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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;claygump, post: 1133266, member: 29689&quot;]Four more classic commemoratives added to the fold in the past couple days. Won&#039;t take delivery for a few days. Something about having to actually pay for them. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie2" alt=";)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Pretty Bay Bridge. </p><p>[ATTACH]115663.vB[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>A little history with these others. The back story is what makes these (and coins in general) very cool to me. </p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>If Gettysburg can honor the 75th anniversary with a commem in 1936 no reason why Antietam couldn&#039;t do the same a year later in 1937. </p><p>I personally think the Antietam is a much nicer looking coin than the Gettysburg. You can actually still see the Burnside Bridge near Sharpsburg Maryland. </p><p>[ATTACH]115664.vB[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Being vetoed by the Hoover administration in 1929 for a Commemorative for the Gadsden Purchase (a big hunk of Arizona from Mexico) didn&#039;t stop L.W. Hoffecker from designing/distributing&nbsp; the Spanish Trail half in 1935. </p><p>[ATTACH]115667.vB[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>The 1922 Grant was to have half of the 10,000 mintage of gold coins with a meaningless star to create an additional variety for collectors. Apparently the boys in the Philly mint slammed out 5,000 starred half dollars as well which came as a surprise to the memorial association in charge of the coin.&nbsp; </p><p>[ATTACH]115668.vB[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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