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Wow, that was a lot of Olympics! All great to see. Almost as many as there are of these....  |
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That was quite a journey through the various Olympiad coins. Appreciate everyone sharing their examples.  Returning to the classic silver series ... the multi year Oregon Trail is often cited as a favored design ... it certainly is for me ... as the husband - wife team of Laura Gardin Fraser and James Earl Fraser had produced a true visual classic. The 1926 example is relatively available in circulated state, although the later years are nearly impossible to find in the market. Here is mine: 1926 Oregon Trail Memorial Half Dollar - PCGS VG08 Enjoy |
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Most definately one of my favorite coins of the CSC. In fact, I'd put it at the top. It's the only "series" within the CSC that I'd actually consider buying a complete set. But that dreams would still be far behind my other goals. Got a couple to show - Note that little white 'scratches' on both are on the holder, not the coin.     Lost the reverse photo of the 1938-S, and I'm too lazy to go find it. My dog tried to help. No luck. |
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The Oregon is definitely one of the best designs - all of you guys have great specimens.
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Like everyone else, this is one of my favorites. Some really beautiful examples already posted! Here's mine:  |
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This 1937-D is my latest Oregon pick up. Bought it in February raw and had it encapsulated at PCGS in March-April. It is my favorite Oregon I currently have. Came back PCGS MS-67+  |
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Here is a pic of my Oregon tribe. I guess I have a problem with these as whenever I see a nice one at a decent price, I pick it up. With the softness in the prices of these over the last 5 years, there have been some good deals out there. I need a 1939 set and a 1933-D to finish the set. I have found the 1933-D is tougher to find than most of the others.  |
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That's sweet @bandsdean! Any chance you have a close up of that 26-S in the NGC holder?
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Enjoying this thread! Thanks for everyone's participation. Coin looks better "in hand", so I posted these pics.  Rated MS66 by PCGS. Viewer discretion advised.   |
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I must be weird. Yes, the Oregon Trail is well designed, and well executed, but it honestly doesn't excite me. That's why (I think) I was more then happy with my 65CAC. I think I root for the underdogs, and since the OT is so popular, I'm turned off by it to some degree. Much like Morgans (Yuck).
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05/04/2018 12:22 am
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These are yucky, and will be upgraded. For some reason, this is a design I like a lot.  Bad white balance  |
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@bandsdean - that OT is stunning!  Here's my Panama-Pacific. It was one of the coins I was most excited about getting when I first got into collecting. In retrospect, I feel like I got taken by my LCS and didn't know better. Bought it raw, didn't know how to evaluate, paid too much. But at least it was a step towards learning. Just sad that what I was most excited about ended up being my teaching moment ... but I guess that's how it works.  Edited by Coronet1832
05/04/2018 12:55 am
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Here's my MS62. Still need that silver piece -- not easy to find one without much ring toning and for a good price.   |
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