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INAUGURAL MEDALS - LEVINE |
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76mm 1901-DATED BRONZE THEODORE ROOSEVELT INAUGURATION |
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MS Select |
Owner Comments
This is the inaugural medal made by Charles Barber and George Morgan. This was done in a rush as he had taken over for McKinley when he died. President Roosevelt didn't really care for it.
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INAUGURAL MEDALS - LEVINE Official Inaugural Medal by Barbour and Morgan |
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44mm 1905-DATED L-TR-3 THEODORE ROOSEVELT OFFICIAL INAUGURAL MEDAL |
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MS Select |
Owner Comments
This medal was done by Charles Barber and George Morgan. This is the medal that started the ball rolling in regards to getting rid of the current coinage at the time that were designed by Barber. President Roosevelt did not like the medal at all. He said that Barber just changed the date on the back and used the same medal that was done in 1901. He thought Barber was lazy and his coins as "atrocious hideousness". He disliked it so much that he contacted Augustus St. Gaudens and asked him to make him a medal for the 1905 inauguration. St Gaudens told him that his assistant, Adolph Weinman would do all the physical work on the medal. He urged him not to use the US Mint to make the medal knowing it would cause issues with Barber, and it did. Roosevelt liked it and this opened the door for Weinman as a talented coin/medal designer.
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U.S. MINT MEDALS - MODERN |
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76mm 1905-DATED BRONZE THEODORE ROOSEVELT INAUGURATED - 2nd TERM |
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Owner Comments
Theodore Roosevelt disliked the medal made by Charles Barber for his second term. He thought Barber was lazy for appearing only to change the year. He contacted August St. Gaudens to make one that he would like. St Gaudens had a lot of other work in process so he only agreed if Adolph Weinman could do the physical work on it. It was agreed and this coin is a result of that collaboration. Roosevelt liked it. He thought that the money that was being minted looked horrible and he wanted to change it to something more attractive.
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FRANCE - PART 5 |
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50 Centimes |
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Silver 50C 1909 |
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PCGS MS 63 |
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Owner Comments
Weinman had all the pieces in place during this year to get the inspiration for the Walking Liberty. He used Oscar Roty’s “The Sower” aka “The Semeuse” as his inspiration for Lady Liberty. This was the year he completed the Union Soldiers and Sailors Monument. He used the head of Liberty and the branches from this sculpture and he used the full-length view of Liberty as striding toward the sun from “The Sower”. It would be several years before the combination would be used to make the Walking Liberty, but the pieces were slowly coming together.
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United States |
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HALF DOLLARS - BARBER LIBERTY HEAD |
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50C 1915 |
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Owner Comments
This was the final year of the Barber half dollar. The next year would be the debut of the Walking Liberty Coin. It was the beginning of what most collectors call the most beautiful coin of it's time.
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HALF DOLLARS - WALKING LIBERTY |
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50C 1916 |
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NGC F 12 |
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Owner Comments
Mint Director, Robert W. Woolley, acting on a US Congressional Act in 1890, was eager to replace coin designs that had been in use for 25 years. He was responsible for replacing the Barbour coins and finding new artists to submit designs for the new coins. Charles Barber, was the designer of the barber coins and he was asked to submit new designs. The Commission rejected the designs and invited new artists to submit drawings. Adolph Weinman was selected as one of the three that were selected to prepare possible new designs. His design was selected.to replace the Barbour half dollar. Coins for 1922, 1924, 1925, 1926, 1930, 1931 and 1932 were not minted.
This design would later be used for the 1986 Silver Eagle dollar coins.
n 1917, there was a change in the location of the mint mark from the obverse to the reverse.
America's entry into The Great War in April of 1917 prompted a tremendous increase in demand for minor and subsidiary coins. This is reflected in the massive production of half dollars at the Philadelphia Mint that year. Indeed, this was a 50% increase over the prior record set in 1876. Most 1917(P) halves are fairly well struck, and a small percentage are extremely so. In terms of overall quality this issue is superior to that of 1916 and makes for a better type coin. The half dollars of 1916 and early 1917 display textured fields that were incorporated into the artist's original models. During 1917 the U. S. Mint smoothed out the fields to extend die life and give the coins a more conventional appearance. Gems of the 1917(P) half dollar are common through MS-65, but the number drop off rapidly above that level. A great number of these coins were saved by the general public for the simple reason that they were the first pieces encountered. The small mintage of 1916(P) halves was released at the same time as the first 1917 coins, and the latter far outnumbered them in the channels of commerce.
US Mint Website: September 26: The Act of September 26, 1890, amends Revised Statute 3510, by authorizing a procedure for new coin designs generally known today as “the 25-year law”. A portion of the legislation states that “no change in the design or die of any coin shall be made oftener that once in twenty-five years from and including the year of the first adoption of the design, model, die, or hub for the same coin.”
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United States |
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HALF DOLLARS - WALKING LIBERTY |
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Silver 50C 1941 |
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Owner Comments
This was the year that the coinage was supposed to change due to the Act of September 26, 1890. The United States was involved in World War II and it was decided to postpone the new coinage until a future date to be determined by economic factors.
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HALF DOLLARS - WALKING LIBERTY |
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50C 1942 S |
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PCGS MS 64 |
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Owner Comments
There is a sculpture in Brookgreen Gardens that was sculpted by Adolph Weinman, “Riders of the Dawn”. This information does not have anything to do with the Walking Liberty but it does have a significance with me personally as I am from Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. I have fond memories of Brookgreen Gardens and there is a Christmas display each year called “Nights of a Thousand Candles”. I have always loved that statue since I was a child and have taken so many pictures of it. It has a shallow pool of water around the base for tossing money in for good luck. The picture attached to this narrative was taken by me several years ago during the “Nights of a Thousand Candles”. It is located in the Poetry Garden section. It is truly a masterpiece as is the Walking Liberty and Silver Eagle. There are several sculptures and medals made by Weinman in Brookgreen Gardens. It is signed A.A. Weinman SC.
"The horses plunge forward, half rearing, with forelegs doubled and heads tossing. One rider leans back to draw a bow while the other turns sidewise, blowing a conch. Beneath the horses is the rayed disc of the rising sun, with water curling in scrolls around it and rising beneath the horses in plumes of spray. A heron rides one crest, and two dolphins plunge into a curling wave." This is listed as the description of the sculpture.
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HALF DOLLARS - WALKING LIBERTY |
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50C 1947 |
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NGC MS 64 |
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Owner Comments
This was the last year that the Walking Liberty Half Dollar was minted. It was replaced by the Franklin Half Dollar. The mint director was an admirer of Benjamin Franklin and thought he should be the subject of the new coin to replace the Walking Liberty Half Dollar. The Walking Liberty had been minted since 1916. It was replaced because that the mint directors believed that the coins should be changed every 25 years.
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HALF DOLLARS - FRANKLIN |
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50C 1948 |
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NGC MS 64 FBL |
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Owner Comments
The Franklin Half Dollar was the coin that replaced the Walking Liberty in 1948. Introduction of the Ben Franklin Half Dollar had been widely announced by the U. S. Mint, and both collectors and the general public stashed many examples soon after their release. Coming during an economic recession, this first issue saw a relatively limited production. The enormous mintage of half dollars during the war years had led to reduced production during 1946-47, and this carried over into the new series. If not for the saving of 1948(P) half dollars by the roll, as was the custom of so many collectors and dealers at the time, this issue might have been slightly scarce. Gems are plentiful through the grade of MS-65, with enough MS-66 coins to satisfy the more advanced collectors. The desirable designation FBL (full bell lines) is readily available, too. The one notable variety for 1948(P) is FS-801, a nice doubled die reverse that is similar to a like variety on the Denver Mint edition.
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BULLION - SILVER AMERICAN EAGLES |
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Silver S$1 1986 EAGLE |
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NGC MS 69 |
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Owner Comments
The Liberty Coin Act was signed into law by Ronald Reagan on July 9, 1985. This was the birth of the American Silver Eagle. This authorized the sale of a bullion coin that would be minted from the silver located in National Defense Stockpile and sold to the general public. It does have a clause that does mention a proof coin in a confirming amendment contained in the act. The act required a depiction of liberty on the obverse and an eagle on the reverse with no other specific design details. It was decided that the Walking Liberty design by Adolph Weinman would be used for the obverse. It was one of the most beloved coins of it’s time. John Mercanti would design the reverse of the coin and did some minor adaptations to the obverse design.to strengthen it and to adapt it from a half dollar to a dollar. The first coin was struck October 29, 1986 and was released November 24, 1986. Treasury James Baker chose the eagle design by Mercanti as the reverse. This began America's love affair with the American Silver Eagle.
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BULLION - SILVER AMERICAN EAGLES |
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Silver S$1 1986 S EAGLE |
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NGC PF 69 ULTRA CAMEO |
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Owner Comments
The first year also included the proof version as well as the bullion coin. This is the proof. There were 1,446,778 minted in San Francisco.
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BULLION - SILVER AMERICAN EAGLES |
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S$1 1993 P EAGLE |
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NGC PF 69 ULTRA CAMEO |
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Owner Comments
1993 P
The “Philadelphia Set” was issued to commemorate the 200th Anniversary of the Philadelphia Mint. It included a proof eagle with the P mintmark as well as gold eagle coins in various sizes and a medal It was done to celebrate the bicentennial.
The Proof Eagles were previously minted in San Francisco. This is the first year for the Philadelphia Mint.
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BULLION - SILVER AMERICAN EAGLES |
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S$1 1995 W EAGLE ANNIVERSARY SET |
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PF Select Ultra Cameo |
Owner Comments
This 1995 W Silver Eagle Coin is ultra rare. The proof was not released as a separate coin but was released as a part of the 10th Anniversary Eagle Set. 1995. It was limited to 30,125 coins. This is one of the most sought after coins. The set included this coin as a bonus and the American Gold Eagle Coins in 1 oz., ½ ounce, ¼ oz., 1/10 ounce. It is highly collectable, however the price is a huge deterrent. NGC has an PF69 valued at $4250.00 and a PF70 around $20,000.00. I have seen it go much higher at auction. The next lowest mintage for a regular-issue Silver Eagle are the 2011-S burnished and 2011-P reverse proof coins from the ASE 25th Anniversary Set with mintages of 99,882 pieces each.
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BULLION - SILVER AMERICAN EAGLES |
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S$1 1996 EAGLE |
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NGC MS 69 |
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Owner Comments
The Mint celebrated the 10th year of the Silver Eagle Coin in 1995. The actual 10 years would have been 1996.
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