Commems Collection Classic: US Commemorative Coins Depicting Places

I've been spending some time over in the "Post Your..." area of CCF the past few months, doing my best to "spread the word" about the classic series of US commemorative coins.

As some of the classic commemorative coins fit into multiple of the themed threads, I tried to highlight a different aspect of a given coin whenever I posted it more than once. As I often discussed or presented something about the featured coin that I haven't previously included in a post here in the "US Commemorative Coins" section, I thought I would make a few index posts that will make it easy for folks to locate and have a look at the "Post Your..." topics that interest them.

First up, classic era US commemorative coins that: Depict Places:

One rule I used: The place depicted on the coin had to be specifically and physically identifiable. So, though the Oregon Trail Memorial half dollars depict a place on their obverse, it is a generic western scene and, as such, doesn't qualify. The 1936 Providence, Rhode Island coin depicts a conjectural scene showing Roger Williams coming ashore at the mouth of the Moshassuck River, the specific location is not definitively known (or depicted), however, so it didn't make the cut. I also didn't include coins with statues, such as the Lexington-Concord half dollar and its "Minute Man" statue even though statues physically exist in a specific location.


1. 1917 William McKinley Birthplace Memorial
2. 1922 Grant Centennial Memorial
3. 1925 Stone Mountain Monument
4. 1925 Fort Vancouver Centennial
5. 1926 American Independence Sesquicentennial, Gold $2.50
6. 1928 Hawaiian European Discovery Sesquicentennial
7. 1934-38 Texas Independence Centennial
8. 1935-36 California-Pacific International Exposition
9. 1936 Columbia, SC Sesquicentennial
10. 1936 Delaware / New Sweden Tercentenary
11. 1936 Lynchburg, VA Sesquicentennial
12. 1936 San Francisco - Oakland Bay Bridge ("Bay Bridge")
13. 1936 York County Tercentenary
14. 1937 Antietam, Battle of 75th Anniversary
15. 1946 Iowa Statehood Centennial
16. 1946-51 Booker T. Washington Memorial
17. 1925 Lexington-Concord Sesquicentennial - Coins Depicting Places Thread
18. 1934-38 Daniel Boone Birth Bicentennial - Coins Depicting Places Thread


A Modern Commemorative Coin Bonus:

- 2000 Library of Congress Bicentennial


Lots of interesting coins depicting places from around the world have been posted in the "Post Your Coins Depicting Places" thread, I encourage folks to "scroll around a bit" and have a look at them!