Not all my commemorative coins have a bison. Lately my local coin shop has a few comm's that he sells for a little over melt. And while I don't actively collect these, there a few I like.
The first up is the James Town Commemorative, which celebrates the 400th anniversary of James Town. We helped a friend move from NJ to Virginia and made a long weekend of it. Jamestown is a great interactive museum showing how the first colonists lived.
First up is the coin:
Since I also collect currency, I also had to get a note from the area.
I used to travel a lot to DC, whenever I could I would explore one of the Smithsonian museum's. Each is unique and tells the story of America. Hence why I got this coin.
Like I said I don't have a lot, I really like coins with Bison.
The last one I have is for the Library of Congress. While you can't check out books, if you ever have a chance you really need to check it out. Especially the reading room and the collection. Realistically how many have actually seen the Declaration of Independence or the Constitution? Or the Guttenberg Bible. Try to go if ever in the DC area. And also Grape works nearby so you can get coins ;)
That's a nice Federal Reserve Bank Note you picked up there. I do collect mint state modern commemorative dollars and half dollars, and while there has been criticism of many of the designs, I find quite a few (especially for the dollar coins) that are very appealing to me.
A small correction: The original Declaration of Independence, U.S. Constitution, Bill of Rights, and Magna Carter are all in The National Archives, not the Library of Congress. Whenever I have a chance to go to D.C. I always make a reservation in advance to be in the first group allowed at opening to gain admittance to the Rotunda. This way you're not rushed to see the documents. Within a half hour, it's elbow to elbow. However, I don't know the current rules, as Covid probably changed things.
Steve
A day without fine wine and working on your coin collection is like a day without sunshine!
Steve you are correct the originals are stored in the national archives, but the rough draft and various other declarations are stored in the library of Congress in addition with the drafts of the constitution. I should have been more clear in my list above. Never the less, the articles that founded America are available to be viewed.
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