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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Paul M., post: 2498697, member: 73165&quot;]I think the design is pretty middle of the road as far as classic commems go.&nbsp; It suffered from being minted multiple years, only one of which corresponded to the anniversary it was commemorating.&nbsp; The figure on the obverse does not resemble any contemporary description of Boone (no portraits exist), and the reverse depicts a scene that could not have happened.&nbsp; Despite this, I consider the design to be average among all classic silver commemoratives.</p><p><br /></p><p>The people behind it pushed the creation of multiple issues, and adding the small 1934 date on later pieces, just to milk more money out of it.&nbsp; This coin effectively lead to the commemorative mania of the 30s that, in turn, lead to the end of the classic commemorative series as a whole. The &#039;38 set is one of the better years overall in terms of price, but that&#039;s because half of the coins struck that year were melted because people were sick of buying them.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>Overall, I would say this coin is not a favorite of mine, but it&#039;s by far not my least favorite.&nbsp; It will never compete with the Oregon Trail half as far as I&#039;m concerned.&nbsp; <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />&nbsp; I don&#039;t think the coin itself is really going anywhere independent of what classic commemoratives as a whole are doing.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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