Its my birthday. Please post your most amazingly toned early commem!
jmj3esq
Posts: 5,421 ✭
The big 34 today. Show me some colorful early commems.
0
Comments
You're still a young man! I was born in Wisconsin so I'll post this one up:
I feel old....
These are the headlines from when I was 34...
The U.S. officially observes Martin Luther King Day as a national holiday for the first time.
The space shuttle Challenger explodes moments after lift-off killing 6 astronauts and Christa McAuliffe, a New Hampshire teacher.
A major nuclear disaster occurs at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant in the Soviet Union.
Japanese video game maker Nintendo introduces its games to America.
U.S. warplanes bomb Libyan headquarters in retaliation for terrorist attacks.
Recipient of the coveted "You Suck" award, April 2009 for cherrypicking a 1833 CBHD LM-5, and April 2022 for a 1835 LM-12, and again in Aug 2012 for picking off a 1952 FS-902.
JH
Proof Buffalo Registry Set
Capped Bust Quarters Registry Set
Proof Walking Liberty Halves Registry Set
here's my most colorful commem' in honor of your 34th
and to UtahCoin, I wasn't 34 that year, I was still only 21 ... but I remember three of those events quite well ...
mostly the one I had a small part in
editted to add
you share a birthday with two of my favorite people BTW ... my brother and my youngest son
“We are only their care-takers,” he posed, “if we take good care of them, then centuries from now they may still be here … ”
Todd - BHNC #242
Enjoy your journey through life...
U.S. Type Set
<< <i>Here you go birthday boy!!
And I have shirts older than you
<< <i>Happy Birthday you young whippersnapper!!!
Enjoy your journey through life...
Sy, that '38-D Oregon's reverse has a perfect amount of amazing rim toning on it. Not enough to make it one of those "stupid money" coins, but certainly enough to make it a very special and unique coin with tremendous eye appeal.
<< <i>Not exactly colorful, but with nice, rich toning that highlights the devices. Happy Birthday!
I like that one!
JH
Proof Buffalo Registry Set
Capped Bust Quarters Registry Set
Proof Walking Liberty Halves Registry Set
Michael Kittle Rare Coins --- 1908-S Indian Head Cent Grading Set --- No. 1 1909 Mint Set --- Kittlecoins on Facebook --- Long Beach Table 448
I will add one:
<< <i>Happy Birthday
The epitome of
<< <i>
Barndog I love to see that Lincoln!!!
<< <i>
<< <i> >>
Barndog I love to see that Lincoln!!!
it has supplanted my Maine Commem as my favorite
<< <i>
Beautiful old-time look. Very nice!
<< <i>it has supplanted my Maine Commem as my favorite >>
I have got to get some better pics of this one.
I'll give two different looks of the same coin.