Talk:Modern United States commemorative coins

Circulating Commemerative Coins
In my many years of coin collecting, I've noticed that there are two different kind of commemerative coins, circulating, and collector's.

With some exceptions, like the columbian exposition half dollars and the Booker T. Washington/Washington-Carver halves of 1946 and 1952, commems were of low mintange and sold originally in sets.

However, the Bicentennial coinage of 1976 and the Westward Journey nickels and State quarters, are circulating coins, or at least they're supposed to be. So what I did, is I put them on the list as modern commemeratives along with the presidential dollars, which are supposed to circulate.


 * No commemorative coins as far as I know were intended for circulation. The Columbian halves were sold for a dollar and some of the ones that didn't sell were melted. Some were also held by the banks as collateral for the Expositions unpaid loans, these were then released into circulation when the loans were defaulted. That does not qualify as intended for circulation.


 * The coins you've added on this page are 100% intended for circulation, therefore not commemoratives. No other coins of the same denominations were minted. The new dollar coins are different, the sackie will still be minted, so they are an addition to circulating coins and in my opinion loosely qualify as a commemorative although it is debatable.  Bobby  I'm Here, Are You There? 03:41, 1 January 2007 (UTC)

No. The Sackies are set-only, and the presidential dollars are going to be minted for circulation, thus they aren't commems. Ericl 22:52, 1 January 2007 (UTC)


 * I suggest you go read the act. 1/3 of all circulating dollar coins must be sackies...


 * (ii) CIRCULATION QUANTITY- Beginning January 1, 2007, and ending upon the termination of the program under paragraph (8), the Secretary annually shall mint and issue such 'Sacagawea-design' $1 coins for circulation in quantities of no less than 1/3 of the total $1 coins minted and issued under this subsection.


 *  Bobby  I'm Here, Are You There? 23:51, 1 January 2007 (UTC)

Links to coin specific pages
Some of these coins have their own pages in wikipedia. It would be great if we linked to those pages where available. I didn't see an obvious spot in the table for the links. Lorax (talk) 02:12, 12 July 2011 (UTC)
 * I have thought the same thing but don't see an obvious solution either. —Diiscool (talk) 13:19, 12 July 2011 (UTC)

Redirects
I've redirected the following pages to this one:


 * George Washington 250th Anniversary half dollar
 * 1984 Olympics Gold Eagle
 * Statue of Liberty half dollar
 * Statue of Liberty dollar
 * Statue of Liberty Gold $5
 * Constitution Bicentennial dollar
 * Constitution Bicentennial Gold $5
 * 1988 Summer Olympics dollar
 * 1988 Summer Olympics Gold $5
 * Congress Bicentennial half dollar
 * Congress Bicentennial dollar
 * Congress Bicentennial Gold $5
 * Mount Rushmore Golden Anniversary half dollar
 * Mount Rushmore Golden Anniversary dollar
 * Mount Rushmore Golden Anniversary Gold $5
 * Korean War Memorial dollar
 * 1992 Summer Olympics half dollar
 * 1992 Summer Olympics dollar
 * 1992 Summer Olympics Gold $5
 * Christopher Columbus Quincentenary half dollar
 * Christopher Columbus Quincentenary dollar
 * Christopher Columbus Quincentenary Gold $5
 * Bill of Rights half dollar
 * Bill of Rights dollar
 * Bill of Rights Gold $5
 * World War II 50th Anniversary half dollar
 * World War II 50th Anniversary dollar
 * World War II 50th Anniversary Gold $5

--- Another Believer ( Talk ) 05:14, 17 January 2018 (UTC)

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2019
This article should probably mention that there are two varieties of the Apollo 11 dollar, regular and five-ounce. Also, note that the Mint is starting in 2019 striking commemoratives in .999 silver. Thanks for keeping this article updated.--Wehwalt (talk) 09:23, 24 March 2019 (UTC)
 * I've updated Coins of the United States dollar with the new composition. - ZLEA  Talk \ Contribs 16:28, 24 March 2019 (UTC)

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