in your collection what is your favorite coin?

MacCoin · July 31, 2003 11:16AM

I have bunches of them but my favorite today is a cleaned 00S barber quarter with a cool die crack, but I'm going to the coin shop tomorrow so who knows what it will be tomorrow night.

what I'm looking for is a VF+ Barber or standing liberty quarter I can submit for my registry set.
I won't be to unhappy to find a nice VF/XF Barber half for affordable money.

KlectorKid · July 31, 2003 11:18AM

AU-58 Indian $10. I gotta get some more coins I'm wearing out my indian.

RYK · July 31, 2003 11:26AM

Russ · July 31, 2003 11:26AM

PR68DCAM Accented Hair Kennedy.

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Russ, NCNE

Louis · July 31, 2003 11:33AM

My current favorite. I guess because it's a new purchase.

lablover · July 31, 2003 11:33AM

It's gotta be this one...although I have many favorites (is that possible?).

cherrypickincoin · July 31, 2003 11:34AM

How much did that set you back Louis?

Trooper · July 31, 2003 11:35AM

My favorite is a coin is one my mom found when she was a child.
It's a 1913 2 1/2 Indian Gold Dollar. She found in a purse and kept it until I started collecting.
She gave it to me when I was a youngin. Priceless-- Everything else could be sold but
that one will never leave the family.
One day I'm going to post a pic and ask for opinions on a grade. Looks good for a gold piece,
but what do i know about grading.

Tom

TONEDDOLLARS · July 31, 2003 11:37AM

Mine is a ms65 proof like 1887-o with textile toning. Not my best attempt at a picture butttt.......

51plymouth · July 31, 2003 12:25PM

Mine is an 1897 VG Liberty Nickel that I found in my Father's change when I was a young boy.

LincolnCentMan · July 31, 2003 12:31PM

Man, that's a hard one. I can really appriciate a tough coin, particularly when they're nice. If I narrowed it down to my favorite coin to look at, and totally ignore the difficulty factor.... Here it is:

David

ksteelheader · July 31, 2003 12:32PM

Right now it's this one....Ken
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trozau · July 31, 2003 12:41PM

1981 UK £5 gold

aknow · July 31, 2003 12:54PM

My favorite is a 1918S Mercury Dime MS63 FB that I found in a roll of dimes, searching through them at a bank
as a kid, about 40 years ago.
I'd love to have a time machine.
Dr. Steve

FatMan · July 31, 2003 1:02PM

My favorite is always my most recent addition. After that they all move into my favorites catagory.

My favorite today......although I hope to pick up a new favorite or two tomorrow night in B&M auction.

cladking · July 31, 2003 1:07PM

Tough call.

I once had a very nice bag of 82-P quarters. None of the coins were the typical
poor strike for the date. The bag was lightly handled so even the lesser coins
were not marked much. There was one run of about 250 very well struck coins
from a pretty new die pair. One of these 250 stood out as cleaner and better
struck than the others. It now fills that hole in my collection. The fact that I found
it myself makes me treasure it that much more.

RBB617 · July 31, 2003 1:09PM

My sentimental favorite is an 1838 Large Cent XF that was one of the first "rare" coins in my collection when I was a kid.
Brian

boz · July 31, 2003 1:14PM

My current favorite, have nicer, higher grades, but feel good getting this one.

bennybravo · July 31, 2003 1:35PM

Great Coin Bozz!Looks like a nice and flashy 62.

millennium · July 31, 2003 1:49PM

Mine is this one...I found it with a metal detector, after I was kidded about wasting my money on a foolish machine....

1901- O

Blade · July 31, 2003 1:55PM

bit1work · August 1, 2003 3:54AM

99-D CT and 99-D PA qtrs in the very same Mint Set. Send to PCGS and came back as MS-68.
But the DE-D in the same set has conteminated with PVC (at least 67). Still try to wash it away.

Louis · August 1, 2003 4:05AM

Nice coin Blade.

MacCoin · August 1, 2003 5:05AM

millennium that a beuatiful quarter.

theboz11 · August 1, 2003 5:17AM

I have several that are Darkside, this is my favorite lightside. 1928 PCGS MS-65

jonesy · August 1, 2003 5:37AM

MAULDEMALL · August 1, 2003 5:39AM

I have 2.
Just so happens they are both MS69 2001 $25.00 Platinum Eagles.
I bought them both to Commem my girls birth.

09sVDB · August 1, 2003 8:54AM

I don't have one specific one but my PCGS G6 1798/7 Large cent is up there.

barberlover · August 1, 2003 9:25AM

I hate answering this question because I still can't post pic's.

, but it is my favorite barber coin, an 1892 S barber half that I would grade 66 and pcgs agrees with me. I've never personally seen a better example of this date then mine because The Doc. with the only 67 won't post a pic. of it. "I think he's chicken"

Les

gonzer · August 1, 2003 9:35AM

NO pic but my xf 1969-s double die lincoln that I found in my change sure holds that lofty position.

cladking · August 1, 2003 9:45AM

<< <i>NO pic but my xf 1969-s double die lincoln that I found in my change sure holds that lofty position. >>

Wow!!

I'd be interested to know when you found this.

millennium · August 1, 2003 9:56AM

millennium that a beuatiful quarter

Thanks Maccoin...

Gonzer:, I'd love to see that 1969-s DDO.....WOW~!

koynekwest · August 1, 2003 10:30AM

My MS62 1937-D 3 legged "pissing" buffalo-neatest US variety of all time.

gonzer · August 2, 2003 1:01AM

Back in 1972 I used to check all my pocket change with a 10X. Found this coin and knowing that the '72 DD's
had recently been found, was put in touch with "Lonesome" John Devine the error specialist. He said " Yeah,
I've got a picture of that coin on my wall". I thought, well it can't be that rare so I travelled up the coast and showed him
and was horrified to learn that at that time the Secret Service was still investigating this coin as a possible
counterfeit. I was only 15 at the time and did not like the promise of making lisence plates for years to come.
There was a lot of pressure back then to unload the coin since the investigation seemed to not be going
our way. So......, I (stupid,stupid,stupid) sold the coin for $350 to Natalie Halpern of Buffalo. It was one of life's lessons
but I have more fond memories of my error collecting days in spite of my youthful naivete. These forums are very
nteresting and I'm glad the hobby is still thriving. Oh, the '69 did have some very noticable bag marks
but grading back then was pretty hit and miss back then. Keep on rockin'!

Cocoinut · August 2, 2003 1:22AM

My favorite has got to be my icon, an 1879 quarter that I purchased raw in 1971 for $95. Blazing luster and light gorgeous toning. I had it slabbed in '88/'89, and it was graded as MS65. A larger picture can be seen in my type set. I have a newer digital camera that produces better images, but haven't had a chance to pull this coin out of the safe deposit box to be rephotographed.

Jim

jeffnpcb · August 2, 2003 1:43AM

1845-O $10 Liberty Eagle with repunched date! Currently in the TOMBS at a grading company and may see light of day in a few months!! HA HA HA!

ARCO · August 2, 2003 2:26AM

My second Barber half when I started my VF/XF set. It is a more common date, but just brings back so many good memories of those early days collecting when walking into a coin store would get my heart racing like I was about to discover great treasures.

At the time I thought the coin was too dark and I was reluctant to buy it. I spent $85.00 for it and walked out of the coin shop flabbergasted that I had actually just spent $85.00 on a COIN!

Good hell, what would my wife think if she knew? Three years later and having seen some ten thousand or so Barber Halves I would mortgage my house and buy every half dollar that had this same look and toning.

Tyler

millennium · August 2, 2003 7:10AM

Also found in the same hole as the 1901-O quarter listed earlier. That was a great day!

berylcoin · August 2, 2003 7:33AM

Tyler, you have good luck with those 12-S's don't you.

I don't have a single favorite, but this ex. ARCO 12-S Half is one of my top five or six:

BC

ConstellatioCollector · August 2, 2003 9:20AM

This mine..

Bustman · August 2, 2003 9:37AM

WOW, on that Nova Constelatio!!!

MacCoin · August 2, 2003 9:47AM

you guys have some great photos mine really suck

bennybravo · August 2, 2003 9:58AM

Hard to pick a favorite.It seems to change from day to day.Heres one that I really like alot.It's a fully PL 1903 Morgan.No contrast, as there never is with this date, but an extremely attractive example thats pretty tough to locate in nice PL condition.This one is very conservatively graded at 64PL by PCGS.