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How many coins were created by the influence of coin collectors and dealers?

ZoinsZoins Posts: 34,291 ✭✭✭✭✭
edited August 23, 2020 10:32PM in U.S. Coin Forum

Here are two

  • 1935 Old Spanish Trail Half Dollar - designed by coin dealer L.W. Hoffecker and later ANA President
  • 1938 New Rochelle 250th Anniversary half dollar - support of Congress attained by Westchester County Coin Club
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  • cameonut2011cameonut2011 Posts: 10,169 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited August 24, 2020 12:21AM

    Interesting. I would never have guessed that a local coin show could have successfully lobbied Congress to do anything. I wonder if there were others.

  • zas107zas107 Posts: 831 ✭✭✭

    I believe several early proofs were created as a result of pressure from coin collectors or dealers. I know the mint used to trade Coins For ones they did not have in their cabinet.

  • rickoricko Posts: 98,724 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Was Teddy Roosevelt a coin collector? He was responsible for the St. Gaudens gold coin designs. Cheers, RickO

  • PerryHallPerryHall Posts: 46,228 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @ricko said:
    Was Teddy Roosevelt a coin collector? He was responsible for the St. Gaudens gold coin designs. Cheers, RickO

    No but his cousin FDR was a coin collector and also a stamp collector for which he is better known.

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  • TurtleCatTurtleCat Posts: 4,605 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Restrikes of the 1804 dollar, restrikes of many 19th century proof coins, some might say the 1913 Liberty nickels.

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  • keyman64keyman64 Posts: 15,507 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Isn't D. Carr a collector? Didn't he design a couple of quarters?

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  • johnny9434johnny9434 Posts: 28,410 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @Zoins said:
    Here are two

    • 1935 Old Spanish Trail Half Dollar - designed by coin dealer L.W. Hoffecker and later ANA President
    • 1938 New Rochelle 250th Anniversary half dollar - support of Congress attained by Westchester County Coin Club

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  • crazyhounddogcrazyhounddog Posts: 13,977 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Proof coin were created to for fill collectors wants along with passing some out to Dignitaries.

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  • coinbufcoinbuf Posts: 11,364 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited August 24, 2020 9:38AM

    Tons of AT coins were created to fill the collector demand and influence of a need for color. :D

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  • oldabeintxoldabeintx Posts: 1,981 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Farran Zerbe, I believe was behind several commems including the Pan Pacs.

  • BryceMBryceM Posts: 11,798 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited August 24, 2020 3:00PM

    Yes, Zerbe comes to mind. Among other things, he was influential in getting Peace dollar started.

    Also say what you want about Dan Carr, but his designs are on the New York and Rhode Island quarters. I'm sure there are plenty of other examples.

    Edited, oh I see @keyman64 beat me to that one. :)

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