Your Favorite Coin Year?

braddick

I am drawn to coins minted in 1921. It was the year my dad was born. Couple that reason behind the fact that so many denominations within that year are semi-key dates make this an interesting year for me. Plus, I like the style and look of the four digits on each type. 1921 would be my single date as a favorite.
What is yours?

Jimnight

1921 also.

BillJones

1795.

It’s the one year I have an example of every denomination and design the mint issued that year.

I would like to do that with 1796, but the half cent and the $5 and $10 gold coins are stoppers for me. I suppose I would have to get both types of cents and a 1796 With Stars $2.50 to make it complete, which would make it even harder. Some big collectors have tried to form a 1796 “Proof set” in the past. That involves some very heavy lifting.

PerryHall

MCMVII

ChangeInHistory

1853

ricko

I have a couple, 1865, 1942..... And any coin that starts with 17.... Cheers, RickO

TurtleCat

The last coin I purchased’s year.

PerryHall

@ChangeInHistory said:
1853

I'm curious why you picked this date. I just bought a nice looking 1853 gold $10 off the BST.

PerryHall

I like coins from the year 1861 which was the first year of the Civil War. Coins from 1861 are very important pieces of American history.

coinsarefun

1860.........100 years before my birth year

CaptHenway

1796, as it is the first year for which coins are known for every authorized denomination (though some were not struck until 1797). I believe that this did not happen again until 1840.

I have sometimes wondered if this happened because 1796 was the last full year of George Washington's Presidency, and the powers that be at the Mint wanted to be able to present him with a full set of their work, but I have absolutely no evidence that this was the cause. Call it wishful thinking on my part.

oldabeintx

1909

HalfDimeDude

1876 a centennial year....and other years that expos were held, 1901

ctf_error_coins

I collect 4 birth years, all of which have some really big error coinage

Hydrant

For me it's a toss up between 1881 and 1961. Those two years are my favorites because if you turn the coin upside down the dates don't change. Ever. I give a slight edge to 1881 because the date stays the same whether you read it frontwards or backwards or if you turn the coin upside down.

MilesWaits

2008 and then as a alternative, 2009. Both great years from the Mint for me and others.
1964 for my girlfriend!

JeffersonFrog

For reasons I can’t fully explain: 1939-S

asheland

Lately, 1797!

scotty4449

I would say 1916, first year for some of my favorite designs. I also like 1853, I love rays on the nickel, quarter, and half.

dogwood

1897

koynekwest

1916 with an honorable mention to 1972.

markelman1125

1861. Thats a cool year for u.s. coins to be minted in.

BryceM

179x Rarity, historic, and cool. There is no substitute.

1921 is a close second. We reached the pinnacle at that time and the renaissance was complete. Sadly, it was the last time emblematic Liberty adorned a new design that actually circulated.

Imagine in the 1920s carrying around a couple Peace dollars, a Walker, a few SLQs, some Mercs, a few buffaloes, and a few Indian cents (ignore the new Lincolns). No nation on earth could compete with the originality and beauty of that.

cccoins

1870 - first year of the Carson City mint
1873 - one year for all Carson City types except the 20c, Morgan dollar, and type three $20

oih82w8

1853 was a great year for a one-time type change on 25c and 50c when the "rays" were added to the reverse. It would have been even cooler if rays were added to the Seated Dollar, even though the weight did not get reduced.

dpoole

1955.

It was the year the San Francisco Mint was going to shut down the production of Lincoln cents FOREVER, and in my 10-year-old brain, this was the time to scour the Earth for 1955-S Lincolns, and corner the market! I got a couple from the local Woodward and Lothrop coin shop, which eventually turned out to be MS63s or so, and my kindly family would give me a 1955-S Lincoln Cent for Christmas, for at least two years thereafter. I'd been filling Whitmans from my family's pocket change, but this Historic Event turbocharged things.

And, of course, that was the year of the sainted 1955 doubled die!!

jesbroken

No doubt, 1913.
Jim

Eldorado9

Being a Proof enthusiast, I am always drawn to 1898. The US Mint in Philadelphia had absolutely perfected the cameo proof. The Barber's and Morgan proofs from that year are just mind blowing.

golden

1792. When it all started.

koynekwest

Yeah, Jim. I agree. That was a pretty good year, too. And 1938 was a bad year.

Walkerfan

1. 1921
2. 1916
3. 1907

Crypto

In this respective order
1839
1876
1795

1934

BustDMs

Kinda like 1809, 1817 and 1823 for the halves.

trueblood

1855

MJD

For sheer variety, it’s hard to beat 1936, with a total of sixteen commemoratives in production.

Pnies20

1809. Love the 1809 bust half varieties. Love 1809 copper. Got an 1809 half cent for Christmas one year when i was about 10. Wish I still had it.

Zoins

Here are some:

• 1776
• 1861
• 1865
• 1876

koynekwest

@MJD said:
For sheer variety, it’s hard to beat 1936, with a total of sixteen commemoratives in production.

1936 is also a great year for doubled dies-three good cents, two good nickels, one outstanding quarter, and a half dollar, the 1936 DDO-003, that is one of the best in the whole US series. There's also a decent DDO dime,.

BillyKingsley

2008. The first year I was truly collecting. Nothing will ever supplant the feelings and memories created in that year.

Wahoo554

I like anything from the 1790’s. I also like 1819 (Wahoowa), 1838 (first year of Dahlonega and Charlotte production) and 1861.

koynekwest

@keyman64 said:

@koynekwest said:

@MJD said:
For sheer variety, it’s hard to beat 1936, with a total of sixteen commemoratives in production.

1936 is also a great year for doubled dies-three good cents, two good nickels, one outstanding quarter, and a half dollar, the 1936 DDO-003, that is one of the best in the whole US series. There's also a decent DDO dime,.

There’s actually 8 DDO Dimes that year, three of which are nearly identical. Those three have actually all been blessed as the FS-101, either on purpose or by accident. So, there’s three decent DDO dimes that year.

I know there's more than one and that two are very close in spread, one a Class I and the other a Class II.

Allentram

I'm drawn to 1943. Both my parents were born that year. Three mints in production with wartime alloys for the cent and nickel. I love the Mercury/Winged Liberty Dime and Walking Half designs. As a lower budget guy I can afford to put together a complete quality MS set for the year.

CoinHoarder

1798, 1921, 1932, and many, many others.

MFeld

@CaptHenway said:
1796, as it is the first year for which coins are known for every authorized denomination (though some were not struck until 1797). I believe that this did not happen again until 1840.

I have sometimes wondered if this happened because 1796 was the last full year of George Washington's Presidency, and the powers that be at the Mint wanted to be able to present him with a full set of their work, but I have absolutely no evidence that this was the cause. Call it wishful thinking on my part.

I think my choice would be 1796, too.
First year of issue for dimes, quarters and quarter eagles, I especially like the designs of the silver coins (including the half dollars!) and the copper and other gold denominations aren’t too shabby, either.

BloodMan

1873

HXB

PerryHall

@BloodMan said:
1873

HXB

What is HXB?

1984worldcoins

MFeld

@1984worldcoins said:

Lucky for you. Because if your answer had been different, you would have had to change your username.

amwldcoin

As much as I stroll through my brain I can not come up with a favorite date. I would list too many for them to be considered favorites!