Days Of Classic US Commemorative Coins

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commems CCF Master Historian of USA Commemoratives United States 12272 Posts	Posted 09/22/2014 7:24 pm Welcome to the "Days of" thread for the classic US commemorative series! We will be devoting a single day to each type (and major variety) based on the chronological order of their authorization/release. We'll work through the silver commemoratives first then circle back around for the gold coins. For coins issued in multiple years, all will be eligible on the day their design type is celebrated. The full calendar is listed below - it kicks off on Wednesday, September 24th. To spice things up a bit, I will be building in a few "Wild Card Wednesdays" that will be theme-based and not restricted to a single design type. No worries if coins are duplicated on these days! Some themes will include issues already covered, some will focus on future releases and others will pull from the past and future! The theme for each will be announced on the prior Sunday. Also eligible for posting will be official "cousins" for each issue. Have an official badge from the Pan-Pac Exposition? Show it off! Have a commemorative medal issued by the same committee that sponsored the coin? Bring it on! The rule here is that these "cousins" are restricted to official items related specifically to the coins. So, for example, a generic medal that features a portrait of Abraham Lincoln would not work as a "cousin" for the day celebrating the 1918 Illinois Statehood / Lincoln half dollar, but an official medal issued by the Maryland Tercentenary Commission would work just fine when we look at the 1934 Maryland coin! Also eligible will be "black cabinet" pieces (i.e., counterfeits). Display of such pieces along with genuine coins will be a great way to educate folks on what to look for as they build their classic US commemorative coin collections. A big "Thanks!" goes out to nickelsearcher for reviewing my draft plan for the thread and for offering insightful comments. See you on Wednesday! Here's the schedule: 24 September: 1892-93 Columbian Half Dollar 25 September: 1893 Isabella Quarter 26 September: 1900 Lafayette Dollar 27 September: 1915 Panama-Pacific International Exposition 28 September: 1918 Illinois Centennial (Lincoln) 29 September: 1920 Maine Centennial 30 September: 1920-21 Pilgrim Tercentenary 1 October: 1921 Alabama Statehood Centennial - Plain 2 October: 1921 Alabama Statehood Centennial - 2x2 3 October: 1921 Missouri Statehood Centennial 4 October: 1921 Missouri Statehood Centennial - 2x4 5 October: 1922 Grant Memorial - Plain (Silver) 6 October: 1922 Grant Memorial - w/ Star (Silver) 7 October: 1923 Monroe Doctrine Centennial 8 October: Wild Card Wednesday - TBA 9 October: 1924 Huguenot-Walloon Tercentenary 10 October: 1925 Stone Mountain 11 October: 1925 Lexington-Concord 12 October: 1925 California Diamond Jubilee 13 October: 1925 Fort Vancouver 14 October: 1925 Norse-American Centennial 15 October: 1926 American Independence Sesquicentennial 16 October: 1926-39 Oregon Trail Memorial 17 October: 1927 Vermont / Bennington Sesquicentennial 18 October: 1928 Hawaiian Sesquicentennial 19 October: 1934 Maryland Tercentenary 20 October: 1934-38 Texas Centennial 21 October: 1934-38 Boone Bicentennial 22 October: Wild Card Wednesday - TBA 23 October: 1935 Connecticut Tercentenary 24 October: 1935-39 Arkansas Centennial 25 October: 1935 Hudson, NY Sesquicentennial 26 October: 1935-36 San Diego / California-Pacific Exposition 27 October: 1935 Old Spanish Trail 28 October: 1936 Arkansas Centennial / Robinson 29 October: 1936 Providence, RI Tercentenary 30 October: 1936 Cleveland Centennial / Great Lakes Exposition 31 October: 1936 Wisconsin Territorial Centennial 1 November: 1936 Cincinnati Music Center 2 November: 1936 Long Island Tercentenary 3 November: 1936 York County, Maine Tercentenary 4 November: 1936 Bridgeport, CT 5 November: Wild Card Wednesday - TBA 6 November: 1936 Lynchburg, VA Sesquicentennial 7 November: 1936 Albany, NY Charter 250th 8 November: 1936 Elgin, IL Centennial 9 November: 1936 San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge 10 November: 1936 Columbia, SC Sesquicentennial 11 November: 1936 Delaware Tercentenary 12 November: 1936 Battle of Gettysburg 13 November: 1936 Norfolk, VA Bicentennial 14 November: 1937 Roanoke Colony 350th Anniversary 15 November: 1937 Battle of Antietam 16 November: 1938 New Rochelle, NY 250th Anniversary 17 November: 1946 Iowa Statehood Centennial 18 November: 1946-51 Booker T. Washington Memorial 19 November: Wild Card Wednesday - TBA 20 November: 1951-54 Carver-Washington 21 November: Gold $1.00 Coins 22 November: Gold $2.50 Coins 23 November: Gold $50.00 Coins 24 November: "My Favorite Classic Commemorative" Collecting history one coin or medal at a time! (c) commems. All rights reserved. Report this Post to the Staff

CoinsKelly Pillar of the Community United States 3453 Posts	Posted 09/22/2014 7:52 pm Count me in! Report this Post to the Staff
nickelsearcher Moderator United States 15425 Posts	Posted 09/22/2014 7:53 pm Well stated Commems to kick off this hopefully educational and tremendous fun thread ... Likely to be the greatest ever assemblage of classic silver commemorative photos ever displayed at the CCF (or anywhere for that matter). Many Thanks to you for volunteering your time to host the thread ... your continued contributions in this sub-forum are amazing, valued and appreciated. I have printed your schedule of days ... have my photos ... ready for kick-off. Readers are likely to view a few honestly worn commemorative from me. :) David Take a look at my other hobby ... http://www.jk-dk.art Report this Post to the Staff
CoinsKelly Pillar of the Community United States 3453 Posts	Posted 09/22/2014 7:58 pm Quote: Readers are likely to view a few honestly worn commemorative from me. :) Well I have already used the "puppy/carpet" comment so I will just say "Lookin' forward to seeing them!" Report this Post to the Staff
jbuck Moderator United States 188342 Posts	Posted 09/23/2014 10:12 am This is going to be epic. 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 12272 Posts	Posted 09/24/2014 12:14 am Let the fun begin! Day One: 1892 or 1893 World's Columbian Exposition Half Dollar Why issued? 1) To mark the 400th anniversary of Christopher Columbus arriving in the New World 2) Help raise funds to stage the World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago Design // Designer Obverse: Idealized portrait of Christopher Columbus // Charles E. Barber Reverse: Columbus' flagship, the Santa Maria; globes under ship represent Old World and New World // George T. Morgan Net Mintages: 1892: 950,000 1893: 1,548,300 Quick Fact: First US commemorative half dollar Here's a link to one of my prior posts on the coin and its "cousins": https://goccf.com/t/130118 Here's my 1892 Columbian. The coin has strong cartwheel luster on both sides, plus a bit of color that points to its originality. Here's one of the official souvenir medals that were struck by the US Mint at its exhibit booth at the Exposition. Here's an example of the coin housed in a souvenir holder produced by Wells Fargo. The company purchased several thousand of the coins and gave them to its employees in these custom-printed holders. Collecting history one coin or medal at a time! (c) commems. All rights reserved. Report this Post to the Staff
Fuzzy317 Moderator United States 14463 Posts	Posted 09/24/2014 12:17 am 1892 Columbian Exposition Half Dollar 1893 Columbian Exposition Half Dollar Report this Post to the Staff
nickelsearcher Moderator United States 15425 Posts	Posted 09/24/2014 05:57 am Hooray! We are off to a great start! I have a few examples of this initial USA commemorative half dollar. 1892 Columbian Exposition Half Dollar - PCGS MS66/CAC 1893 Columbian Exposition Half Dollar - PCGS FR02 Looking forward to all the examples. Edit to add some commentary on the circulated coins ... as a devoted collector of these historical coins in honestly circulated state, I thought it might be instructive to offer some insights relative to market availability based on my over 5-years of searching for them. The 1892/1893 Columbian Exposition half Dollar is readily available in most circulated grades. A quick search of ebay shows a nominal 50/50 distribution between circulated and MS examples. A nice VF range example can be acquired at a nominal premium over bullion value. The PCGS population report of certified examples attest to this abundance, with 1,840 certified circulated examples (both dates combined) and 227 examples certified XF or lower in grade. Both of those population statistics are the high water mark for the entire classic silver commemorative series in circulated condition. PCGS has certified two 1893 as PO01 (no PO01 from 1892). My FR02 example shown above is population 13, with the 2 PO01 graded lower. This coin is a great way to start the journey towards a circulated set! David Take a look at my other hobby ... http://www.jk-dk.art Edited by nickelsearcher 09/24/2014 11:25 am Report this Post to the Staff
Nickels_rule Valued Member United States 487 Posts	Posted 09/24/2014 07:31 am 1892 Columbian Exposition Half Dollar 1893 Columbian Exposition Half Dollar Report this Post to the Staff
LogPotato Valued Member United States 291 Posts	Posted 09/24/2014 07:56 am Report this Post to the Staff
muddler Pillar of the Community United States 7191 Posts	Posted 09/24/2014 09:43 am Film images are all I have, just got the reverse in at the end of a roll. Report this Post to the Staff
CoinsKelly Pillar of the Community United States 3453 Posts	Posted 09/24/2014 11:25 am Nice start! This will be fun,,,,especially with commems' running commentary Report this Post to the Staff
jbuck Moderator United States 188342 Posts	Posted 09/24/2014 3:33 pm Yes, we are off to a great start! I knew he would got above and beyond with added value. 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
LogPotato Valued Member United States 291 Posts	Posted 09/24/2014 8:22 pm A great start is right! I am especially fond of that Wells Fargo holder. Report this Post to the Staff
jack jeckel Pillar of the Community United States 5207 Posts	Posted 09/24/2014 10:40 pm 3 of mine from one of the extra pages in my 7070 Report this Post to the Staff
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