Commems Collection Classic: Postscript

And so, with my post on the Stone Mountain Confederate Memorial coin, my series of posts on the classic US silver commemorative coin series has come to an end -- though I've two or three related topics I'll post over the coming week.

55 posts over 66 days -- I want to thank everyone for indulging me as I moved through the coins in my collection. I know my content-heavy posts were not to the liking of everyone who visits CCF, I'll do my best to use a more "show-and-tell" format in the future. To those who enjoyed the "extra" words, I'm happy to have provided them. And to those who took the time to post feedback and/or additional content, I offer my sincere thanks and appreciation.

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I certainly realize that there are many places to go on the web for information about the classic US commemorative series (including links right here on CCF). My intent was not to create a definitive new resource, but rather just to share my enthusiasm for the series with fellow collectors. I enjoyed preparing the short narratives (OK, some were long!) that accompanied the images of my coins (and related medals and ephemera) -- I guess it's the teacher in me!

I would be remiss if I did not mention that as I prepared the content for my posts, I found that I referenced the following with good frequency:

Swiatek, Anthony. Commemorative Coins of the United States: Identification and Price Guide, Second Edition. Amos Press Inc.: Sidney, OH. 2001.
Taxay, Don. An Illustrated History of U.S. Commemorative Coinage. ARCO Publishing Company, Inc. New York, NY. 1967.

I would heartily receommend both for your library. I'll discuss others in a future post.

In addition, I consulted the " Red Book" and the more than three dozen reports/publications I have in my library from the original sponsors of the various commemorative coins.

One last thing...

@jbuck -- you responded to quite a few of my posts with the comment that the coin under discussion was one you were considering for your Dansco album -- pulled the trigger on any yet?!