What do you consider Classical, Modern coinage to be?

mdwoods

To me, Classical is pre Morgan Dollar Coinage. Some of the Seated coins kind of overlap, but mostly I would call them Classical. Morgans, Barbers, Liberty Nickels I group in with the Early 20th Century coins. Then there are the Clad era coins. Franklins kinda fall in the end of the 2nd category , as do Silver Roseys and Washingtons. Jeffersons span the last 2 categories. I guess I have 3 basic categories for classifying coinage. mdwoods

braddick

1932

KlectorKid

For me its any coin series that ends before 1950

mbbiker

here we go again, i agree with PCGS 1964 end of "real" silver coins.

DaveG

Gee, it has been a while since we've beaten this particular dead horse!

Personally, I consider anything minted on a steam press to be "modern", while, of course, "classical" coinage would be Roman Imperial and Republican and ancient Greek coinage.

I guess that I would include Byzantine coinage in "classical", as well.

mr1931S

i think of classic coins as all that have dates 1933 and earlier...i think of coins with dates 1934 and later as modern coins...

wondercoin

1932, except Mercuries, Buffalos and Walkers through 1947 get a special exemption and are deemed "classics". Well, on second thought silver quarters through 1964 are beginning to look like "classics" these days Wondercoin.

FC57Coins

To me it's kinda like the Time zone line - it darts and dodges

Lincoln Wheat - Classic
Lincoln Memorial - Modern
Buffalo Nickel - Classic
Jefferson - Modern
Mercury Dime - Classic
Roosevelt dime - Modern
SLQ - Classic
Washington Quarter - Modern
Walking Lib - Classic
Franklin - Modern
Peace dollar - Classic
Bald guy dollar - Modern

mojorizn

I agree with wondercoin. The last of the "classical" style coinage was the demise of the Walking liberty Half in '47. When we switched to nothing but presidential portraits, our coinage lost a lot artistically.
Mojo

beorn

anything before my birthyear,so 1951 on back

LucyBop

I really don't even think about it, I love em all!

jom

Classic? Modern? Who the hell cares? You either like a coin design or you don't. I mean, 100 years from now people will say the Ike is a classic. So what's the big deal?

jom

cladking

pre-1934 Classic
1934-1964 Neo-classic
1965-1998 Modern
1999-2002 Ultra modern

itsnotjustme

Break points vary by denomination...last year of classic to me is...

Cents 1958
Nickels 1938
Dimes 1945
Quarters 1930
Halves 1947
Dollars 1921
Gold 1933
Commems 1954

theFonz

I think classical is pre 64, all the silvers and pre 59 on the penny.




theFonz

supercoin

I mean, 100 years from now people will say the Ike is a classic.

Why wait? The Ike IS a classic! The last of the big ones.

michael

when i was a kid classic coins where pre 1835 and modern coins where post 1950

i think this is still true today

sincerely michael

relayer

I'd go with 1964, marked by the death of the silver coin.

EVillageProwler

My breakdown is identical to MDWoods's classification.

EVP

ccr

Classical - pre-industral age so up to about 1850. Modern - after WW2 so about 1946 - present.

prooflike

I agree with the switch to all dead people designs was the start of moderns, so 47-48 was the transition point.

Placid

Anything made after the civil war.

mnmcoin

I tend to break it into three categories...

pre-1933 classic
1933-1971 semi modern
1972 to present is modern

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JoyofCollecting

Modern: Any series found in circulation or that you could get from the bank when and after you were born.

Pre-modern: Any series you couldn't find in circulation or get from a bank when you were a kid.

Classical: The nice coins in the glass case at the coin shop that you couldn't afford when you were a kid.

Ancient: Hammered coins.

Thus, it will likely vary for all of us. If you could get Morgans from the bank and find Walkers occasionally when you were a kid...then they feel like Modern coins. But, if you're a kid today....the Morgans and Walkers will definitely feel non-Modern. Same with wheats, mercs, buffs, frankys.

a2labmom

Anything prior to 1967 (my birth year) is classic, anything after is modern.

cosmicdebris

Dead President = Modern, No Dead President = Classic.

Forgot about VERY UGLY WOMAN and an Indian Women Guide = Modern.

CharlieB

" " Paleo period ??


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