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CCF Master Historian of USA Commemoratives
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@NumisRob: Very nice! Your set is a very well-preserved example.
A great "junk box" purchase!
Collecting history one coin or medal at a time! (c) commems. All rights reserved.
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1997 FDR Gold Half Eagle Coin and Stamp Set. Very nice! Same stamps found in the 2014 FDR C&C set.  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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CCF Master Historian of USA Commemoratives
United States
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Collecting history one coin or medal at a time! (c) commems. All rights reserved.
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Bedrock of the Community
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Thanks CelticKnot and commems - I got it in a small LCS in Brighton, on the Main Street that goes from the train station to the seafront. I've made quite a few good purchases there. I think it cost me about £3.
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Bedrock of the Community
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@TheInfinityPoint - thanks for posting the big Apollo coin. Saves me the hassle of trying to photograph that beast.  @commems - I had of course heard of the USA/Australia set but don't think I've ever seen anyone's photos yet.  Can we get a photo of the Australian coin? Is it also curved? It appears to also be colorized? |
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Impressive Apollo sets! |
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CCF Master Historian of USA Commemoratives
United States
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@CelticKnot: Here you go! Yes, the Australian coin is curved and colorized on the reverse.   I did a full post on it here: RAM-USM Joint SetCollecting history one coin or medal at a time! (c) commems. All rights reserved.
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Bedrock of the Community
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@commems -- thanks! I like the execution of that coin. I think this is a very tactful use of colorization. It is a bit unusual for us Western Hemisphere denizens to see that view of the planet from space, tho. |
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@commems: Nice! I thought about getting that set last year haha. But I wasn't sure how shipping would turn out to be. I did visit the Canberra mint back in 2017 on Anzac Day. I was there on a research trip and didn't realize I was there on a holiday too, but the mint was one of the few places open so we checked it out and it was cool. I bought myself the 2017 proof set which is a nice keepsake from that trip.   |
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Nice set! |
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CCF Master Historian of USA Commemoratives
United States
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@TheInfinityPoint: Very nice set!
I've long thought that the coat-of-arms design on the 50-cent coin was special! It looks especially good in proof!
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I bought myself the 2017 proof set which is a nice keepsake from that trip. That's a great-looking set! Why is the $2 coin smaller than the $1 coin? |
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That's a great-looking set! Why is the $2 coin smaller than the $1 coin?
Ah yes, that's a very good question. From ramint.gov.au, "The size of the two dollar was determined after consideration of the needs of the visually impaired community, security considerations, a desire to avoid shaped coins, practical limitations to the diameter and thickness of coins, and to allow for future expansion of Australia's circulating coin array. When introduced, it was necessary to accommodate this new coin with seven existing denominations." Basically they ran out of options because of poor planning hehe. |
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