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Valued Member
United States
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Hello, My next purchase in terms of commemorative coins is going to be a Columbian exposition half. I found these three that I am considering. Can you weigh in terms of which I should get and what they roughly grade? Do they look cleaned? Coin 1   Coin 2   Coin 3   I appreciate your help!! |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Depends on your preferences... coin #2 is the best grade of the 3 but with a darker color that I personally wouldn't like as much as coin 3. Then again, if you wanted a lower mintage coin 1892 (coin #1) would be the way to go. If you just need a cheap example then me personally I like think #1 would be fine. So much depends on which you like best! :D Good luck
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Rest in Peace
United States
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Not an expert on this at all -- but coin 2 would be my choice. I will not attempt a guess on the grades of these coins but coins 1 and 3 look worn down compared to coin 2. I don't see any scratches that I would associate with improper cleaning on any of the coins. Maybe someone with more experience could point out something I'm not seeing.  P.S. This is one of my favorite coins. Love that ship floating over the world! |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Coin 2 is the highest grade, but I really like the look of coin 3. I would pick one of those two.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Given how common and inexpensive this issue is in attractive MS, I really don't care for any of them.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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These three are close ... But #2 has the best detail.
Price would play a good part in how I would decide which one to buy.
Or not buy.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Jolteon - Tell us more about your goals in the commemorative series and your budget, if you will.  |
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Valued Member
United States
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I like #2 the best. I love the dark color and find it attractive, not to mention it is in the highest grade.
UNCs aren't rare or expensive though, so I would get one of those.
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CCF Master Historian of USA Commemoratives
 United States
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I agree with others that have suggested you save towards the purchase of a mint state example of the coin rather than go with one of the circulated examples shown. They can be found for a very reasonable price.
If, however, you want to stick with a purchase from one of the three shown, my eyes find the first coin to be the most visually appealing.
I'm not sure we've helped you much considering all of the varying opinions, but at least we gave you a few more things to think about!
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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Hahaha I love that there is no clear consensus! Everyone has different tastes :+)
My goal is a set of all the coins from the commemorative series (not so much each year and mint but one for each issue). Budget is a student budget so I was trying to get as many coins as I can
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Valued Member
United States
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Also these coins are in the $17-27 range; how much would a MS coin be? I'm having a hard time finding good MS coins that aren't cleaned for reasonable prices. If you guys have leads I'd love to see them!
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Rest in Peace
United States
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Do you live in an area that has any coin shows? That's a good place to find them.
This coins was THE VERY FIRST coins I ever bought and I over-paid for a dark and scratched coin - I think I paid $30.
A couple years later I saw one at a show - nice and shiny uncirculated. The price was $100. I got that one for $30 also.
It pays to be patient.
If you stick around here long enough to be able to buy or trade on the site -- I'm sure there's someone here that can help you out.
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Valued Member
United States
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Wow yeah, that seems like you did very well!!
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United States
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My goal is a set of all the coins from the commemorative series (not so much each year and mint but one for each issue). This is known as a type set ... and if you are considering only the silver classic commemorative issues (not the gold coins) would be a total of 50 coins. There are 48 half dollars, one quarter and one dollar that comprise a completed type set. Many collectors also include the 1925 Norse Medal in their commemorative type set pursuit. I wish you the best with the collection ... it's a challenging set to collect on a budget ... but patience should reward you with many affordable examples if you are willing to accept honestly circulated examples when they become available. Relative to the three coins you have shown ... my preference is #3 ... and the various opinions offered demonstrate that each of us has our own personal aesthetic in regards to eye appeal. What matters, of course, is which one do you prefer? David Take a look at my other hobby ... http://www.jk-dk.art |
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United States
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My advice is to not take the perspective that money is burning a whole in your pocket. Instead of indulging your desire to get a lot of low quality coins NOW, save your money to buy higher quality pieces, and wait until you see them at a good price. It is a much more satisfying strategy over the long term, and you won't be left with a bunch of junk silver which might be interesting to look at (but so are pictures) but which will never have any real value. The value of even good coins will be in trouble, unless the collector base replenishes itself, which is far from a certainty.
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