Stone mountain half dollar

Don't just read the linked article, read the comments also.....

 

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There’s definitely a different look to luster with these than you’re used to with the Morgan’s.

I’d just save the time entirely and not give clicks to such drivel. There’s much better sources to get objective information on it without having to swallow a guilt trip for liking it

 

Well if you read the postings under the CoinWorld article almost everyone took exception to the author's characterizations. It was poorly written and researched, and seemed politically motivated. The author drew connections between the KKK and everyone involved with the effort, which was far from the truth. It certainly would not have been true in the 1960s when the effort was restarted after lying dormant for about 30 years. He also seemed to be drawing connections between any collector of the coin and racism.

The motivation for the carving was complex, the times were different, and the effort monumental. The result is the largest relief carving in the world and a fascinating story. I learned in my reading that the final carver was a man with no art training, who had never carved anything before, and never carved anything after. Life is always more interesting than fiction, and stranger.

 

Same here and there is always a story because this is just life unfolding and there is a coin or two woven into the story. I am doing a lot of research now and if I think it has merit I will post it. Otherwise I will just chalk it up to a fun research project that furthered my knowledge of numismatics, but I did reserve the domain stonemountainhalf.com

 

If I remember correctly (only saw the reference once) the dies for commemoratives were being created by an art medal company who did commemorative medals and not coins. I have thought for some time that this looks more like a medal than a coin because there is no field level. With high production runs I think this could lead to a number of die issues, especially if one tried to repolish or repunch the die.

 

Exactly. Maybe I should have said the article has "some truths" rather lot of truth.
In cases like this its best to do the resesrch yourself with an open mind to the truth in our history and not what someone is telling you to beleive.

 

Nice coin and price. It reminds mem of my first Stone Mountains. While on a Boy Scout camping trip, I found about 25 in a small creek back in 1955. Also a 1875s 20 cent piece, that got me started in collecting coins.

 

Heck, the 25 in the creek would peak my interest. There's a story here. Do tell.....

 

Back then at the camp sight, near Stone mountain. A small creek, at an area that had a natural rock crossing. We found a cut in the rock surface in the water, so we starting cleaning it out to make a water type slide. While pulling stuff out of the cut, I was the first to find a Stone mountain half, so we dug all the rest of the Saturday and all of Sunday till we had to leave. We found about a value of $100.00. halfs, qt, shield, and "V" 5C, Flying Eagles, Indian, early Lincolns cents, the only Qt to the time was a 1940 QT. I want to go back, but it's privet property since. I did not keep them all, we divided them up among the group.

 

When you do let me know where to find it. Your ambition seems to me will well be worth the read, and I may just learn something from it.
My family after the civil war lost their citezenship, lost their homes and land, latter to be turned into Arlington National Cemetary

 

Profound. Any substantiation? You've been around here, on the forums for a spell, but I find that story a bit far fetched......Let's just say that Mom was from Missouri, and I got an un-Christian reason of not believing without seeing.

 

You can believe what you want, green 18. I tell you what I know, did then, and experienced. I see that from your picture, you are a hide. You are the fetched one.

 

Good shot.....But I'm not a 'hide'. If you think I do so, than say so.......

 

Oh Lord, he already said that.......

 

Anything left over from that 'find'. Good Lord, if it was me, I'd still have some of the pieces......

 

Chill and collect

 

Quit right....

 

Don't want anyone to get sick from stress. It's just collecting and we are all a little OCD or we would not collect and post here

 

Post and tell. I like that........better with pictures or newspaper clippings, though.