Need Help With An Unlisted (I Think) Howard J. Ruff Commemorative From 1987?

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jdsstrat Valued Member United States 258 Posts	Posted 06/07/2025 1:59 pm I know these commemoratives aren't usually too much more special than the silver they are made from, but this one may be an exception. Numista has a listing for a coin like this one from 1986. That coin has the same obverse (except for the date) but not the same reverse. The same reverse can be found on Ruff's Liberty Bell Free the Eagle coin. So for this one, someone at Liberty Mint paired two already existing dies together and punched a different date. Ordinarily, I would think "no big deal" only this time I can't find this coin anywhere. Thoughts? Comments or Questions? Edited by jdsstrat 06/07/2025 5:12 pm Report this Post to the Staff

jbuck Moderator United States 187851 Posts	Posted 06/09/2025 10:00 am Very interesting! 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
jdsstrat Valued Member United States 258 Posts	Posted 06/09/2025 2:42 pm Since posting, I have learned that Ruff did hold one of his conventions - an annual affair in the 1980s apparently - in Orlando in 1987 and it was at these conventions that he would typically offer coins such as these for sale. For example, a very similar "Light of Liberty" coin was apparently sold at one of Ruff's conventions in 1986. There were about 14,850 of those coins minted, or so it would seem. About other coins Ruff produced, the mintage is unknown, as it would appear is the case for this one. Report this Post to the Staff
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