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Pillar of the Community
 United States
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Well, it's been a long time coming, but tonight I finally filled the only remaining hole in my 144-piece silver classic commemorative set - a 1952-D Washington-Carver, PCGS MS66. This one has been a tough one to find in this grade with good eye-appeal and at a reasonable price - many of the decent ones I've run across the past couple years have been really overpriced, sometimes even well-above the PCGS price guide. I got this one for under CDN greysheet at auction, so was pretty happy about that. Now I can concentrate on a few upgrades  . |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
561 Posts |
 Congratulations! The whole 144 coin set to boot! Incredible work. Upgrades are always a goal but even managing to complete the 144 set is something to be very proud of |
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United States
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WOW! Congrats. John1  |
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Pillar of the Community
2222 Posts |
  WTG - well done, |
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CCF Master Historian of USA Commemoratives
United States
12253 Posts |
@hokiefan_82: Congrats on the outstanding accomplishment! Terrific dedication!  Now it's time for a bit of show-and-tell with your collection!  Collecting history one coin or medal at a time! (c) commems. All rights reserved.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
94367 Posts |
Yes, how about some pics of your favorites?
Edited by Coinfrog
10/04/2021 10:18 am
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Bedrock of the Community
 United States
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Congrats on the In Memory of Crazyb0 12-26-1951 to 7-27-2020
In Memory of Tootallious 3-31-1964 to 4-15-2020
In Memory of T-BOP 10-12-1949 to 1-19-2024
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Astonishing feat! Congratulations!
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United States
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Congratulations! Quote:Now it's time for a bit of show-and-tell with your collection!  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
600 Posts |
I agree that's a really impressive feat to collect all 144.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
634 Posts |
Congrats on completing a huge set.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Impressive!! Congratulations on a massively difficult accomplishment. How long did it take to assempble the entire set?
And I agree, we need some eye candy here!
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Pillar of the Community
 United States
3634 Posts |
Thank you, everyone! This 144 piece set, plus the two Norse American medals, took me almost 8 years to complete. Soon after my first acquisition, I thought I'd work on the 50-piece type set, but after a couple years I decided expand to the full set. I also have all the gold classic commemoratives except for the two $50 Panama-Pacific issues (those will have to wait until I win the lottery ). I'll pick out a few of my favorites and post before too long. Thanks again! Member of SPMC, FCCB, ANA and ANS. My U.S. Classic Commemorative Complete Set: https://www.NGCcoin.com/registry/co...sets/278741/My U.S. Fractional Note Set: https://notes.www.collectors-societ...eSetID=34188Edited by hokiefan_82
10/04/2021 3:33 pm
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Congratulations!!!!! You should be VERY proud of this difficult accomplishment. I'm sure you took eight years to make sure each coin was how you liked the eye appeal, in the grade you wanted, and at a fair price! That's what the love of coins is all about!!!!
So what's next?
Steve
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Thanks, Steve! I'm not likely to branch out into anything new at this time, but will probably start focusing more time and energy back on my US type coin collection. However, I'm already looking at which of my classic commemoratives (mostly older purchases) that I want to upgrade, so the fun will continue there to a degree!
Member of SPMC, FCCB, ANA and ANS. My U.S. Classic Commemorative Complete Set: https://www.NGCcoin.com/registry/co...sets/278741/My U.S. Fractional Note Set: https://notes.www.collectors-societ...eSetID=34188 |
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United States
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Outstanding set building accomplishment. Congratulations are in order for the patience it had to take. Would enjoy seeing some photos of your favorites.
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Posted 10/04/2021 04:12 am
