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New Member
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You have fulfilled quite a beautiful set of coins. I have all the proof and uncirculated clad and silver halves and dollars since 1982 with one exception--the 1996D Olympic Rowing uncirculated dollar.
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Bedrock of the Community
 United States
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You have fulfilled quite a beautiful set of coins. I have all the proof and uncirculated clad and silver halves and dollars since 1982 with one exception--the 1996D Olympic Rowing uncirculated dollar. onecenter .. sounds like you have even a better set .. I do have the Washington halves .. several of the other commemorative half dollars and some of the proof dollars .. at this time I have no plans to get all the proofs .. I am thinking of starting the upgrade process to my type set. |
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New Member
United States
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I also have the proof gold coins from 1984W $10 Olympic eagle, 1986 $5 Liberty, 1987 Constitution, 1988 Nike Olympic and 1989 Congress. Once I obtain that last 1996D Olympic Rowing silver dollar, I may start on the golds, if the prices are right. Nonetheless, it will take A LOT longer to acquire all those golds, maybe for the rest of my life!
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Seeing Muddler updating his modern proof dollar collection, made me think about mine.
I have not been buying the current releases,because most of them drop in price after a year or two.
I am second guessing that decision.
What are some of the other CCF members opinions.
If you have a complete set, would you continue to purchase the new releases from the mint each year?
Or wait and see if there will be a price drop in after market?
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I have just made a habit of getting the commemoratives each year as I do the ASE's and silver proof sets. Some years I have gotten the BU and proof comemoratives but I was not consistent. |
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CCF Master Historian of USA Commemoratives
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I continue to keep my set complete via purchases from the Mint as new coins are available. I look forward to adding a few new coins to the set each year when they are "fresh" and don't worry about the potential for some/most of them to lose a few dollars in value on the secondary market.
I don't collect the modern series with hopes for a future profit, I collect them for the US history they celebrate. So, a few dollars one way or the other here and there doesn't make much of a difference to me.
Just my thoughts...
Collecting history one coin or medal at a time! (c) commems. All rights reserved.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I have pretty much the same perspective commems. I like the commemorative coins - what can I say.
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Moderator
United States
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I don't collect the modern series with hopes for a future profit, I collect them for the US history they celebrate. Well said.  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I do collect the modern commemorative coins with hopes for a future profit and I collect them for the US history they celebrate too. Not to mention they are little works of art, like the Smithsonian and the Dolley Madison.
Most of my commemorative coins are BU's, mainly because of their lower mintage's and I like them better.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
713 Posts |
Beautiful collection, GR58!
Gorgeous coins.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I may have to look into this series....
For storage, I would either go with GR58's method and have them in the light house case (after placing them in airtite capsule - since they are silver and can tarnish if not carefully stored) or if I can find an album that will fit the airtite capsule that store them. May be I just start out w/ a Dansco album and as I upgrade them, I'll put them in airtite capsule & light house case. What would you guys think?
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CCF Master Historian of USA Commemoratives
United States
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All of my modern commemoratives are still in their OGP capsules. Like GR58, I use Lighthouse trays to store my SDs but I use the trays with round openings sized to fit the capsules. The combo makes for a nice presentation.
Added Bonus: The trays fit nicely in a bank safe deposit box.
Collecting history one coin or medal at a time! (c) commems. All rights reserved.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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GR58 & commems, what is the product number/ID for the Lighthouse trays/case that you bought?
commems, what's the diameter of the round opening on your tray?
Thanks.
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CCF Master Historian of USA Commemoratives
United States
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I use Lighthouse Coin Box MB CAPS 41. The "41" refers to the size of the round opening - 41 mm. It holds the US commemorative silver dollars very well (in their original capsules).
EDIT: I've realized my original response mixed up the size explanation. The "41" in the name refers to the interior dimension of the Lighthouse capsules that fit in the tray. The actual tray openings are ~47/48 mm which is why they fit the encapsulated US silver dollars which have an exterior diameter of ~46 mm. Hope that's clearer.
Collecting history one coin or medal at a time! (c) commems. All rights reserved.
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02/13/2014 7:53 pm
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