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1926 Sesqui commem half and $2.50 gold commem come to mind.

@Nysoto said:
Three legendary numismatists:

@denga Medals of the United States Mint, The First Century, 1792–1892 and Medals of the U.S. Assay Commission, 1860–1977 and Russian Silver Coinage, 1796–1917 , and others
@CaptHenway Coin World Comprehensive Catalog & Encyclopedia of United States Coins
@ColonelJessup An Introductory Guide to Ancient Greek & Roman Coinage and The History and Coinage Of The Roman Imperators , and others

I do not think that is our @ColonelJessup.

I LOVE your 1801 half!

@NJCoin said:

@morgansforever said:
If it were a little closer to spot, I might consider pulling the trigger. $1000 over is a bit much and who knows if gold will hold at these lofty levels, very well could be $1500 oz. in a year from now.

Yeah, well, that's the idea when they are making around 10K of something. They actually do sell gold a lot closer to spot. They are the bullion AGEs.

These are designed to be premium product that sells for a premium. Not as an investment in gold. As a result, gold holding at lofty levels isn't really the metric by which this should be judged.

The 2021 version sold at a $1,000 premium to $1,700 gold. A much more significant premium at the time that also turned a lot of people off. Including me. It is now selling on eBay for $8,000. In that context, a $1,000 premium to $3,400 gold is a bargain.

That's actually an interesting way to look at it. $1000 dollar premium over $1700 gold is a much higher proportion than a $1000 premium over $3400 gold. Still, the price of gold is at unprecedented levels and I know there is a tendency for people to think the ways things are now will persist forever--until it doesn't.

I also remember during the pandemic when many people confidently proclaimed that no one would ever take a cruise or attend a concert ever again -- but then the era of revenge travel came upon us.

She hasn’t been around in a long time, but she’ll probably pop up. I’m sure she has other things going on in her life. She was definitely a positive influence on these boards.

@JimTyler said:
How come there isn’t an Air Force ?

Air Forces were under the Army until Sep 18 1947 when it became a separate service. No 250th anniversary for us.....

@jfriedm56 said:

I believe this is the S-4 due to the date position.

No.

Great news. Always liked his posts.
Jim