I put this set together as a tribute to my mother as this is her year of birth. I am very proud of this set that I have assembled in her honor and have provided high quality images and full descriptions of each coin. This set is the only 1940 mint set that can make that claim at the close of the 2020 registry.
My mom is the impossible combination of strength and compassion all in the same delicate package. Mothers often have a very special place in our hearts, many times the family revolves around the mother. Mothers have the ability to soothe and make things all better with the greatest ease. This poem sums up how I feel about my mother.
You change sadness into happiness.
You change hate into love.
You change anger into smiles.
You love deeply.
You care deeply.
You inspire deeply.
You encourage deeply.
You motivate deeply.
You are a Wonder Woman
There is no person stronger, wiser, or more dedicated
Than a mother.
MOM, you are the reflection of WOW.
My mothers year of birth is marked by the unprecedented third term election of President Roosevelt. After surviving the depression and subsequent recession of 1937 president Roosevelt's new deal has the country moving forward and the American public looking forward with hope and enthusiasm. However at the same time there is a palpable nervousness as America watches WWII envelop Europe. America instituted the first peacetime draft in 1940, called the selective training and service act. President Roosevelt himself called the very first draft number, number 158 in October 1940. Much of the new during 1940 was dominated by the overseas war and the growing worry that the United States would be pulled into the war.
But amidst all that was happening in Europe there were still some important events happening at home. Tensions between white and black races were heating up as integration measures were introduced. This calmed somewhat once the U.S. entered WWII the following year but riots erupted in the years following the war in cites like Chicago, Detroit, and Los Angeles. America named as the first African American General Benjamin O. Davis, Sr. And the first issues of the Captain America comics hit the shelves in December 1940.
A number of famous people were born in 1940, I found these to be of interest to me. Mario Andretti, Bruce Lee, Chuck Norris, and Smokey Robinson.
New coins for 2021:
1) The first new coin I have added for 2021 is a replacement for my 1940-S Mercury Dime. The coin previously in the set was a PCGS MS65FB coin in a rattler holder with a CAC gold bean. I must say that this coin is stunning and I think would be an easy MS67FB if cracked out. However I love old holders and I just do not want to crack this coin out. So enter the new coin for this slot an NGC MS67FB example. This coin is super flashy with a significant amount of die polish lines on both the obverse and reverse. The bridge of the nose is missing due to the dies having been lapped; more than once I would suspect.
2) My second coin added to this set is an upgrade to my 1940 Jefferson nickel. The old example was a super eye appealing coin but did not have full steps which is a nice upgrade in points. This new piece is very nice with a flashy completely white look. The reverse die looks to have been an early die strike with 5 full steps and just a whisper away from the sixth. The obverse die is a later state die that exhibits some die fatigue and there are some die lapping marks in the field from a clash.
3) The third new coin for this set in 2021 is an upgrade for my 1940 D Mercury dime slot. My new MS68FB coin is a very stunning coin with a bright proof like obverse and a slightly more frosty reverse. The obverse shows some die polish lines however all the design elements are sharp, full, and standing tall. This leads me to think that this was a very early strike from this obverse die. I have noticed that often when Mercury dime obverse dies have been lapped (polished) to remove a clash that the bust will not be as tall. This is often seen where the bridge of the nose loses some depth and seems to be sinking into the field.
4) the fourth change to the set for 2021 is the upgrade to my 1940-S Washington quarter. The previous coin was a PCGS MS66 CAC which was a stunning coin and one that I suspect will find its way into a 67 holder soon. But this new coin is equally beautiful and is a wonderful addition to the set.
5) The fifth addition to this set for 2021 is also an upgrade, this time to the Philadelphia half dollar. This coin is a beast with a hammered strike and eye appeal to spare. A real gem that helped to bolster the set points and really bring the look and quality of the set up another notch.
6) The sixth and final change to this set for 2021 is an upgrade for the Philadelphia dime. The new MS67+ is a nice point boost and while a very visually appealing addition I actually prefer the look of the under grade coin.
New coins and changes for 2022:
I had no big plans for this set in 2022, but sometimes fate just happens. The first four+ months have been very busy in the way of adds and changes for this set. I fully expect for things to be much quieter for the remainder of 2022, partly because it will take awhile for me to recover from all these back-to-back-to-back purchases, lol.
1) The first change is to the 40-S quarter, this change is not a grade change, rather I found a CAC approved coin selling on Great Collections that I liked just a little bit better than the previous coin. As it turns out I was able to get this new coin for less than I had paid for the previous coin which I was somewhat surprised at. That little green bean did add quite a few points so that is a nice bonus to the eye appeal upgrade.
2) The second change is to the 1940 cent, this again was not a grade change as I already had a 67+ in the slot. But I found another 67+ with CAC approval that is a much better, more eye appealing coin in a March Heritage auction. Again in addition to the eye appeal bump the extra points for the CAC bean are a nice plus.
3) the third change is a plus upgrade for the 1940-S cent. I have always felt that my previous 1940-S cent was rather low end for the grade with a weakly struck reverse. This new coin solves that and then some! I have been looking for this plus upgrade for a few years new, I could have bought several PCGS examples in that time, but I really wanted an NGC graded example for the slot. My perseverance paid off when in April one of the few eBay sellers that I follow made two new examples and I was able to strike a deal for what I felt was the best of the two.
4) Change #4 is a big one, and a fairly expensive one too. I have had some nice on-line discussions with the owner of the 2nd place set about the prohibitive cost to upgrade the 1940-S Walking Liberty Half to MS67. So when this MS66+ CAC approved example came up in the April Stacks auction I knew that I really wanted it, had to have it to the point of really considering something I have never done, a nuclear bid! I did not go nuclear, but I did pay a hefty sum, still this coin is literally just as nice as any 67 I have seen at 1/4th the price. I am really stoked to have this in my set!
4) After the pricey walker addition I had planned to push back from the table and let the piggybank recover. But even the best plans change, while perusing Great Collections in April I found something that I again really wanted, a 1940 Washington quarter in MS68, a top pop coin. This may seem very vain, and likely is, but I find it cool for a top ranking set to have a top pop coin or two. I have looked at the other coins in the set and figured that for most acquiring a top pop for most of the dominations/mm would be just too expensive and way over the budget. Too be fair this 1940 Philly quarter is very expensive, the send most I have ever spent on a single coin in fact. But like the walker I just really wanted it, so I threw out my budget and bid strong. And now I have a top pop as part of my set. I think this will be the last acquisition for the set in 2022, the piggybank is shattered and must rest and recoup.
5) Circling back to the 1940-S Lincoln that I bought in April, I felt that it is a better than average coin. So when CAC resumed standard submissions I sent this coin in on one of my submissions. I am happy to say that the CAC team agreed and blessed this coin with a CAC green bean, I am very pleased.
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