Early Commemorative?

Some of the classic commemoratives did indeed circulate a bit. The first program, for the 1893 Columbian Exposition, had many coins left over at the end of the fair. They sold for $1 at the fair but the remainder were dumped in banks at face value and were paid out as half dollars. That happened to some of the coins with higher mintages. Also, some were used as pocket pieces sometimes to remember the commemoration of a person or event. Many of them that did circulate were only lightly circulated, hence the lowest grade of AU.

Scott3270........
I believe one of our Moderators has a great collection of Commemoratives.....not sure if it's "complete" or not though....don't remember.
I'm thinking it was Bryan......apologies if I'm mistaken Bryan. You can click on his link to look at his collection right there wherever he posts. Regardless, do look for where members post links for others to see their collection.....you'll be impressed !