Commemorative Set Completed !!
Eagleguy
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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
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
JH
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MJ
Fellas, leave the tight pants to the ladies. If I can count the coins in your pockets you better use them to call a tailor. Stay thirsty my friends......
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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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Congratulations on completing this set, I will enjoy looking at your Commem's this afternoon
splashes of color and lots of eye appeal. Inspiring!
Any plans to show these? I'd love to see them at a major show in a display case.
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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Way to go!
My favorate is the Grant - and what an awseome photo that is you took.
Freddie
I love commemoratives too.
"If I say something in the woods and my wife isn't there to hear it.....am I still wrong?"
My Washington Quarter Registry set...in progress
My icon IS my coin. It is a gem 1949 FBL Franklin.
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.
You will have to upgrade that AU58 Missouri 2x4 so you will have an uncirculated set. Nice work!
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--Mike Tyson
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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Congrats Eagleguy!!!
U.S. Type Set
Very cool
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The Redbook says Carver-Washington.
The PCGS says Washington-Carver.
1953-S
From left to right the figures are George W. Carver and Booker T. Washington.
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<< <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
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Nice set! Great accomplishment.
I like your quarters, too!
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<< <i>Congratulations on finishing not just the type set but the complete commem set, not easy.
I like your quarters, too! >>
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 !
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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!
AB
Bravo! Congrats!!!
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.