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This Commem actually commemorates a New York battle: The Battle of Bennington is the coin's namesake event, but the actual battle took place about 10 miles west in Walloomsac, New York! Separate… (View Post)

While this coin marks 300 years since Roger Williams founded Providence in 1636, it never mentions "Providence": Even though the coin was specifically issued to celebrate the founding of th… (View Post)

The Roanoke Commem - This coin celebrates the “Lost Colony” on Roanoke Island, North Carolina. The coin’s reverse depicts Eleanor Dare holding her infant daughter Virginia. She was the first child of… (View Post)

Albany - In 1954, a local bank discovered and sold a forgotten hoard of over 2,000 pristine Albany half dollars at their original $2 issue price. Hudson - With only 10,008 coins struck at the Philade… (View Post)

I have three “legitimate “ ones, and a fourth one that is a “stretch”, but @Creg tells me this “stretching” technique is perfectly fine. * The Norfolk Commem - There are FIVE dates on the coin. The o… (View Post)