1922: 67,350 Quick Facts: The coin's portrait of Grant was modeled after a Matthew Brady photograph. Here's my 1922 Grant - Plain. It is a very flashy and attractive MS-66 example.   I've also included images of a commemorative medal that was sold by the Memorial Commission. It features the same home as the coin, but from an earlier time - no large maple trees surrounding the house like on the coin. Here's a link to one of my prior posts about this Grant Centenary Memorial half dollar "cousin": https://goccf.com/t/132234 
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"Black Cabinet" examples of this coin (and tomorrow's with star variety) are encountered on occasion in the marketplace. Although I do not have a photograph ... a simple diagnostic that will protect against every counterfeit I have see of the 'plain' variety is to observe for the presence of the incuse designer's monogram in the obverse field below the bust of Grant. Very difficult to counterfeit this incuse feature. 1922 Grant Memorial Half Dollar - PCGS MS66/CACFlashy white, fully lustrous example.  1922 Grant Memorial Half Dollar - PCGS VG08 Laura Gardin Fraser monogram 'stands out' in this well circulated example.  Like most pre-depression era classic silver commemorative, the 1922 Grant can be obtained with reasonable searching effort in circulated state. Many (most) of the surviving circulated examples have surface issues ... cleaning, mishandling or damage. PCGS has certified 40 Grant (both varieties combined) at XF or lower. No Grant has been certified at PO01, the lowballs being 3 coins at FR02. David Take a look at my other hobby ... http://www.jk-dk.art |
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Nice thumb print from a novice 20 year old collector.   |
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I was out for a bit, here is my 2*4. It will be familiar to Worn out.   |
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@nickelsearcher, that was a nice tip on the Grant comm. I did a quick check on ebay sold listing and this one that sold a month ago, is clearly missing the monogram and .....sold for $129.99....  |
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Day Thirteen: 1922 Grant Memorial - with Star Why issued?1) To commemorate the 100th anniversary of the birth of Ulysses S. Grant, graduate of the US Military Academy at West Point, General in Chief of the Union Forces during the US Civil War and 18th President of the United States. 2) To help the Ulysses S. Grant Centenary Memorial Commission raise funds for the building of a memorial to the former President and Civil War General. Design // DesignerObverse:. A right-facing portrait of Grant. A second variety of the coin was created when an incuse star was added to the field to the right of the Grant's portrait; the star had no particular significance in contrast to the "2x2" added to the Alabama coin and "2*4" added to the Missouri half dollar (Alabama is the 22nd state, Missouri the 24th).// Laura Gardin FraserReverse: The frame house in Point Pleasant, Ohio in which Grant was born. // Laura Gardin FraserNet Mintage: 1922: 4,250Quick Facts: The Memorial Commission requested the US Mint add a star to the gold $1.00 version of the coin, but did not specifically request a second variety be created for the half dollar. The "with Star" half dollars were a happy surprise for the Commission.Here's a link to one of my prior posts about the Grant half dollar w/ Star: https://goccf.com/t/114574Here's my 1922 Grant - w/ Star. It is a lustrous, fully brilliant piece in MS-65. 
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Outstanding example commems. I have long considered adding this coin to my set ... alas the investment in collecting funds necessary to acquire the coin has always been needed elsewhere.
"Black Cabinet" diagnostic on this coin should focus on the location and shape of the star.
David
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Quote:that was a nice tip on the Grant comm. I did a quick check on ebay sold listing and this one that sold a month ago, is clearly missing the monogram The newer (?)fake that was reported in the Coin World article has the incuse monogram on the coin. |
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