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Posted 07/26/2017 01:32 am
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They even have lost what their face value was worth back in 1989 as money has continued to depreciate.
They even have lost what their face value was worth back in 1989 as money has continued to depreciate.
This is true for every coin issued in 1989, not just these commemorative pieces.
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I just would not buy clad coins. Even silver Roosevelt dimes may increase in value if silver prices climb, but the clad dimes are crap.
I just would not buy clad coins. Even silver Roosevelt dimes may increase in value if silver prices climb, but the clad dimes are crap.
IMO, silver content and potential future value are not the only determining factors in whether a coin is collectible. There is much more to collecting! A collector who admires FDR, for example, may not care whether the dimes he/she collects are silver or clad, what is important to them might be the tribute to the man that they are assembling one coin at a time. To call the clad specimens in his/her collection "crap" is, to me, disrespectful to a fellow collector.
In my view, the 1989 Congressional half dollar is an example of an ideal commemorative coin. It commemorates a milestone event in US history - the bicentennial of the US Congress - and was/is very affordable. As such, it is a great learning/teaching opportunity for all collectors regardless of their financial means.
Collecting history one coin or medal at a time! (c) commems. All rights reserved.
