What are the Six Most Popular coins to collect of all time?
braddick
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I'd venture as a guess (in no particular order):
1- 1909-S VDB
2- 1964 Kennedy half
3- 1881-S Morgan silver dollar
4- 1938-D Buffalo nickel
5- 1916 Winged Liberty dime
6- 1922 Peace silver dollar
Your list?
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I’d say you have the 1881-S Morgan and 1909 S-VDB right. I’d probably go with 1917 type I buff and a 1921 Peace dollar though. A 1916-D Merc and 55 double-die Lincoln are immensely popular, but not everyone has one. Beyond that, I have no idea. Lots of people have a 21 Morgan even though I see no appeal to them.
My short list,,,, In order
09-S VDB Lincoln
16-D Mercury
37-D (3L) Buffalo
93-S Morgan
50-D Jefferson
All CC Morgans
1909 s vdb
1914d lincoln
1937d 3 leg buffalo
1916d mercury dime
Carson city morgans
American eagles
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Hmmm... from the "most popular coins" we can surmise "most popular series" to collect:
Lincoln Cents Date/MM set... 1909-S VDB and 1914-D
Buffalo Nickels Date/MM set.... 1913 Type II's
Mercury Dimes... 1916-D
Then... State quarters.. no particular stoppers
Morgan Dollars... lots of people start a date/mm set only to realize they'll never complete it in their lifetimes, so settle on a date set (doable in AU for the average collector) or a set of Carson City coins
Peace Dollars... they're big, silver, and my daughter fell in love with the design largely because she realized she'd never get a set of 10$ Liberty Golds...
Miscellaneous Type...2-Cent, 3CN, 3CS, 20C...
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The 1921 Morgan...the KING of widgets!
Only in lower grades. It's a five figure coin in MS67.
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Does "popular" mean
Everyone has one
or
Everyone wants one because it's the key to the set?
Most of the lists so far mix them both
Liberty: Parent of Science & Industry
I’ll go by what I’ve seen get lots of interest in the general public as well as collectors whether obtainable or not.
TurtleCat Gold Dollars
1) 1909 s indian head cent
2) 1916 d mercury dime
3) 1937 d 3 legged buffalo
4) 1926 s buffalo nickel
5) 1950 d Jefferson
6) any cc morgan
everyone knows capped bust half dimes are the most popular coins
A lot more people have the 09 VDB than the 09-S VDB
Well I am a little biased but this is my list in no order:
1) 1909-S VDB Lincoln Cent (Own in MS62)
2) 1916-D Mercury Dime (Own in G4)
3) 1914-D Lincoln Cent (Own in XF45)
4) 1937-D Three Legged (Will own soon)
5) 1928 Peace Dollars (Will own soon)
I am big on key date coins. I am not a collector of a particular coin but rather a collector of key dates. That is what I go for essentially. I will upgrade the 1916-D Merc and 1914-D Cent to higher grades when the funds are available down the road.
Collector of Lincoln Cents (Wheat Reverse) and Winged Liberty Head Dimes (Mercury Dimes)
I agree, because I believe that it is what collectors WANT but do not necessarily have.
My list:
Pete
Edited to add: The 1950-D Jeff has to go in there, too.
People seem to be forgetting that the average collector probably doesn't have the funds for a lot of the coins making these lists. The casual collector probably has a high mintage type coin like a common date Morgan, a Lincoln cent folder minus the keys, state quarters and ASE's. Think of the collections you've been offered, my guess is that 95% of them are this kind of material.
It’s all about how the question is phrased. Six most popular as in generates interest? Sales? Envy? Hoards?
TurtleCat Gold Dollars
OK, I'll try.
as a percentage of population seeking the coin;
1883 N/C 5c
'09-S VDB
'64 Kennedy
1913 raised ground 5c
Bicentennial quarter
States quarters
in raw numbers;
States quarters
'64 Kennedy
bicentennial quarters
America the Beautiful quarters
Steel cents
1913 TI 5c
I agree almost completely with both of your lists except I would take out the 1883 N/C and replace with 37-D "3" legged and take out type 1 1913 and insert 1950-D 5c.
List #2 is SPOT ON!
ok here's my dream list
1943 Lincoln copper any mint
1944 Lincoln steel
1958 P double die
1983 D copper
1982 P small date
1992 P close AM
You're not a Lincoln Cent collector by any chance, are you?
Pete
My Collection of Old Holders
Never a slave to one plastic brand will I ever be.
1909-S VDB
1916-D Merc
1917 SLQ
1937-D 3 Leg Buff
1943 'Steel' Cent
Moran dollars
Capped bust half dollars
Lincoln cents
Indian head gold $2.5
gold eagles $10
Double eagles $20
Cents
Buffs
Mercs
Morgans
SHQ's
ASE's
Cheers, RickO
New England shillings. Commerative $1 Gold. Stella’s. Pan PAC $50. 1937 S mercury Dimes in VF35
In not particular order:
1909-S-VDB Cent
The State Quarter Series, at least during the period they were issued
The 1907 High Relief St. Gaudens $20 gold piece. It is the most expensive, fairly common coin in the world.
1916-D Mercury Dime
The American Silver Eagle series
Common date Morgan Silver Dollars in Mint State, of which the 1881-S is among the most beautiful.
Many posts are comingling some level of preference (though not the most preferred) and most widely collected measured by the number of collectors.
An example of most preferred is the 1793 chain cent but very few will ever own it or can afford it.