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What is you favorite coin and date?

fcloudfcloud Posts: 12,133 ✭✭✭✭
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And why? Post a photo too if you have one.

Mine is the 1923 Mercury Dime. The date in the series has a look of no other coin.

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President, Racine Numismatic Society 2013-2014; Variety Resource Dimes; See 6/8/12 CDN for my article on Winged Liberty Dimes; Ebay

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  • wingedlibertywingedliberty Posts: 4,805 ✭✭✭
    When you put it like that, how can I disagree.
    I also love the 1916 SLQ.

    Brian.
  • GeomanGeoman Posts: 2,491 ✭✭✭
    Mine is the 1921-S Walking Liberty Half Dollar. Sorry, no picutre, as I have yet to afford it.
  • ksteelheaderksteelheader Posts: 11,777 ✭
    My 1922 No D Lincoln in XF40. No pic. It is currently at PCGS for crossover slabbing. Should be done on Tuesday.....Ken
  • ConstellatioCollectorConstellatioCollector Posts: 1,909
    image1785 Nova Constellatio Blunt Rays MS64 (Garrett). Why?... I think that the design is beautiful. When I collect these coins I could only think of who actually held these coins and the history behind them.

    Constellatio Collector sevenoften@hotmail.com
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  • fcloudfcloud Posts: 12,133 ✭✭✭✭
    ConstellatioCollector's cool coin

    Keep 'em coming!

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    President, Racine Numismatic Society 2013-2014; Variety Resource Dimes; See 6/8/12 CDN for my article on Winged Liberty Dimes; Ebay

  • ConstellatioCollectorConstellatioCollector Posts: 1,909
    Thanks, fcloud!!!
    Constellatio Collector sevenoften@hotmail.com
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    "No Good Deed Goes Unpunished!"
    "If it don't make $"
    "It don't make cents""
  • ConstellatioCollectorConstellatioCollector Posts: 1,909
    Did I say 1785. Shame on me... 1783! I should know better.
    Constellatio Collector sevenoften@hotmail.com
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    "No Good Deed Goes Unpunished!"
    "If it don't make $"
    "It don't make cents""
  • ARCOARCO Posts: 4,420 ✭✭✭✭✭
    I have many, but the 1896-O Barber half is tied with the 10 or say other favorite dates I haveimage

    I especially like it because it is an O mint, is extremely scarce (Fine or Better)...at least with nice eye appeal and/or in original condition, and in mint state it is second only to the 1904-S. It is pricier in MS grades, but for its scarcity, it is not as expensive in circulated grades.

    Just a dam n fine year for coins in general.

    Tyler

    1896-O Barber Half NGC VF25
  • fcloudfcloud Posts: 12,133 ✭✭✭✭
    ARCO's Neeto coin.
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    President, Racine Numismatic Society 2013-2014; Variety Resource Dimes; See 6/8/12 CDN for my article on Winged Liberty Dimes; Ebay

  • ahah Posts: 161 ✭✭✭
    This is the one

  • LakesammmanLakesammman Posts: 17,417 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Mine is the 1856 Flying eagle cent, though the later FE proofs are a close second.
    "My friends who see my collection sometimes ask what something costs. I tell them and they are in awe at my stupidity." (Baccaruda, 12/03).I find it hard to believe that he (Trump) rushed to some hotel to meet girls of loose morals, although ours are undoubtedly the best in the world. (Putin 1/17) Gone but not forgotten. IGWT, Speedy, Bear, BigE, HokieFore, John Burns, Russ, TahoeDale, Dahlonega, Astrorat, Stewart Blay, Oldhoopster, Broadstruck, Ricko, Big Moose.
  • fcloudfcloud Posts: 12,133 ✭✭✭✭
    ah's coin:
    image

    Lakesammman's coin:
    image

    President, Racine Numismatic Society 2013-2014; Variety Resource Dimes; See 6/8/12 CDN for my article on Winged Liberty Dimes; Ebay

  • jonesyjonesy Posts: 5,031
    1916 SLQ!!image
    Glenn
  • FairlanemanFairlaneman Posts: 10,424 ✭✭✭✭✭
    The 23's are cool but for total strike on the obverse I like the 20P. Of course my favorite in the whole series is the 25P for the way it looks, or does not look compared to the other dates.

    27's and 18's are neat looking usually also. Heck I guess they are all neat looking.

    Ken

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  • zennyzenny Posts: 1,547 ✭✭
    '21 peace
  • RussRuss Posts: 48,514 ✭✭✭
    I'm not sure what my favorite is.image

    Russ, NCNE
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  • fcloudfcloud Posts: 12,133 ✭✭✭✭
    Ken,

    Nice batch!

    Russ,

    Oh, I think we know.image

    Tony

    President, Racine Numismatic Society 2013-2014; Variety Resource Dimes; See 6/8/12 CDN for my article on Winged Liberty Dimes; Ebay

  • coinlieutenantcoinlieutenant Posts: 9,317 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Mine is of course a 1909-O Half Eagle. A close second is Proof Gold in any civil war date...

    www.geocities.com/m984116/

    siliconvalleycoins.com

  • FairlanemanFairlaneman Posts: 10,424 ✭✭✭✭✭
    This is sort of neat also.

    image
  • ToneloverTonelover Posts: 1,554 ✭
    I'll third the motion for the 1916 Standing Liberty Quarter. Here's one of two I own, a sweet original NGC AU-55, although struck from rusted dies so a little weak on detail. I also have a G-4 in my album.

    1916 Stander

    Prices for circulated 1916's above G/VG have really shot up over the past 6 months or so. XF-40 bid is now over what I paid for the AU-55 a couple years ago. image
  • ursabearursabear Posts: 1,888
    Of the coins I have not owned, my favorite (since I was 8 and in awe of it) was a VF 1916 D Winged Liberty.

    Of the coins I have owned, it is a near toss up between my 2001 D MS sac, and my gold proof constitution commem.
  • LucyBopLucyBop Posts: 14,001 ✭✭✭
    guess what one of my favorites is, and I don't even own one. I really love the Vietnam Memorial modern commem. That coin is way cool!
    imageBe Bop A Lula!!
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  • fcloudfcloud Posts: 12,133 ✭✭✭✭
    Ken, do you have one of those?image

    Tonelovers' coin.
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    President, Racine Numismatic Society 2013-2014; Variety Resource Dimes; See 6/8/12 CDN for my article on Winged Liberty Dimes; Ebay

  • fcloudfcloud Posts: 12,133 ✭✭✭✭
    Lucy,

    I thought yours was going to be a Frankie!image

    President, Racine Numismatic Society 2013-2014; Variety Resource Dimes; See 6/8/12 CDN for my article on Winged Liberty Dimes; Ebay

  • ms71ms71 Posts: 1,546 ✭✭✭✭✭
    The 1880 gold dollar. The type III dollar/$3 gold is my favorite design, and it's neat to be able to have a regular business-strike coin with a mintage of only 1600 pieces at a reasonable price. Several speculators were hoarding the relatively low-mintage gold dollars of the 1880s, so quite a high percentage of the original mintage has survived, most in MS grades.
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  • tjkilliantjkillian Posts: 5,578 ✭✭✭
    Here's the very coolest year and mint: 1861-O The year the war started.

    Tom

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    Tom

  • FairlanemanFairlaneman Posts: 10,424 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Hmmm.........A poor boy from Oregon owning one of those. Heck I could buy the whole state for what that coins cost was.

    Don't think so.image But I do own this which cost a little bit less.

    image
  • StillLurkingStillLurking Posts: 137
  • JulianJulian Posts: 3,370 ✭✭✭
    My favorite is the Indian Head Double Eagle, J-1776, which is my icon, as well. The UHR of AH's is also great. Both by Augustus Saint-Gaudens. He kicked off the golded age of US coin design with Weinman, McNeil, Pratt, and Frazier. Truly a great design period.
    PNG member, numismatic dealer since 1965. Operates a retail store, also has exhibited at over 1000 shows.
    I firmly believe in numismatics as the world's greatest hobby, but recognize that this is a luxury and without collectors, we can all spend/melt our collections/inventories.

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  • Coin FinderCoin Finder Posts: 7,266 ✭✭✭✭✭
    For me it is a 1799 large cent. I think the story about the search for this date by Joseph Mickley in the early 1800,s if true makes the coin the first collectable and rare coin that started a hobby.



    Tbig
  • jonesyjonesy Posts: 5,031
    1913 Type 1 Buffalo Nickel. Artwork that fits in your pocket!!imageimage
    Glenn
  • JoyofCollectingJoyofCollecting Posts: 682 ✭
    1847 seated dime. I spent hours admiring it as my only really rare coin as very young kid when I began collecting. I'm always willing to buy any nicer ones out there.
    Go well.
  • jdimmickjdimmick Posts: 9,729 ✭✭✭✭✭
    I also like the 1916 SLQ, Some may find it a little Dark, but I love the originality and the photo does not do this coin justice?

    PCGSXF-45

  • LakesammmanLakesammman Posts: 17,417 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Alright, here is another 1856 that is CLOSE to being my favorite! Love FE cents!image

    image
    "My friends who see my collection sometimes ask what something costs. I tell them and they are in awe at my stupidity." (Baccaruda, 12/03).I find it hard to believe that he (Trump) rushed to some hotel to meet girls of loose morals, although ours are undoubtedly the best in the world. (Putin 1/17) Gone but not forgotten. IGWT, Speedy, Bear, BigE, HokieFore, John Burns, Russ, TahoeDale, Dahlonega, Astrorat, Stewart Blay, Oldhoopster, Broadstruck, Ricko, Big Moose.
  • MrEurekaMrEureka Posts: 24,332 ✭✭✭✭✭
    One of the few coins I regret having sold...

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    Andy Lustig

    Doggedly collecting coins of the Central American Republic.

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  • coppercoinscoppercoins Posts: 6,084 ✭✭✭
    My favorite would have to be the pattern 1916 Walking Liberty Half. I saw a photo of one once and was stunned. They ended up moving the lettering around, but I liked it the original way better.
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  • MrEurekaMrEureka Posts: 24,332 ✭✭✭✭✭
    All about 1916 Pattern Walkers
    Andy Lustig

    Doggedly collecting coins of the Central American Republic.

    Visit the Society of US Pattern Collectors at USPatterns.com.
  • LakesammmanLakesammman Posts: 17,417 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Andy:

    Wow - that was yours??image
    "My friends who see my collection sometimes ask what something costs. I tell them and they are in awe at my stupidity." (Baccaruda, 12/03).I find it hard to believe that he (Trump) rushed to some hotel to meet girls of loose morals, although ours are undoubtedly the best in the world. (Putin 1/17) Gone but not forgotten. IGWT, Speedy, Bear, BigE, HokieFore, John Burns, Russ, TahoeDale, Dahlonega, Astrorat, Stewart Blay, Oldhoopster, Broadstruck, Ricko, Big Moose.
  • ARCOARCO Posts: 4,420 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Julians Icon coin. WOW, now that is one beautiful coin. I never knew that such an amazing pattern coin existed.



    image

    You owned it at one time also...impressive!
  • RELLARELLA Posts: 961 ✭✭✭
    Julian...you're welcome for the cool icon. image

    I really, really like J-1776 but like J-1205 even more.

    RELLA
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    who boasts of twenty years experience in his craft
    while in fact he has had only one year of experience...
    twenty times.

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