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Which coins would you be willing to buy even if they were worn almost beyond recognition?

dan1ecudan1ecu Posts: 1,573
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The Chain Cent comes to mind as a coin that is sought after even in the ugliest state. Can you think of others?

Dan
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  • airplanenutairplanenut Posts: 22,239 ✭✭✭✭✭
    A half disme fom 1792... or, in the words sure to come from Braddick, "All of them!"
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  • nwcsnwcs Posts: 13,386 ✭✭✭
    All genuine US coins <1793.
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  • RussRuss Posts: 48,514 ✭✭✭
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  • mbbikermbbiker Posts: 2,873 ✭
    anything.


    my collecting budget is small so i don't worry to much about the way a coin looks i just enjoy looking at complete sets.
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  • michaelmichael Posts: 9,524 ✭✭
    chains as said above any pre 1801 coinage any bust dollars halves quarters any colonial coinage

    sincerely michael
  • nuckleheadnucklehead Posts: 1,500 ✭
    16-D Merc,1909-S VDB 55 Lincoln DD and pretty much any 1700s U.S or darkside coins.
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  • MastaHankyMastaHanky Posts: 933 ✭
    I'm sure Russ would buy a proof Kennedy, as long as you could tell somehow that it was a proof. image
  • CharlieBCharlieB Posts: 441 ✭
    Let's not forget the 1916 standing liberty quarter.
    Very sought after in the lowest of grades. Proof is in the pudding
    when you see the high number of bids and also different bidders
    going for something like this on eBay when it does come up for
    sale. Always has been an extremely popular coin.
    "location, location, location...eye appeal, eye appeal, eye appeal"
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  • KlectorKidKlectorKid Posts: 3,723
    Wreath Cent Strawberry Leaf Var.
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  • BillJonesBillJones Posts: 34,294 ✭✭✭✭✭
    I guess I'll have to be snob and say, "none of them." Although I have warned people about going out a limb with very high grade coins and very high prices, I feel the same way about very low grade coins.

    Eye appeal means a lot to me, and if I can't afford to own something in decent condition, I'll leave it out of my collection.
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  • mdwoodsmdwoods Posts: 5,549 ✭✭✭
    The 1793 Liberty cap cent. mdwoods
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  • coinguy1coinguy1 Posts: 13,484 ✭✭✭
    Great/fun question Dan!

    I like KlectorKid's Strawberry Leaf Wreath cent answer, though I'd take any type of 1793 cent.

  • braddickbraddick Posts: 24,194 ✭✭✭✭✭
    All of them?! image

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  • mdwoodsmdwoods Posts: 5,549 ✭✭✭
    All of them?!

    What a surprise answer from Pat!!!image
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  • LanLordLanLord Posts: 11,718 ✭✭✭✭✭
    how about a 1901s quarter?
  • shirohniichanshirohniichan Posts: 4,992 ✭✭✭
    chain cent
    flowing hair dollar (preferably with chopmarks)
    bust/small eagle dollar (preferably with chopmarks)
    1876 II/II trade dollar (preferably with chopmarks)
    1859-S dollar (preferably with chopmarks)
    1870-S dollar
    1872-S dollar (preferably with chopmarks)
    1873-CC seated dollar (preferably with chopmarks)
    1875 gold dollar
    1875 eagle
    1876 eagle
    1935 NZ Waitangi crown
    1906-S Philippine peso

    Some of them aren't even that rare (except with chopmarks), but they'd be nice to have as display coins.
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  • airplanenutairplanenut Posts: 22,239 ✭✭✭✭✭


    << <i>All of them?! image >>

    Who predicted THAT? image
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  • dorkkarldorkkarl Posts: 12,691 ✭✭✭
    lib-cap cent
  • MacCoinMacCoin Posts: 2,544 ✭✭
    the left face half cent
    the chain cent
    the flowing hair cent
    draped bust half dime heraldic and small eagle
    draped bust dime heraldic and small eagle
    draped bust quarter heraldic and small eagle
    flowing hair half
    draped bust half small eagle
    flowing hair dollar
    draped bust dollar heraldic and small eagle
    liberty seated heraldic dollar
    liberty seated dollar with motto


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  • ccrccr Posts: 2,446
    1907 High-Relief Flat Edge $20 ST Gaudens
  • Conder101Conder101 Posts: 10,536 ✭
    1795 S-79 cent
    1796 S-96 cent
    1801 S-217 cent
    1870-S quarter
    1873-S no arrows half dollar
    1873-S standard silver dollar

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