Post your Modern Commemoratives

Last one, not a commem, but a medal of one of the greatest heroes this country has ever produced. Couldn't resist posting it......

 

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@green18, is that actually a circulated Baseball Commemorative? Where did you get that?

 

At the mint. It was one of those substandard coins, that the mint offered folks, that became available well after the coin was sold out originally. I cracked it out of the 'lens' and made it a pocket piece. Looks way better than the poor thing that I received from the mint.........

 

I'm to lazy to look it up. What date starts modern commemorates?

 

The last "classic" commemorative was the Booker T. Washington in... 1954?

https://www.usmint.gov/learn/coin-a...tive-coins/commemorative-coins-from-1892-1954

Modern commems started in... 1982?

https://www.usmint.gov/learn/coin-and-medal-programs/commemorative-coins

 

@Dougmeister-

 

Just bought this one...



and bringing back the sports theme...

 

Got me thinking about these two..

 

This and the proof were the first modern comms issued in 1982.

 

The haze in these photos is reflection and my less-than-perfect photo setup. The coins themselves are super clean deep cameo

 

And still the best modern commem, in my humble opinion.

 

The obverse of that Smithsonian commem is quite lovely.

The reverse, unfortunately, is a bit of a mish-mash. Looks like they were designed by two different people (and probably were).

 

Well the two sets of intials one both the Obv. & Rev. Would definitely prove your statement to be true 2 designers

 

Thomas D. Rogers, Sr. (Obverse) John Mercanti (Reverse)