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40 years ago: Post a Modern Commemorative...
SkyMan
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40 years ago in 1982 the modern commemorative era started with the Washington half dollar. While IMO many of the modern commemoratives are unattractive, there is no question that many are also quite attractive. Post a modern commemorative design that you like. Use PCGS's list of modern clad, silver and gold commemoratives to determine what is acceptable... e.g. no bullion coins, State quarters etc.
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The only pic I have on my phone. Lol
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What the heck is that? It better be a struck thru!!
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Struck Thru Detached Reeding Mint Error
Good! For some reason I know you wouldn't be posting a damaged coin (rim reeding hit) from another coin.
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That could be said for the "Classic" Commem as well, IMO.
jom
Gold and Silver.
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I got a bunch. Not all winners, but I like these ...
(I'll pass on the Apollo coins I have, as the TVs are just stock - but I really like that design.)
I'm not copying you ...
This 1 catches my eye. It look like the reverse middle portion is raised.
I also have the Civil War Battle Field and WWII (91-95) commems, which I also like, but may be more of an "honorable mention".
I have a bunch of Olympic stuff too, but they fall into the "3rd tier" IMO.
I only got the colorized basketball coins as that was the only part of that that interested me.
1 thing I'm glad that DIDNT catch my eye was the Mayflower coins. Too many of 'em and too rich for my blood. I think I was gunning for the 1 oz proof Eagles that year, and couldnt swing it.
OK 1 Apollo coin, because its gold. I still think its stock.
The Statue of Liberty half dollar ... The best design that is dirt cheap.
I like how this one looks
Mr_Spud
One of my all-time favorite Modern Commemorative coins.
I bought 36 pcs of these from the Mint when they came out.
It is also QA Check approved.
I’m kind of fond of this one too
Mr_Spud
Absolutely one of the best eagle designs 🦅. 😉🦫🙀
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I love Modern BUT sometimes I felt somewhat better if they stay in the closet. If you know what I meant!?! 🤔
It’s like being in the wine aisle and those TOP SHELVES bottles really look down on ya 😉😕😟
…….. and I do have quite a few ….I truly Cherish 🥰
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@Paradisefound... Do you have 'quite a few' of those top shelf wines??
Cheers, RickO
And to go with it ...
I happen to have a modern commem handy today.... Cheers, RickO
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Sold most of them, but I still have a few. This one is in my Prime Number Set.
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A couple I haven't seen on here yet:
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Mine as well, Ricko.
jim
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Hi all, I am just leaving this comment to try to revive the "Post a Modern Commemorative" tread vibe. With all the new one-year only Semi-Sesq and privy hunting going on, modern commemoratives have drifted into obscurity.
FYI I'm also actively collecting them, because I think they are underappreciated both for their design and relative obscurity with new collectors. -and more importantly because I think they are both a piece of history, and a piece of artwork - some with very low mintage numbers!
Oddly, when I was talking with a high end dealer near me who deals in DMPL Morgans and such, I saw some of these in his display case. The dealer in the store told me that the "good Morgans" were out at a coin-show and they needed something to fill in the case. So they pulled a few of these out the Mint OGPs and put them out in the display case.
He said they get these all the time, and aren't paying much for them because nobody wants them. They are, for the most part, 90% silver, so they are being bought by the dealer for 5 under spot-melt value.
I asked what do they do with them, he said he buys them and sends them off to the wholesaler or smelter depending on who's paying more per ounce.
Interesting. But only because there is an unknown number of these beauties being melted down simply because they are 90% silver.
We collectors know that in MS state, these should have a premium. But the market doesnt know that. And dealers have to make their spread. If nobody is buying them over the counter, they won't put them out there.
The secondary market is alive and well on E*Bay, and you can still pick up Modern Commems in OGP or even just capsules on certain bullion dealers sites.
There are a LOT of modern commems out there. Both in design, and in mintage numbers. To that end I decided to research which ones had the lowest mintages.
Here is a spreadsheet of the results. (feel free to comment.)
FYI - Here is a link to a google sheets spreadsheet that I made, and a screenshot of what it looks like: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/16467qyGJOD0_wMQmop63vpDbmsybiNw-Rb9PtGDoGwA/edit?usp=sharinghttps://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/16467qyGJOD0_wMQmop63vpDbmsybiNw-Rb9PtGDoGwA/edit?usp=sharing
Honestly, the 1986 statue of liberty gold, the 1987 constitution and 2014 baseball were the high water mark of the series. I will say the 2025 marine corp coins are better than the 2005 ones.