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In your opinion, which modern commemorative would look actually pretty decent in worn FN15 (or so)?

abcde12345abcde12345 Posts: 3,404 ✭✭✭✭✭

Curious which modern commemorative would look good in a smooth, worn condition?

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  • CoinJunkieCoinJunkie Posts: 8,772 ✭✭✭✭✭

    What's the over/under on the number of Eunice Shriver jokes in this thread? >:)

  • privatecoinprivatecoin Posts: 3,653 ✭✭✭✭✭

    The Baseball commemorative.

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  • jmlanzafjmlanzaf Posts: 36,924 ✭✭✭✭✭

    The Apollo...can a curved coin wear down evenly to a F15?

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  • jmlanzafjmlanzaf Posts: 36,924 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @privatecoin said:
    The Baseball commemorative.

    Oops...didn't see your response. I assume you picked this coin for the same reason I picked the Apollo, because it's convex?

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  • privatecoinprivatecoin Posts: 3,653 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @jmlanzaf said:

    @privatecoin said:
    The Baseball commemorative.

    Oops...didn't see your response. I assume you picked this coin for the same reason I picked the Apollo, because it's convex?

    My thoughts exactly. One side heavy at center, the other heavy on the rims.

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  • TurtleCatTurtleCat Posts: 4,628 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited May 11, 2020 1:31PM

    The 1982 Washington commemorative half IMO.

  • SenateSaloonSenateSaloon Posts: 114 ✭✭✭

    If we went to gold commems, I’d suggest the 1986 $5 Statue of Liberty would look good worn - but what a shame.

  • kiyotekiyote Posts: 5,588 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited May 11, 2020 2:03PM

    @TurtleCat said:
    The 1982 Washington commemorative half IMO.

    Agreed.. and its the only half that’s silver so it should wear a bit quicker than clad. Second place goes to the 1995 Civil War half dollar

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  • privatecoinprivatecoin Posts: 3,653 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @kiyote said:

    @TurtleCat said:
    The 1982 Washington commemorative half IMO.

    Agreed.. and its the only half that’s silver so it should wear a bit quicker than clad. Second place goes to the 1995 Civil War half dollar

    1993 commemorative half was also silver.

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  • kiyotekiyote Posts: 5,588 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Maybe Leif Erickson for the silver dollar.

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  • BryceMBryceM Posts: 11,863 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @CoinJunkie said:
    What's the over/under on the number of Eunice Shriver jokes in this thread? >:)

    Ah shoot. You beat me to it, although those might not look good until they were in the PO01 range.

    Modern commem???

    No idea. I don’t really think too many of them look good to start with, so my negative bias makes it hard to guess.

    The 2009 UHR would be pretty cool worn, but I doubt there are too many people carrying those as pocket pieces.

  • PerryHallPerryHall Posts: 46,898 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @kiyote said:
    Maybe Leif Erickson for the silver dollar.

    After reading the inscription on the reverse of this coin, I would guess this coin is not popular with most Native Americans. :D

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  • 87redcivic87redcivic Posts: 148 ✭✭✭

    1996 smithsonian silver dollar. Reverse would wear like a walking liberty half. Obverse would wear like a memorial cent reverse.

  • rickoricko Posts: 98,724 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I honestly do not think coins worn to that condition look good...and would not purchase one. Cheers, RickO

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