Circulated Classic Commemorative Family Picture!

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The Silver Searcher Pillar of the Community United States 1393 Posts	Posted 04/03/2023 12:50 pm Hey all, I've been starting to work on the extremely difficult pursuit of finding a full set of circulated classic commemorative coins, and following in the footsteps of Nickelsearcher, Not Mint to Be, and Worn Out. I have eight coins/issues so far: Columbian Oregon Trail Lincoln-Illinois Monroe Doctrine Pilgrim Stone Mountain Lexington-Concord U.S. Sesquicentennial I've posted some of them before, but I thought it'd be fun to share a "family picture" with you all, so here they are! The white blocks on the reverse picture block out the purchase details of each coin. Obverses: Reverses: Accumulating these 8 coins, in (mostly) problem-free, circulated, condition, has taken almost two years. And these are the more "common" coins in the circulated state, so I think this highlights how difficult pursuing this set is. In that time, there have been only a couple of coins that I wanted that I didn't purchase. One appeared to be a circulated York County, Maine Tercentenary, which is an extraordinarily difficult to find coin in that condition. I decided to pass, because the pictures were awful and there were no returns. The hunt goes on! Report this Post to the Staff

dsking Pillar of the Community United States 2365 Posts	Posted 04/03/2023 12:56 pm Very nice start! Report this Post to the Staff
jbuck Moderator United States 197800 Posts	Posted 04/03/2023 1:38 pm Very nice! Coin Collector Since 1978 Avatar Old Avatar 7070 Eisenhower Australia Canada World CCF Members on eBay CCF eBay Search Engine Report this Post to the Staff
Coinfrog Bedrock of the Community United States 94367 Posts	Posted 04/03/2023 1:48 pm Sounds like a great pursuit! Report this Post to the Staff
nickelsearcher Moderator United States 16004 Posts	Posted 04/03/2023 2:08 pm You are off to a fine start on what, for me, was a challenging and very rewarding collecting adventure. It's nice to see your set of 8 together for a family photo. Quote: And these are the more "common" coins in the circulated state, so I think this highlights how difficult pursuing this set is. From your prior threads on the topic I salute the knowledge you have gained on the perseverance needed to complete this set. Your 8 coins are from what I titled the 'Pre-Depression' era and each is relatively common, relative at least to the later follow-on coins. I believe you have likely already read it - but commems graciously hosted an epic 2014 thread 'Days of Classic Commemoratives'. There I posted photos and collecting insights on all 50 type coins (both MS and circulated) as well as general insights on pursuing the circulated set such as the 6 'stoppers'. etc. In case you missed up - buckle up for a great read: http://goccf.com/t/187113 Take a look at my other hobby ... http://www.jk-dk.art Report this Post to the Staff
commems CCF Master Historian of Commemorative Coins United States 12628 Posts	Posted 04/03/2023 4:48 pm Congrats! Very nice group and a strong start to a set! nickelsearcher did a great job with the circulated commemorative coins in the "Days of Thread" - it's definitely worth checking out. Collecting history one coin or medal at a time! (c) commems. All rights reserved. Edited by commems 04/03/2023 5:38 pm Report this Post to the Staff
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