What's your preference in time periods? 19th or 20th century?

FrankH

Would you rather spend the same amount of money on a 19th (and late 18th) century coin
or
A 20th century coin?

SAME amount of money on single coin? For your collection..

ASSUMING that most collect ,,,,,both

TurtleCat

Since I’m largely into gold dollars I have to say 19th century as that is where they are

PerryHall

@TurtleCat said:
Since I’m largely into gold dollars I have to say 19th century as that is where they are

Gold dollars were also made in the 20th century. Nine different gold commemorative dollars were made from 1903 to 1922 with the same weight and diameter as the Type 2 and Type 3 gold dollars of the 19th century. All are affordable and they make a neat set.

pursuitofliberty

Capped Bust Halves and a few other 19th Century pieces are my primary focus, but I have some 20th Century portions of the collection that I occasionally add too (nothing significant this year).

TurtleCat

@PerryHall said:

@TurtleCat said:
Since I’m largely into gold dollars I have to say 19th century as that is where they are

Gold dollars were also made in the 20th century. Nine different gold commemorative dollars were made from 1903 to 1922 with the same weight and diameter as the Type 2 and Type 3 gold dollars of the 19th century. All are affordable and they make a neat set.

I should have been specific to say regular issue business strikes

Mr_Spud

19th Century Everyman Type coins are my main focus in collecting🌞

erwindoc

Lots of classic sets are in the 20th century....Walking liberty, buffalo nickels, mercury dimes, SLQ, etc

ctf_error_coins

21st century all the way as I love ultra rarity

Zoins

Show me the coins!

coinbuf

Need an option for love equally. If I was forced to pick one I would have to go with the 20th century, some of the (imo) very best designs are from that time. SLQ, Winged Liberty dime, Buffalos, $10 gold Indian coins, Lincolns, and WLH; these are some of the most iconic coins that collectors seek.

1946Hamm

I have sets of all the 20th century issues so I am delegated to the 19th century to further my quest.

ricko

I collect coins... and coins that I find interesting/attractive.... Could be from any period. I do not restrict my collecting by century, material or series.... I like coins. Cheers, RickO

BryceM

Well, I prefer the renaissance coins, as they're beautiful without exception. The more modern 20th century politician designs doesn't do as much for me. I love the 1800s, but honestly the Seated series gets a bit boring with the same design in almost every denomination. Apart from that, there are some gorgeous bits of coinage in the 19th century too. 1800s gold is amazing, and in a category by itself.

So, after all that, I prefer the 20th Century by a small margin, but not every issue.

lkenefic

VVV... my sig line.

hummingbird_coins

I would prefer 20th century because if I had the same amount of money, I would be able to buy a higher grade 1900s coin than I would an 1800s coin

Walkerfan

For the last nearly two decades, I’ve been seriously collecting Walkers, and I was all about the period from 1916-1947.

Now, I’m starting to look at Morgans and other 19th century coins and, I must say, that it feels quite refreshing.

OKbustchaser

Modern coins are what I use to buy the coins in my collection.

PerryHall

If you collect pre-1933 classic US gold coins like I do, it's hard to choose. Some of the most beautiful US gold coins were produced in the early 20th century. Also, many historic US gold coins were produced in the 19th century.