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What is your ultimate non-existent fantasy U.S. coin?
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Inspired by the U.S. coins struck on other coins thread. Jokers are wild and the sky's the limit!
Just thought of the ultimate non-existent fantasy U.S. coin: a 1794 Dollar trial piece struck on a portrait 8 Reales with a readable 1776 date!
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Can we set a rule that says thst the coin could realistically exist? So, for example, a 1964 Franklin would be a valid answer, but a 1792 Chain Cent would not.
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If the Mint had bothered to do one mill coins
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1815 Large Cent
1931 Quarter
A real deal 64D Peace dollar
A Morgan Dollar struck on a double eagle planchet would be really cool. This is theoretically possible since there are a very small number of small cents struck on quarter eagle planchets.
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1816, 1817, and 1826 quarters.
1879 or 1880 Flowing Hair $4 Gold Stella... I'm not picky!
I don't think these qualify as being fantasy coins.
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Just 1 or 2 more 1870s $3 gold.
Oops! Didn't read the question correctly but they are a fantasy!
The $100 Union gold coin would be a great fantasy coin. These were proposed but never produced. The mint did make a few $50 Half Union patterns though.
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Kill joy! That ruled out my St. Gaudens EXHR $50 Slug in PR-70 DCAM.
1916 barber half
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There is a 5 oz gold one already.
A 1938-D Jefferson obverse with a Buffalo reverse.
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As far as I know the $100 Union was never produced. Can you provide some documentation?
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1917 Matt Proof Lincoln Cent.
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1861-O $5
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1908 S VDB Lincoln cent
I want a 1999-W Gold Sacagawea with the detailed/Cheerios reverse. (I know twelve examples exist from 2000 but you can't own them, so to make it a true non-existent fantasy, I went with the previous year when the Cheerios dollars were struck.)
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Not to bend the rules, but I love to see a 1793 proof set with all the denominations that were intended at the time.
I keep saying it, a 1904S Barber Quarter would be cool. Of course I imagine it having a mintage of 8,000 just to cover a rounding error.
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A 1982 DDO severely damaged Hydrant Cent with a Wal-Mart parking lot provence and a green bean!
I don't know anyone who would do that. If you do, let us know!
A 2020 Pilgrim half dollar reissue would be nice!
For me, a genuine 64-D Peace dollar..... that I could actually own, without government nonsense. That'd be just fine.
I’m talking struck in 1794 at Ye Olde Mint! They did a copper trial strike; why not a silver one!
A little off topic
An 1861 D half dollar
I remember reading a newspaper article from 1865 mentioning the
property belonging to the
Dahlonega Mint. Included in the list were 6 half eagle dies, six quarter eagle dies and one half dollar die.
I suppose they meant a gold dollar die. Anyway an 1861 Dahl silver half dollar
fantasy coin would be cool
No Stars, right?
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My 1869-CC Seated $. Afraid to show it to anyone or send for grading. Hate to lose it. Told Linda to just bury me with it.
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An 1870-S quarter.
When I suggested a gold $100 Union, I was talking about a pattern coin that was actually produced by the US Mint. The coin that you show is certainly neat but was privately made and was not made by the US Mint. Nice big chunk of gold there.
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D’oh!
It was hard to tell your intention as this thread is about fantasy coins as mentioned in the title. I do this this qualifies as a “fantasy U.S. coin”.
As for being made privately, it was minted by the New York Mint.
Lincoln cent with a Flying Eagle reverse, using the original Flying Eagle cent's obverse design.
1834 Capped Bust Dollar! The coin that should have been made instead of the 1804. Slightly more detail and relief on the bust and the eagle, not just a magnified version of the half dollar design. A small "RL" monogram on the clasp on the obverse, because Ron Landis would be the ideal engraver to execute this.
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Either one would work for me.
A little birdie told me that they know where the cornerstone is.....
I never really thought about it before, but the thought that comes to my head is a golden ha'penny. I think that would be interesting.
That would be nice!
Edited to add: And an 1834 Classic Head $10!
Nevermind, its not US and it exists lol
Flying Eagle large cent
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1816 Capped Bust half dollar ... it drives the compulsive collector crazy that 1816 coins were not struck!
And make that coin an O.102b ... so there are at least two die marriages and a few die states. Oh yeah ... !
See http://www.doubledimes.com for a free online reference for US twenty-cent pieces
What about a 1792 Chain Franklin half?
See http://www.doubledimes.com for a free online reference for US twenty-cent pieces
Large cent collectors do not have this problem. Ours occurred a year earlier.
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I think a 1943 Proof Lincoln cent would be neat.
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I've seen 1815 large cents where someone re-engraved the last digit to create the 5. I guess these were sold to collectors that wanted a complete date set.
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