Commems Collection Classic: Wayte Raymond Coin Board Update

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commems CCF Master Historian of USA Commemoratives United States 11023 Posts	Posted 12/12/2021 2:48 pm Many moons ago (back in 2012), I posted about Wayte Raymond coin boards for the US commemorative coin series. (You can read the original post here: Wayte Raymond Coin Boards. One of the boards I presented was titled "United States Commemoratives and Tokens" (see image that follows). It includes spaces for the Isabella Quarter, the Lafayette Dollar, the two varieties of the Norse-American Centennial medal and the 1932 Washington Quarter. Wayte Raymond died in 1956 after fighting illness for several years. As could be expected, his coin boards ceased production. Mehrig, a supplies company, continued to offer their inventory of the popular Wayte Raymond boards and even manufactured their own version of the boards into the early 1960s. The Mehrig boards are very similar to the original Raymond boards, but are not exactly the same. A quick way way to distinguish between the two is to look at the back of the board for either the Wayte Raymond or Mehrig name. Several years ago I was able to purchase an original Wayte Raymond "Commemoratives and Medals" board (vs. the Mehrig board originally presented). The board served as a supplement to its silver half dollar coin boards for the commemorative coin series. The Raymond board includes the Isabella Quarter, the Lafayette Dollar, the two varieties of the Norse-American Centennial medal and a pair of other medals that were popular with US collectors at the time. You will notice that it does not include the 1932 Washington Quarter but that it does include a spot for a "Wilson Dollar" medal that was produced in the Manila Mint in the Philippines upon its opening in 1920. (The mint in Manila was a Branch Mint of the US Mint; it is the only US Branch Mint to be located outside of the contiguous US.) The Raymond board is number 349X, the Mehrig board is number 1389. The boards in the complete US commemorative coin set produced by Wayte Raymond are numbered 349-A through 349-O, so 349X fits in nicely with the set. It's nice to have both versions of the board in my collection, but I am glad to have found one of the original Wayte Raymond boards to match my other original Raymond commemorative coin boards. Collecting history one coin or medal at a time! (c) commems. All rights reserved. Edited by commems 12/12/2021 3:26 pm Report this Post to the Staff

Coinfrog Bedrock of the Community United States 94367 Posts	Posted 12/12/2021 4:41 pm Your devotion to this subject is inspiring for sure. Report this Post to the Staff
Spence Moderator United States 32709 Posts	Posted 12/12/2021 4:52 pm This is very interesting @commems. It seems to me that the distribution of cutouts is a little better for the second board as the narrow sections in between coins are not all lined up as is the case in the first board. I do have one question for you though. On the second board, there is a black circle around the cutout for the Isabella Quarter. Any thoughts on why? Thx. "If you climb a good tree, you get a push." -----Ghanaian proverb "The danger we all now face is distinguishing between what is authentic and what is performed." -----King Adz Report this Post to the Staff
jbuck Moderator United States 157664 Posts	Posted 12/13/2021 12:07 pm Very interesting! Coin Collector Since 1978 My Avatar My Old Avatar My 7070 My Eisenhower Dollars CCF Members on eBay CCF eBay Search Engine Report this Post to the Staff
nickelsearcher Bedrock of the Community United States 13258 Posts	Posted 12/14/2021 06:06 am Fascinating topic, the depth of your collection commems is amazing. Take a look at my other hobby ... http://www.jk-dk.art Too many hobbies .... too much work .... not enough time. Report this Post to the Staff
commems CCF Master Historian of USA Commemoratives United States 11023 Posts	Posted 12/14/2021 08:53 am Quote: Fascinating topi For better or worse (), I've got more posts about Wayte Raymond commemorative boards on the way! Collecting history one coin or medal at a time! (c) commems. All rights reserved. Report this Post to the Staff
commems CCF Master Historian of USA Commemoratives United States 11023 Posts	Posted 12/14/2021 09:03 am Quote: I do have one question for you though. On the second board, there is a black circle around the cutout for the Isabella Quarter. Any thoughts on why? @Spence: I've wondered about it since I first acquired the board. My first thought that it was simply a mistake - that it marked a half dollar opening and that the board's designer did not give proper thought to the spot being intended for a quarter and thus outlined a half dollar opening for cutting. I dropped that idea quickly once I was able to put a ruler to the board. At 35 mm in diameter, the circle is too big to be the outline for a half dollar (30.6 mm) cut out and too small for a traditional US dollar (38.1 mm). No US coin fits the bill exactly, though the Gold Double Eagle ($20) coin of the time was close at 34 mm. No classic-era US commemorative coin was/is a match. So, I then thought about the medals and/or world coins that were collected alongside the classic era series, but the board already has spaces for those of which I'm aware. Could it simply be decorative (for better balance) considering the Isabella's placement between two larger pieces? So, at present, I have yet to learn of a definitive explanation for the outline that encircle's the board's Isabella Quarter opening. If I ever do learn of its origin/meaning, I'll post it here! Collecting history one coin or medal at a time! (c) commems. All rights reserved. Edited by commems 12/14/2021 09:04 am Report this Post to the Staff
jbuck Moderator United States 157664 Posts	Posted 12/14/2021 12:02 pm Quote: I've got more posts about Wayte Raymond commemorative boards on the way! Coin Collector Since 1978 My Avatar My Old Avatar My 7070 My Eisenhower Dollars CCF Members on eBay CCF eBay Search Engine Report this Post to the Staff
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