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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;green18, post: 1954659, member: 10103&quot;]Welcome to the forum Reino and you&#039;ve two nice commem&#039;s there.&nbsp; I&#039;d go with AU on the Columbian and XF on the Lexington-Concord.&nbsp; These two coins are what we like to refer to as &#039;Classic Commemoratives&#039;.&nbsp; They were issued to commemorate a certain event or occurrence or even an individual and the sales of the coins were used to help defray the costs involved therein.&nbsp; Google Columbian Exposition and see what &#039;pops&#039;.&nbsp; <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Sage advice from Josh.&nbsp; The Red Book is a &#039;must have&#039; for any new collector.&nbsp; Check out the local public library as they will have a few copies in the reference department but you can also find older copies in the stacks which you can take out on loan.&nbsp; Of course, you&#039;ll probably want your own copy and most book stores have &#039;em in stock.&nbsp; It&#039;s a very affordable volume ($12-$18) and probably one of the cheapest books you&#039;ll ever add to your numismatic library..........but one of the most important.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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