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Commemorative Set Completed !!

EagleguyEagleguy Posts: 2,264 ✭✭✭✭✭
The journey that started in May of 2005 with the purchase of a 1934-D Oregon Trail has finally ended 8 years later with the purchase of a 1949-S Booker T Washington in the last Heritage auction. When I was a kid I loved looking at all the different designs for this series in the Redbook. I've amassed many reference books on this series since and I learned a lot of history while completing this set. It has been a pleasurable undertaking.

Many thanks to Mike Printz, Evan Gale @ Aspen Park Rare Coins, Christine Monk, the folks at NFC, Pinnacle Rarities & CRO, and the staff at Heritage, Stacks, & Great Collections for helping me put this set together within my meager means.

A lot can happen over 8 years and I can certainly see it in my set. I started out looking for white, highest-grade possible coins and eventually transitioned to coins at lower grades that had great, or at least above average, eye appeal. One of the reasons for this is that I put off the larger subsets (i.e., the BTW, W-C, Boone, and Arkansas issues) until last because they were not my favorite designs (I eventually changed my mind about the Arkansas however). My goal was spend less money on those issues by finding eye-appealing, lower-grade coins. I could have finished this series much sooner if I hadn't been so picky. I broke my rule on the last purchase by buying an MS67 BTW but it was really hard to find that date with some color and I was able to pick it up for a bargin (considering it last sold in 2006 for over $3k).

My favorites include the 35-S and 37-S Arkansas, the 47 BTW, the 36D Columbia, the 1893 Columbian, the Grant (no star), the 1920 Pilgrim, the 38-D Texas, and the Albany, Isabella, Lincoln, New Rochelle, Roanoke, and Stone Mountain.

I suppose there is a lot of room for upgrades but I'm not too interested in that game. I'll settle for 6th in the registry for now. I'm sure it will be temporary anyway. I may submit some to CAC down the road. In the meantime I may spend some time upgrading my photos.

The set is linked in my signature line. Comments are always welcome and feel free to post your favorites from your own collection.

JH

Comments

  • JustacommemanJustacommeman Posts: 22,852 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Major congrat's and I look forward to looking through set in detail later.........WTG!!!

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  • lcoopielcoopie Posts: 8,873 ✭✭✭✭✭
    congratulations
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  • zippcityzippcity Posts: 1,272 ✭✭✭✭
    Awesome set, congratulations.
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  • erickso1erickso1 Posts: 1,705 ✭✭✭
    Congrats! I've always enjoyed looking at your set. That Grant is great and I've always felt you stayed on point with the look and feel of your coins.
  • pocketpiececommemspocketpiececommems Posts: 6,052 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Congratulations. There is a lot of hunt to putting a 144 set together.
  • Eagleguy;
    Congratulations on completing the classic commemorative set. I fell in love with them when I first started collecting years ago. I strove to complete the 50 coin set, but, like you, was drawn to the Arkansas design, and eventually had the 15 different examples. I also started by collecting white specimens, but ultimately shifted gears and went for coins with nice toning. That became very expensive!! Now you should focus on PL specimens. Many are nicely toned.
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  • bestmrbestmr Posts: 1,795 ✭✭✭
    That 37-s is sweet looking! Very nice set to look at. Congrats!
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  • STONESTONE Posts: 15,275
    Owning currently the #6 finest PCGS registry set is quite! an accomplishment.

    Congratulations on completing this set, I will enjoy looking at your Commem's this afternoon image
  • DentuckDentuck Posts: 3,824 ✭✭✭
    Congratulations on this milestone! You've built a very nice collection with beautiful
    splashes of color and lots of eye appeal. Inspiring!

  • pmacpmac Posts: 3,189 ✭✭✭
    Very impressive. You have a discerning eye.
    Paul
  • kiyotekiyote Posts: 5,588 ✭✭✭✭✭
    AMAZING accomplishment. Even if you took 20 years to complete that set, you'd have to buy on average 7 really nice coins a year. That's a serious commitment.

    Any plans to show these? I'd love to see them at a major show in a display case.
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  • kimber45ACPkimber45ACP Posts: 2,399 ✭✭✭
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  • johnny9434johnny9434 Posts: 29,276 ✭✭✭✭✭
    congrats on your awesome acomplishment. a job well done
  • jmj3esqjmj3esq Posts: 5,421
    Wow! That's quite an accomplishment. Awesome set!
  • PlacidPlacid Posts: 11,299 ✭✭✭
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  • spy88spy88 Posts: 764 ✭✭
    I also had a hankering for these very attractive coins and at one point, actually
    started working on a set. Then I realized early on, how much it would cost me
    just to find and complete one so I gave up.

    Your set is outstanding and a major accomplishment! Something to be very proud
    of indeed!
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  • DDRDDR Posts: 1,629 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Congratulations! Well done on a great collection.
  • fastfreddiefastfreddie Posts: 2,905 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Man that's a lot of commemorative!

    Way to go!

    My favorate is the Grant - and what an awseome photo that is you took.

    Freddie
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  • sparky64sparky64 Posts: 7,048 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Sincere congratulations!
    I love commemoratives too. image

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  • BroadstruckBroadstruck Posts: 30,497 ✭✭✭✭✭
    image One heck of an accomplishment! image
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  • DorkGirlDorkGirl Posts: 9,994 ✭✭✭
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  • nagsnags Posts: 822 ✭✭✭✭
    That is an amazing set. That obviously took a lot of time, effort, and knowledge to put together. So was the last purchase a happy one, or a kinda sad one for ending the journey?
  • MICHAELDIXONMICHAELDIXON Posts: 6,596 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Beautiful set! Congratulations!
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  • JcarneyJcarney Posts: 3,154
    There are some really stunning coins in there! I just spent almost an hour going through them. You should be proud. Congratulations!
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  • Well done! A STUNNING Lincoln!

    And the Lafayette is breathtaking. A lot of these (haven't looked at them all yet) have the same "look," which is a real bonus to the collection. And that look is NICE.
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  • BullsitterBullsitter Posts: 5,908 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Very nice set, I know you're a proud papa..........image


  • You will have to upgrade that AU58 Missouri 2x4 so you will have an uncirculated set. Nice work!

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  • WillieBoyd2WillieBoyd2 Posts: 5,273 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Eagleguy's collection is a numismatic accomplishment.

    While my interests are different, I do have a few US commemorative half dollars,
    the three California issues, Stone Mountain, and Columbian.

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  • GoldbullyGoldbully Posts: 17,965 ✭✭✭✭✭
    My favorites include the 35-S and 37-S Arkansas, the 47 BTW, the 36D Columbia, the 1893 Columbian, the Grant (no star), the 1920 Pilgrim, the 38-D Texas, and the Albany, Isabella, Lincoln, New Rochelle, Roanoke, and Stone Mountain.

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    Congrats Eagleguy!!! image
  • ClosedLoopClosedLoop Posts: 1,077 ✭✭✭
    Awesome set. A big congrats image
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  • SkyManSkyMan Posts: 9,515 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Congratulations! It's a Great looking set! it's easy to see that a lot of love was poured into this project. image
  • WillieBoyd2WillieBoyd2 Posts: 5,273 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Is it Carver-Washington or Washington-Carver?

    The Redbook says Carver-Washington.

    The PCGS says Washington-Carver.

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    1953-S

    From left to right the figures are George W. Carver and Booker T. Washington.

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  • mommam17mommam17 Posts: 971 ✭✭✭
    Many great looking coins! Do you feel like you slew a dragon??
  • DUIGUYDUIGUY Posts: 7,252 ✭✭✭


    << <i>image One heck of an accomplishment! image >>





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  • EagleguyEagleguy Posts: 2,264 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Thanks all. Yes, that last one was a little bittersweet. A relief to see it end because it is time to move on but I will miss hunting for these.



    << <i>You will have to upgrade that AU58 Missouri 2x4 so you will have an uncirculated set. Nice work! >>



    LOL. Hadn't looked at it like that - you are absolutely right!

    Oh WillieBoyd2, I always called them Washington-Carvers.

    JH
  • BryceMBryceM Posts: 11,863 ✭✭✭✭✭
    That's a lot of 1920 Pilgrim for an MS64. Nice coin!

    and.....

    Nice set! Great accomplishment.
  • BaleyBaley Posts: 22,663 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Congratulations on finishing not just the type set but the complete commem set, not easy.

    I like your quarters, too!

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  • Some very nice pieces, good for you!!!! image
  • MarkMark Posts: 3,583 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Congratulations on finishing! I've enjoyed looking at your coins bunches of time (hence my comment "The photographs are top notch; it's so nice that they allow others (me!) to enjoy your collecting endeavors.") I hope you have loved ones who can appreciate your feat because it really is a feat!
    Mark


  • messydeskmessydesk Posts: 20,318 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Nice set, great accomplishment! Congratulations!
  • hchcoinhchcoin Posts: 4,837 ✭✭✭✭✭


    << <i>Congratulations on finishing not just the type set but the complete commem set, not easy.

    I like your quarters, too! >>



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  • jayPemjayPem Posts: 4,082 ✭✭✭✭✭
    WOW !
    Classic commems are very enticing ....just doing a set of the ones I really like would a big deal for me, a complete set ? Wow again !
  • WalkerfanWalkerfan Posts: 9,751 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Major congrats on finishing a HUGE and popular series!!!

    Sometimes, it’s better to be LUCKY than good. 🍀 🍺👍

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  • CoinJunkieCoinJunkie Posts: 8,772 ✭✭✭✭✭
    That's a heck of an accomplishment, and a very pleasing set. Some of the highlights for me were
    the run of Arkansas coins, the rainbow Grant, and the 37-S and 38-S Texas examples, but there
    was a ton of eye candy throughout. Very well done!

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  • AuroraBorealisAuroraBorealis Posts: 3,591 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Great looking set... Congrats for completing that baby...

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  • baseballjeffbaseballjeff Posts: 1,085 ✭✭✭
    Nice work!

    Bravo! Congrats!!!

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  • BGBG Posts: 1,762 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Very Nice Job!

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  • shylockshylock Posts: 4,288 ✭✭✭
    The 144 set is a major accomplishment in itself, but especially with some of the
    great eye appeal coins you found that are nicer than so many in higher grades.

    Just a few that caught my eye, and I look forward to going through entire set
    when I have more time this evening:

    Arkansas 37-S
    Albany
    Alabama
    Grant (no star)
    Long Island....

    Major congrats, this set has a real hand picked quality about it.

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