Commemoratives And The So-Called Dollar

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cc99999 Pillar of the Community United States 1302 Posts	Posted 12/07/2012 08:52 am I'm a huge fan of commemoratives and I found the story of the so-called dollar interesting as it is the natural progenitor of the U.S. commemorative coin program. Hubert Walker and I wrote a three piece article talking about different facets of the So-Called Dollar series with the first two parts focusing on SCDs as they relate to commemorative coins. The first part is today's feature at CoinWeek: http://www.coinweek.com/commemorati...led-dollars/ As an aside, can CCF users NickelSearcher and Commems get in touch with me through PM, I have a project that could use your counsel. Charles Morgan Report this Post to the Staff

CoinsKelly Pillar of the Community United States 3453 Posts	Posted 12/07/2012 09:24 am I glanced at the link - can't wait to read it in full tonight. Thanks for putting together all that information...and yet more things to obsess over. Report this Post to the Staff
Revi New Member United States 9 Posts	Posted 12/07/2012 09:29 am Really interesting! Thanks! It appears that the humble Columbian half dollar started it all. I have a bunch of them, and it was what got me into commemoratives in the the first place. I think those times were really interesting. There was a feeling of expansion in the air, and those coins and "so-called dollars" reflected it. Report this Post to the Staff
CoinsKelly Pillar of the Community United States 3453 Posts	Posted 12/07/2012 09:33 am I blame commems for my commemorative obsession. Report this Post to the Staff
muddler Pillar of the Community United States 7200 Posts	Posted 12/07/2012 09:55 am What a great article with interesting examples. I have one "so called dollar" from the 1933 worlds fair. I really like the "use silver to restore prosperity" statement. Report this Post to the Staff
jbuck Moderator United States 190135 Posts	Posted 12/07/2012 11:47 am Very good article. Of course, I have to point out that the Flip of a Coin section mentions the Eisenhower dollar. Coin Collector Since 1978 Avatar Old Avatar 7070 Eisenhower Australia Canada World CCF Members on eBay CCF eBay Search Engine Report this Post to the Staff
commems CCF Master Historian of USA Commemoratives United States 12326 Posts	Posted 12/07/2012 9:57 pm @CoinsKelly: I happily take full responsibility! I'm glad you're enjoying the series! Collecting history one coin or medal at a time! (c) commems. All rights reserved. Report this Post to the Staff
basebal21 Bedrock of the Community 13014 Posts	Posted 12/07/2012 10:45 pm Great article CC loved the pictures as well. Those are some of my favorite metals that I hope to add one day Quote: I blame commems for my commemorative obsession. I do too. Think heck pick up our tabs for causing our problem Report this Post to the Staff
nickelsearcher Moderator United States 15559 Posts	Posted 12/08/2012 4:11 pm Very informative and well researched (as always) article CC. I would enjoy contributing to whatever you have in mind with your original request for contact ... my CCF PM system is enabled ... send me a summary of how my support can help. David Take a look at my other hobby ... http://www.jk-dk.art Report this Post to the Staff
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