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muddler Pillar of the Community United States 7187 Posts	Posted 05/28/2011 3:26 pm This was my last addition to my early commemorative set. One of my favorite designs. Report this Post to the Staff

nickelsearcher Moderator United States 15395 Posts	Posted 05/28/2011 3:46 pm Excellent coin ... one of my favorites as well. Your photos make the coin appear yellow ... I know that is a result of lighting/camera imbalance. Fields appear clean. Great looking coin from what I can see from here. Quote: This was my last addition to my early commemorative set. Does this mean you now have all 50 type coins? If so ... wow. I wrote a detailed reply about some of the great design work and joy of this Albany Half in a prior reply in this forum ... to save from re-typing I'll quote here from the prior thread ... Quote: Let's discuss the Albany Half Dollar ... Minted in 1936 to commemorate of the granting of Albany, NY city charter. Albany is (was?) the 2nd oldest city in the country .... but this was still an event of local interest and not national significance. Total mintage including assay coins was 25,013 ... eventually 7,342 were returned to the mint for melting ... leaving a total net mintage of 17,671 examples. Compare that total to the 1909-S VDB and let's discuss true rarity. This has always been a collector favorite due to the excellent design work of Ms. Gertrude Lathrop. She followed on the next year with the design of the New Rochell Half Dollar. The obverse of the coin features a beaver eating a maple branch. C'mon ... how many other USA coins can you point to that feature a beaver on the obverse? Historical records suggest that Ms. Lathrop actually kept a live beaver in her studio, courtesy of the NY State Conservation Dept, while working on the coin. The reverse of the coin contains what I think is one of the best 'quiz' questions in US coinage history .... "Which USA coin has the smallest size LIBERTY?" Look real close above the three figures on the reverse ... there is an eagle flying above them. Look extra real close above the eagle ... and below the CH of "CHARTERED" .... there is the minuscule LIBERTY that Ms. Lathrop was required by law to place on the coin. Thanks for sharing this great piece of US coinage history. David Take a look at my other hobby ... http://www.jk-dk.art Report this Post to the Staff
muddler Pillar of the Community United States 7187 Posts	Posted 05/28/2011 4:01 pm I wish the set was complete but alas I am short eleven. I've been a victim of unemployment and have had to sell instead of add to my collection so the set is on hold for now. Report this Post to the Staff
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