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Valued Member
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Hello to all, I am really liking these coins. I have acquired a few so far... 1925 Stone Mountain, 1892 Columbia Exposition, 1982 Washington, 1993 Madison.
I'm concentrating on the Silver Halves and these were the easiest to acquire. The others I've seen are priced rather high.
Does anyone know where I can learn more about them, so I'll know why some are so expensive and others cheap aside from mintage numbers? Where is a good place to purchase the Silver commemorative halves.
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Bedrock of the Community
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Commems on here has a thread about most if not all of them where you can learn about them if you search through the old threads. As far as where to buy them I've gotten the majority of mine off ebay, they have by far the widest selection for them and I've found most dealers have a very limited selection if that especially for the moderns. The Booker T and the Washington Carvers should also come cheap for the series with how many years they did them. There are a couple back breakers in there though in any grade in youre trying to do them all but it is a great series |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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There is a book "A guide Book of UNITED STATES COMMEMORATIVE COINS" published by Whitman. It has a good over view of the early commemoratives with mintage numbers and out dated pricing. There are many great designs in the early halves check out the Oregon trail series real eye candy.
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Pillar of the Community
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A U.S. Coins Red Book is pretty informative. Oregon coin geek.....*** GO BEAVS ! ! ! ***
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 United States
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Thanks, I've been reading up a little and it seems that the '82 Washington and '93 Madison are the only halves struck in silver, or am I missing something. I may have to concentrate on modern dollars and the older halves. They are some really nice coins and the perfect follow-up to my type collection.
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You are correct - those are the 2 modern silver halves - so far.
The modern halves are probably easier to complete. Although there are a couple that are a bit more expensive as well.
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United States
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You will find many of the modern dollars going for close to melt value. With many designs to choose from they are a fun set to build and view. Proofs are more common and are often plagued with milky spotting, but quality examples are out there for the discriminant buyer. Uncurculated versions have less mintage's and some are pricey. [URL="http://s1231.photobucket.com/user/muddler5/media/Commemorative/R1-06040-001A.jpg.html]  [/URL] milky toning mentioned earlier [URL="http://s1231.photobucket.com/user/muddler5/media/Commemorative/R1-05975-005A.jpg.html]  [/URL] [URL="http://s1231.photobucket.com/user/muddler5/media/Commemorative/R1-05975-017A.jpg.html]  [/URL] Edited by muddler
07/06/2013 11:27 am
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Wasn't there a silver set for the Bicentennial?
Quarter, half and dollar.
Or was it a clad proof set?
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CCF Master Historian of USA Commemoratives
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@raybutler: Welcome to world of US commemorative coins! The Guide Book mentioned by muddler is a very good starting point. It contains all of the necessary "Facts and Figures" as well as brief background stories about the various issues. In terms of online information sources, CCF offers access to the US commemorative information put together by NGC (the grading company) as part of their Photo Proof series. You can read about each classic US commemorative coin here: http://www.coincommunity.com/commem...e_histories/ As basebal21 mentioned, I have been posting here in the Commemoratives section about the classic US silver series. (Thanks for the reference basebal21!) I've tried to post information abut each coin that is not typically found in the general reference books about the series. If you search this forum using the term "Commems Collection" you should be able to find most of my original posts. Quote:
...so I'll know why some are so expensive and others cheap aside from mintage numbers? I think you'll find that mintage numbers play a large role in why some issues are more expensive than others. US commemoratives are no different than other coin series in that regard. Of course, technical grade and overall eye appeal are also a factor as is the design theme (some designs/themes are just more popular than others!). Good luck with your pursuit! Please ask any questions that you have, there are plenty of folks here on CCF who can help you out! Collecting history one coin or medal at a time! (c) commems. All rights reserved.
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07/06/2013 12:53 pm
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@matthewvincent: The Bicentennial commemoratives were issued in multiple versions: 1) Standard copper-nickel clad composition for circulation 2) Standard clad composition in proof for collectors 3) Silver-clad composition (40% silver) in Uncirculated for collectors 4) Silver-clad composition (40% silver) in Proof for collectors The copper-nickel clad coinage was also available in standard Mint Sets and Proof sets. Here's a link to a couple of my "Artist Signed" sets of the coins: https://goccf.com/t/123129Collecting history one coin or medal at a time! (c) commems. All rights reserved.
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United States
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I just picked up a 1923 Monroe Doctrine and 1926 Sesqui Half from my local coin shop both are AU Condition. My question is as all my comm. Halves are raw, should I submit them for grading? Only the rarer ones? |
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Bedrock of the Community
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If you like graded coins there is a value to having it done especially if they're the rarer ones. All mine are graded but some of its a personal preference
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United States
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Does anyone know where I can learn more about them, I have a book titled "Commemorative Coins of the United States",by Anthony Swiatek.It covers the commems. from 1893-1992.My copy is the first edition published in 1993.There may be a newer edition published since then. It really is pretty informative,covering initial sale price,mintages,market values as of 1993,the coins designers,descriptions of the obverse and reverse,points subject to wear,and where to find more info on each coin and it's related packaging. Hope this helps |
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United States
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Thanks, commems.
I have always liked the quarter design. Showed creativity.
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Some of the classic commem designs suck, but MOST of the modern designs suck... and most aren't silver either.
Collect dem classics.
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Bedrock of the Community
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but MOST of the modern designs suck... and most aren't silver either.
Only most of the modern half dollars are clad, all of the modern commemorative dollars are silver. |
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