Are there any "discovery coins" still out there?

jacktheknife

In your area of numismatics, do think there are any remarkable coins (freaks) yet to be discovered? If so, let's hear your guess/fantasy what it might be.


For me, I think there is a 26-S Lincoln out there that is fully and sharply struck with bright lustrous spot free surfaces.

FC57Coins

Being a Franklin collector - I'm of the opinion that there are a few more 53S' with FBL out there. And also a few more MS67FBL's and who knows, even and MS68FBL yet to be found. Gotta keep searching!

cladking

In clad quarters there are still a lot of unreported varieties. More interesting is that there
are several very scarce or rare varieties which should exist in substantial numbers but don't.
There are some which were struck by late die state dies but simply haven't been found in any quantity. Part
of this is no doubt that some rarities will be found and the discoverer won't report it, but there
are so very few reports that it seems unlikely that this is the major cause. This would seem to indicate that
people haven't been looking and the coins are out there. While I've looked at enough of these to have seen a specimen from nearly every die it would have been easy to miss a variety. If few are looking it would lead one to suspect there are more out there which haven't been found at all.

It's hard to believe any of the moderns are well searched.

ccr

I doubt if there is any 1964 - D Peace Dollars but, it would be really cool if one ( or more ) survived meltdown.

coinguy89

With a series like mine, capped bust half dimes, its always possible to discover new die marriages or errors, not likey, but possible.

Rob790

1870s Quarter is pretty much a comfirmed coin that is unknown in any collection. It'll probably turn up sometime, even if it's the one from the San Francisco mint corner stone (Lots of discovery coins would come from that one!).

kieferscoins

Yes, all the time. New sample slab types and odd slabs are coming out every week it seems.

Cameron Kiefer

Conder101

I think the 1873 S half and standard dollar may still appear some day. Are there any more 1873-CC no arrows dimes? A few years ago a previously known example of the 1873-CC no arrows quarter walked into a coin show. I think there may still be the possiblity that another class II 1804 dollar exists.

And in the areas that I collect yes there are definitely unknown coins out there. I just discovered a new variety of Shropshire Conder token about 4 months ago. And it wasn't just a new muling of previously known dies. The reverse die was previously unknown yet easily recognizable.

solid

Yes, absolutely. I'm hot on the trail now.

Shamika

Heck, the 1914 over 13 Buffalo nickels were only recently discovered. There's probably a dozen or so doubled dies, two feathers, RPM's, OMM's and possibly another overdate or two still remaining in the series.

numonebuyer

I am sure there are mini-hoards buried or hidden all over the country.

mgoodm3

That's kinda an unanswerable question. Can't know til you discover one.

Baley

Yes, I think there are!

coachleonard

HERE'S a really obscure one-- old colonial documents talk about base metal tokens that were struck in and used in Massachusetts around 1700 before finally being outlawed. No one has ever positively identified one
of these tokens.

Nysoto

The 1836-1839 reeded edge capped bust half dollars are popular with type collectors, but virtually ignored by variety collectors. M. L. Biestle included these in his 1929 reference book, and Jules Reiver also published a reference, along with reporting the 1994 discovery of 1838 JR22. There are probably several new discoveries to be found in this overlooked series.

100proof1957

the 64 Peace will be the next big freak !

sadysta1

Yes 1870-S quarter, yes there was at least one minted!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

100proof1957

i do have a bank wrapped roll of BU 69 S Lincolns !
Breen 2252 ? we may never know ?

dorkkarl

maybe not in my area, but considering the literal bilions of yet-unexamined foreign coins, you might well assume there must be untold 1000's of phenomenal coins awaiting discovery.

K S

JrGMan2004

I would not be surprised in my area...