What is your oldest coin in the finest condition ?

STEWARTBLAYNUMIS

Mine is a Gem Proof Like Irish Pattern (gun money) from 1652.I paid through the Wazoo for this coin out of Pittman.

stewart

cosmicdebris

1791 PCGS PR64BN ( Mintage 400 )

boz

What a nice coin Bill

cosmicdebris

Thanks Boz

Spinynorman

This would still be it for me...



I feel like such a modern collector.

coinrookie

1869 H Uruguay 4 centavos with some great toning. A strong ms 64 or liner 65

ajaan

Aethelred II (978-1016) penny AU55 and Cnut ( 1016-1035) penny MS62.

Luvdawgs

Mine's the 1871 Prince Edward Island one penny in MS63 RB

JamminJ

Some of my better minst state old coins, all NGC graded:

1650 Austria 3 kreuzer MS65
1664 Austria 15 kreuzer MS64
1673 Hungary 6 kreuzer MS65
1701 Austria thaler MS64
1729 Salzburg 1/2 kreuzer MS66
1790 Brandenburg-Ansbach kreuzer MS67



-JamminJ

GDJMSP

1361 - 1364 franc a' cheval MS64

cacheman

I have so very few slabbed coins...I guess my PR66 1847 Plain Edge Gothic Crown would be the oldest...which really ain't very old in this neighborhood.

Aethelred

I have a 1770 British Penny in NGC MS-64

Askari

A silver Thracian Hemidrachm of Cherranesos ca. 400-350 BC in FDC. The next oldest is a large Celtic Wheel Money example from Britain ca. the 2nd century BC in FDC.

I also have several FDC Roman pieces, all silver Denarii: Severus Alexander (AD 222-235) and two different reverse varieties from Emperor Maximinus I Thrax (“the Thracian”), ca. AD 235-238. There's also a set of 3 bronze Follis coins of Emperor Constantine I (“the Great”), ca. AD 307-337 from the mints at London, Trier and Lyons. The earliest gold coin I have is a BU example of a Solidus of Maurice Tiberius (AD 582-602), struck at Constantinople; this was inherited from my Father.

coinkat

while I am not trying to be difficult, what exactly do you mean by finest condition?

Aethelred

<< <i>while I am not trying to be difficult, what exactly do you mean by finest condition? >>



I thought the same thing, but didn't ask.

bosox

1858 Canada one cent - PCGS MS-65 RB

MacCrimmon

1696 William III sixpence - Superb Gem Unc.

1jester

I believe these are my oldest uncirculated coins, in silver and gold, respectively:

1548 half grosz, Poland

1714 quarter ducat, Salzburg

Sylvestius

Well i don't collect UNC coins so this is a bit hard for me but i'd say these.

King Stephen Penny 1135-1154 (Virtually as Struck), which for the series translates to about VF with flat patches, or in modern terms AF.

Other than that i have the following;

1693 Sixpence in AEF
1750 Sixpence in AU

Which is about as far up the grading table as i go, eveerything else falls at my fave grade GVF!

291fifth

A denarius of Hadrian issued during his third consulship (AD 119). It is only fine to very fine but has no problems and great original surfaces.

coinkat

okay... I'll list a coin or two. A 1672 Farthing graded MS62 by NGC and a 1628 Austrian Taler graded AU58 also graded by NGC.
My oldest ANACs coin (I think) is a Henry VIII Testoon graded VF20, and my oldest PCGS Coin is not a darkside coin so I will not reference it here.

Congrats Ajaan on getting a CNUT to grade MS62.

ajaan

<< <i>Congrats Ajaan on getting a CNUT to grade MS62. >>


Thanks 'kat but I like my AU Aethrelred penny better.

JamminJ

<< <i>a 1628 Austrian Taler graded AU58 also graded by NGC. >>



Mmmmmmm! What type is the thaler?

-JamminJ

Darkhorse

Nothing too exciting:

Steve27

Wierdly worded question, so this is my answer (received from LordM):

SYRACUSIAN

A silver Thracian Hemidrachm of Cherranesos ca. 400-350 BC in FDC.






It's a tie :


Ionian Islands 1819 1 obol PCGS PR65RB
Ionian Islands 1819 2 oboli PCGS PR65RB (pictured)