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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;green18, post: 1935851, member: 10103&quot;]This from Anthony J. Swiateks&#039; book <i>Encyclopedia of the Commemorative Coins of the United States:</i></p><p><i><br /></i></p><p>&quot;A great distribution campaign extending from Virginia to Texas was initiated to sell the Stone Mountain issue at $1.00 each.&nbsp; The governors of the States of Virginia, South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Kentucky and Tennessee served as campaign chairmen.&nbsp; (North Carolina joined the program later.)&quot;.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>This effort was known as the Harvest Campaign and the general plan was to counter-stamp some Stone Mountain coins with numbers and letters to produce unique pieces and possibly generate more revenue.&nbsp; The program fell flat on it&#039;s face after Gutzon Borglum (the sculptor of the memorial) abandoned the site.</p><p><br /></p><p>The coins do seem to command a premium.&nbsp; Graded issues have sold on Heritage for modest mucho dinero.&nbsp; <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />&nbsp; Most of these coins are found in less than uncirculated condition (as yours is, which I would grade at XF).[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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