Question about halfs
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OK I'm fairly new to this so can anyone please explain to me why some of the commemorative coinage was minted different years such as the Oregon trail memorial (1926, 1928, 1933, 1934, 1936, 1937, 1938 and 1939) , Arkansas centennial etc etc? I always thought that they were to mint the actual commemorative year and not keep on minting and minting. Thanks
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<< <i>I always thought that they were to mint the actual commemorative year... >>
As with modern commems, their actual purpose was to make money for somebody.
<< <i>This might sound silly, but they were generally minted in more than one year so that they could raise more money through additional sales to collectors or so that the folks distributing the coins could capitalize further on their control of the mintage. >>
Kind of a long birthday party if it lasts 13 YEARS!
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<< <i>This might sound silly, but they were generally minted in more than one year so that they could raise more money through additional sales to collectors or so that the folks distributing the coins could capitalize further on their control of the mintage. >>
Kind of a long birthday party if it lasts 13 YEARS!
Hey! My 30th Birthday has been going on for 28 years now!
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