Can We Post A Complete Commemorative Collection?

Absolutely stunning example moxking of this treasured classic silver commemorative.

I had nearly the same multi year challenge to find 'my' MS Hawaiian ... the surfaces on nearly all turned me off for a very long time.

Truly tempted to show my PCGS MS65/CAC example ... but resisting as my commitment to this outstanding thread is some commentary and discussion on the honestly circulated type set.

Enjoying all that all of you are posting.

I'm a dork, are those scuffs in the left obverse field consistent in your mind with a 65?

I knew when I started collecting the series the Hawaiian was probably going to be my stopper. I was at the Sarasota coin show in October, and stumbled upon the Hawaiian I posted. There are quite a large number of improperly cleaned Hawaiians out there (there were 2 others at the show), and they all have really harsh lines from cleaning. This example was (relatively) reasonably priced, and has no hairlines, as the cleaning seems to have been a dip. I wouldn't have bought it with hairlines, but the dip doesn't bother me nearly as much. In hand, it comes close to looking like it would straight grade.

The way I feel, I'm fortunate to have as MS Hawaiian in my collection, at a price I could comfortably afford. It will be the only one in my commem collection that will have been intentionally bought in a details grade.

Chester Beach funky design for the Hudson half dollar always make me smile.

Where else in USA coinage history are you going to find Neptune seated backwards on a whale? Or a mermaid blowing into a conch shell?

How about the stylized partial moon? I suppose that was a tribute to Henry Hudson flagship Half Moon shown on the reverse ... but did Chester Beach realize he only gave us a quarter moon?

My honestly circulated example is one of the visual favorites in that set ... not only for the design but also for the circulation cameo eye appeal.

1935 Hudson Sesquicentennial Half Dollar - PCGS VF35



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Fully concur with that statement. I finally settled on an 'acceptable' MS66 example after looking at a lot of coins.

Strike quality (or lack thereof) is one aspect of collecting the classic set that our modern commemorative collectors are not challenged with. Modern example in MS69 with fully razor sharp features are the norm ... good luck with that goal on any of the classic series.

My recently sold Hudson

The Hudson is one of 5 that I don't have. Partly because of not finding one I like (good strike, some color), and partly because I hate the price. It is one of the goofiest coins ever minted by the US in my opinion, and that goofiness is also a reason I want to find my perfect example.

And Wisconsin and Delaware and Iowa and...