Circulated Commemoratives
braddick
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I'd love to see some of your circulated early commemoratives.
Here is one I just picked up (the most common one found in lower circulated grades.):
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Don't own it anymore, sometimes I wish I did.
I pulled this proof clad from a customer wrapped roll from a bank a few years ago. I had it in my 7070 for awhile. I liked it because it looks like a business strike. The proof luster is completely done from circulation wear. It's not worth anything, it just matched the look of the rest of the album.
Disclaimer: I'm not a dealer, trader, grader, investor or professional numismatist. I'm just a hobbyist. (To protect me but mostly you! 🤣 )
Oh my! I'm sorting through my circulated classic commems tonight, pulling a few out for grading at Summer FUN, and I just finished scanning the remaining coins in my Dansco for the heck of it when I saw this thread. Here are a bunch circulated commemoratives in a Dansco. Some slots have the wrong coins in them, indicating that coin is TPG graded and I'm filling the slot with another commem. I still need a Spanish Trail, a Bridgeport, and a Cincinnati. Anyway, here are a bunch of circulated classic commems to look at.
My pocket piece.
INYNWHWeTrust-TexasNationals,ajaan,blu62vette
coinJP, Outhaul ,illini420,MICHAELDIXON, Fade to Black,epcjimi1,19Lyds,SNMAN,JerseyJoe, bigjpst, DMWJR , lordmarcovan, Weiss,Mfriday4962,UtahCoin,Downtown1974,pitboss,RichieURich,Bullsitter,JDsCoins,toyz4geo,jshaulis, mustanggt, SNMAN, MWallace, ms71, lordmarcovan
Pulled out of a roll of Kennedys searching for silver.
Pocket piece
Mr_Spud
Very cool set!
A few TP graded circulated commems.
PCGS AU50
Purchased as AU off eBay for an AG price. PCGS graded it MS63, thereby violating set 'rules.' No complaints.
A black beauty.
Two favorites:
Several of my nicest TPG circulated commemoratives came from Don Soles' (@InYHWHWeTrust) collection. Unfortunately, they lack accompanying photos, and need to be TrueViewed.
I like circulated commemoratives since that was the first way I encountered them - as a kid with a paper route. The Booker T. Washington and the Columbian Expo were the first commemoratives I had ever seen. Years later, I assembled a short set of the states I lived and worked in - nine coins. Cheers, RickO
LOVE this!
Lincolns tone readily and many are really nicely toned in XF and AU. I'm sure you could find a nice replacement pretty quickly on eBay. I bought the first originally toned Lincoln I encountered, but I kept finding even nicer Lincolns and now have at least 5 in my collection.
lowest graded pcgs 1921 pilgrim
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Awesome Dansco and set, @Barberian! Also, thank you for the explanation of the coins in the slots as I was just about to post to point them out to you.
In honor of the memory of Cpl. Michael E. Thompson
I have a question that has always baffled me - why are there so many circulated classic comms out there? For sure the modern comms would not “show up” in pocket change - I never understood this …
But love this post - big fan of classic comms
This is a fun thread.
I like the Dansco sets!
Here's mine:
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Not circulated so much but one of my favs
Here is one of my favorites, ex-Braddick collection!
Nobody messed with this Texas.
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20+ years ago when I became interested in circulated commems Braddick was the first person that I talked to on the boards. His insights have definitely been a plus to me and many others. I have a graded lowball set, a circ Dansco album and a holed Dansco. In addition I have a graded circ gold set minus the $50’s
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