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Valued Member
United States
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I was given 2 ten coin sets of beautiful coins showing twenty different planes. The paper work with the coins talk of a Aviation Hall of Fame. Are there more aviation coin sets than these 2?
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Hi Coin Chaser, Can you post pics of the coins you have? You may be referring to the $20 Aviation Proof Coins, issued from the mint from 1990 until 1999. This is one of them:  |
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 United States
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I will try to post pictures. Yes they are $20 coins and that coin in your picture is one of them. They are in 2 silver trays with ten coins in each tray. The trays are in boxes that have a silver top and a blue bottom. There are aircraft on the silver top.
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Valued Member
Canada
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congrats...That sure was a nice gift to receive...I'm hoping someday a uncle of mine will pass some on to me ...he's been collecting for 40 yrs...enjoy your gift...
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Valued Member
Canada
322 Posts |
Hey Can.Coins ...I would really enjoy seeing your collection of NCLT's sometime...I get the feeling it a large collection...
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Pillar of the Community
United States
2408 Posts |
Hunter, I actually haven't got that many coins anymore. I used to have a sizable collection of all types of coins to fill an entire closet and sold most of it as I got older. It became apparent to me that other things in life were more valuable than silver and gold so I had to make some choices.
Yet, my wife still thinks I spend too much on coins...
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Valued Member
Canada
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Hey Coin Chaser, congratulations on getting such a nice gift. Whoever gave them to you must really like you! Unfortunately there are only two 10 coin sets in the Aviation Series of coins, but there is a Transportation Series that has 12 coins (no 12 coin display case that I'm aware of). Here are pics of my sets (I've also got all the individual cases that the Aviation coins came in). Aviation Series I  Aviation Series II  Transportation Series  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Thanks for sharing Hawk. I love the transportation series, particularly the Bras d'or.
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Canada
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My pleasure canadian_coins.
The Transportation Series is very nice set, almost as nice as the Aviation Series......:) I'm partial to the ships in this series.
I've always been a little miffed that the Mint didn't offer a 12 coin display case like the ones for the Aviation coins.
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Valued Member
United States
307 Posts |
Ditto,those are very nice coins. My friend died before Christmas and his wife said he wanted me to have these coins. I collect US coins and fly R/C planes. I was really attracted to these coins and the more I study them,the more beautiful and unique they become. I am now hooked on this type of coin. I will pursue the Transportation series since seeing your photos. Thanks Hawk. |
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Canada
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Sorry to hear your friend passed away Coin Chaser. As I said earlier, he and his wife must have considered you a very good friend to pass those coins on to you.
As for the Transportation Series, most of the coins go for between $60-$90 but the Bluenose (1st coin in the middle row) is about $200 if you can find it.
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United States
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Jazzy car:  |
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Canada
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Hey canadian_coins, I may have asked you this before, but my memory isn't what it used to be so I'm going to ask again. Do you scan all coins pics you post yourself, and if you do what equipment do you use?
Every time I've tried to scan a coin on my Dell 962 it comes out looking like crap regardless of what settings or resolution I use.
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Valued Member
United States
307 Posts |
I'm liken what I see. These Canadian coins are real nice. Thanks for the pictures and info.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Yep, I do all the work myself.
Actually, for those pictures I posted here I used (and still use) my HP 618 digital camera that's been obsolete for maybe 8 years now? I think it has 2 mega pixels. I would love to own a SLR.
But the key is, that I remove the capsule (with gloves & care...) and take LOTS and LOTS of shots. Then, take some more. I always use a tripod, play with indirect lighting, angles, and contrasting backgrounds. I never use the flash.
For a scanner, I use the cannon 5600F that is VERY good for scanning objects with relief - like coins. Make sure the platen is super clean.
Then there is post processing for contrast, color balance and saturation (gold and copper coins always need a bit of saturation I think). For post processing I use GIMP - its free and does all I want.
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Valued Member
Canada
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Thanks for the info canadian_coins.
I've got a Sony a300 and about a dozen different lenses, a Nikon P5100 and an old Sony MVC-CD300, so plenty of equipment to work with, but it looks like I'm going to need A LOT more practice and patience in order to get anywhere close to the quality of pics you've posted.
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