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What's Your Favorite U.S. Coin Minted In 1921?

BuffaloIronTailBuffaloIronTail Posts: 7,480 ✭✭✭✭✭

Just wondering.

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What's Your Favorite U.S. Coin Minted In 1921?

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  • BillJonesBillJones Posts: 33,991 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Peace Dollar

    I voted for the Peace Dollar. The Morgan Dollar is kind of blaw although the Denver Mint piece is the only Morgan Dollar that mint issued back in the day, which makes it somewhat special. The others a key dates I don't own, and they are of little interest to me.

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  • DisneyFanDisneyFan Posts: 2,069 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Peace Dollar

    The only coin my wife likes.

  • Manifest_DestinyManifest_Destiny Posts: 6,896 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Peace Dollar

    I have a 1921 peace dollar as my "pocket peace"

  • WalkerfanWalkerfan Posts: 9,320 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Walking Liberty Half

    Walker followed closely by the SLQ.

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  • CryptoCrypto Posts: 3,695 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Standing Liberty Quarter

    The Saint, quarter and piece Dollar are really the height of American coin design production

  • Morgan13Morgan13 Posts: 1,282 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Morgan Dollar

    1921 Morgan PL's are my favorite because they are a challenge. Finding a nice 1921-P-D or S is a tough.
    I can also understand why others don't care for them.

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  • seanqseanq Posts: 8,659 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Gonna wander way off the reservation and say it's the Missouri half.

    Sean Reynolds

    Incomplete planchets wanted, especially Lincoln Cents & type coins.

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  • lkeneficlkenefic Posts: 8,160 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Walking Liberty Half

    Of those designs, I chose the WLH... but I collected Lincoln Cents.

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  • CaptHenwayCaptHenway Posts: 32,168 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @MFeld said:
    Since it wasn’t an option in the poll 😉 :

    Edited to add: I see that @PerryHall beat me to it.

    I remember when a proverbial little old lady walked into ANA Headquarters with her family and a 1921 Saint that had been given to her upon the occasion of her birth by her Uncle, who was one of the two people to serve as Superintendent of the Philadelphia Mint in that year.

    Tragically, she had polished the coin repeatedly over the years.

    I would bet that it was one of the few Proof Saints made that year, and it may have been why the Mint made any Proof Saints at all in 1921. Can't you just imagine the Boss man calling down to the Coiner and saying: "Hey, I need a Double Eagle to give to my new Niece. Pick me out a nice one, would you?" and the Coiner whipping up a few Proofs for him to pick from. Can't prove it, of course.

    I should have asked her if he gave her any silver dollars!

    TD

    Numismatist. 50 year member ANA. Winner of four ANA Heath Literary Awards; three Wayte and Olga Raymond Literary Awards; Numismatist of the Year Award 2009, and Lifetime Achievement Award 2020. Winner numerous NLG Literary Awards.
  • crazyhounddogcrazyhounddog Posts: 13,972 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Buffalo Nickel

    I voted buffalo nickels because I love the series. I also like the 21 Peace dollar with the high relief.

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  • DisneyFanDisneyFan Posts: 2,069 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Peace Dollar

    @CaptHenway said:

    I should have asked her if he gave her any silver dollars!

    TD

    Half dollars would have better.

    @MFeld said:
    Since it wasn’t an option in the poll 😉 :

    Edited to add: I see that @PerryHall beat me to it.

    @MFeld said:
    Since it wasn’t an option in the poll 😉 :

    Edited to add: I see that @PerryHall beat me to it.

    @MFeld said:
    Since it wasn’t an option in the poll 😉 :

    Edited to add: I see that @PerryHall beat me to it.

    @MFeld said:
    Since it wasn’t an option in the poll 😉 :

    Edited to add: I see that @PerryHall beat me to it.

  • DisneyFanDisneyFan Posts: 2,069 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Peace Dollar

    @MFeld said:
    Since it wasn’t an option in the poll 😉 :

    Is that the one coin that you do own?

  • CoinHoarderCoinHoarder Posts: 2,587 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I can't make up my mind. :)






  • ShurkeShurke Posts: 372 ✭✭✭✭

    Tough one. Mercs and Walkers are neck and neck at the top of my list.

  • KoveKove Posts: 2,038 ✭✭✭✭

    It wasn't an option in the poll, but my favorite is the 1921 version of the Pilgrim Silver Commemorative half dollar.

  • CaptHenwayCaptHenway Posts: 32,168 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @DisneyFan said:

    @CaptHenway said:

    I should have asked her if he gave her any silver dollars!

    TD

    Half dollars would have better.

    Proofs?

    Numismatist. 50 year member ANA. Winner of four ANA Heath Literary Awards; three Wayte and Olga Raymond Literary Awards; Numismatist of the Year Award 2009, and Lifetime Achievement Award 2020. Winner numerous NLG Literary Awards.
  • DisneyFanDisneyFan Posts: 2,069 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Peace Dollar

    @CaptHenway said:

    @DisneyFan said:

    @CaptHenway said:

    I should have asked her if he gave her any silver dollars!

    TD

    Half dollars would have better.

    Proofs?

    Well, why not? You would have the previously unknown discovery coin(s).

  • Eldorado9Eldorado9 Posts: 2,287 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @winesteven Now that's a beautiful display! Such nice coins....!

  • winestevenwinesteven Posts: 4,524 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited May 2, 2024 6:31AM

    @Eldorado9 said:
    @winesteven Now that's a beautiful display! Such nice coins....!

    Thanks for your kind words. While i worked for decades putting together and upgrading coins in my "Type Set" as finances allowed (and as noted at the bottom in my auto signature hot link that is my pride and joy), over the last five years I've made my collection very BROAD by putting together many different sets of coins. That gives me joy too!

    Steve

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  • ShaunBC5ShaunBC5 Posts: 1,727 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Mercury Dime

    I gotta go with the Merc. I found one (P) in a junk silver bucket at a jewelry store when I was around 12 and I’m still thrilled about it today.

  • BarberianBarberian Posts: 3,583 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Mercury Dime

    @ShaunBC5 said:
    I gotta go with the Merc. I found one (P) in a junk silver bucket at a jewelry store when I was around 12 and I’m still thrilled about it today.

    I went with the 1921 Mercury dime because I found an AG3-G4 in change when I was 7 years old.

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  • BuffaloIronTailBuffaloIronTail Posts: 7,480 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @PerryHall said:
    I don't see it in your poll but I'd pick the very rare and very expensive 1921 Saint-Gaudens $20 gold coin. I wish I could afford one especially since it's my mother's birth year.

    Beautiful, rare coin, too.

    Pete

    "I tell them there's no problems.....only solutions" - John Lennon
  • BuffaloIronTailBuffaloIronTail Posts: 7,480 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @seanq said:
    Gonna wander way off the reservation and say it's the Missouri half.

    Sean Reynolds

    OOOPS... I forgot that one too!

    Pete

    "I tell them there's no problems.....only solutions" - John Lennon
  • JimnightJimnight Posts: 10,846 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Peace Dollar

    I just love this lady.

  • MapsOnFireMapsOnFire Posts: 232 ✭✭✭

    1921 D Walker. Given to me by my Mother's Aunt Louise Marcus Evenden about 1968. Dont know where she got it. It was a Gem. Sold it to Gene Henry for $1500. when that was a lot of money, about 1975.

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