expat Posted July 4 · Supporter Share Posted July 4 Celebratory good wishes to all Americans, hope you enjoy your activities. Post your commemoratives, tokens or medals. Here is a medal UNITED STATES. Bronze Medallion, commemorating American Revolution, Bicentenial in Connecticut, dated 1976. Choice EF. 40mm, 23 grams. 16 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roman Collector Posted July 4 · Patron Share Posted July 4 Thank you! When I was a kid in the mid-seventies, I remember getting my first bicentennial quarter in pocket change. I thought it was the coolest reverse type EVER! 12 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seth77 Posted July 4 · Member Share Posted July 4 Happy Bday America and thanks for not giving up on us here in Europe 🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲🍻🎂🎂🎂🎊🎉 6 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ten-Speed Posted July 4 · Member Share Posted July 4 How about a Connecticut Copper (1787)? 9 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benefactor robinjojo Posted July 4 · Benefactor Benefactor Share Posted July 4 (edited) United States, Fugio cent, 1787. 8.91 grams Typical flan flaws. United States, dollar, 1799. 26.7 grams Edited July 4 by robinjojo 12 2 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Nerosmyfavorite68 Posted July 4 · Member Share Posted July 4 I'm just happy the fireworks are over and peace has returned. Offering no parking in the park, thus unneling all the traffic through small streets (and preventing them from parking on the wide streets) is not good planning. However, I do have an A+ view of the fireworks. All I have to do is step outside. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sulla80 Posted July 4 · Supporter Share Posted July 4 (edited) Here's an example of a 1798 Spanish "dollar" - these coins were popular currency in the new world and the US began to issue similar coins in 1794 like @robinjojo's amazingly beautiful Liberty dollar. Liberty was a defining value of the new republic - a shared value with the ancient Roman republic that was not accidental as the founders studied deeply past republics & democracies in their efforts to create a new government. My 4th of July notes celebrate this connection. https://www.sullacoins.com/post/an-ancient-coin-for-independence-day Happy 4th! Edited July 4 by Sulla80 14 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrMonkeySwag96 Posted July 4 · Member Share Posted July 4 (edited) A silver half dollar commemorating one of the first battles of the American Revolutionary War, the Battle of Lexington-Concord: Edited July 4 by MrMonkeySwag96 14 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrMonkeySwag96 Posted July 4 · Member Share Posted July 4 (edited) Another silver half dollar celebrating Ira Allen, a major figure of the Revolutionary War. Ira Allen was the founder of the Green Mountain Boys, a Vermont based militia. The reverse depicts a cougar/puma/panther/catamount. Edited July 4 by MrMonkeySwag96 12 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrMonkeySwag96 Posted July 4 · Member Share Posted July 4 (edited) A silver half dollar commemorating the Texas Republic’s independence from Mexico. Texas was formerly an independent nation from 1836-1846 before it became incorporated into the United States: Edited July 4 by MrMonkeySwag96 12 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AETHER Posted July 4 · Member Share Posted July 4 Happy 4th! $#&+ yea! 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrMonkeySwag96 Posted July 5 · Member Share Posted July 5 (edited) This is my last post on US coins, I promise. I own a few coins with the Draped Bust design similar to @robinjojo’s dollar: 1803 “Draped Bust” Large Cent 1805 “Draped Bust” Quarter 1807 “Draped Bust” Half Dollar I’ve yet to own a Draped Bust dollar as those are quite expensive, even in lower grades. Edited July 5 by MrMonkeySwag96 8 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Kowsky Posted July 5 · Member Share Posted July 5 The scorching heat in Churchville, NY on Independence Day kept me indoors. So I dressed for the occasion & sipped some imported suds 🤣. 4 1 2 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benefactor Ancient Coin Hunter Posted July 5 · Benefactor Benefactor Share Posted July 5 Thanks for the well wishes. Finally could sleep last night after the explosions. I think the Liberty cap is in order (umm not in my collection): 9 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ten-Speed Posted July 7 · Member Share Posted July 7 (edited) On 7/4/2024 at 7:27 AM, robinjojo said: United States, Fugio cent, 1787. 8.91 grams Typical flan flaws. United States, dollar, 1799. 26.7 grams Beautiful coins. I've just been reading "Eagle Poised on a Bank of Clouds: United States Silver Dollars of 1795-1798" by Harry E. Salyards, the long-time editor of Penny-Wise, the journal of Early American Copper Coins (EACS). Although the reverse design of the silver dollar was changed in 1799, (from the clouds Eagle to the heraldic one shown above) I've found that this book really gives me a lay of the land of those late 1790s. I bought the book before the coin, but then and now these coins and other silver dollars are way out of my league, so it's nice to see them when others make postings. Edited July 7 by Ten-Speed 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benefactor robinjojo Posted July 8 · Benefactor Benefactor Share Posted July 8 9 hours ago, Ten-Speed said: Beautiful coins. I've just been reading "Eagle Poised on a Bank of Clouds: United States Silver Dollars of 1795-1798" by Harry E. Salyards, the long-time editor of Penny-Wise, the journal of Early American Copper Coins (EACS). Although the reverse design of the silver dollar was changed in 1799, (from the clouds Eagle to the heraldic one shown above) I've found that this book really gives me a lay of the land of those late 1790s. I bought the book before the coin, but then and now these coins and other silver dollars are way out of my league, so it's nice to see them when others make postings. Thank you. I started out collecting US coins, but moved to world and ancient coins fairly quickly. I wasn't even thinking of acquiring a bust dollar, when the 1799 dollar appeared on one of Karl Stephens' price lists. Karl goes way back to the 1970s, when he was with Bowers & Ruddy Galleries of Hollywood. Since my US coins are basically a type set, and a very incomplete one at that, that dollar looked perfect for the type role. So many bust dollars that I have seen,- and I might add that I've been out of the US market for decades - seem to have one or more issues that make them less attractive, but still very expensive, so at $895 that coin seemed relatively reasonable. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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