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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;johnmilton, post: 24630269, member: 101855&quot;]For those who are not familiar with the Grant commemorative half dollar and $1 gold coins, here they are. The star was a gimmick that the original sellers had in the 1922 to get collectors to buy more coins. Laura Fraser, wife of James Fraser, who designed the Buffalo Nickel, designed these coins. </p><p><br /></p><p>Grant half dollar, no star</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1566621[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Grant half dollar, with star. The star adds a significant amount to the value because only 5,000 were issued.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1566622[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Grant gold dollar, no star. The star makes no difference on the value of these coins.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1566623[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Grant gold dollar with star</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1566624[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>In addition to the coins, there are many Grant medals and political tokens. He ran for president three times (1868. 1872 and 1880), got the Republican nomination twice and served two terms as president. I&#039;ll some of the campaign medals if anyone is interested.</p><p><br /></p><p>He received a copy of this medal in gold for his Civil War service. The medal is massive.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1566625[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Here it is next to a silver dollar.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1566626[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>The gold medal still exists. It&#039;s in the Smithsonian with the presentation box.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1566627[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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