Post your favorite coin here!
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Feel free to post your favorite coin(s) from your collection here! If you ever get another coin that you like more, feel free to post it here too!
I’ll start. This may not be a straight graded coin but it was my first Carson City minted coin and it was a part of my first ANACS submission which I think makes it more special for me.
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It still has a nice look to it. Must have been cleaned a very long time ago.
Agreed! I personally felt like it was cleaned when I got it although it was still my first ever Carson City coin which was why I had gotten it graded
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Thats tough, but heres a Fav
Plucked raw for $50 some years back
Beautiful Morgan!
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This is one of the favorites
Very nice commemorative half!
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That Morgan is very gorgeously toned!
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I think this one is my current favorite
Mr_Spud
That is a beauty!
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This is the coin that inspired my Everyman peace dollar set. 🙂
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https://forums.collectors.com/discussion/1114971/what-is-your-favorite-coin-in-your-collection
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Either my 1878 PR63 3CN (proof-only issue) or my 1885 PF66 3CN. Here's a photo of the 1878 since that's what I've got on hand:
Newbie collector of type and circulated Peace dollars, photographer of places and animals, player of instruments and builder of amplifiers, espresso industry professional, and a person distracted by shiny objects. https://mycollect.com/Rule556/sets
it's a coin forum. People like to post pictures of coins. Especially their "favorite". Would you like them to post pictures of (blech) stamps? (j/k)
Thought about this a bit, but it has to be my 1799 cent due to the date (Washington’s death), quality, overall look, and most importantly, the Mickley mystique.
I said to myself, honestly, if you had to, what’s the last coin you’d sell? That was this 1799.
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Chris
That is a fantastic large cent!
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Thanks much @Goob, it’s one of those “just try and find another” type of coins, regardless of the resale value. Glad I stumbled upon it.
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I've shared this one several times before. It's humble but honest. I was delighted with it when I bought it more than 20 years ago, and I have remained so.
Menomonee Falls Wisconsin USA
http://www.pcgs.com/SetRegistr...dset.aspx?s=68269&ac=1">Musky 1861 Mint Set
I’m not going to pick an overall favorite,, but here’s a really cool and unusual coin:
It's close between my avatar and this one. Today, I am feeling Smurfy.
Not really looking for much these days but if I were, it might be a toner.
Absolutely awesome blue toning with a great grade to match!
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Really, really nice rainbow toner! I wonder how coins naturally tone this way! 🤔
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An awful lot of Morgans. Not many Barber halves!
How is that less that 63?
I love liberty nickels. Mine is in my top ten set, I just love it.
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One of my favorites.
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Central Valley Roosevelts
Because I am a Yoda and Empire Strikes Back fan, My Yoda coin is one of my favorites.
Awesome! My favorite toner is also a Barber… They tone in such interesting ways.
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Being a Franklin collector along with the high grade coins I also like the extremely low proof grades, like this 1955 PR55. There are only 5 of them if they didn't get melted, and only 1 PR53 according to PCGS population report.
So this PR55 has to be one of my Favs.
How bad of a day must the mint have had to put out a PR55.
The mint didn't put out a PR55. This coin was mishandled or lightly circulated after it left the mint.
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That is a really cool half dollar! Of course, as PerryHall had stated, the half dollar did not come out of the mint as a PF55, so it must have been lightly circulated.
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I got the ANACS photos if anyone is interested
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That is a really neat looking coin! The color of the coin is also honestly kinda pretty.
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My main collection is Early Copper but I spent quite some time on my Type Set too so it was a tough choice. Not my most expensive coin, but it's the "one I usually come back to..."
edited to add: She initially spent time in my 7070 album; then in my Wayte Raymond LC album, and is now in my Box of 20.
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Really nice large cent! I honestly think Coronet large cents have a specific charm to them that makes them so much more appealing...
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Certainly ONE of my favorites
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Todd - BHNC #242
Student of numismatics and collector of Morgan dollars
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I'm fond of this Peace dollar bought for about $9 on eBay and shipped loose in a cardboard mailer! Graded PCGS MS64 CAC. It looks almost matte-like....
Lovely PL Morgans!
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Really nice and frosty Peace!
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Hard to pick but this one has to be near the top:
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That is a really nice pattern! I find the lack of a date to be pretty interesting.
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I dreamed from acquiring this type, the Capped Bust, Small Eagle $5 gold, for a long time. It's far from my most valuable coin, but it's one of my favorites. I saw this coin at a Baltimore show. It took me less than a minute to decide to buy it.
That is an absolutely gorgeous classic gold quarter eagle. Congrats on the purchase!
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