Texas Centennial Commemorative Coin

Finally received the lens for my D60 and was able to image this piece. Purchased from cucamonga coin. Has nice colors and creamy lustre.






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Nice coin, and nice write up too!

 

Leeg, your Texas coin has amazing eye-appeal and your picture quality is amazing. Your well-researched write-up is impressive, too. My Texas is not so appealing and my pictures are not very good), but I'm trying to improve. I would like to learn how to eliminate the white reflection on the surface of my slab and to 'take the pictures out of the slab' like you did. That is a really neat effect. I am guessing these are advanced photography techniques? Thanks.

 

Excellent post! Love the history and seeing the memorbilia. As for the coin, a gorgeous example of one of the most artisticly pleasing commemoratives in my opinion. I can't stop looking at that reverse!

 

Really cool Lee.:thumb:

 

Wow, what a fun and informative post. Thanks so much for the history. Nice coin too, and one of my favorites as a Dallas native. For those of you who haven't had the pleasure, a visit to the State Fair of Texas in Dallas (which I did every year as a child, Big Tex standing at the entrance of the Midway) will show a lot of those vintage-1936 buildings still standing--quite a sight, and not far from the heart of Big D.

 

Excellent post.

 

Very good post! Plus a nice coin along with some nice cowgirls.

 

Thanks everyone for the kind words on my Texas Commemorative! :smile

I like the Rim Toning on your Texas. You have to move your lights around to eliminate the glare on the slabs. Practice, Practice, Practice. :thumb:
I use Photoshop Elements Marque Tool to get the black background.

 

Re: Austin's colonies - I have friend who is a descendant of Austin's "Old 300" - the original recipients of the Mexican land grants. They still live on the same property as their ancestors, around Columbus ('twixt Houston and San Antonio).

 

I think this is my very favorite commemorative.....I am just a beginner and only have two - Iowa statehood and San Diego expo. This would be the next one I want to buy...What is a fair price to pay for this coin in the condition yours is in? I don't want to pay too much but I know it may be somewhat difficult to get in better grades. Thanks

 

Hi susanmit and welcome.

The Texas Commem is not a rare coin and you can find them in several different years and mint marks. I'm of the opinion that you shouldn't pay a premium for toning unless it's a true monster. I always go to Heritage Auction Galleries, ha.com/coins, and look at prices realized for coin prices before I buy. The PCGS Price Guide has this year/mintmark at $325. I paid less than that for my example. The last two PCGS examples to sell on Heritage went for $218 and $299.

I'm writing a book on the Classic Commem Series and wish you well in your search.:smile

 

Thanks so much for the info - I will look at Heritage Auction. It helps to know so I don't pay too much. Are you going to include details on the history of all the commemoratives in your book? I loved the post about Texas and it would be nice to have history like that on all of them. Thanks again for the help...

 

Very nice looking example Lee - it appears to be one of the ones with a flashy, semi-PL obverse.

 

No problem. All the chapters in my book will be similar to this one.


Thanks Mark. The obverse does have that look.

 

Just got the Texas Commemorative..........MS 65. It is beautiful wish I was good with pictures! Paid $328 for it - but it has a lot of luster and looks very nice.