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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Dimedude2, post: 1079353, member: 17539&quot;]Those are beautiful commems - congrats!&nbsp; The Rhode Island design is sort of interesting, kind of art-decoey looking but what do I know.&nbsp; </p><p>Classic commems are wonderful to collect and there are so many interesting stories.&nbsp; I just purchased a Cincinnati 1936-S in MS64, and it took awhile to find this.&nbsp; </p><p>How the Queen City became America&#039;s music center and why Stephen Foster is on the obverse in kind of bizarre and corrupt.&nbsp; </p><p>Any true to contrary belief, &quot;Swannee River&quot; was not written by Stephen Foster, but by Ed Norton.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>The market for commems right now are at a trough, but you would have to believe it will come up.&nbsp; Those at high grades (MS65, especially MS66) have taken gradual increments.</p><p>increments, but not much else.&nbsp; </p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>My favorite commem is the Bay Bridge with bear profile.&nbsp; Most folks like the Oregon and Texas.&nbsp; I also think the Monroe reverse is pretty cool.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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