I believe this is the only US coin that shows the Confederate flag on it.
Worry is the interest you pay on a debt you may not owe.
"Paper money eventually returns to its intrinsic value---zero."----Voltaire
"Everything you say should be true, but not everything true should be said."----Voltaire
Along with the flag mentioned above, this coin needs to be melted too
You want to cancel (melt) US coins?
Are there any others?
Worry is the interest you pay on a debt you may not owe.
"Paper money eventually returns to its intrinsic value---zero."----Voltaire
"Everything you say should be true, but not everything true should be said."----Voltaire
Coins are Neato!
"If it's a penny for your thoughts and you put in your two cents worth, then someone...somewhere...is making a penny." - Steven Wright
A nice circulated cameo from Julian. I like how toning brought out the details on the obverse, separating the two profiles and enhancing the hair and facial contour.
I started collecting Classic Commems back in 1996. When I was a kid some 55 years ago in the mid-sixties I would look at the back of the Redbook where the fancy expensive coins resided. I thought I would never have a set of those neat coins. When I finally got out of pharmacy school I had a few extra bucks and by 1996 I was able to start collecting these coins. The set was complete by 1999 and listed in the PCGS Registy and pedigreed as the "Overland Trail Collection". It has been upgraded since then to virtually all MS65 or better but ranks in the upper to mid-twenties over the last 10 years. Strangely, the price of these coins have come down so much that the cost of a set is about the same as in 1999. I recently sent the complete collection to CAC with 35 of 50 getting stickered. Its a super competitive set.
Here's my Texas purchased from blurry pictures taken by a woman on eBay who otherwise sold children's perfume. It's an odd purchase that turned out well.
I picked up a Gettysburg MS62 today and it seems like the market for the classic commems and the Gettysburg in particular is pretty hot. High grades and high $$$ are easier to find, but affordable ($500 - $750 ish) coins are tougher to locate. This is a great series to look at and like a few others here I have chosen to buy the issues I like and let others pass.
The longer I live the more convincing proofs I see of this truth, that God governs in the affairs of men. And if a sparrow cannot fall to the ground without His notice is it possible for an empire to rise without His aid? Benjamin Franklin
I like them in green holders and bright white. I love the designs and dont want color distractions. Good thing is they are usually much more reasonably priced when bright white
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My collecting “Pride & Joy” is my PCGS Registry Dansco 7070 Set:
https://www.pcgs.com/setregistry/type-sets/design-type-sets/complete-dansco-7070-modified-type-set-1796-date/publishedset/213996
Forgot about this one:
Good grief, man! How?
Keeper of the VAM Catalog • Professional Coin Imaging • Prime Number Set • World Coins in Early America • British Trade Dollars • Variety Attribution
I believe this is the only US coin that shows the Confederate flag on it.
Worry is the interest you pay on a debt you may not owe.
"Paper money eventually returns to its intrinsic value---zero."----Voltaire
"Everything you say should be true, but not everything true should be said."----Voltaire
@PerryHall
Along with the flag mentioned above, this coin needs to be melted too
"Got a flaming heart, can't get my fill"
You want to cancel (melt) US coins?
Are there any others?
Worry is the interest you pay on a debt you may not owe.
"Paper money eventually returns to its intrinsic value---zero."----Voltaire
"Everything you say should be true, but not everything true should be said."----Voltaire
I think it’s a joke.
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Mr_Spud
If it was waffle cancelled by the US Mint, it'd be worth quite a bit
Sold for $43,200!
https://auctions.stacksbowers.com/lots/view/3-Q4SNA/1936-cleveland-centennialgreat-lakes-exposition-ms-68-pcgs-cac
My home state coin
My home state, On Wisconsin!!! PCGS MS67+ CAC.
Jeff
Busy chasing Carr's . . . . . woof!
Successful BST transactions with: Bullsitter, Downtown1974, P0CKETCHANGE, Twobitcollector, AKbeez, DCW, Illini420, ProofCollection, DCarr, Cazkaboom, RichieURich, LukeMarshall, carew4me, BustDMs, coinsarefun, PreTurb, felinfoal, jwitten, GoldenEgg, pruebas, lazybones, COCollector, CuKevin, MWallace, USMC_6115, NamVet69, zippcity, . . . . who'd I forget?
Am I the first to post a classic commem in gold? This is one of my favorites:
I'd like to get a $2.5 pan pac eventually.
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Coins are Neato!
"If it's a penny for your thoughts and you put in your two cents worth, then someone...somewhere...is making a penny." - Steven Wright
Arkansas?
Robinson/Arkansas?
A: The year they spend more on their library than their coin collection.
A numismatist is judged more on the content of their library than the content of their cabinet.
Busy chasing Carr's . . . . . woof!
Successful BST transactions with: Bullsitter, Downtown1974, P0CKETCHANGE, Twobitcollector, AKbeez, DCW, Illini420, ProofCollection, DCarr, Cazkaboom, RichieURich, LukeMarshall, carew4me, BustDMs, coinsarefun, PreTurb, felinfoal, jwitten, GoldenEgg, pruebas, lazybones, COCollector, CuKevin, MWallace, USMC_6115, NamVet69, zippcity, . . . . who'd I forget?
Busy chasing Carr's . . . . . woof!
Successful BST transactions with: Bullsitter, Downtown1974, P0CKETCHANGE, Twobitcollector, AKbeez, DCW, Illini420, ProofCollection, DCarr, Cazkaboom, RichieURich, LukeMarshall, carew4me, BustDMs, coinsarefun, PreTurb, felinfoal, jwitten, GoldenEgg, pruebas, lazybones, COCollector, CuKevin, MWallace, USMC_6115, NamVet69, zippcity, . . . . who'd I forget?
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Busy chasing Carr's . . . . . woof!
Successful BST transactions with: Bullsitter, Downtown1974, P0CKETCHANGE, Twobitcollector, AKbeez, DCW, Illini420, ProofCollection, DCarr, Cazkaboom, RichieURich, LukeMarshall, carew4me, BustDMs, coinsarefun, PreTurb, felinfoal, jwitten, GoldenEgg, pruebas, lazybones, COCollector, CuKevin, MWallace, USMC_6115, NamVet69, zippcity, . . . . who'd I forget?
@Zoins - that Cleveland TV......talk about red shifted photos! I really dislike misleading images.
"Got a flaming heart, can't get my fill"
Excellent thread of outstanding commems.
100% Positive BST transactions
Outstanding agreed - here is a recent newp of mine.
A nice circulated cameo from Julian. I like how toning brought out the details on the obverse, separating the two profiles and enhancing the hair and facial contour.
My 1937 "Texas Trio"
Cant get enough of them.
I started collecting Classic Commems back in 1996. When I was a kid some 55 years ago in the mid-sixties I would look at the back of the Redbook where the fancy expensive coins resided. I thought I would never have a set of those neat coins. When I finally got out of pharmacy school I had a few extra bucks and by 1996 I was able to start collecting these coins. The set was complete by 1999 and listed in the PCGS Registy and pedigreed as the "Overland Trail Collection". It has been upgraded since then to virtually all MS65 or better but ranks in the upper to mid-twenties over the last 10 years. Strangely, the price of these coins have come down so much that the cost of a set is about the same as in 1999. I recently sent the complete collection to CAC with 35 of 50 getting stickered. Its a super competitive set.
Overland Trail Collection Showcase
Dahlonega Type Set-2008 PCGS Best Exhibited Set
Here's my Texas purchased from blurry pictures taken by a woman on eBay who otherwise sold children's perfume. It's an odd purchase that turned out well.
Love that color @marcmoish ! Thanks for posting it!
Wow!
I picked up a Gettysburg MS62 today and it seems like the market for the classic commems and the Gettysburg in particular is pretty hot. High grades and high $$$ are easier to find, but affordable ($500 - $750 ish) coins are tougher to locate. This is a great series to look at and like a few others here I have chosen to buy the issues I like and let others pass.
Some newps from late last year.
You guys crack me up, HARD😂. Yes let’s cancel the cancel. I like the sound of that👌
Very beautiful coins in this thread. Actually some are incredible.
Wow, very nice.
I like them in green holders and bright white. I love the designs and dont want color distractions. Good thing is they are usually much more reasonably priced when bright white
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I love em. Have 17 silver and 7 gold. Some are getting tough to find unless you are in the high end category. Here’s a few….
