Commemorative Buying Questions

Tootawl · February 3, 2003 11:30AM

Do you buy commemorative coins no matter how butt-ugly they are?

Do you buy commemorative coins based on the subject?

Do you buy commemorative coins because they exist?

BowAxe · February 3, 2003 12:08PM

You didn't specify whether you meant the classic or the modern commems, or both. I collect both just because commems appeal to me, and I buy each type, regardless of its aesthetics, because I want the complete set. I suppose if they issued one commemorating cow pies I'd buy it.

Dell

Mikey · February 3, 2003 12:19PM

I buy them from 1925 because it was the year my father was born and I buy the ones on subjects I like.

ursabear · February 3, 2003 12:22PM

I tend to buy modern commemoratives, mostly on looks, then on subject. Sometimes I get lucky (buffalo) sometimes I don't (Cap vis center). But most of all, I keep one of each of the MS silvers for my collection. I like my buff and my yellowstone the most.

mr3holesinone · February 3, 2003 12:25PM

Just replying to the butt ugly reference.......we can't help it if a design is ugly but if the COIN is ugly because it has acquired fugly toning my advice is to pass. There are enough examples of nice eye-appealing commems to go around (for now) that you don't need a butt ugly coin in your set that you'll always be wanting to upgrade.

Tootawl · February 3, 2003 12:36PM

I'll buy if I like the design. I will also buy based on the subject. Being an aviation fan, I'll buy whatever the Wright Brothers commemorative looks like.

Heck, last October I drove from southern Maryland to Middlesboro, Kentucky just to see a P-38 fly for 20 minutes. Now THAT'S an aviation fan. I just hope they make a good looking coin for 100th anniversary.

CThomas · February 3, 2003 1:15PM

I love aviation as well. As a kid my dad would take me to watch the planes takeoff and land at the Memphis airport. I'm an air traffic controller now so I get to see it everyday.

Off the Subject but wanted to respond!

Chris

CThomas · February 3, 2003 1:17PM

Cam40 · February 3, 2003 3:30PM

I would like to get a few more of these besides my 2-coin Buffalo Dollar set.Perhaps I could sell the Buffalos to fund a purchase of a nice classic commem.?
Just looking in a Redbook I noticed how nice looking a few of the gold $5 commems are.Those low low mintages of those W mint marks seem like a nice investment if nothing else.

Any pics to show us of the $5 Ws`anyone?I want a Smithsonian $5 commem.Where do you find one?

BigD5 · February 3, 2003 8:02PM

I buy the issues that I like the look of. Oregon, California etc. I don't do any of the modern stuff. No white one's either.

I like 'em polluted and tarnished........the more the better.

CapAnson · February 3, 2003 8:36PM

I don't think there's a single early commemorative I would classify as ugly (with the possible exception of the wash-carver), but now moderns can be rather annoying..

nwcs · February 3, 2003 8:55PM

I buy commemoratives sometimes by subject but always by beauty. In fact, I actually have been thinking of taking a break from classic coins and catch up on some of the modern commems I like.

Crashtestfixer · February 4, 2003 9:46AM

buy most classic comms. within reason. workin on sets in au, 65+,& toned unc. got to throw in mods. when sweet & reasonable $. ugly seems to be a personal perception, seen some ugly people that got lovers. yes I buy on eye appeal of the coin. the more I become involved the more I find all the comms easy on my eyes. all alleged a significant event in some way.

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