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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;johnmilton, post: 25666412, member: 101855&quot;]This was one of the problems with the commemorative coin programs of this era. Some, but not all, ended up becoming scams where people pocketed the money and didn&#039;t use it for the purpose for which the fund raising was intended. Some issues, like the Cincinnati commemorative half dollar, commemorated nothing except the greed of the promoter who got a bill passed by Congress to strike the coins. Add to that, scams where some people got control of most of the mintage and then soaked collectors, with high prices, who wanted to add the pieces to keep their sets complete.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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