Calling All Ship Fans ... Classic Silver Commemorative Examples

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nickelsearcher Moderator United States 15388 Posts	Posted 02/13/2016 5:27 pm I took the time today to provide a lengthy reply to a new CCF member who is interested in collecting the theme of ships on coins ... of which there are likely thousands of world-wide examples. My reply to the new member, however, caused me to consider if we have ever discussed the five classic silver commemorative issues with ships as a main motif in this forum. This thread fills that gap (if it even existed) ... and I'll share below poor photographs of all five ... without very much additional commentary. I decided to use examples from my MS type set ... one circulated example at the end ... 1921 Pilgrim Tercentenary Half Dollar .. PCGS MS66/CAC Tremendous image of the May Flower fighting the high seas on her maiden voyage. Also available as a 1920 dated coin. 1924 Huguenot-Waloon Tercentenary Half Dollar - PCGS MS66/CAC Here we have an image of the ship Niuew Nederland carrying the religious objectors to the new world. 1935 Hudson Sesquicentennial Half Dollar - PCGS MS66/CAC IMHO Chester Beach design for this coin is the most outlandish (funky) coin ever issued by the US Mint ... great fun. This shows the good ship Half Moon captained by Henry Hudson on her voyage of discovery up the Hudson river. 1936 Delaware Tercentenary Half Dollar - PCGS MS66/CAC The Old Swedes Church shown on the obverse is one of the classic commemorative sites that I have visited. The reverse features the Kalmar Nyckel ... the ship carrying the Swedish colonists to the new land in 1638. 1936 Long Island Tercentenary Half Dollar - PCGS MS65/CAC The last of our five classic silver commemorative with ships ... no identification of the specific ship that I know of. Just for fun ... I also have all five of these coins in my PCGS certified circulated set ... will show only one as an example of how these treasured coins honestly wear. 1920 Pilgrim - PCGS FR02 Any fans of ships out there? Enjoy - David Take a look at my other hobby ... http://www.jk-dk.art Report this Post to the Staff

Dith Pran Valued Member United States 283 Posts	Posted 02/13/2016 5:52 pm Does the Santa Maria on the Columbian Exposition half dollar not count as a main motif? Report this Post to the Staff
Coinfusion Pillar of the Community United States 500 Posts	Posted 02/13/2016 6:51 pm Very nice examples nicklesearcher! I'm sure the new member appreciated your detailed reply Report this Post to the Staff
Justinwd Valued Member United States 311 Posts	Posted 02/13/2016 7:05 pm I'm a big fan of ships, but I should be considering I was in the navy. Report this Post to the Staff
moxking Rest in Peace United States 17900 Posts	Posted 02/13/2016 8:21 pm Beautiful examples all. Some of my favorite classic silver commemoratives. Report this Post to the Staff
muddler Pillar of the Community United States 7184 Posts	Posted 02/13/2016 11:41 pm Great ships and beautiful coins. Report this Post to the Staff
jbuck Moderator United States 187582 Posts	Posted 02/14/2016 12:10 am Beautiful examples. Perhaps we will see some more. 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
GR58 Bedrock of the Community United States 11951 Posts	Posted 02/14/2016 04:01 am Interesting read And of course I enjoyed looking at the pictures At first I was thinking wow .. very nice high grade classic coins, but that lowball really calls to me also. It is nice to see theme of ships like that, I wonder how many different themes you could come up with on commemorative coins. Report this Post to the Staff
nickelsearcher Moderator United States 15388 Posts	Posted 02/14/2016 09:14 am Quote: Does the Santa Maria on the Columbian Exposition half dollar not count as a main motif? I did not originally include it ... but just for fun, why not? This adjustment gives us six classic silver commemorative with ships as a 'main' motif. 1892 Columbian Exposition Half Dollar - PCGS MS66/CAC Also available as an 1893 dated coin. David Take a look at my other hobby ... http://www.jk-dk.art Report this Post to the Staff
Dith Pran Valued Member United States 283 Posts	Posted 02/14/2016 8:13 pm Very nice. You have some truly beautiful coins. Report this Post to the Staff
Fuzzy317 Moderator United States 14463 Posts	Posted 02/14/2016 11:19 pm Here is the 1893 Report this Post to the Staff
CelticKnot Bedrock of the Community United States 12811 Posts	Posted 02/15/2016 12:18 am Thanks for the great photos, nickelsearcher (and Fuzzy)! Report this Post to the Staff
bobby131313 Forum Dad United States 24148 Posts	Posted 02/15/2016 02:08 am One of my favorites, shot by Brandon Kelly.... Shop CCF Members on eBay. Report this Post to the Staff
Fuzzy317 Moderator United States 14463 Posts	Posted 02/15/2016 02:10 am great toning Bobby Report this Post to the Staff
jbuck Moderator United States 187582 Posts	Posted 02/15/2016 10:05 am Wow! That baby really pops! 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 12252 Posts	Posted 02/15/2016 12:09 pm Great post! Always nice to see excellent images of great examples of US commemorative coins. "Ships on Coins" is definitely one of the more popular of the topical collecting themes for collectors, and having coins from the classic US series as part of such a collection can't be beat. If a collector wished to expand beyond nickelsearcher's "main motif" theme, there are four other classic commemoratives that feature one or more ships as a minor part of their design: 1. Bay Bridge: a ferry boat and an ocean liner on the reverse 2. Norfolk: three-masted sailing ship on obverse 3. Roanoke: a pair of sailing ships on the reverse 4. San Diego: a sailing ship is seen behind Minerva on the obverse Of course, if you'll allow the definition of "ship" to stretch enough to include canoes, you could also include the Rhode Island half dollar in a "water craft" themed collection. Thanks to nickelsearcher for getting this one started! Collecting history one coin or medal at a time! (c) commems. All rights reserved. Report this Post to the Staff
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