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Pillar of the Community
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Rest in Peace
United States
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Originally from the Bay State and had to have one. Mine is the 1921. Not as nice as yours.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I was enthralled by ships on the commemoratives and I sought out those designs. Columbian, Pilgrim, Huguenot, Long Island, and Delaware all with the old sailing ships. Still short the Hudson but maybe some day it to will join my fleet.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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The Pilgrim is one of the most underrated commemorative designs in my opinion.
I love it. The 1920 and 1921 Pilgrims in my circulated commem collection are two of my favorites.
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Looks better here than when it was on GTP. Bigger pictures.  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Hmmmm, I wonder who was in charge of posting it on GTP  (or did I send you the smaller pictures?  ) |
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Moderator
United States
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It was me. I always edit and combine them into a single side-by-side, usually no more than 950 pixels wide. |
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United States
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Beautiful coin indeed CoinsKelly ... a lovely example that hopefully inspires a long-term interest in the fascinating and history-filled classic silver commemorative series. Congratulations to you and hubby for acquiring such a nice example of this valued and limited mintage coin.  The reverse image of the Mayflower battling high seas has always been a favorite of mine ... I agree with muddler that the ship scenes on classic commemorative hold a special place in my collecting heart. By photo it appears that your 1920 Pilgrim is in a recent PCGS holder ... Just for fun ... now that you own an example ... make note going forward of how many times you will view an auction that ascribes this as a Denver mint coin ... The designer Cyrus E. Dallon initials were somehow removed from the initial plaster hub ... and appear on your coin as an incuse "D" on the obverse directly below Governor Bradford elbow .. legend is that a Denver mint-mark punch was used as an after thought to create the single initial in the master die. Such is the great fun of these coin and their history ... Enjoying your interest and enthusiasm CoinsKelly. Best David Take a look at my other hobby ... http://www.jk-dk.art |
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CCF Master Historian of USA Commemoratives
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Very nice! Congrats on the excellent purchase!
The Pilgrim was the second classic commemorative coin I purchased when I was getting started; it was a raw coin that I graded Ch AU.
Like others have mentioned, I too enjoy depictions of classic sailing ships on coins.
Regarding today's engravers returning to yesterday's classic designs...
Just as there are "clunkers" among the classic coin designs, there are also some uninspired designs among the modern commemoratives. I wouldn't generalize, however, and say that they are all bad. For example, I've always thought that the modern coins designed by former US Mint Chief Engraver Elizabeth Jones are exceptional and stack up very favorably to any of the coins of the classic era.
I think what sometimes causes a bad impression for the modern coins is the fact that they are generally "perfect" in terms of strike and surface quality and all coins of an issue are essentially the same in terms of quality. "Perfect" art can sometimes look "sterile" and thus elicit less of a positive emotional response from the viewer. Yesterday's commemoratives had much more variation from coin to coin for a variety of reasons and thus may seem more "artful."
Just my thoughts...
Collecting history one coin or medal at a time! (c) commems. All rights reserved.
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Valued Member
United States
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nice Pilgrim, I am hoping to get one for myself very soon
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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mailman... after 1 of my 1st posts here Kelly told me several other people would have me spending my money. I saw this coin, and found 1 to buy of my own yesterday and then found a 36 San Francisco Bridge coin and a Lexington... now I am convinced it was her that was convincing me to spend my money!
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Pillar of the Community
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Hmm... well I thought I had purchased a Lexington half.... this is the 2nd times in 12 years of buying on ebay that I had a seller notify me that they don't actually have the item they listed. :( It isn't like the seller doesn't have a track record - over 20,000 sells and a 99.7% feedback, but none of that does me any good when they listed a coin they don't actually have. Oh well the hunt continues! |
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Valued Member
United States
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Beautiful coin, definitely an upper-end 63. I like it very much. Congratulations.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Definitely one of my favorite Commemorative Half Dollars! Great choice!! |
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