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Very nice!  I moved your post to the appropriate forum where it should be better appreciated.  |
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Very nice!
I moved your post to the appropriate forum where it should be better appreciated. Thank you. Much appreciated. |
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Pillar of the Community
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Cool! I recently learned about these in a Littleton Coin Company magazine... I almost bought one and then realized that LCC sucks.
Anyway, very nice coin!
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United States
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I've always wondered why the reverse of this coin was not made to more closely resemble a Morgan dollar reverse. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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One I don't have yet but is on my list! Nice piece. |
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CCF Master Historian of USA Commemoratives
United States
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Nice example of the Old SF Mint silver dollar! Thanks for sharing!
This particular issue might hold the record for "Least Artistic Innovation" among all of the modern US commemorative coins - both the obverse and reverse feature a design copied from a previous US Mint issue.
The highly recognizable reverse is basically a copy of the reverse of the famous silver dollar designed by George T. Morgan, and the obverse features a view of the San Francisco Mint that first appeared on a US Mint bronze medal dating from the early 1970s. The depiction of the Old SF Mint building was designed by Sherl J. Winter.
On a positive note, the 2006 silver dollar features a strong strike that brings out the full details of Winter's original design. The bronze medals, in contrast, are notorious for their weak strikes - the Mint building is often very "mushy" and lacking in detail.
Collecting history one coin or medal at a time! (c) commems. All rights reserved.
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Cool! I recently learned about these in a Littleton Coin Company magazine... I almost bought one and then realized that LCC sucks.
Anyway, very nice coin! Thanks. Yeah, you want to buy one where you can get a decent deal. |
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One I don't have yet but is on my list! Nice piece. Thanks. |
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Nice example of the Old SF Mint silver dollar! Thanks for sharing!
This particular issue might hold the record for "Least Artistic Innovation" among all of the modern US commemorative coins - both the obverse and reverse feature a design copied from a previous US Mint issue.
The highly recognizable reverse is basically a copy of the reverse of the famous silver dollar designed by George T. Morgan, and the obverse features a view of the San Francisco Mint that first appeared on a US Mint bronze medal dating from the early 1970s. The depiction of the Old SF Mint building was designed by Sherl J. Winter.
On a positive note, the 2006 silver dollar features a strong strike that brings out the full details of Winter's original design. The bronze medals, in contrast, are notorious for their weak strikes - the Mint building is often very "mushy" and lacking in detail. You're welcome and thank you for your thoughts. I certainly agree, it should hold the record for "Least Artistic Innovation", but I believe that is what makes it so appealing and of course the strong strike. |
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Pillar of the Community
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This particular issue might hold the record for "Least Artistic Innovation" among all of the modern US commemorative coins - both the obverse and reverse feature a design copied from a previous US Mint issue. After picking up an Alabama half at the CSNS show a few weeks ago and realizing the reverse design of an eagle over a shield looked an awful lot like the RFK half I was going to make a post regarding "borrowed" or similar designs of the regular issue commems but I am sure YOU could go even deeper with your knowledge of medals and non sanctioned issues. Don't get me started on the number of Ellis Island style torches on more than 5 modern commems.   |
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some are literally direct copies except the addition of a shield.Buy a classic commem. More history.
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