The Commemorative Trail Joins the Newman Portal Lineup

Recently added to the Newman Numismatic Portal is The Commemorative Trail, the journal of the Society for U.S. Commemorative Coins. We are indebted to AlanMeghrig for supplying a set for scanning. This run covers 1984 to 2011, and, while not exhaustive, appears to be fairly complete. Writers included Q. David Bowers, AnthonySwiatek, Helen Carmody and many others.

The journals focus on the modern commemorative series and lend considerable color to the individual issues that one will not find in general sources such as the Guide Bookof U.S. Coins. The Winter 1990 issue, for example, discusses plaster casts for the 1932 Washington "commemorative." Originally conceived as a one-year commemorative coincelebrating the bicentennial of Washington's birth, the chosen (John Flanagan) concept proved so well-received that a decision was made to replace the current (StandingLiberty) quarter design with Flanagan's bust.

Link to The Commemorative Trail on NNP:
https://nnp.wustl.edu/library/publisherdetail/529176