Greatest US Coins Website - TOP 20 Circulated Coins Added
gschwernk
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I have just started a website for my 100 Greatest Coins collection. I would like to expand the website to include considerablly more info. Comments and suggestions are needed and welcome.
Check it out here:
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Looks great! I would recommend you add some info for each coin like why you chose that one, or why you think the type in general was chosen for the top 100 list, or a link to CoinFacts. Some personal connection to the coins always adds warmth and depth. Great start! (Misspelled Amon Carter’s name on the home page just FYI).
I was surprised that your collection isn't in the list you presented.
It would be nice to see it there and watch it go up
At 29, it seems like you could become the #3 set very soon!
The Syracuse Tetradrachm and the Gothic Crown are must haves!
Thank you for the link. Beautiful coins and great pictures. Cheers, RickO
Thanks. Good ideas. I corrected the spelling error. I just added the list from PCGS which duplicates the second edition of the book. I am working on a new list which combines the lists from the second through fifth editions of the book where I weight the list by rankings from each edition. The final list will have more than 100 coins.
Eliasberg actually owned 70 of the top 100 coins based on the current PCGS set composite..... for some reason they aren't giving Eliasberg credit for the following:
1793 Chain cent
1884 Trade Dollar
1829 Half Eagle (Eliasberg had both large and small planchet types)
1841 Quarter Eagle
1825/4 Half Eagle
1798/7 Eagle (Eliasberg had both the 9x4 stars and 7x6 stars varieties)
1817/14 Half Dollar
1796 Half Dollar
1797 Half Dollar
1802 Half Dime
1796 Half cent (Eliasberg had both the no pole and with pole varieties)
Thanks. I will need to do my own research for my website. I plan on using the composite list I developed. Also I might start with the number of the top 20 owned. Hopefully my errors there will be called out and I can correct them.
I'd love to see designations, like PCGS or NGC or CAC, etc.
It would be neat to have a feature where viewers would be alerted to new content!
Nice job with the website!
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Nice idea to have a small website to show the coins and alternative set definitions.
The title should really be "100 Greatest U.S. Coins",
because as @CaptHenway implied, there are some great non-US coins that are contenders to a "100 Greatest Global" list.
Though I'd favor the Syracuse decadrachm over the tetradrachm.
Might also be nice to label #71 as 1796 Quarter, since #72 1796 Half Dollar is just below and looks very similar.
Most (or possibly all) of the missing Eliasberg coins can be found (usually with grades) in his Complete Set, which is apparently more accurate:
https://www.pcgs.com/setregistry/complete-sets/master-sets/u-s-coins-complete-basic-set-circulation-strikes-1792-1964/alltimeset/83451
The Eliasberg 1802 half dime was graded PCGS AU-53 the last time I checked (shown as EF-40 in the above list, which is a bit more accurate).
https://forums.collectors.com/discussion/937249/1802-half-dime-provenance-top-9-specimens
Dang! Are those coins you have in your collection? If so, crazy cool.
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Nice coins sure to make many collectors drool. May you have continued success to add to your collection
Of course I meant to say Decadrachm.
I am working on a new list which combines the lists from the second through fifth editions of the book where I weight the list by rankings from each edition. The final list will have more than 100 coins.
Why did you decide not to also use the first edition? Just curious - not a suggestion.
The 2'nd edition is esentially the same as the first with edits. I didn't want to overweight the results by using both editions.
If the objective is to exclude World Coins, then you need to re-think the title and call it what it is...
The 100 Greatest US Coins.
Experience the World through Numismatics...it's more than you can imagine.
It seems like there is good potential to extend the list, not just from the book editions,
but from some basic criteria (used to create the book lists originally).
Then you could add coins beyond the current goal of 32 on the registry set,
because you can extend it to more semi-available and semi-affordable worthy coins.
The 1802 half dime must be a difficult one to potentially include in the 32 goal,
because there are about 9 fairly nice examples, but very many that have major damage
and may not be very satisfying to own.
I think owning any 1802 Half Dime would be very satisfying to own, no matter what grade or condition. Only 35 or so known. Same goes for a 1794 Dollar with only 150 or so known, just a tad pricier. JMO.
I recently purchased a 1802 Half Dime but I have not received it yet. It should be up on the website early next year. I plan on using the list on my website from all editions of the Garrett books. I will most likely be able to obtain 32 from the PCGS list some time next year. I have not decided what the ultimate goal should be for the combined list.
Not the Gothic Crown, but the Godless Florin which still represents artistic merit seldom seen
Experience the World through Numismatics...it's more than you can imagine.
One of the most underrated coins of the 20th century in terms of art, history and design.
This will be the last post to the thread- not to derail- just to illustrate a point...
Numismatic greatness has no borders
Experience the World through Numismatics...it's more than you can imagine.
Very impressive. Keep updating the forum as you add please.
Updates Made. Check what's new section. Enjoy site.
https://sc-coins.com/
Agreed. For example, the Umayyad Gold Dinar is a $6 million coin.
See more here:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_most_expensive_coins
Great idea!
You might want to consider publishing a PDF for posterity too, if you care about that kind of thing. A PDF can be easily archived by NNP and others, but many websites simply disappear over time.
Nice updates!
Some truly spectacular coins in there,
and it is nice to have the added back story / auction descriptions for some of them.
Just to be clear... Expensive is not always great... and greatness is not defined by a price tag.
Experience the World through Numismatics...it's more than you can imagine.
Including the prices is not a negative in my view.
The prices are part of the experience in forming a set and are interesting from that perspective.
The photos show several very high grade beautiful coins,
as well as some lower grade extremely rare and difficult to afford coins, and having the prices
makes the reality of the price/grade tradeoff more apparent.
This is very good point. Since I don't have the financial resources of a Hanson or a Simpson, I always have to make choices between quality and cost. Reviewing my coins some I am very happy with my purchase and some I am not. I will at some point upgrade my XF40 1916D dime. But I love my 1848 CAL even though it is only a VF25. Also some coins are so rare you often don't get many chances to purchase them. ie star reverse 1c, 1792 Disme, and 1802 half dime.
New updates Made. Check what's new section. Enjoy site.
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I encourage any comments about additions needed to site or general format. Thanks.
@gschwernk Nice collection of great coins, and a good website.
In your Facts section, with the long description of the 1794 Dollar, some items regarding engraver Robert Scot are accurate, some are not. Scot's biography, Robert Scot: Engraving Liberty is available at American History Press, and has hundreds of primary sources and many color images of Scot's engraving through the American Revolution, and during his tenure at the Mint.
Thanks for info. I was lazy and just copied the coin facts description. I will attempt to correct as time allows. I apperciate all comments. I just started this website and am trying to improve it whenever I get some spare time.
Added more facts - now have facts for 20 coins. Have not had time to add to auction data. I am considering expanding auction data to coins I do not own.
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A Major Section showing all Gobrecht dollars in the collection has been added.
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I love the website and your efforts. Just a thought. - add the back story behind the coin including why you chose that coin for your set and the how you acquired it including any pedigrees it might have.
The provenance / back story is there for many of the coins, because the auction description is shown.
I give a little bit of what you ask in the facts section. This is a work in progress but I should finish the facts for the coins I have this month. I then plan on working on the auction data.
I'll be happy to see the provenance of your 1802 Half Dime. A nice looking coin.
The 1802 half dime provenance was discussed briefly on the other thread.
I believe it's Amato-Smith #202, "John Lyman".
https://forums.collectors.com/discussion/comment/13135966/#Comment_13135966
From Amato-Smith:
John Lyman Specimen
Grade: Very Fine
Identification Markers : Bent. Obverse vertical scratch on cheek.
Provenance: John Lyman; S. H. Chapman, 11/7/1913. lot 320 @ $125.
Additional Notes: Appears very similar to Amato 112.
Coin Serial Number : 202.
https://coins.ha.com/information/half-dimes-1802.s
Where has it been since 1913?
Apparently not at any auctions in the past 10 years or so.
Thank you, yosclimber.
The provenance of a coin is interesting from a historical perspective. I do not follow the provenance of the coins I buy because it makes no difference to me. I buy the coin based on the coin. I try not to add anything to the price based on who happened to own it. However, for these rare coins the market is the market and I have to bid accordingly.
Completed Facts for all coins owned.
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Nice addition!
A Lincoln Cents section has been added.
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So I am enjoying following your cabinet that you are building. I really like the 43 & 55DD Lincolns that you added. They are very wholesome and has the look that I like. Congrats on your new additions. Keep it up and I look forward to your next addition. BTW - they get harder with each acquisition.....LOL.
BTW - I like to investigate the provenances of my coins as I like to find out the back story to my coins. It places my coins in the history.
Thanks for kind words. As you say, It is getting very hard to make additional acquistions. Most are not available or at least $400k or more. I hope to add 2 or 3 more coins and upgrade 2 or 3 others before I end this quest. I am also working on some more upgrades to the website.
Wow, absolutely incredible collection! Pretty nice website too, there's not much I would change about it.
Maybe make a page that has links to subpages, each with a gallery for each denomination of US coin?
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Good comment. I am working on a bringing up the fact sheet for a coin any time you click on the coin image, no matter where the image is in the site.
Never end your quest. Maybe, pool a couple or a dozen duplicates into one coin you want.