Puerto Rico Related Coins & Medallion - My 2000th Post!

Hi everyone. In observance of my 2000th Post (yes I'm proud of it ) I wanted to share 3 Puerto Rico related items that are part of my collection.



First is a NGC certified Mint Canceled 2009 25C Puerto Rico Quarter. This is the NGC slab that I featured in my very first CoinTalk post back on March 6th, 2013. What I found intersesting is that I sent this to NGC to get certified and I think they made the mistake of giving it a MINT ERROR attribution on the label. Must of been because I listed the canceled Quarter together with the other Mint Errors I submitted.

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Second is a coin that I don't have much information on.
The Obverse side says - 50 UNITED STATES ONE NATION - 51st STATE PROOF, The bust of Washington is marked with the word COPY.
The Reverse side - The image of part of the famous fort called El Morro with a Parrot and the official Island frog, El Coqui. These designs were later incorporated into the official 2012 El Yunque Puerto Rico Quarter

If anyone has any info on this coin please feel free to comment!
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And Third is a collectable Medallion commemorating the current Governor of PR - Alejandro J. Garcia Padilla. Anyone interested in where I got this medallion let me know and I will get you the info! By the way my last name is Padilla also


I am happy to be part of the CoinTalk community. I have shared as much as possible my coins, hobbies and Numismatic knowledge with you and will continue in bringing more interesting threads (I hope they have been) for all to see and read!

And I wanted to end in saying that I chose the Puerto Rico theme because my parents were born there.
Today October 15th, is the 15th year anniversary of my fathers death who started me in the coin collecting hobby!

 

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Congrats on 2k

I actually always appreciated mint cancelled coins. It's an important part of the minting process that often gets attributed as post-mint damage rather than something collectible.

 

Way to go Paddyman!

 

Nice looking coins and congrats on the 2000th post.

 

On the quarter, and remembering teach (even though I thinks hes back) ... I see a bird, flying, yet his wings are closed. He/she is carrying a frog, resting on a leaf to the castle to kiss the princess.

 

Haha, oh my gosh!

 

Always great to honor the one who got us started, especially when that person is our father.

Great stuff too, Paddy.

 

Keep it up Paddyman. Your post are always interesting.

 

Yes, congratulations on #2000! And, many, many more! Ha, ha! I like your PR Medallion. I guess it's just the way he smiles. He looks like your typical next door neighbor from the 1950s.

 

Me makes 3 on that thought, I guess

 

Those Puerto Rico fantasy quarters were produced before it was even known if the US Mint would make any territory quarters. They were minted from 2004-2009, with 2004 being the most common (but still somewhat scarce). The 2006 issue was fairly scarce. There were two versions minted each year. The silver-plated ones have a fully reeded edge. The solid 999 silver versions have a gap in the edge reeding with imprinted text ".999 FINE SILVER". The solid silver versions are definitely rarer. The 2005 solid silver version is unverified. More information is available here: http://www.moonlightmint.com/other.htm

 

That's great info. Thank you so much Daniel!

 

Very nice coins Paddyman! congrats on 2000 posts.I would also like to thank you for always being respectful to me, and helping me with the learning process.plus your always quick on giving me link's too coin sites I'AM unaware of, or when I post something stupid you always correct with the right info on the coin.Have a great weekend.Thanks for sharing your knowledge with us!Plus that outstanding coin collection you have.

 

This right here ^^^

Congrats Paddyman. I have certainly gleaned some great information from your 2000 posts...here's to 2000 more!

 

@tommyc03 ... where are you?

 

Shhhhh, I've been hiding, don't let Frank or Chris find out, they'll find me....LOL.