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  • meos1meos1 Posts: 1,135
    It might be ugly to some but a hard set to put together and very underrated. Compare a 1951-P C/W population in MS-65 to any other

    What are the pops for this coin?
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  • BillJonesBillJones Posts: 34,784 ✭✭✭✭✭


    << <i>Bridgeport, CT is the worst, IMO. Let's celebrate with "there's a sucker born every minute" and some odd looking creature >>



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  • << <i>It might be ugly to some but a hard set to put together and very underrated. Compare a 1951-P C/W population in MS-65 to any other

    What are the pops for this coin? >>



    The 51-P:
    MS-64 - 366
    MS-65 - 129
    MS-66 - 15 and none graded higher.

    The highest pop of any of the C/W's is the 52-P with an MS-65 pop of 802 at a cost of around 50 bucks. Compare that to any other early commem with the same population in MS-65.
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  • dizzyfoxxdizzyfoxx Posts: 9,823 ✭✭✭
    Come to think of it, I think the most offensive looking commems are the Alabama, Oregon, Gettysburg, and Antietam. Any of the aforementioned should be sent to me immediately to rid this hobby of such eye-sores.image
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  • ERER Posts: 7,345


    << <i>Bridgeport, CT is the worst, IMO. Let's celebrate with "there's a sucker born every minute" and some odd looking creature >>

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  • BunkerBunker Posts: 3,926
    Cincinnati - stupid, meaningless coin

    Ditto
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  • Not necessarily in this order:

    Obverse:
    1) Arkansas
    2) Cincinnati
    3) Wisconsin
    4) Lynchburg
    5) Robinson

    Reverse:
    1) Maine
    2) Cincinnati
    3) New Rochelle
    4) BTW
    5) Washington-Carver

    This is an interesting thread. It's interesting to read the different opinions that people have about the same design.
  • flaminioflaminio Posts: 5,664 ✭✭✭


    << <i>5) Washington-Carver >>

    ITYM "Carver-Washington". There's no such issue as "Washington-Carver". HTH, HAND.

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