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What is the most popular larger 20th century coin?

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  • TurtleCatTurtleCat Posts: 4,628 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Walkers is my bet.

  • abcde12345abcde12345 Posts: 3,404 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I vote Peace dollar as it provides a complete 20th century collection of dollars.

  • rickoricko Posts: 98,724 ✭✭✭✭✭

    The Morgan dollar on the poll.... However, @PerryHall is correct, the Saint Gaudens should be on the list. Cheers, RickO

  • olympicsosolympicsos Posts: 862 ✭✭✭✭

    I would say the Morgan dollar because not everyone has resources to collect saints and everyone loves a big silver piece.

  • CatbertCatbert Posts: 7,485 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Eliminating all 1800s for the Morgan dollar, the Walker half gets my vote.

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  • ZoinsZoins Posts: 34,401 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Dollars are very common so by larger I thought you meant something like the Pan Pac slugs :o

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  • johnny9434johnny9434 Posts: 28,945 ✭✭✭✭✭

    dollars got my vote, walkers come in right behind it

  • BillJonesBillJones Posts: 34,605 ✭✭✭✭✭

    The Morgan Dollar has a huge collector base, but the general public didn't want them. I voted for the Walker because it circulated and it also a smaller, but significant collector base.

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  • TheRavenTheRaven Posts: 4,148 ✭✭✭✭

    I would say Morgan's. Almost every collector has at least one Morgan Dollar in it. Saints while very cool and so forth, not near the same number of people have one of these in their collection.

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  • CryptoCrypto Posts: 3,785 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Peace dollars. Although WLH are a closer if not adorably smaller runner up. I would say Morgan’s but they’re ubiquitously 19th century even if their run extended into the 20th cen

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  • TurtleCatTurtleCat Posts: 4,628 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @Catbert said:
    Eliminating all 1800s for the Morgan dollar, the Walker half gets my vote.

    That’s why Walkers got my vote as well.

  • olympicsosolympicsos Posts: 862 ✭✭✭✭

    @BillJones said:
    The Morgan Dollar has a huge collector base, but the general public didn't want them. I voted for the Walker because it circulated and it also a smaller, but significant collector base.

    Walkers are actually a good place to put your money in. Many coins are NOT fully struck and you can get fully struck coins for little or no premium compared to not fully struck coins. There is no FH or FB designations for Walkers which helps.

  • HydrantHydrant Posts: 7,773 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited January 20, 2021 2:12PM

    The Kennedy Half. Millions of people who don't consider themselves to be coin collectors have a stash of Kennedy Half dollars. Your great aunt Eunice in Des Moines most likely still has the stash of them uncle Fred left behind. Your neighbor across the street most likely keeps every one that he ever got in change. Heck,....everybody collects Kennedy Halfs. That makes them.....POPULAR!

  • amwldcoinamwldcoin Posts: 11,269 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I guess youse guys and gals can see my biased single lone vote! :#

  • 3stars3stars Posts: 2,294 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited January 20, 2021 2:41PM

    the WL half still popular on the SAE's, so it has some staying power.

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  • RegistryCoinRegistryCoin Posts: 5,117 ✭✭✭✭

    Worldwide? Kennedy?

  • PTVETTERPTVETTER Posts: 5,997 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Why no Mercury dime selection?

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  • Namvet69Namvet69 Posts: 9,205 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I'm a Morgan guy and have drank the VAM koolaid. Peace Roy

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  • jesbrokenjesbroken Posts: 10,379 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Walker's have my vote. Unimaginable that any other 20th Century coin can compare to the beauty and complexity of design.
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  • CryptoCrypto Posts: 3,785 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @Hydrant said:
    The Kennedy Half. Millions of people who don't consider themselves to be coin collectors have a stash of Kennedy Half dollars. Your great aunt Eunice in Des Moines most likely still has the stash of them uncle Fred left behind. Your neighbor across the street most likely keeps every one that he ever got in change. Heck,....everybody collects Kennedy Halfs. That makes them.....POPULAR!

    My kids don’t even know what they are and how much they are worth. I am not sure aunt Eunice is the authority on popularity but maybe your town is different

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  • koynekwestkoynekwest Posts: 10,048 ✭✭✭✭✭

    When I think of Morgans I think of a 19th century series. That's one reason I chose Walkers.

  • oldabeintxoldabeintx Posts: 2,317 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I guessed Franklins only because a nice set can be assembled at a reasonable price and they have some age. I hope I'm wrong as Walkers would be my personal choice if I were back into sets. Morgans clearly the most popular if one considers them 20th century coins. All the "sometime" collectors ("oh yeah I collect coins too") I meet collect Morgans or bullion,

  • YorkshiremanYorkshireman Posts: 4,583 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @Catbert said:
    Eliminating all 1800s for the Morgan dollar, the Walker half gets my vote.

    Exactly my thoughts!

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  • CatbertCatbert Posts: 7,485 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @PTVETTER said:
    Why no Mercury dime selection?

    Maybe a large pic of one could qualify? ;)

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  • Clackamas1Clackamas1 Posts: 1,300 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I am not voting because Jeffersons are way bigger than cents and dimes and cooler than Washington's.

  • batumibatumi Posts: 834 ✭✭✭✭

    @BillJones said:
    The Morgan Dollar has a huge collector base, but the general public didn't want them. I voted for the Walker because it circulated and it also a smaller, but significant collector base.

    I agree. Beautiful design, collectible in both MS and PR-albeit some pricey pieces, Common issues a bargain-short sets.The WLH series has it all IMO!

  • BearlyHereBearlyHere Posts: 297 ✭✭✭✭
    edited January 22, 2021 5:34AM

    Just guessing, ASE...

  • TomthecoinguyTomthecoinguy Posts: 849 ✭✭✭✭

    Pan Pac $50. I think you should have had an "other" in the poll.

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