Poll Question: Do you have a favorite classic commemorative? What is it?

So many works of art to choose from, but my fav commems:

1. 1893 Isabella Quarter

2. 1900 Lafayette Dollar

3. 1925 Norse Medal thick

4. 1936 Bay Bridge Half Dollar

Mainly because I have them from early collection pursuits… of faded youth...

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The 1892 and 1893 Columbian Exposition half dollar is not only a beautiful coin, but within the reach of most collectors. The fact that it was the first commemorative American coin and that the 1892 had a mintage below one million makes it even more special. I have several in my collection and add more here and there whenever good-looking examples show up for sale at a reasonable price. 

Mark Vezzola , San Diego, Calif.

That is the 1936 Gettysburg half. Now, the political sentiment is really awful, giving some equal credit to the Southern cause, but the design has great artistic merit. That's the reason for my choice.

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I would have to say that my favorite commemorative coin is the 2019 Apollo 11 coin.  Such a fitting coin for one of our country's greatest achievements. Such a nice coin with its concave/convex design.  

Dave Burdis, Charleroi, Pa. 

Titus' denarius commemorating the opening of the Colosseum. In good condition, you can see the armor on the elephant's back, ears, and legs. Issued in 80, with silver looted during the sack of Jerusalem, RIC II 115; RSC 303; BMCRE 43-6 is still affordable, but his commemorative sesterce featuring an aerial shot of the Colosseum is on my bucket list, as only 22 are known, with 6 of those in museum collections.

Titus. AD 79-81. Æ Sestertius (34mm, 24.35 g). Rome mint. Struck AD 80. View of the Flavian Amphitheater (The Colosseum) from the southeast, seen from aerial perspective and containing imperial box; porticus of the Baths of Titus to left, Meta Sudans to right / [IM]P T CAES VESP AVG P M TR P P P C[OS VIII], Titus seated left on curule chair, left arm across lap, holding branch in outstretched right hand; around, helmets, shields and cuirass; S-C across field. RIC II 184; BMCRE 190

Roxanne, Address withheld

I would have to say the Oregon Trail for the silver commemorative, and the 1915 Pan-Pac 2 1/2 Dollar for the gold in the classic commemorative series.

Steve Bieda, Address withheld

My favorite is the Oregon Trail. Second choice: Stone Mountain.

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My favorite is the Texas series starting in the mid-1930s. So much history is packed into both sides of the coin.

Bill Rodriguez, Florida

The Lafayette $1 commemorative.

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1928 Oregon commemorative coin.

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With me, it’s the 1920 Pilgrim Tercentenary Half Dollar. My first ancestors to America came over on the Mayflower.

S. Clark, Address withheld

My favorite classic commemorative is the 1937 Roanoke Half Dollar.

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1. 1915 Pan-Pac (if only standard strikes were not so weak!)

2. 1935 Connecticut

3. 1935 Old Spanish Trail

4. 1938 New Rochelle

5. Oregon Trail

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This is a tough question because they are all so detailed and beautiful. But since I'm interested in the Civil War, I think I have to go with the 1936 Battle of Gettysburg and the 1937 Battle of Antietam. I don't know why Gettysburg came out ahead of Antietam, as Antietam was in 1862 and Gettysburg in 1863. The Antietam coin was the 75th anniversary, while Gettysburg was only 73 years. Who knows why the mint does things?

Larry, Louisville, Ky.

The one and only Texas Centennial Half.

Ultra High Relief, via X