leeg Posted November 5, 2022 Share Posted November 5, 2022 One of your favorites? More important than the Oregon Trail half dollar? Which are your favorites: 1-3? Quintus Arrius 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fenntucky Mike Posted November 5, 2022 Share Posted November 5, 2022 (edited) From a strictly aesthetic stand point 1) Oregon Trail 2) Columbian Expo 3) Norse American I'll throw Texas in as a close 4th place. I don't know enough about them to speak on historical importance. One day soon perhaps, I'm considering U.S. commemoratives as a new collecting area as some of my other projects are winding down. Edited November 6, 2022 by Fenntucky Mike Spelling Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oldhoopster Posted November 5, 2022 Share Posted November 5, 2022 1. Gettysburg 2. Antietam 3. Grant You can easily guess what area of history I like Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moxie15 Posted November 5, 2022 Share Posted November 5, 2022 1. New Rochelle 2. Maine 3. Gettysburg Just what I like Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus Arrius Posted November 5, 2022 Share Posted November 5, 2022 (edited) On 11/5/2022 at 3:47 PM, Oldhoopster said: 1. Gettysburg 2. Antietam 3. Grant You can easily guess what area of history I like I don't know about easily, but let's see... Something to do with stone statues i/f/o county courthouses all over the South, Tecumseh, fire and and a march to, uh, Atlanta? [Edit: Who's buried in Grant's Tomb? Trick question? Sort of.] [Re-Edit: Nobody is buried there. Mr. & Mrs. Ulysses S. and Julia Grant are "entombed" there, above-ground, in matching sarcophagi, raised on a dais and watched over by the busts of Civil War generals. It was the president's wish he be buried next to his wife. That would not have been possible in a military cemetery, hence, the General Grant National Memorial in New York City.] Man, I love this place! Edited November 6, 2022 by Quintus Arrius Insertion of edit and re-edit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zebo Posted November 5, 2022 Share Posted November 5, 2022 Other than the Oregon Trail - here’s four not in any particular order: Pilgrim Tercentenary California diamond Jubilee Stone Mountain Texas centennial Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J P M Posted November 6, 2022 Share Posted November 6, 2022 Lexington Pilgrim 20+21 Columbian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VKurtB Posted November 6, 2022 Share Posted November 6, 2022 On 11/5/2022 at 2:47 PM, Oldhoopster said: 1. Gettysburg 2. Antietam 3. Grant You can easily guess what area of history I like Vietnam? FlyingAl 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VKurtB Posted November 6, 2022 Share Posted November 6, 2022 (edited) Favorite ones I own based on aesthetics: 1) Pilgrim 2) Texas Centennial (both of these have amazing reverses) 3) California Pacific International Exposition (incorrectly known as ‘San Diego’) Ugliest one I own (design): Tie between York County, Maine and Carver/Washington Best looking ones I don’t yet own in no particular order: Connecticut, Antietam, Gettysburg Edited November 6, 2022 by VKurtB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus Arrius Posted November 6, 2022 Share Posted November 6, 2022 My all-time favorite? If memory serves (not sure it's a commemorative; don't want to cheat and look it up) it's the one with the prospector panning for gold. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VKurtB Posted November 6, 2022 Share Posted November 6, 2022 On 11/5/2022 at 9:00 PM, Quintus Arrius said: My all-time favorite? If memory serves (not sure it's a commemorative; don't want to cheat and look it up) it's the one with the prospector panning for gold. There is the 1925 California that has that motif. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus Arrius Posted November 6, 2022 Share Posted November 6, 2022 On 11/5/2022 at 10:27 PM, VKurtB said: There is the 1925 California that has that motif. That might be it.(Now that the cat's out of the bag, I might as well cheat and look it up... oops, bedtime, the wife, my Powerball dream, pffft! Ah well, tomorrow's another day. Gotta turn the clocks back...) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VKurtB Posted November 6, 2022 Share Posted November 6, 2022 On 11/5/2022 at 9:35 PM, Quintus Arrius said: That might be it.(Now that the cat's out of the bag, I might as well cheat and look it up... oops, bedtime, the wife, my Powerball dream, pffft! Ah well, tomorrow's another day. Gotta turn the clocks back...) Mine all turn themselves back, or are they setting them ahead 23 hours? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus Arrius Posted November 6, 2022 Share Posted November 6, 2022 On 11/5/2022 at 10:37 PM, VKurtB said: Mine all turn themselves back, or are they setting them ahead 23 hours? C'mon now, Kurt! It's fall. Fall BACK! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
physics-fan3.14 Posted November 6, 2022 Share Posted November 6, 2022 On 11/5/2022 at 1:46 PM, leeg said: One of your favorites? More important than the Oregon Trail half dollar? Which are your favorites: 1-3? Haha, I don't know why, but when you said "Hawaiian Half Dollar" my mind instantly went to the fascinating story of the 1883 issue from San Francisco featuring King Kalakaua. It later occurred to me that you were talking about commemorative halves, as you usually do! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VKurtB Posted November 6, 2022 Share Posted November 6, 2022 On 11/5/2022 at 10:02 PM, Quintus Arrius said: C'mon now, Kurt! It's fall. Fall BACK! C’mon now, Q. The one digital clock I have that does NOT handle the time transition itself is the one in my car, and it CANNOT be set back, ONLY forward. So I have to put it 23 hours ahead. zadok 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus Arrius Posted November 6, 2022 Share Posted November 6, 2022 On 11/6/2022 at 3:29 PM, VKurtB said: C’mon now, Q. The one digital clock I have that does NOT handle the time transition itself is the one in my car, and it CANNOT be set back, ONLY forward. So I have to put it 23 hours ahead. Troo dat! The one digital clock I have also must be manually adjusted, ONLY forward. It's only a problem with analogs and, quite frankly, I enjoy labor-intensive activity like manual typewriters----and before my time, turning that large crank i/f/o the automobile. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leeg Posted November 7, 2022 Author Share Posted November 7, 2022 Let's stay on topic. Here are the results so far as of 11/07/22: Pilgrim - lll Texas - lll Oregon Trail - ll Columbian Exposition - ll Gettysburg - ll Diamond Jubilee - ll Antietam - l Grant - l New Rochelle - l Maine - l Stone Mountain - l Lexington - l California Pacific International Exposition - l Norse American – l (some add this to the early commemorative series. I don’t. It’s fine though.) I'll let this run another week. Whichever early commemorative has the most votes I will write my chapter about it. Thanks all for your thoughts! Quintus Arrius 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leeg Posted November 13, 2022 Author Share Posted November 13, 2022 Bump One day left for selections! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus Arrius Posted November 13, 2022 Share Posted November 13, 2022 On 11/13/2022 at 11:45 AM, leeg said: Bump One day left for selections! You did not specify country so (in the absence of a Red Book) I am going to nominate the United Kingdom's 1977 Silver Jubilee Commemorative Coin Queen Elizabeth. Why? Solely on the strength of the handsome good looks of the horse featured, which suggests jut in its strut (reminiscent of a certain Rooster). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zadok Posted November 13, 2022 Share Posted November 13, 2022 ...1) Stone Mountain, 2) Texas, 3) Oregon Trail.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lem E Posted November 13, 2022 Share Posted November 13, 2022 1. Texas 2. Columbian 3. Illinois (1918) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VKurtB Posted November 13, 2022 Share Posted November 13, 2022 On 11/13/2022 at 12:37 PM, Lem E said: 1. Texas 2. Columbian 3. Illinois (1918) That Illinois is strong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simple Collector Posted November 13, 2022 Share Posted November 13, 2022 On 11/5/2022 at 7:40 PM, Quintus Arrius said: I don't know about easily, but let's see... Something to do with stone statues i/f/o county courthouses all over the South, Tecumseh, fire and and a march to, uh, Atlanta? [Edit: Who's buried in Grant's Tomb? Trick question? Sort of.] [Re-Edit: Nobody is buried there. Mr. & Mrs. Ulysses S. and Julia Grant are "entombed" there, above-ground, in matching sarcophagi, raised on a dais and watched over by the busts of Civil War generals. It was the president's wish he be buried next to his wife. That would not have been possible in a military cemetery, hence, the General Grant National Memorial in New York City.] Man, I love this place! Grant’s parents are buried about 5 miles from where I live in the old Bethel Cemetery. When I was a kid, I used to play in Grant’s boyhood home in Point Pleasant, Ohio. That was before it was turned into a small park and the house was opened as a museum. Quintus Arrius 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Neophyte Numismatist Posted November 14, 2022 Share Posted November 14, 2022 (edited) Oregon Trail Pan Pacific Texas Pilgrim (had to add a 4th... I love the waves on these coins Edited November 14, 2022 by The Neophyte Numismatist Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray Tatum Posted November 14, 2022 Share Posted November 14, 2022 (edited) I looked at some favorite plate designs for an answer. The large field and simple design of the Wyoming is ballsy. Edited November 14, 2022 by Ray Tatum Correctivity Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus Arrius Posted November 14, 2022 Share Posted November 14, 2022 Granted, not a commemorative, but nevertheless a long-lost relative of @Ray Tatum's plate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray Tatum Posted November 14, 2022 Share Posted November 14, 2022 Good one; mine suffers die erosion around the eyes. Quintus Arrius 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VKurtB Posted November 14, 2022 Share Posted November 14, 2022 (edited) @leeg, The Hawaiian Commem appeals to me because of its rarity and distribution story. Am I missing something special about it as a design? Have you ever held the Sandblast Proof in your hand? Edited November 14, 2022 by VKurtB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus Arrius Posted November 14, 2022 Share Posted November 14, 2022 @leeg: I don't know what prompted the minting of a sesquicentennial commemorative for Hawaii in 1928----before it became a state, but the bicentennial (1978) came and went, uneventfully, and I am wondering if the sordid details of Capt. Cooks' travels would militate against honoring him in similar fashion today. Alabama's centennial commemorative half dollar (1921) can be acquired for 1/10 the cost of the Hawaiin coin, but why? And is there really that much demand (for something I never knew existed) to push the price well up into $6,000? [My money is on 'Bama. It's got a giant eagle on the reverse.] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
