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Message:: [QUOTE="Vess1, post: 383411, member: 13650"]I just wanted to say that I love this set this year. I know some people feel that the mint is going overboard with commemoratives but, I enjoy collecting commemoratives and it's neat that this year I got back into the hobby and they have such a cool commemorative set out.   I really love the half dollar design.  I just bought an NGC PF 70 UC Silver dollar and the pair of the half dollars in MS70/PF70.  Plan on getting the proof gold before long as well.  Probably just buy it from the mint.   This is kind of a personal set to me.  The bald eagle is a magnificent bird and it's comeback I've been able to personally witness in my lifetime.    I live very close to the Mississippi river in northern Illinois.  As a kid, I remember when riding in the car, a bald eagle was a rare and somewhat exciting site.  You might see one or two out on the ice on the river.  Or occasionally see one fly over.  You'd never see more than a handful a year.   Now, they're everywhere!  The comeback has been simply amazing.  Now it's nothing to see 40, 50, 100 or more flying around the lock and dams. Now you can see them almost daily.  Even 10-20 miles away from the river.    Just saying, it's really been something to watch over the years and in my opinion, was a worthy cause to commemorate such a successful conservation program.[/QUOTE]