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Message:: [QUOTE="Beefer518, post: 7603637, member: 87737"]I thought you'd get a kick out of it! There are tons of some of the early commems that are circulated,  but very few of the others. Most that are circulated are those issued pre-depression, or those that were viewed as being of little to no value at release (BTW's, Wash/Carvers). The Iowas were anticipated to be stored neatly in a drawer of the average Iowan, and even the legislating committee felt they would never see much circulation, if any, much like the 1920 Maine commems. So when I saw this, I just had to have it. There are only 3 in this grade (see below), and only 9 in all grades lower. Honestly, I wish this one was a lower grade! See my comments above, and you're welcome. I do find it to be quite an attractive coin in hand as well. I completely agree that the TPG's should have a photo grade of the commemoratives, but there are so few in lower grades, I think it would be impossible. I don't think any of the TPG's have more then 25% of the series that they have all grades available. See below for a higher grade (MS-64) for a quick comparison. ------------------------------- And for what everyone has been waiting for (and I wish it was lower); [ATTACH=full]1309157[/ATTACH] And for those of you interested, this is an MS-64 Iowa. I chose this one, as it's white, and good enough for the quick comparison; [ATTACH=full]1309158[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]