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Common Coins with Uncommon Appearance

CatbertCatbert Posts: 6,549 ✭✭✭✭✭

I am a type collector and thus appreciate many of our coin designs. My collecting approach is not influenced by mintage rarity, but rather by the coin's condition and natural toned appearance. As such, I collect coins that are readily available (usually in uncirculated state), but have some other attribute that makes them distinctive (or uncommon) to my eye.

Here are a few coins from my collection that meet that personal standard. Please post yours that you feel are common, but may really be uncommon!

Mintage 79.6M

Mintage 7M (readily available and, yes golden toned versions of this date may be very common - an exception to my strategy? :o )

Mintage 12M

Mintage 10 M

"Got a flaming heart, can't get my fill"

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