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Pillar of the Community
United States
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That holder is quite interesting, @Commems. Did they produce those for other classic commemoratives?
"Nummi rari mira sunt, si sumptus ferre potes." - Christophorus filius Scotiae
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Did they produce those for other classic commemoratives? I'm aware of one with the same format produced for the Oregon Trail Memorial half dollar, but not for other issues. I once toyed with the idea of contracting with Capital to produce one for the Roanoke (I spoke with them and even wrote up the text for it!) but decided it would be an expensive endeavor with very little return and so didn't pursue it.
Collecting history one coin or medal at a time! (c) commems. All rights reserved.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
6467 Posts |
Nice start so far! I'm away from my photos but will start mine after work today. As a side note my first commemorate also was a stone mountain.
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Moderator
United States
24256 Posts |
This Pine Tree Shilling ( PCGS VF-30) is one of my faves, although clearly my photography skills are not up to par:   "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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Valued Member
Canada
248 Posts |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
2405 Posts |
@Spence wonderful colonial Pine Tree! Wow
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Pillar of the Community
United States
2405 Posts |
This is one of my favorites, 1679 French ecu of Louis XIV for Bearn  |
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Pillar of the Community
New Zealand
4127 Posts |
Great coins everyone - Spence that shilling is the rosetta stone of all US coins!! t360 - Love that ecu. My other 9 coins are in no order either, but all will be thrillers and cover the mix of my collecting interests (So not 9 more Halfcrowns sorry).
I love COINS!!!
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Pillar of the Community
Australia
4044 Posts |
My second coin, and like others have said, in no particular order, is the Australian shilling featuring the ram's head design. This has also been used a few times on later decimal coins.  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I always loved the St Gaudens walking liberty and the capital. And while I don't have a classic the modern is also nice.   |
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Valued Member
Canada
290 Posts |
I've always liked this one for the crossover from button to coin, used as a halfpenny in colonial Lower Canada c.1830s  |
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Bedrock of the Community
Canada
20862 Posts |
Louis XVI Écu dit "aux branches d'olivier" 1784 Paris   ( In random order : 01) A cultivated person is a citizen of the world*
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01/22/2022 10:52 pm
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Housed in a ANACS old small white holder, it is a BREEN-3102. The crusty old toning is starting to grow on me.   The story with the overdate is that it is very rare as Walter Breen's wrote in his Complete Encyclopedia of U.S. and Colonial Coins, but more later studies suggest this is likely a result of defective numeral punch, with some searching one can find it not so difficult. |
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Pillar of the Community
New Zealand
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Coin number 2 from the Galleries Numismatiques du Princetane,   An Australian Crown from 1938, high AU. This was the 2nd year of a 2 year flop coin. These Morgan dollar sized coins never quite caught on with our Australian friends, making it a beautiful and an incredibly rare coin. And who could not love owning a coin known for the number of fakes that exist? What delight, shall I unearth next - stay tuned 
I love COINS!!!
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Pillar of the Community
Australia
4044 Posts |
Nice coin Princetane. I don't have one of those, only the 1937 version.
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