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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Recently I picked up a Classic commemorative type Dansco album. I did not think about what a major task it would be to complete this album. I feel it will take me years to even make good progress on it. Today I saw a couple coins that will fill some empty holes. I am curious how long others may have been working on this set? This one is a 1920 Pilgrim. I wish I had the ability to really capture how this coin looks in hand. It has a lot of luster and light rainbow colors on both side. I think I need to spend a lot of time on the coin photography section of CCF.   |
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Pillar of the Community
 United States
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Looks like a nice example of a pretty coin  |
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Moderator
 United States
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Nice addition. A classic commemorative album would be a dream. It is on the long list, which means my financial status would have to change significantly. |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Are those die polishing lines in the left obverse field?  |
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Bedrock of the Community
 United States
11951 Posts |
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A classic commemorative album would be a dream. It is on the long list, which means my financial status would have to change significantly. I am pretty much in that same boat Jbuck. Some of the coins needed to fill the empty holes in this album, are way out of my comfort range. And many of them will take me right to the top of my comfort range. I feel I will be happy shooting for XF/AU coins to fill the holes. But I am sure some will be higher .. and lower of those grades. |
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Rest in Peace
United States
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I love the artwork on this coin. Another beauty!
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Pillar of the Community
United States
7187 Posts |
The commemorative type set has been a lifetime endeavor. Starting with a stone mountain ans California half four decades ago I have filled my Whittman album with all but two and two more I'm hesitant to crack out..
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
11951 Posts |
I agree about the art work on this coin.
The ship looks 3D, in hand. I guess it must be high relief.
I would say it is one of my favorite ships depicted on a coin.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Muddler ... Four decades ... quite a long time.
I don't think I have that much left on this earth
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Pillar of the Community
United States
509 Posts |
Nice coin. I'll likely never attempt this set, but this is one of the 2-3 I plan on buying relatively soon
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Moderator
United States
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Lovely coin and a nice way to start your classic silver commemorative pursuit. The ship on the reverse of this coin is, of course, a representation of the Mayflower, bearing the pilgrims on their maiden voyage. This coin is often seen for sale described as a 1920-D issue ... in fact it (and it's 1921 brethren) were both minted in Philadelphia. The obverse of the coin contains an incuse 'D" under Governor Bradford's elbow ... that is not a mint mark but rather the initial of the coin's designer Cyrus E. Dallin. David Take a look at my other hobby ... http://www.jk-dk.art |
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Rest in Peace
United States
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GR58 - the ship is gorgeous and the choppy waves look quite real. I also love the portrait. The governor looks grave and determined, like he's carrying the weight of the New World on his shoulders. I suppose he was.
I just saw a PBS show about all he wrote in his diary. Learned a lot of history that wasn't covered in the text books at school.
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Valued Member
United States
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Beautiful coin and one of my favorite early commemorative coins. I too won't attempt to build a set of these coins because of the cost. I do have a complete set of the new commemorative series and I buy the new ones each year as they are released.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I collect em but I refuse to buy the album, 2x2s and a 3 ring binder for me that helps me avoid empty holes and I can enjoy the ones I can afford. Nice coin BTW .
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12/12/2015 10:41 pm
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Bedrock of the Community
Australia
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I am happy to collect these in AU55 to MS60, rather than perfect.
Except for a few types, classic commems never saw circulation anyway.
I will never get near to completing such a set, because I am too far away from the U.S., but I still love this series, and that's why I will collect them, if the price is right.
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CCF Master Historian of USA Commemoratives
United States
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I am curious how long others may have been working on this set? I've been working on my set for 20+ years, but that statement needs an explanation. When I started out, I was using a Dansco album (still have it!) to house my raw set of mint state commems. After several years, I had gotten about half way through my type set. It was then that I decided that I wanted to assemble a set in PCGS MS-63 holders. So, I took almost all my raw coins back to the dealer from whom I had purchased almost all of them and he sold them for me to other dealers over the course of a couple of months. I used the funds to begin working on my graded/certified set. I worked on it for another few years and then decided that I wanted to build a set in PCGS MS-65 (or better) holders. (It seemed my eyes kept getting better as I aged - I wanted nicer looking coins!) I've worked on my "Gem" set on and off for the last 10 years or so. I traded some 63s to dealers when I purchased a 65 from them, and I also sold some to my nephew who had a growing interest. At this point, I have a handful of coins in MS-64, but all others are in MS-65 to MS-67. I only upgraded one coin this past year - I've been distracted a bit by life. I hope to get my last few upgrades taken care of 2016. The moral of my story? Coin collecting is a hobby and doesn't need to be rushed. It's perfectly fine to take your time and build your collection however you see fit! Collecting history one coin or medal at a time! (c) commems. All rights reserved.
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Posted 12/03/2015 4:12 pm
