NEN: "Announcing the 2025 Lexington-Concord Commemorative!" Dan Carr commissioned for overstrike.
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Looks like another very nice and frosty overstrike from a forum fav, Dan Carr. @dcarr
Per Northeast Numismatics email................
This year our hometown of Concord, Massachusetts is celebrating the 250th anniversary of the start of the American Revolution. We are home to the famous “shot heard round the world.” It’s Patriots’ Day on April 19th, and Concord has an annual small parade over the old North Bridge with minuteman contingents from the area, as well as marching bands from various towns.
Concord is making an especially big deal of this landmark year, with many additional celebratory events planned. Our ordinarily sleepy historical town of under 20,000 residents is expecting several multitudes of that in visitors for that weekend. Marching groups from around the country are planning on participating in the parade. President Ford attended the 200th anniversary in 1975, and this year some are speculating that President Trump could make an appearance. Let the circus begin!
To honor this event, Northeast commissioned Daniel Carr of Moonlight Mint to overstrike 1925 Lexington-Concord Commemorative coins with a modified design. The year 1925 has been changed to 2025, and Sesquicentennial has been changed to Semiquincentennial (say that 5 times fast!).
250 of these new commems were struck, and they are now encased in ANACS holders featuring Daniel Carr’s signature. We expect significant demand for these, as Carr’s other works have proven to be very popular. You’ll find these listed on our website under U.S. coins in both the Silver Commemoratives section and the Tokens section. We are initially limiting the purchase of these to one per household. Grab one now before they sell out!
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Where are these coins being sold?
Nice, but Carr's commissioned pieces do tend to be overpriced, since someone beside Dan who also wants to get paid stands between us and the item. $300 for a Dan Carr half dollar token with a mintage of 250 seems a bit steep, no?
Strict order limit of one per household notwithstanding. I think the asking price would make the guy who sells his stuff on TV blush.
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Hmm, I think that was the price for his 1927 Oregon Trail Commem. 50c that I believe had a matte finish and mintage of I believe 62. That was a much superior coin to this. I like this particular coin but think a 150-175 price might have been a better idea. JMHO though...
Well, just Love coins, period.
For those looking to buy the coins are available on Northeast Numismatics website. They commissioned the piece. The cost I found was $300.
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$5 Type Set https://www.pcgs.com/setregistry/u-s-coins/type-sets/half-eagle-type-set-circulation-strikes-1795-1929/album/344192
CBH Set https://www.pcgs.com/setregistry/everyman-collections/everyman-half-dollars/everyman-capped-bust-half-dollars-1807-1839/album/345572
Awesome
I think the fact that it is struck on a 1925 Lexington Half Dollar may have added to the cost. That and the fact that it comes graded.
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$5 Type Set https://www.pcgs.com/setregistry/u-s-coins/type-sets/half-eagle-type-set-circulation-strikes-1795-1929/album/344192
CBH Set https://www.pcgs.com/setregistry/everyman-collections/everyman-half-dollars/everyman-capped-bust-half-dollars-1807-1839/album/345572
There were some of his gold Indian o restrike a done by a coin club recently.. does anyone remember the club? I put an order in for some and was supposed to hear from them in January but never did.
Not to be argumentative but as you will recall the Oregon Trail 50c was over struck on an Oregon Trail Blank as well and even though some years ago of outstanding quality....
Well, just Love coins, period.
It’s a beautiful coin, but please don’t tempt me. I’m trying to stay focused on a collecting goal, and every new Moonlight Mint issue creates a temptation. 🙂
Fortunately, some Moonlight coins do fit within my target collection (the 2022 Morgan dollars), so I’ll have to content myself with those.
It’s a beautiful coin, but please don’t tempt me. I’m trying to stay focused on a collecting goal, and every new Moonlight Mint issue risks a distraction. 🙂
Fortunately, some Moonlight coins do fit within my target collection (the 2022 Morgan dollars), so I’ll have to content myself with those.