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  • bballboybballboy Posts: 117
    fine don't answer image
  • tradedollarnuttradedollarnut Posts: 20,162 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Define best. Do you mean highest grade, most expensive or special for a reason?
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  • Dennis88Dennis88 Posts: 5,797 ✭✭✭
    1911 half eagle ANACS AU-58
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  • ChuckCChuckC Posts: 1,600
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    41-D PCGS MS66FB ...from lucybop...my most beautiful and "best" coin yet
  • Conder101Conder101 Posts: 10,536 ✭
    Patience my padawan, you must learn patience. Nineteen minutes is not long wait for an answer. When wait many times that, then testy you may be.

    My "best" coin? Well I can't really seperate out one specificly but I have several choice PL uncirculated conder tokens and some very nice proof ones as well.
  • ShamikaShamika Posts: 18,781 ✭✭✭✭
    If by "best coin" you mean to say "favorite coin" it would have to be my 1936-S PCGS MS66. The toning is what I consider perfect!

    Sorry, but "pictures don't do the coin justice" so I'm not going to provide an image. image

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  • MurphyMurphy Posts: 903 ✭
    I don't really have any good and valuable coins, but I do have some interesting ones that I like. Here's my fav and btw I dont know what the grade is, 64/65 I would guess. What I most like about this coin, besides the obviously nice toning, is the detail in the eye, chin whiskers, the face in general. Wouldn't it be simply awesome to have this in an S-VDB? (sigh)
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  • UncleWigglyUncleWiggly Posts: 2,467
    A 1984 Olympic Commen Dollar from Anaconda. The toning is magnificent. After that I have 2 1881S NGCMS68PL Morgans. But the Oly is my favorite and the only one I will keep. Everything else is going.


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  • bballboybballboy Posts: 117
    tradedollarnut, by best it can be any one of those or just your favorite coin that you own
  • saintgurusaintguru Posts: 7,724 ✭✭✭
    1931 Saint MS66 PCGS.

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  • MurphyMurphy Posts: 903 ✭
    Beautiful indeed. image
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  • mgoodm3mgoodm3 Posts: 17,497 ✭✭✭
    not my nost expensive, but the coin that got me started on proofs.

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  • bballboybballboy Posts: 117
    thats a really nice coin saintguru. you all have great coins
  • rcmlgm89rcmlgm89 Posts: 546
    The 1898 Morgan shown below from my 1898 Proof Set
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  • cladkingcladking Posts: 28,636 ✭✭✭✭✭
    I've got a lot of "best" coins. One of my favorites is a nice AU 1977 quarter with type "d" reverse.
    It's only worth a quarter now but there are probably none finer and not much that's even close.

    My most valuable is a 1976 t I Ike that should go MS-67. I cherried it from a dealer's stock years ago.

    The coin that might be worth the most in the long term is a 1982-NMM dime which is probably a die trial.

    I've also got a '66 quarter on a polished planchet which appears to have been struck twice from a pol-
    ished and basined die.

    I've got some darkside coins in gem which are virtually non-existent in unc.

    Also in my safety deposit boxes are a gem PL '81 25c type "d" reverse and a clean '69 quarter.

    And I've got three '80-D Kennedies with a clean shield. They came from the same mint box and are gem.
    Tempus fugit.
  • HadleydogHadleydog Posts: 1,586 ✭✭✭
    bballboy, what is your favourite or best coin?
    Mine really changes on a day to day basis, I kind of like them all and for different reasons.
    Here's one for this morning, an 1885-p in 65 dmpl. imageimage
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  • itsnotjustmeitsnotjustme Posts: 8,777 ✭✭✭
    My favorite is an AU58 1838 Capped Bust Half. Nice original luster. Another choice is an 1881-S Morgan in MS66PL. I have others that are worth more, but not many.

    My most valuable ever was a home made MS67 1976-P T2 Ike. I no longer own that one, but have many others thanks to it!

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  • dthigpendthigpen Posts: 3,932 ✭✭
    1942-S Walking Liberty Half with a hole in it (For sentimental reasons). It's the only coin that I would never consider selling under any circumstance (Not that I ever could get more than $.50 for it
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  • bballboybballboy Posts: 117
    My favorite coin right now is probably the Indian Eagle gold dollar because of the design whick i really like. My best coin is a 1909 S lincoln penny.It is in VF30 condition.
  • BaleyBaley Posts: 22,660 ✭✭✭✭✭
    my best coin?

    you're lookin at it. MS62 or thereabouts..

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  • mirabelamirabela Posts: 5,010 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Tough, tough question -- title doesn't necessarily go to the most expensive, most rare, or highest grade. I'll opt for the one I just can't leave my safe deposit box w/o peeking at for at least a moment. It's an 1855-O w/arrows seated half in a PCGS AU55 holder. It's got the most booming strike I've ever seen. Nearly all the devices look like they were recut, and the relief on the piece is very deep, very powerful. The tops of the wings on the eagle drop vertically down to the field above them with some real topography. Reminds me of a 1921 Peace dollar or the reverse on a Pilgrim half, but cut sharper, less swoopy. Toned a light honey color. Fabulous coin. No pics to post from where I'm working at the moment, though.
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  • dan1ecudan1ecu Posts: 1,573
    Right now, it'a a PR65 1901 Barber Quarter. That's my most expensive coin, anyway.

    Dan
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  • saintgurusaintguru Posts: 7,724 ✭✭✭
    Hadley...that coin is too colored...YOU SUCK!image
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  • SanctionIISanctionII Posts: 12,102 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Hard question to answer, I guess it depends on what day, hour, minute and second you ask me, in addition to my mood.

    One group of coins that I have always liked very much since I came back to the hobby 6 years ago is my run of 1950-1970 raw Cameo Proof and SMS Halves (I like the cameo look of the 1950-63 Frankie's and of the 1964-70 silver short set of JFK's equally).
  • BillJonesBillJones Posts: 33,961 ✭✭✭✭✭
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  • eddiealeddieal Posts: 115
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    My favorite has to be my 1939 PR67 Walker (Photo not available) that was given to me on my birthday by my son. That's my birth year and would never part with it.
    Eddie
  • thebeavthebeav Posts: 3,783 ✭✭✭✭✭
    That's a tough call....Perhaps my 55/55 (62RB) that is my ID coin.....Favorites can change from day to day though...
    Sure did see some beauties here !!!
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  • ConstellatioCollectorConstellatioCollector Posts: 1,909
    BillJones,

    If you send me that Half Disme then I could have the nicest coin!image
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  • jonesyjonesy Posts: 5,031
    Smoeone has been practicing with their camera!!
  • northcoinnorthcoin Posts: 4,987 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Bill Jones - thanks for posting that half disme again. Also like the 1931 Saint that was posted in MS66.
  • boiler78boiler78 Posts: 3,057 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Today I think it is this one. Deepest cameo I have ever seen. Even the rims are frosted.image
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  • ANACONDAANACONDA Posts: 4,692 ✭
    TDN.....I know I'm waiting.....
  • ANACONDAANACONDA Posts: 4,692 ✭
    That one bears repeating....a 65DMPL...a tough coin to find with cool toning.

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  • TWQGTWQG Posts: 3,145 ✭✭
    Is that a chicken on the half disme?
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  • ANACONDAANACONDA Posts: 4,692 ✭
    Half Disme in Copper? Uniuque? If so, wicked. Very wicked.

    Ok, TDN. You're call. We're all out.
  • guysmyguysmy Posts: 338
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  • lordmarcovanlordmarcovan Posts: 43,530 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Ask 66Tbird.

    He has most of my past "Best" coins.

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  • MurphyMurphy Posts: 903 ✭
    Guysmy, your Ike looks like a bald David Letterman. image
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  • guysmyguysmy Posts: 338
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  • lordmarcovanlordmarcovan Posts: 43,530 ✭✭✭✭✭


    << <i>Guysmy, your Ike looks like a bald David Letterman. >>



    Hey, it kinda does! image

    So they holdered that one, in spite of the rim bump, eh?

    That's pretty interesting.


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  • ARCOARCO Posts: 4,396 ✭✭✭✭✭
    This ranks up there at the top for me.

    Tyler

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  • haletjhaletj Posts: 2,192 ✭
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  • tsacchtsacch Posts: 2,929 ✭✭✭
    I love this half
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  • morgannut2morgannut2 Posts: 4,293 ✭
    A holed CC Seated Liberty Dollar, VF-35 details, that my grandfather gave me.
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  • coinguy1coinguy1 Posts: 13,484 ✭✭✭
    This PCGS MS69! 1937-D Oregon isn't mine, but is is one of my client's ("the Phantom's") best coins image


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  • UnimentalUnimental Posts: 244
    Here's on I've been looking at a lot lately... image

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    You shout in your sleep.
    Perhaps the price is just too steep.
    Is your conscience at rest if once put to the test?
    You awake with a start to just the beating of your heart.
    Just one man beneath the sky,
    Just two ears, just two eyes.
  • JRoccoJRocco Posts: 14,277 ✭✭✭✭✭
    I bow down to Bill Jones. A copper 1792 half disme --- Holy Canoli --- The Red book can not even supply a picture of it. WOW----
    I am really really impressed !!!!
    Some coins are just plain "Interesting"
  • SarasotaFrankSarasotaFrank Posts: 1,625 ✭✭
    every time I see one of those fabulous specimans boiler posts, I am tempted to go do something irrational with a pile of cash

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    thats fabulous
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  • LincolnCentManLincolnCentMan Posts: 5,347 ✭✭✭✭
    If best = cost:
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    If best = rarity:
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    If best = eye appeal: (toss up)
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