Favorite Coin(s) in Collection?

OkieNumismatic

I have several coins that I absolutely love having in my collection that will never leave. I may upgrade the lower grade ones but the lower ones will never leave.

That said, my favorite coin in my collection is one that is not necessarily "rare" but it is a semi high grade for the coin. In PCGS there are just 889 coins with a higher grade and 7,496 coins with a lower grade. This coin is my beloved 1914-D Lincoln Wheat Cent. This coin is what got me into coins and it will forever have a place in my collection. You will have to ignore the slab scratches!

P0CKETCHANGE

This Franklin is one of the first certified coins I bought, close to two decades ago. Recently crossed to PCGS PR67. The rainbow edge toning is a beautiful accent to an otherwise bright and flashy coin. I may upgrade it in my registry set eventually, but I'll be hard-pressed to let it go.

bearcave

I had a 1921 Morgan I had since I was about 7, got it graded by PCGS 15 years ago, then had it stolen. Bought this back because of the grade. Will not part with it.

coinbuf

The very first slabbed coin I purchased is this '09SVDB, I will keep this forever

Its nearly impossible to pick just one so this is a close second

OkieNumismatic

@coinbuf said:
The very first slabbed coin I purchased is this '09SVDB, I will keep this forever

I love mine too!

coinlieutenant

My only real collection is my Swiss. Hard to pick a favorite from there. So I'll just pick the monsters. And I don't use that term lightly. This collection has been 14 years in the making. Total of 17 coins purchased, with 15 more to get to defined completion.

The ones I consider "unimprovable" below:

1888 5 Rappen NGC MS68 Old Fat Holder

1859 20 Rappen PCGS MS67

1850 Half Franc PCGS MS68

1873 Five Franc PCGS MS66

1916 Five Franc PCGS MS67

1842 Graubunden Shooting Thaler PCGS MS65

1874 StGallen Shooting Thaler PCGS MS67 OGH

bcdeluxe

Beautiful Swiss coins @coinlieutenant

mannie gray

@bcdeluxe said:
Beautiful Swiss coins @coinlieutenant

Definitely!
Outstanding!

CCGGG

I'm not sure I can pick out any "single" coin... But this 20th century type set is my favorite set.

matt_dac

Hmmm...while not the rarest nor most valuable coin in my collection, probably my 1909 S VDB because it was something I wanted as a kid but was unobtainable (sadly not professional pictures/from my iPhone).

crazyhounddog

Way too many to list. But I’ll try. Here’s a couple of bright, lustrous and colorful Buffs.

FranklinHalfAddict

@OkieNumismatic said:
I have several coins that I absolutely love having in my collection that will never leave. I may upgrade the lower grade ones but the lower ones will never leave.

That said, my favorite coin in my collection is one that is not necessarily "rare" but it is a semi high grade for the coin. In PCGS there are just 889 coins with a higher grade and 7,496 coins with a lower grade. This coin is my beloved 1914-D Lincoln Wheat Cent. This coin is what got me into coins and it will forever have a place in my collection. You will have to ignore the slab scratches!

Nice coin!
I don’t collect Lincoln cents at all, but for some reason that coin pulls at me. The 09SVDB doesn’t do it for me. But for some reason I think I’ll own a 1914-D someday.

FranklinHalfAddict

@coinlieutenant said:
My only real collection is my Swiss. Hard to pick a favorite from there. So I'll just pick the monsters. And I don't use that term lightly. This collection has been 14 years in the making. Total of 17 coins purchased, with 15 more to get to defined completion.

The ones I consider "unimprovable" below:

1888 5 Rappen NGC MS68 Old Fat Holder

1874 StGallen Shooting Thaler PCGS MS67 OGH

Amazing collection. The 1874 shooting Thaler and the 1888 5 Rappen are incredible! Wow

cardinal

Jimnight

Wow ... nice coins!

ldhair

At the moment I'll go with these two clashed die coins.

DennisH

Looking through my inventory to pick out my favorites was a fun exercise. Lots of memories, including a sad one. These are my Top 10:

1. 1895-S Morgan dollar PCGS VF2. Attributed on the holder as "VAM 1A Discovery Coin", which I was the discoverer of – and was my first VAM discovery ever. David Hall allowed the holder attribution to be done.
2. 1903-S VAM 2 Micro-S Morgan dollar PCGS XF40. "Leroy Van Allen" pedigree on holder. Once the personal coin of a kind, gracious man whose initials are two-thirds of "VAM", which makes it a very special coin to me.
3. 1565 Scotland 30 shillings ryal or "Sword Dollar" PCGS VF30. "Pittman" pedigree on holder. Historic is an understatement.
4. 1967 Canada double-struck dollar PCGS PL65. Illegally made by Mint employees at night; I read about them as a kid and immediately wanted one. Forty-two years later I finally did.
5. 1896-O Micro-O Morgan dollar (counterfeit) PCGS XF40. The furor and embarrassment that this and two other Micro-O dates (1900-O and 1902-O) created when TPGs finally realized they were fake made them instant favorites of VAM collectors.
6. 2008 $1 American Silver Eagle PCGS MS69. "Happy 70th Birthday Lloyd" pedigree on holder. A gift from my late and so very kind friend Lloyd Gabbert, who passed these out to family and friends at his 70th birthday party. RIP Lloyd.
7. 1955/55 Lincoln cent PCGS AU58. My birth year, and a coin I wanted since I began pulling coins out of change in 1963. I never get tired of looking at it.
8. 1918/7-D Buffalo nickel PCGS VG08. Another iconic coin I wanted since I was a kid, this one has a remarkably clear date for such a modest grade.
9. 323-316 B.C. Greece gold stater ICG XF45. History that never ceases to fuel imagination, and artistic beauty that makes modern coins look like junk.
10. 1900-O Micro-O Morgan dollar (counterfeit) PCGS Fine-12 (CAC). This was the first 1900-O Micro-O submitted to PCGS (February 2002) and I submitted it. That a counterfeit coin has a CAC sticker is beyond hysterical to me!

Rob41281

Current favorite.

DennisH

Oops... just found 2 typos in my Top 10 List above:

Coin #1 is VF25
Coin #9 is 323-317 B.C.

BryceM

There have been many of these threads over the years. There are many favorites, but this is one of them:

This coin belonged to @Bear and was part of his "Legacy Collection". Some of those coins were sold at a Legend auction and I was lucky enough to snag this one. I think I'll go have a jelly doughnut.

Apart from that, the Oregon Trail passes a few miles from my house and wagon ruts are still visible in rock formations in a few places.

crazyhounddog

Here’s another one.
A Campfire survivor.

OkieNumismatic

I got interested in coins when I was about 18 (the age I was when my wife and I started dating in HS). My father-in-law would always talk about the 1909-S VDB and how he wanted one. Now, at 27 years old, I own my very own 1909-S VDB PCGS MS62BN. I absolutely love the look of this coin. It is a very nice example of this coin and will remain in my collection for ever.

Obviously, as listed in my original post, my 1914-D is one of the coins that collectors know about and the normal population may not. #3 on my list is my 1916-D Mercury Dime that is PCGS G4. It is the lowest grade coin I own but it could also be considered the most rare. I am contemplating if I want to upgrade the coin later down the road. I'll never be able to afford an AU or MS example. I MAY be able to get an XF but generally I would upgrade to a VF if I ever do.

The slab shot is from David Lawrence which is where the coin will be coming from.

asheland

These:

johnny9434

now theres some beautiful coins here

Bullet01

Subtle color comes out in certain light with this piece.

And i just love the toning on this.

Peace_dollar88

This 1921 Peace Dollar is my favorite. It has a great look and is as close to a satin proof Peace Dollar that i would ever be able to afford.

cardinal

@crazyhounddog said:
Here’s another one.
A Campfire survivor.

I have to say, I really like that label!! How did you go about getting that???

coinlieutenant

@cardinal said:

@crazyhounddog said:
Here’s another one.
A Campfire survivor.

I have to say, I really like that label!! How did you go about getting that???

Barely escaping a forest fire with his life and coming back to all of your coins melted into chunks of plastic?

Wouldn’t recommend it for your copper Cardinal. Luckily Joe collected mostly nickel!

CoinHoarder

This is one of my favorites. When I bought it in 1994 it was in an ANA holder.

CoinHoarder

@OkieNumismatic said:

@coinbuf said:
The very first slabbed coin I purchased is this '09SVDB, I will keep this forever

I love mine too!

I bought this one raw in 1993. It now resides in an MS61 Red PCGS holder.

ricko

Great thread and some really nice coins. I have way too many favorites and certainly do not have pictures of most of my coins...My gold 1909D $5 Indian is likely my sentimental favorite and have shown it here many times... but then I look at my German big silver coins, or my gold AGE's, or my chopmarked Trade dollar... well, I just can't pick out a favorite... much like my daughters, I love them all. Cheers, RickO

asheland

Another favorite:

bearcave

@DennisH said:

10. 1900-O Micro-O Morgan dollar (counterfeit) PCGS Fine-12 (CAC). This was the first 1900-O Micro-O submitted to PCGS (February 2002) and I submitted it. That a counterfeit coin has a CAC sticker is beyond hysterical to me!

LOL Too funny!

Commencents

Morgan has full cartwheels and cameos. All are studies in themselves magnified!

CharlotteDude

earlyAurum

18th century favorites as a group.

mirabela

I've had a lot of neat things over the years, but this one will always hit me where I live.

SkyMan

Interesting mix of favorite coins and coins with stories of why you'll keep them. Given all the "Favorite" threads out there, I'll go the second route in this thread. Here's one that technically is not particularly impressive, but it was the first toner I bought specifically as a toned coin. It's a (rattler) MS66FB bought 30ish years ago. Toning wise it's not particularly impressive these days to my much more jaded eyeballs, but it still looks nice, and it's got a special place in my collection.

SeattleSlammer

Can’t really pick just one. But I’m super fond of this Morgan—bought it from Larry Shapiro in 2016 after seeing it on his website. I remember having some back-and-forth with him about it (trying to whittle down the price)....he told me that he thought he underpriced it, and that I’d know what he was talking about once I had it in-hand. And when I got it in-hand I had to whole-heartedly agree with him! It just oozes luster and has a bonafide internal glow. 🤓⭐️

SanctionII

For today only my favorite coin is this 1955 Proof half dollar I picked up at a local show 6 days ago. It has interesting die polishing lines on the Liberty Bell.

Today I learned that Mr. Hansen previously owned a 1955 PCGS PF68 DCAM half dollar that has the exact same die polishing lines on the Liberty Bell.

An interesting new acquisition for me IMO.

Labelman87

...Always difficult to choose just one. How about a box of 20!!

asheland

Another sweet one!

jonruns

So many great coins!!

Labelman: are those 1838 branch mint $5s third party graded or still raw? Your 38-C looks MS which make it top of the census...what do you grade them?

Raybo

Cardinal posted...…..but I did see that someone else did post a 2 Cent Piece.

CommemDude

Labelman87

jonruns - All 3 coins are graded. The 1838-C is an NGC MS60 that remained in one family for over 150 years and I was fortunate to acquire it several years ago. I can account for 2 PCGS MS specimens and 3 NGC specimens, although they list 4. The 1838-D is a PCGS MS62 and the 1892-S is a PCGS MS64 and close to condition census.

For a look at some unbelievable favorite gold for anyone's taste - check out (or review again) the gold sections of the Pogue collection.