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Bedrock of the Community
Australia
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The view she had over the Harbour, out over the Naval base and out to Point Loma was fabulous. Didn't get the heat quite so much in summer, as experienced a few miles inland. Received all of the benefits you could expect from the sea breezes.
Next best thing to Coronado.
Many years ago, saw F14's flying over Sydney. They took part in celebrations when a carrier visited Sydney at that time.
Seen B52's and F15's over Sydney as well.
See A380's on a daily basis over our house, on their way to Singapore. I remember as a kid with the Qantas Super Constellations doing the same route.
Edited by sel_69l
09/10/2012 8:27 pm
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Bedrock of the Community
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Sel amen to that. Right on the shore is beautiful out there especially with that navy base, well how it use to be. Used to be quite something with the pacific fleet and the subs being there but now its mostly been moved to hawaii and just not the same. The fighters are gone too and the army took over the old top gun base which used to have 1 of the greatest air shows I've ever seen. Everything from stealths to c-130s and you could go on most or sit in the cockpit (supervised of course)
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09/10/2012 10:10 pm
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Valued Member
United States
469 Posts |
I think that it was 1970 or 71 and I read and article about them in Coinage Magazine. I didn't know anything about them and just thought they were neat. For what ever reason the first one I bought was a Cleveland. Then I bought several different Oregons including a 34-D, 37-D and a 38-PDS set. I had several others but can't remember now. The only UNC/BU that I have left is a Main. I traded most of them away. When gold was $600 in 1980 and on the way up I traded the 34 & 37 & $100 for a Canadian Maple Leaf. Weather it was a good trade then or not I'm not sure but I still have the Maple Leaf and I know what that's worth now. I got started on circ commems when I got onto ebay over 10 years ago and haven't looked back. |
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Pillar of the Community
 United States
1371 Posts |
inherited some silver proof, proof, and mint sets (1954 - 1990) from my father in 2008 He also had the first few years of Brown and Blue Ikes along with the 1986 3 Coin Statue of Liberty Centennial Set that included the $5 gold coin. I really took a liking to the Liberty commems. When my daughter was born in 1993, I started getting a proof & silver proof set each year, adding to Pop's collection. Fast forward 30 years: I filled in the gaps on the proof and silver proof sets, via ebay and through my own enrollments at USM, which included the 5oz ATB. . . Since I joined this community last year, my interest has largely been tracking down the Modern Commems that were issued when I took a hiatus from the hobby. I'm collecting them for the variety, the ties to historical events, and in some cases, their artwork, e.g., the 2016 Mark Twain dollar, which captures the mischief of its subject. As I've seen stated throughout the NCLT Forum, "collecting what you like" is the best advice.
" Even a clock that's stopped is right twice a day. "
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Pillar of the Community
United States
2365 Posts |
I just spotted some that I liked their design and away I went on a Commen's search. I'm so easy!
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Pillar of the Community
United States
569 Posts |
I started collecting the modern commemoratives because I got a planchet for them, and wanted an example coin and I started to collect them.
@dsking, now I have Guns N' Roses "It's so Easy" stuck in my head!
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Pillar of the Community
 United States
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In 2014 at a Houston coin show, I picked up a few classic silver commemoratives to add to my coin collection. A dealer I grew to know quite well had a nice display set up which caught my eye, and I really loved the designs on the ones I bought from him (an Oregon Trail, a Texas and Arkansas).
I started gradually adding a few more as I learned more about the commemorative series, and soon decided to build a type set.
Once that was completed, I started adding examples from different mints, and before long I was working on a complete set. I completed the set few years ago and now I'm doing upgrades. The fun never ends!
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02/11/2023 3:26 pm
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Valued Member
United States
297 Posts |
Can't remember when I started to collect comm dollars but the reason I did it was because of the variety of designs I have read that many people ask about dansco type albums for display and storage I use the CAPS Binders with blank pages so I can move them around if I want to Here is an old pic that shows one page  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
578 Posts |
Started when the modern commemorative started, and just can not stop collecting them.
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Moderator
United States
162150 Posts |
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Here is an old pic that shows one page I see the Centennial Ike.  Very nice! 
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Valued Member
United States
297 Posts |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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@Boba Debt I too have a similar album for my modern dollars but struggle with the curved coins to fit into the capsules provided with the albums. Have you found a solution?  |
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Valued Member
United States
297 Posts |
I was told Air-Tite has a capsule for the Apollo Dollar and if they do I'm sure it would work for the Baseball coin
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United States
162150 Posts |
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I have both now :) 
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Pillar of the Community
United States
2135 Posts |
I enjoy the modern commemorative series for its variety. Adding a bunch of silver to my collection is a nice bonus.  I first got into the series back in the early days of my collecting by purchasing whatever interested me from the Mint. My budget was much more limited then, and I regret not buying more. Now I've decided to tackle a type set of the modern silver dollars. |
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