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My First Gold Commem

techefftecheff Posts: 2,285
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  • dthigpendthigpen Posts: 3,932 ✭✭
    Very nice!
    Mr. Thigpen

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  • scherscher Posts: 924 ✭
    what a great coin..love that design..i have owned a couple of these over the yrs...
    bruce scher
  • techefftecheff Posts: 2,285
    she looks much nicer in hand. i wish i could capture luster better. image
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  • ScavengerScavenger Posts: 987
    Nice looking coin
  • BillJonesBillJones Posts: 33,964 ✭✭✭✭✭
    I've always liked the Sesqui $2.50, but I've only handled a couple that I would have called attractive. At its best the sunrise in back of the Independence Hall really sets this coin off, but few examples show this to its best advantage. I remember one in particular that I found for a want list customer that I wish I now owned.
    Retired dealer and avid collector of U.S. type coins, 19th century presidential campaign medalets and selected medals. In recent years I have been working on a set of British coins - at least one coin from each king or queen who issued pieces that are collectible. I am also collecting at least one coin for each Roman emperor from Julius Caesar to ... ?
  • techefftecheff Posts: 2,285
    At its best the sunrise in back of the Independence Hall really sets this coin off, but few examples show this to its best advantage.

    I don't have any experience with these coins, but certainly agree that the sunrise really sets the coin off. The angle of my picture doesn't do a very good job of showing the sunrise. I think I'll try again when I get home tonight.
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