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Valued Member
 United States
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As most of you noted, this one was a little tricky.  The reference I'm using came up with D - 21 as the answer.  Next question, Pompeo Coppini designed what outstanding commemorative? A. Spanish Trail B. Connecticut C. San Diego D. Texas Thanks all for playing along.  |
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Valued Member
United States
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yotie, you can use any reference you want to for this. It's all in fun, plus learning a little bit about the series. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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the fun part is guessin
so my guess is Texas
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Valued Member
United States
212 Posts |
Well, coppini did Make many sculptures of Texas heros, so I'm gonna go with D
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Valued Member
United States
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Correct answer was D. Texas.  Anthony De Francisci, the designer of the Peace silver dollar, also designed what commemorative? A. Illinois B. Connecticut C. Maine D. Pilgrim |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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C - Maine
Cool quiz LeeG! Thanks for posting.
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Valued Member
United States
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Thanks HONDO. What I'm going to do next is show a part of an image of an Early Commemorative coin and folks will have to figure out which one it is. Even I had trouble with this one.  |
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Valued Member
United States
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The correct answer was C, Maine. Something a lot of folks don't know about the Maine Commemorative is that:
Since its production in 1920, coin collectors have credited the design of the Maine Centennial half dollar to either Anthony de Francisci or an 'unknown artist.' Recruited to make the plaster models for the coin by James E. Fraser, sculptor member of the Commission of Fine Arts, de Francisci was required to work from drawings provided by the Maine Centennial Commission and had minimal creative input. The Maine Centennial Commission rejected attempts to have a more vibrant design prepared and insisted that their drawings be converted into models for the U. S. Mint. Recent discovery of the original design drawings by the author, and corroborative research by Arthur M. Griffiths in 1950 established local Maine artist Harry H. Cochrane as the coin's designer.
Courtesy of Roger Burdette
On how many commemorative coins does George Washington appear?
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CCF Master Historian of USA Commemoratives
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On how many commemorative coins does George Washington appear? Once again, the answer is a matter of perspective. From my perspective, Washington appears on 9 different classic and modern US commemorative coins (Hope I didn't forget any!)): 1. 1900 Lafayette Memorial dollar 2. 1926 American Independence Sesquicentennial half dollar 3. 1932 George Washington quarter (I've written here on CCF that I consider the 1932 Washington quarter the second commemorative quarter in the classic series) 4. 1776-1976 dual-dated Bicentennial quarter (I consider the quarter, half dollar and dollar to be circulating commemoratives) 5. 1982 250th anniversary of Washington's Birth half dollar 6. 1999 200th anniversary of Washington's Death gold half eagle 7. 1991 Mt. Rushmore 50th Anniversary clad half dollar 8. 1991 Mt. Rushmore 50th Anniversary silver dollar 9. 1991 Mt. Rushmore 50th Anniversary gold half eagle I don't consider the Statehood Quarter series or the America the Beautiful Quarter series or the Presidential dollar series to be commemoratives. From my perspective, each is a thematic or topical series featuring coins without specific commemorative tie-ins to their issue dates. So, I didn't include any of them in my tally. Collecting history one coin or medal at a time! (c) commems. All rights reserved.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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well I am going to guess 9
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Valued Member
United States
243 Posts |
My reference states that A., qty of 3, is the right answer
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Valued Member
United States
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Who was the first person to appear on any U.S. Commemorative coin while still living?
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Moderator
United States
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LeeG ... with all due respect ... you are confusing me with this quiz series in regards to what you are asking versus what our members are giving. What happened to ... Quote:
What I'm going to do next is show a part of an image of an Early Commemorative coin and folks will have to figure out which one it is.
 And commems answer to the prior question is correct - despite your insistence on whatever 'reference' you are using. You did not provide any explanation for why your 'reference' states 3 Washington appearances ... which is obviously wrong from a 2015 educated numismatist perspective. BTW ... what reference are you using? It needs updating. LOL The answer to what I believe is the latest question lies in the 1921 Alabama Centennial Half Dollar where then Governor T.E. Kilby was featured as a member of the conjoined obverse portraits. Designed by my favorite classic silver commemorative lady .. Laura Gardin Fraser. This is the first appearance of a living person on any USA coin. David |
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CCF Master Historian of USA Commemoratives
United States
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Yep, Alabama Governor T.E. Kilby was definitely the first. He was followed by three others during the classic series era: President Coolidge on the 1926 Sesquicentennial of American Independence half dollar, Senator Carter Glass of Virginia on the 1936 Lynchburg, VA Sesquicentennial half dollar and Senator Joseph Robinson of Arkansas on the 1936 Robinson-Arkansas Statehood Centennial half dollar. Of course, within the modern series we have Eunice Kennedy Shriver on the 1995 Special Olympics silver dollar and Nolan Ryan on the 1992 Olympics silver dollar. (But don't tell anybody about Nolan Ryan, the Mint wants to keep it a secret! Read more here: https://goccf.com/t/128032) 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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Sorry, I should have been more clear that I am talking the early commemorative series 1892-1954.
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