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CCF Master Historian of USA Commemoratives
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In a recent thread, Morgans_Dad asked: Quote:
How did YOU get involved in COMMEMORATIVES, Please Share. I suppose a bit of self-indulgence can be a good thing every once in awhile... My response: - Question & Answer #18 - My Commemorative StoryCollecting history one coin or medal at a time! (c) commems. All rights reserved.
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I suppose a bit of self-indulgence can be a good thing every once in awhile... If anyone has earned it... it is you.  |
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CCF Master Historian of USA Commemoratives
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Collecting history one coin or medal at a time! (c) commems. All rights reserved.
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CCF Master Historian of USA Commemoratives
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I was doing a bit of online reading regarding US commemorative coins recently and came upon a statement indicating that the reason there were no commemorative coins issued after the 1928 Hawaiian (European) Discovery Sesquicentennial until the Texas Independence Centennial and Maryland Tercentenary issues of 1934 was the slow US economy. This is inaccurate. My response: - Explaining the Gap Between the 1928 Hawaiian and 1934 Texas/Maryland IssuesCollecting history one coin or medal at a time! (c) commems. All rights reserved.
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CCF Master Historian of USA Commemoratives
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Collecting history one coin or medal at a time! (c) commems. All rights reserved.
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08/20/2023 09:03 am
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CCF Master Historian of USA Commemoratives
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Collecting history one coin or medal at a time! (c) commems. All rights reserved.
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@com, sorry if this question has already been asked, but I was just looking at your latest thread ( https://goccf.com/t/481628) describing the artist's meanings behind the symbolism on the Pan-Pac Expo $50 coins. That started me down a bit of a rabbit-hole as to the overall shape--octagonal--and why that was chosen. I found a different prior thread of yours ( https://goccf.com/t/428492) talking about how this was in the original bill with the idea being that the shape should be similar to the California $50 coin. Is there anything more to it than that though? Do you know if they thought that with that precedent from California, perhaps all $50 coins should be octagonal? Or was it something more than that? I'd love to hear your opinion on this. Thx! "If you climb a good tree, you get a push."
-----Ghanaian proverb
"The danger we all now face is distinguishing between what is authentic and what is performed."
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CCF Master Historian of USA Commemoratives
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Spence recently asked about the potential meaning behind the octagonal shape of the 1915 Panama-Pacific International Exposition Gold Quintuple Eagles ($50 coins). Here's my reply: - Answer #23 - Octagonal Gold CoinsCollecting history one coin or medal at a time! (c) commems. All rights reserved.
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Got another question for you @commems, also based on a recent post of yours. You described fixing a myth about the Norse-American Centennial Medal ( https://goccf.com/t/482375). I wanted to learn more about these pieces, so used your hand-dandy search feature to read all of your articles about this piece. In one of your early threads ( https://goccf.com/t/120080), you described (and pictured) several different versions, including the so-called "thick" and "thin" versions in silver. What I don't see is anything relating to the actual target thicknesses or the tolerance of the two types. When you have a little extra time, can you please add a little more information about them? Thx so much for your continued dissemination of knowledge! "If you climb a good tree, you get a push."
-----Ghanaian proverb
"The danger we all now face is distinguishing between what is authentic and what is performed."
-----King Adz
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CCF Master Historian of USA Commemoratives
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Spence asked regarding the Norse-American Centennial medal - "Thick" and "Thin" varieties: "What I don't see is anything relating to the actual target thicknesses or the tolerance of the two types." My response: - Answer #24 - Silver Norse Medal ThicknessesCollecting history one coin or medal at a time! (c) commems. All rights reserved.
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