Post your favorite classic commemorative -

Che_Grapes · January 14, 2023 8:19PM

This one always been one of me favs

Che_Grapes · January 14, 2023 8:21PM

Recently upgraded!!!

Che_Grapes · January 14, 2023 8:22PM

Worthy of a Rick-o BLAST WHITE, or no?

oih82w8 · January 14, 2023 8:31PM

1915-S/S 50C Panama-Pacific Commemorative RPM FS-501 PCGS AU55

santinidollar · January 14, 2023 9:32PM

boiler78 · January 14, 2023 10:15PM

winesteven · January 15, 2023 4:58AM

MS66 w/CAC:

(Note to @Che_Grapes - I may have likely posted my 1921 Pilgrim, but you beat me to it. Your coin is lovely)!

Steve

ldhair · January 15, 2023 5:03AM

Russell12 · January 15, 2023 5:12AM

mirabela · January 15, 2023 5:25AM

I have a few I like a lot ... here's one:

P0CKETCHANGE · January 15, 2023 6:01AM

@oih82w8 the patina on your Pan-Pac is gorgeous, wow.

This Long Island is one of my favorites—this issue is often found with unattractive brown toning, so a lustrous example with color stands out. CAC-approved in a 65 holder.

ProfLiz · January 15, 2023 6:03AM

Always...

kaz · January 15, 2023 8:11AM

this is an MS63:

FrankH · January 15, 2023 8:14AM

kirkmink · January 15, 2023 8:21AM

CommemDude · January 15, 2023 8:37AM

ponderit · January 15, 2023 8:52AM

Che_Grapes · January 15, 2023 9:01AM

Wow some of these didn’t even know existed - love these classic comms

Bigtree · January 15, 2023 9:04AM

MS65 (CAC) in an NGC 3.0 fatty. One of my favorite buys from last year.

asheland · January 15, 2023 9:10AM

My favorite:
that I have

boiler78 · January 15, 2023 10:58AM

Second favorite

Barberian · January 15, 2023 11:59AM

Favorite type? There are a half dozen I like, but the best reverse in US coinage in terms of symbolism and execution, IMO, is the Oregon. I even get emotional over how great a reverse design it has. The obverse isn't bad, either.

Favorite coin of mine with a Trueview? It's gotta be this one.

BustDMs · January 15, 2023 12:05PM

The Oregon has always been my favorite design.

OAKSTAR · January 15, 2023 12:14PM

Plural.....

kaz · January 15, 2023 12:18PM

OK I have to sneak in 1 more, this is only a 58, but I like the colors around the outside, especially on the Native's headdress:

Zoins · January 15, 2023 12:19PM

Love the ones that have some TLC. This one looks like a ghost ship!

Zoins · January 15, 2023 12:20PM

Here are my plasters for the originally selected design:

Maywood · January 15, 2023 12:47PM

Thin.

Che_Grapes · January 15, 2023 12:56PM

@Maywood said:
Thin.

Whoa!! That’s incredible

Becky7474 · January 15, 2023 1:31PM

Avocet · January 15, 2023 1:42PM

I have a special interest in the Oregon varieties:

Walkerlover · January 15, 2023 5:21PM

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JohnnyCache · January 15, 2023 5:25PM

Currently my only one

DisneyFan · January 15, 2023 7:02PM

The reverse design isn't so great; but I like the proud Indian on the obverse. The 1937-S is the scarcest Arkansas in MS66 and one of the most undervalued commemoratives in the 144 coin set.

vulcanize · January 15, 2023 7:51PM

Can't quite profess love for the classic commemmoratives but the following 1926 Sesquicentennial stands out for being the only American coin to depict a sitting president Calvin Coolidge in his lifetime.

Che_Grapes · January 15, 2023 8:48PM

@DisneyFan said:
The reverse design isn't so great; but I like the proud Indian on the obverse. The 1937-S is the scarcest Arkansas in MS66 and one of the most undervalued commemoratives in the 144 coin set.

That is an INCREDIBLE coin!
Winner winner chicken dinner - thanks for sharing!
So many cool coins on this thread -
Happy MLK day my friends!

Broadstruck · January 16, 2023 4:08AM

olympicsos · January 16, 2023 4:57AM

@kaz said:
this is an MS63:

Barber has always gotten a bad rap for no good reason. He was capable of nice designs when given a free hand.

Meltdown · January 16, 2023 5:05AM

Looks like Oregon is coming in as a fan favorite.
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BillJones · January 16, 2023 5:35AM

I was born and raised in Delaware. When I was kid, there were very numismatic items that you could acquire about the state. The one main stream piece was the Delaware commemorative half dollar. I now have three of them, but this is the best. I overpaid for it, but I don't care. It is a PCGS MS-65 with original and attractive tab toning from the holder in which some or all of these coins were sold.

Original holder.

This small medal, which is listed as So-Called Dollar, was sold at the same celebration (300th anniversary of the Swedes landing in Delaware). I bought it for 50 cents on my 5th grade field trip, not knowing what it was. It is interesting to note that these pieces were still available 21 years after the celebration at the issue price.

Cameonut · January 16, 2023 9:20AM

robec · January 16, 2023 11:05AM

dcarr · January 16, 2023 11:39AM

AT or NT, this is my favorite regardless:

vulcanize · January 16, 2023 11:43AM

Not the best example but total value for money with the following Monroe in the raw for $25 from eBay (graded VG 10 by ANACS for an additional $10) since weightage is 6.00 on the PCGS registry behind Hawaiian and Missouri.