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CCF Master Historian of USA Commemoratives
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How about a thread devoted to the "tools of the trade" for mineral mining, precious metal mining (and panning), oil drilling, natural gas drilling, etc. Let's keep the focus on the extraction tools - for example: oil rigs, drilling platforms, pickaxes, panning bowls, sluicing tools, etc. - vs. the end product of using such tools. (Another potential thread!)  Collecting history one coin or medal at a time! (c) commems. All rights reserved.
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CCF Master Historian of USA Commemoratives
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I'll kick things off with a coin from 100 years ago - the 1925 California Statehood Diamond Jubilee (75th Anniversary) Half Dollar. California was admitted to the Union on September 9, 1850. (Happy 175th California!) The coin's obverse presents a miner panning for gold. (The California Gold Rush began in 1848 and extended into the mid-1850s; it was supplanted by the discovery of huge silver deposits in Nevada.)  Collecting history one coin or medal at a time! (c) commems. All rights reserved.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Nice example, commems!  Hopefully this thread will keep going.  Errers and Varietys.
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United States
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nice coin and topic, lets hope it takes off ...  |
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Pillar of the Community
Australia
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2015 South Sudan 10 piasters depicting an oil drilling rig.  |
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United States
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Very nice examples! |
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CCF Master Historian of USA Commemoratives
United States
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@triggersmob: Thanks for engaging! Interesting coin!
Collecting history one coin or medal at a time! (c) commems. All rights reserved.
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CCF Master Historian of USA Commemoratives
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Hopefully this thread will keep going. Quote:
... lets hope it takes off. I hope it will as well. IMO, we've seen enough coins with Birds/Fish/Hats etc. It's time for something a bit more esoteric! Collecting history one coin or medal at a time! (c) commems. All rights reserved.
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CCF Master Historian of USA Commemoratives
United States
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Digging into the classic-era US commemorative coin series again... The 1936 Wisconsin Territorial Centennial Half Dollar features elements of the first Great Seal of the Wisconsin Territory on its reverse (per the US Mint), namely, an arm holding a pickaxe with a pile of lead ore in the background.   Collecting history one coin or medal at a time! (c) commems. All rights reserved.
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Pillar of the Community
Australia
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1980 Honduras 10 centavos depicting mining tools  The tools...  |
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United States
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More nice examples! |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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If you have a pickaxe, you're going to need a shovel. Right 1921 Saxony 50 pfennigs  |
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1921 Saxony 50 pfennigs Very nice! |
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Pillar of the Community
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The reverse of Presidential Art Medals' Nevada Statehood medal features the Nevada State Seal, which includes an ore cart emerging from a mine:  " Even a clock that's stopped is right twice a day. "
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07/24/2025 2:17 pm
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Pillar of the Community
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Wisconsin & West Virginia's State Seals include pick axes also:   " Even a clock that's stopped is right twice a day. "
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Nice examples, cptbilly! |
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