Any News On The Breast Cancer Awareness Designs?

The 93 BoR half dollar is the only modern commemorative half dollar to be made of silver, with the exception of the 82 Washington commemoratives that started the modern commemorative era. I suspect that helped its sales.

I suppose with the low mintage this set could sell out, but who will be buying it? Are there that many coin collectors who want to pay extra for a stamp and a cardboard holder? I expect that anyone who wants the commemorative half dollar will be able to buy it by itself for less than this set will cost.

Of course it will be released in October, so if the Mint does a good job of tying it into breast cancer awareness month, then that could help sales as well.

I guess we'll find out a year from now.

Terrible design again. They better hope that some charities buy into that one hard cus collectors won't be

Well, the first thing my wife, a survivor for 16+ years now, said when she saw the designs was "What does lepidoptera have to do with breast cancer awareness?"

So, I guess anything that would have been associated with breast cancer awareness, rather than butterfly collecting, would have been preferred.

I am no expert on symbolic imagery, but my guess is a reference to metamorphosis or rebirth.

Jbuck finishes reading the release...

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Damstra's reverse design depicts a Tiger Swallowtail butterfly in flight, a symbol of hope.

There's no way the prudes would have allowed such a blatant design. Frankly, I'm surprised they actually used the word "breast".

check out the prices on the clad halveS

It should be interesting to see how many are sold.


-MV

with that sentiment. The regular prices for the halves are crazy, especially since they feature a shared design. I expect that for the average collector, if they're going to spend that kind of money, they will probably go for the one with silver. Nevertheless, it should be interesting to follow the sales for the halves.