Can We Post A Complete Commemorative Collection?

Very nice!

Why I posted the 1994, 1997 Jefferson and the 1998 Kennedy was ...
because the mint only issued these coins with a commemorative dollar.

If other collectors were interested in buying modern commemoratives
it might be good to know the options.

Most modern commemorative come in air-tites in a mint box. But there are
quite a few special sets that many collectors don't know about.

Just trying to be helpful ......

moxking,

If you did this because of the change to clad coins from silver, then the modern $1 and $5 commemoratives are a way (along with the modern silver proof sets) to collect and enjoy moderns while still collecting coins made of precious metals

1991 D Korea UNC dollar

Maybe someday the line between the North and South will be removed. Here's hoping. I do like design elements on these and thanks for sharing them guys. It's fun to be able to keep the momentum going in this thread.

BadDog - the reason that I don't collect post 64 is more than just the circulating silver end. I've collected dozens of different collections in my life time, and one thing I've learned very well is that the average value of the items in a collection are determinate of a sale of that collection and, more importantly, the percentage of retail a buyer or dealer is willing to pay.

Dealers have seen messes of 1970's proof sets, rolls of circulated Lincolns, piles of slick Liberty nickels, and the like, dozens or hundreds of times. I don't blame them if they offer 20% of retail because that stuff is almost impossible to move.

On the other hand, if the average value is several hundreds of dollars each, they can stand to increase there percentage offer because it is much less work to score nice profits.

I collect by date, rather than by series. I find it much more enjoyable to look at all the different coins minted in a single year all together in one place. Although, even there, I do break my own rules with the CSC and ASE.

Secondly, this is my last collection. My US coin collection was my first, and now 50+ years later will be my last collection. I've been selling parts of other collections and that money is going directly into my US set. I only have post 1933 Lincolns as type, although I bought more than that simply to fill some date sets.

Same with Jefferson nickels and Roosevelt dimes. I only have the key dates in high grade to serve as type examples. I end my Washington set at 1949.

Last - I'm enjoying completing goals in US coins that I never thought I'd be able to accomplish. I keep 50-60 coins on my want list at all times, and it is absolutely great to finish single year or other self-made sets I wanted to see in my own hands.

I apologize for such a long answer to a short question. This was my first email on my computer this morning and my fingers wanted to dance.

Great summary, mox - I'm sure everyone enjoyed it!

Mine is really dark too.