If you mean US coins, I think one of these is my oldest, depending on how you define US coins.
If you mean oldest worldwide, I think this is my oldest slabbed one, but I have some raw ones even older that I don’t have pictures of. It’s a Scottish Groat from 1371-90
While remaining a topic of debate by some, this type (a Lydian trite) is commonly considered to be the first official coin, meeting all of the requirements laid out in the accepted definition: it is the first coin to have certified markings which signify a specific exchange value and be issued by a governmental authority for use as money. Earlier coins like the striated and geometric types failed to clearly meet the final criteria, whereas the lion was consistently associated with Lydia.
Kings of Lydia. Alyattes, circa 620/610-560 - Third of siglos or Trite, Sardes before 561, EL 4.69 g. Head of lion l. with open jaws; in l. field, falfel in archaic characters. Rev. Bipartite rectangular incuse punch. Artemision, White Gold, 77. SNG von Aulock –. SNG Kayhan –
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While remaining a topic of debate by some, this type (a Lydian trite) is commonly considered to be the first official coin, meeting all of the requirements laid out in the accepted definition: it is the first coin to have certified markings which signify a specific exchange value and be issued by a governmental authority for use as money. Earlier coins like the striated and geometric types failed to clearly meet the final criteria, whereas the lion was consistently associated with Lydia.
Kings of Lydia. Alyattes, circa 620/610-560 - Third of siglos or Trite, Sardes before 561, EL 4.69 g. Head of lion l. with open jaws; in l. field, falfel in archaic characters. Rev. Bipartite rectangular incuse punch. Artemision, White Gold, 77. SNG von Aulock –. SNG Kayhan –
Amazing coin! I never get tired of looking at it!
What are the contenders for the very first coin? Are they also from Lydia or are they from other places?
Myb first pre-33 I bought (thus oldest in my collection) Purchased 1/2009. First non modern gold purchase. Haven't visited the coin since the pandemic.
Oldest dated coin that I own (haven't dated since) ... Purchased before my age of enlightenment.. (one of 6 non gold coins that I own).
Oldest dated coin that I own (haven't dated since) ... Purchased before my age of enlightenment.. (one of 6 non gold coins that I own).
Nice BB-115! That was (in auction) at Central States 14 years ago. Never saw a mint state one of those. In the census I maintain, it is in the condition census, tied at #9 with an NGC AU50 that sold at Long Beach in 2016. (I settled for a PCGS VF25 CAC for my own set.)
Here is the oldest one. Athens tetradrachm circa 440 to 404 BC
If it needs to be an American coin, it would be an Oak Tree shilling from the 1660s.
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If you mean US coins, I think one of these is my oldest, depending on how you define US coins.
If you mean oldest worldwide, I think this is my oldest slabbed one, but I have some raw ones even older that I don’t have pictures of. It’s a Scottish Groat from 1371-90
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I have owned a 1787 Mass Cent but below is my current oldest.
VF25
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Here is mine:
Well there’s some in here that are 2000 years old and some from there onward for the next 1400 years.
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Ionia Miletos ca. 600 BC
My oldest US coin.
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I guess it is a coin.
https://www.pcgs.com/setregistry/gold/liberty-head-2-1-gold-major-sets/liberty-head-2-1-gold-basic-set-circulation-strikes-1840-1907-cac/alltimeset/268163
All of these circulated around the same time... at the beginnings of our Nation...
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Somewhere between 1,716 and 1,686 years old.
For a United States issue, this would be my oldest as of now:
Not US, but.............GOLD
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Edward the Confessor (1059-62) or this other old thing if you want US.
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Oldest US, tie:
Oldest colonial:
Oldest meso American:
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Mexico 2 Real circa 1540.
If you mean US Federal coins, it would be this one, the earliest US Federal coin
If you mean any coin, it might be this one from 1558.
what a cool coin, nice
@tcollects -thanks. I bought this coin off a floor mate when I was in college, many moons ago. And at the time, not knowing if it was real or fake!
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While remaining a topic of debate by some, this type (a Lydian trite) is commonly considered to be the first official coin, meeting all of the requirements laid out in the accepted definition: it is the first coin to have certified markings which signify a specific exchange value and be issued by a governmental authority for use as money. Earlier coins like the striated and geometric types failed to clearly meet the final criteria, whereas the lion was consistently associated with Lydia.
Kings of Lydia. Alyattes, circa 620/610-560 - Third of siglos or Trite, Sardes before 561, EL 4.69 g. Head of lion l. with open jaws; in l. field, falfel in archaic characters. Rev. Bipartite rectangular incuse punch. Artemision, White Gold, 77. SNG von Aulock –. SNG Kayhan –
Amazing coin! I never get tired of looking at it!
What are the contenders for the very first coin? Are they also from Lydia or are they from other places?
U.S.
Overall
Love that it's a "King" coin
Last time I checked this AU-55 is the highest graded coin for the date.
Oldest:
Oldest with a date:
Salzburg Batzen (quarter sized, 1511)
Oldest that could have circulated in America - my icon coin - 1576 Lion Daalder
Oldest state
Oldest federal
My current "Box of 20"
Myb first pre-33 I bought (thus oldest in my collection) Purchased 1/2009. First non modern gold purchase. Haven't visited the coin since the pandemic.
Oldest dated coin that I own (haven't dated since) ... Purchased before my age of enlightenment.. (one of 6 non gold coins that I own).
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https://www.ebay.com/str/thefourthcoin
Probably this one.
Nice BB-115! That was (in auction) at Central States 14 years ago. Never saw a mint state one of those. In the census I maintain, it is in the condition census, tied at #9 with an NGC AU50 that sold at Long Beach in 2016. (I settled for a PCGS VF25 CAC for my own set.)
My oldest would be a sestertius of this joker:
Here is the oldest one. Athens tetradrachm circa 440 to 404 BC
If it needs to be an American coin, it would be an Oak Tree shilling from the 1660s.
Oldest US:
Oldest Overall (with date):
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