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Which coin design do you love the most and which do you hate the most?

TheNumishTheNumish Posts: 1,628 ✭✭
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Favorite US coin I'll never be able to buy: $20 Gold Indian Pattern
Favorite US coin I can afford: Full head 1917 Standing Liberty Qtr
Favorite foreign coin: 100 Franc French Gold Angel

Least favorite US Coin: Shriver Special Olympic $1
Least favorite foreign coin:1965 Churchill Crown

Might as well throw this in:
Least favorite grading company--ACG

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  • WWBillmanWWBillman Posts: 900
    Favorite
    The Standing Liberty Quarter of course. And yes the original design is much better.

    Least favorite

    The Lincoln Cent. That is one ugly coin.
    Bill

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  • Cam40Cam40 Posts: 8,146 ✭
    Favorite US coin(s) :Standing Liberty Qtr,Mercury dimes and the Buffalo nickels and St.Gaudins XXEagles


    Least favorite US Coin: Shriver Special Olympic $1 and Matron Head Large cent.

    Edited to censor myself....image and add Peace Dollars as a Fav.
  • steventheynsteventheyn Posts: 104 ✭
    My favorite coin design is a tie between a extremely high relief 1907 St. Gaudens $20 piece and a 1793 Half Cent. (even though I won't be able to afford either for quite some time).

    My least favorite design is the Matron Head Large Cent from 1816-1835. (although there is no coin that I hate, I love all coins).
  • ARCOARCO Posts: 4,422 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Icon says it all.

    Least favorite - any silver coin dull, pasty, scratchy cleaned.

    Tyler
  • mdwoodsmdwoods Posts: 5,556 ✭✭✭
    FAV- 1793 Flowing Hair Wreath Cent

    Least Fav- none
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  • keetskeets Posts: 25,351 ✭✭✭✭✭
    it seems my favorite RIGHT NOW is any nicely toned bust half XF or better. as for a design i don't care for, maybe just the fact that old designs are being re-used---SAE, GAE, and stuff like that---instead of using newer designs.

    al h.image
  • CharlieBCharlieB Posts: 441 ✭
    I am in exact agreement with WWBillman above.

    - Charlie B -
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  • sjbriansjbrian Posts: 21
    YA
    seated liberty
    NAY
    jefferson nickel
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  • morganbarbermorganbarber Posts: 1,821 ✭✭✭
    Favorite desgn: Morgan Dollar
    Least Favorite design: SBA Dollar
    I collect circulated U.S. silver
  • BustmanBustman Posts: 1,911 ✭
    The best design(s) for me has to be the quarter Eagle, half Eagle, and Eagle Indian gold pcs ( I will throw the saint in there too, to round out the series).
    The worst................... the Jefferson nickel ( mostly because it replaced the beautiful Buffalo nickel)
  • BBNBBN Posts: 3,761 ✭✭✭
    favorite design: St. Lib. Qtr reverse.

    least favorite design: Monticello

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  • araara Posts: 130 ✭
    Best US: Walking Liberty Half
    Worst US: Susan B Anthony Dollar

    Best Foreign: UK St George Sovereign
    Worst Foreign: None comes to mind

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    gold - the barbarous relic!
  • IrishMikeIrishMike Posts: 7,737 ✭✭✭
    Least favorite is the british gold coin that looks like it came out of a cracker jack box, has some guy on a horse slaying a lizard, very childlike. Favorites are IHC & FE's.
  • MJCoinMJCoin Posts: 222
    Best: Walking Liberty Half
      Worst: None, I like them all. image
      Michael
    • RLinnRLinn Posts: 596 ✭
      Best - Seated Liberty anything (really like the arrows and rays look of '53)

      Least - tie Jeff Nickel and SBA $
      Buy the coin...but be sure to pay for it.
    • RussRuss Posts: 48,514 ✭✭✭
      Least favorite: Susan B Anthony Dollar. Could very well be the only coin in history where the person on the coin is even uglier then an already ugly design.

      Favorite: The proof Kennedy Half Dollar with emphasis on the '64, of course. Although, if I were a rich dude, proof Walker's would be nip and tuck.image

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    • prooflikeprooflike Posts: 3,879 ✭✭
      I like the Morgan dollars, buffalo nickels & Mercury dimes. I don;t have a fondness for the Olympic comms.
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    • baccarudabaccaruda Posts: 2,588 ✭✭
      walking libs, baby. kennedys, franklins. maybe it's just something about the half-dollar?

      ugliest - sacagaweas, just about the only coin that has a lousy obverse AND reverse.

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    • pmh1nicpmh1nic Posts: 3,320 ✭✭✭✭✭
      Favorities - St. Gauden's Double Eagle and John Reich's Bust Half (like TheNumish the $20 Dollar Pattern is also right up there)

      Least Favorite - Connecticut Tercentenary Half Dollar
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    • cosmicdebriscosmicdebris Posts: 12,332 ✭✭✭
      U.S. Favorite: Ex. High Relief St Gaudens
      U.S. Least Favorite: Any coin with a dead President on it

      Foreign Favorite: 1997 Britannia Chariot on a Chariot ( See Icon image )
      Foreign Laest Favorite: Churchell

      Bill

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    • DesertLizardDesertLizard Posts: 702 ✭
      Favorite Coin [s] : Anything with flowing hair.....although i don't own any yet!

      Least Favorite: Anything with a President/guy [except Indians], anything designed to sucker the collecting community and naive public!

      Heck, I like ALL coins!!! Ok! The above are just my favs and pans!
    • RuffydawgRuffydawg Posts: 2
      The $20 Saints are Saintly
      The SBA's are dogbone ugly

      Chinese Dragon Dollars, British Crowns, and Thalers +++++
      Early Cobs - - - - - -
    • goldnuggetsgoldnuggets Posts: 31
      Favorite is the 2 year design of the 1807-1808 Bust Halves

      least favorite is the later date large cents
    • Catch22Catch22 Posts: 1,086 ✭✭
      This is a toughy. I'll just name off a few I really like.
      Copper: Indian Head Penny
      Silver: Standing Liberty Quarter
      Gold: Indian Head Design

      Special or Commemorative: Gold American Eagle (modern)

      Foreign: Chinese Panda

      Least Favorite Obsolete: Two Cent
      Least Favorite Modern: SBA, Sag, Roosevelt, Jefferson, Washington, Lincoln...heck, make that just about all of them.


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    • PetescornerPetescorner Posts: 1,220 ✭✭
      Favorite: Buffalo Nickel
      Least: Jefferson Nickel (That that Virginia!)

      -Dan
    • FlashFlash Posts: 1,090 ✭✭✭
      Favorite: Standing Liberty Quarter

      Least favorite: Morgan dollar
      Matt
    • HuntHunt Posts: 67 ✭
      Favorite: Tied for 1st $10 Indian no motto and SLQ's Type 1 (Buffalos are a close 2nd)

      Least Favorite: all rosie's (roosevelt dimes)

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    • supercoinsupercoin Posts: 2,323 ✭
      Favorite: Ikes (of course)
      Least favorite: Hunt's icon
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    • jtrykajtryka Posts: 795 ✭
      Favorite: Indian Eagles
      Least Favorite: SBAs

      These answers are subject to change without notice.
    • lclugzalclugza Posts: 568 ✭✭
      Some of my own personal favorites (in no particular order): Saints, Morgans, Standing Liberty quarters (especially Type One), Barbers (especially halves),, Walkers, Indian cents, Ten Liberties, Seated halves, 1836-39 halves, Trade dollars, Mercury dimes. I have a lot of favorites.

      Favorite foreign—probably the Britannia gold piece.

      Least favorite—Anthony and Shriver dollars. (A Maria Shriver dollar would have looked better.)
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    • muenzenmuenzen Posts: 22
      Favorite: Buffalo Nickel, SLQs, WL Halves

      Least: SBAs
      Know where I can pick up a genuine 1804 Bust Dollar in the $300 to $350 range?
    • 1956Quarter1956Quarter Posts: 400
      Favs: Franklin Half, Walking Half, Merc Dime, Buff Nickel, Standing Lib Quarter, Washington Quarter

      Least Favs: ANY Commemorative, SBA, Ikes, ANY Foreign stuff
    • dorkkarldorkkarl Posts: 12,691 ✭✭✭
      favorites: disme and half-disme, birch cent
      favroites that i can actually afford: capped-bust, SLQ, incused indian gold

      least-favorite: any commem minted 1982 and later, take your pick
    • BarndogBarndog Posts: 20,509 ✭✭✭✭✭
      My favorite is the Capped Bust Half Dime
      My least favorite is the new Jefferson nickel obverse
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    • 50cents50cents Posts: 1,320
      Favorite US coins - The Walker and SLQ


      Least favorite US Coin - SBA
    • PerryHallPerryHall Posts: 46,607 ✭✭✭✭✭
      My favorite is the gold $5 Indian half eagle with the incused design. This is the first US coin to portray an Indian.

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    • ANACONDAANACONDA Posts: 4,692 ✭
      I like the Gettysburg commem the most with the 1796 or 1797 half as runner up.

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    • koynekwestkoynekwest Posts: 10,048 ✭✭✭✭✭
      Favorite-Buffalo nickel (of course!) I also like Mercury dimes, Walking Liberty halves, the Peace and Sac dollars, and the incuse design $2 1/2 and $5.
      Least favorite-Roosevelt dime, with the old Jefferson nickel a close second.
    • 123cents123cents Posts: 7,178 ✭✭✭
      Favorite--$10.00 Gold Indian. I don't hate any of the other designs.
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    • TonedbuffTonedbuff Posts: 1,190
      Favorite:
      image
      Least favorite
      Susan B. Homely, homely woman that... and memorialized on a coin.
      It's ok to be ugly... but for god's sake, don't ever let yourself be put on a coin!



      How can so many of you not like poor old Churchhill
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      He looks like a Pug dog... kinda cute really
    • AmericanCopperAmericanCopper Posts: 396
      Favorite design has got to be the 1837 No Stars Seated Liberty Dime and Half-Dime. The simplicity of the design, but powerful Miss Liberty speaks volumes to me. For me this was the epitome of our coinage. Once the stars were added to the design and latter the arrows, they competed for my attention and did little to enhance the basic design. I do like the simple things.

      Least favorite - well to be quite honest and not to raise anyone hackles, I was never partial to the Barber designs. To me they seem sorta flat and lifeless and really don't speak to me in any way.
      Oh boy...this could be a bad thing.........image
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    • michaelmichael Posts: 9,524 ✭✭✭
      fav

      st gaudens twenty and ten indian
      flying eagle
      trade dollar
      any pre 1807 gold, copper silver coin designs

      hate
      ikes
      sacs
      state quarters
      washington quarters
      kennedy halves
      shield nicks
      jefferson nicks
      roosie dimes
    • michaelmichael Posts: 9,524 ✭✭✭
      fav

      any classic head coin designs
    • BobGreeneBobGreene Posts: 952 ✭
      Favorite: Oregon Trail half

      Least favorite: Morgan dollar
      Bob
    • ricmanricman Posts: 313 ✭✭✭
      Ya's: Barber quarters & halfs, Standing Liberty quarters

      Nay's: SBA and three cent nickels
    • CurleyCurley Posts: 134
      Least favorite: Any of the issues that have the zombie-like classic Greco/Roman "Miss Liberty" looks

      Favorites: #1 Flying Eagle cent, #2 Indian Quarter Eagle, #3 Buffalo nickel

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