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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Edited by livingwater
10/21/2023 11:30 am
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Bedrock of the Community
 United States
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That's a really cool medal, livingwater. I'll be getting one also!
Inordinately fascinated by bits of metal with strange markings and figures
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Pillar of the Community
United States
2001 Posts |
I love it! Wonder what it will cost and what the availability will be?
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CCF Master Historian of USA Commemoratives
United States
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Looks good! The return of a classic design!
15 Stars for 15 States (Vermont and Kentucky had joined the Union by 1794).
Collecting history one coin or medal at a time! (c) commems. All rights reserved.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I guess I'm not that much of a hardcore numismatist.ni don't really care for that coin design, so I'm not really looking forward to it, probably a pass for me. Plus the silver being a medal, not a coin. I'm curious if this replaces the Liberty medal for next year as the good version will be the Liberty coin for 2025, the article says.
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CCF Master Historian of USA Commemoratives
United States
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@Gilly: To each his own!  I'm guessing there will be plenty of folks who will want one! Collecting history one coin or medal at a time! (c) commems. All rights reserved.
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Pillar of the Community
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I'm curious if this replaces the Liberty medal for next year as the good version will be the Liberty coin for 2025, the article says. The press release describes it as the Liberty Medal. . .what do you think it is replacing ? |
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I agree the silver version, being just a Medal, will hurt sales to some extent, since it's not a coin. The gold version will be a coin, as it's authorized by Congress. Two years ago, I bought the below item from limitedmintage.com (Intaglio Mint). It's 2 oz. of .999 silver, with a diameter of 39 mm, which is perfect. It's roughly 1/4 inch thick, which I find attractive. Yes, technically it's a "round" and not a Medal, but to me, I don't care! If the U.S. Mint were making a silver "coin" next year, I'd buy that. But as a Medal, I won't, as the item below fully meets my needs. If I hadn't bought the item below two years ago, I'd still buy that now instead of the new Mint silver medal in 2024. Both the obverse and reverse are virtually identical between next years 1 oz. Mint medal and the item shown below! My understanding is that one oz. silver medal from the Mint will cost about $82 or so plus shipping. The 2 oz. .999 silver item below only costs about $63 or so, plus reasonable shipping! I can understand many of us not buying either one. But I have trouble understanding why one would buy the Mint Medal instead of the item shown below? The differences you see below are due to differences in the photo quality, and not differences in the actual products, as the one I have in hand is extremely handsome, much more so than the photo, who pixel quality had to be greatly reduced! Steve limitedmintage.com version  U.S. Mint 2024 Medal version  Edited by Winesteven
10/23/2023 02:14 am
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Pillar of the Community
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I really wish it was a coin. I am not sure what I will do.
@winesteven, that 2 oz piece is great and I have heard nothing but good things about items from Intaglio Mint. I've been on the waiting list for about 6 months for one!
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Pillar of the Community
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I'm not a fan of their very weird stuff, but I absolutely love their wide array of numismatic items. I've bought one of each of many. They look great, and pricing is "reasonable" for the quality - roughly $8 or so per oz. over spot, and their shipping is very reasonable.
Steve
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United States
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Fantastic!  I will definitely get this one.  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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The Semiquincentennial (also called "Sestercentennial") in 2026 will likely bring more of these laser-engraved, resurrected designs. . .I'll likely get the 2024 medal.
When 2026 rolls around, there's going to be a flood of medals, coins, and other tchotchkes. The ARBA medals of 1976 spring to mind. . .
Edited by cptbilly
10/29/2023 10:47 am
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Pillar of the Community
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I have been a coin collector for many decades. So far I have not been lead astray by medals but this one is intriguing. I wish it was a silver dollar like the Morgan and Peace series. But then we would be getting a Trade dollar and Seated dollar let alone a Draped but dollar follow up. |
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Quote:I wish it was a silver dollar like the Morgan and Peace series. But then we would be getting a Trade dollar and Seated dollar let alone a Draped but dollar follow up.  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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The U.S. Mint just changed their mind! No kidding!!!The "P.C." crowd is now getting their way! Here's what happened: "However, the CCAC [Citizens Coinage Advisory Committee] felt, given the program's focus on modern depictions of Liberty, that using a historic design for the American Liberty program was inadvisable." Ugh! I love those older numismatic designs! https://www.coinworld.com/news/us-c...erty-programSteve
A day without fine wine and working on your coin collection is like a day without sunshine! My collecting "Pride & Joy" is my PCGS Registry Dansco 7070 Set: https://www.PCGS.com/setregistry/ty...edset/213996Edited by Winesteven
11/02/2023 02:29 am
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Bedrock of the Community
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Each have their own tastes.
I am much more used to the association that this design is most appropriate when it was contemporary.
I guess that if you can't get a pristine original, then
a latter day issue, based on the original design is a desirable enough second prize.
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