Time for a Special Type Set Focusing Upon Our Greatest American Women
Casabrown
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As many are aware, PCGS has a registry set for the 100 Greatest Women, only 85 of the coins are required as the other 15 are viewed as "ancient". Some the women honored are familiar to many of us, including Eleanor Roosevelt.
This spurred me to ask why can't PCGS establish a special type set of circulating and commemorative coins honoring American Women, one with and one without the bullion First spouse set (because of the expense of these coins). For those of us with daughters, granddaughters, and nieces, would not this spur further the involvement of females in our hobby which is disproportionately over-represented by us of the male gender? For clarification, this would not be the primary reason for my recommendation of such a set. This is so important as we ensure that America's history on coins clearly recognizes all our heroes.
This is especially timely given the Washington Quarters American Women (2022-2025), First Spouse $10 Gold, (2007-present), Susan B. Anthony Dollars Basic Set (1979-1981, 1999), American Women on various commemorative coins (like 1994 Women in Military, or 1995 Eunice Kennedy on Special Olympics or 1999 Dolly Madison dollars), the Innovation dollars (like the 2020 SC of Septima Clark), and the Sacagawea Dollars (2000-present).
I have submitted this idea to the PCGS by requesting a new set. What are your thoughts? Would you support such a set?
Just my two cents.
Casabrown
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It took me a while to find that set under multi-country sets based on the book. I see you have a great start on it.
It would be interesting to see a concept for US Women on Coins as a Set, but it often seems PCGS waits for books, like 100 greatest coins, etc., to put these types of sets together.
National Commemorative Medals of the U.S. Mint:
https://www.pcgs.com/setregistry/u-s-coins/medals-tokens/national-commemorative-medals-united-states-mint-1940-present/alltimeset/195526
Your point is appreciated. I am hoping that we can change from the previous approach with a continuous flow of positive comments from in this forum.
Again, thanks for your input.
Casabrown
I have requested several sets also, but they are currently too busy to get to all the possible things that people ask about anytime soon.
I think there should be a $100 Liberty set, a Modern High Relief gold set, a United States Women on US coins set, a US Mint Young Astronauts-Space Shuttle medal set, a Heraldic Art Medal set, as examples.
National Commemorative Medals of the U.S. Mint:
https://www.pcgs.com/setregistry/u-s-coins/medals-tokens/national-commemorative-medals-united-states-mint-1940-present/alltimeset/195526
Good idea, but I think they want a reference book like Ron Guth's "100 Greatest Women on Coins" before they start something. I have the #2 set and it's expensive to collect. If there was an allowance for the Medals of the First Spouses, the set could have been accomplished a lot cheaper.
With the new quarters, an exclusive US Women on coins would be a great challenge.
Your points are well appreciated.
In order not to dismiss the good for the perfect, one option would be a set without the buillion coins (First Spouses) and another with them similar to how there are type sets with and without gold.
Just a thought.
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