10 Best Individual Coins not Listed in the Book?
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Here's an interesting tangent to another thread: how about the 10 greatest individual coins not listed in the 100 Greatest US Coins book? I have one I can nominate to get the list started - the MS65 1873-CC Seated Dollar. Not listed in the book, yet the combination of rarity and condition make it an all time classic. Any others like this?
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EVP
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<< <i>How about the PMM? I have a hunch...
EVP >>
There are no moderns included in the original list. It would be confusing to put them anywhere but last.
Certainly the PMM leads the list of the most important moderns.
Seriously - what coins of stature are there that were not listed in the book? I named one and for the life of me can't really think of any others - except perhaps the Eliasberg 1889-CC Morgan.
Any [real] thoughts?
Bruce - You must be bored again !!! The book is the 100 most famous coins.....not individual coins.....otherwise
1963 Proof 70 deep cameo lincoln cent
1944 d ms 68 red Lincoln
1960 D Jefferson nickel ms 64 full steps
etc.etc.
<< <i>any real thoughts? >>
There are quite a few moderns that should be on the list but they don't attract the attention
and the dollars that the older coins do. Many of these should be in the top 100 not relegated
to runner-up status.
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<< <i>any real thoughts? >>
There are quite a few moderns that should be on the list but they don't attract the attention
and the dollars that the older coins do. Many of these should be in the top 100 not relegated
to runner-up status. >>
I Disagree a little bit. The state quarter " mules " attract a lot of attention, and are very rare !!
Also ike dollars struck on wrong planchets !!
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I Disagree a little bit. The state quarter " mules " attract a lot of attention, and are very rare !!
Also ike dollars struck on wrong planchets !! >>
It's hardly surprising that none are included but there are quite a few that are just as interesting
and rare. The '64 clad quarter or the '65 silvers are interesting, if not well known. There are the
'74 aluminum and steel cents, '75 No-S dimes, and a few others which come to mind. They don't
have the prices that the older coins do and to a large degree this is natural. But it's interesting that
they are simply ignored.
If memory serves the latest coin listed is the '33 $20, which is one year before what many consider
the modern era. There are the '43 coppers which could have made the list. These are quite well known
even among the general public, and the Denver is still unique. Yet no mention.
a gem proof deep/ultra cameo 1871 three cent nick the worst grainy damaged flans produced that year for the proofs and to get a coin of this date with mirrorgem ms s let alone cameo and even deep/ultra cameo is a minor miracle
gem ms 1878-cc quarter with the cancelled die raised line across miss liberty a magic cc mintmarked coin and struck with a cancelled die to boot maybe 15% of the 78-cc where struck with this cancelled die and since they have found many cc dies that where cancelled recently in an old pit at the carson city mint and also therre is a giveaway of a silver bar struck with a cancelled cc die given away as a door prise here you have a classic seated coin from the wild west of the 1870's and with the fantastic cc mintmark and also struck from a cancelled obverse die and officially released into circulation the ultimate cool and available to many for incl;usion in their type sets! and to find a gem and also monsdter toned to boot for me is within this 10 best individual coins
michael
...a good one!
1864-S Five MS65
1860-O Dime MS67 In the book?
1855-S Three PR63
1969-S Lincoln Cent Doubled Die Obverse MS65RD
RELLA
who boasts of twenty years experience in his craft
while in fact he has had only one year of experience...
twenty times.
Buffalo 1916/1916 DDO PCGS MS64 (biased)
The 1922 NO D Strong Rev Lincoln Gem 65 red (raw) that is out there, but not available to anyone else (thanks for the info Stewart)
Die par 3, 1864 L on Rib Proof, PCGS 64 RD IHC. Should be 65
1919 Lincoln MS69 Red
1901-s Barber Quarter MS68
1922 Peace Dollar, low relief Matte Proof AND 1922 PR67 high relief Peace Dollar
--------Lloyd
unique
michael
$20 Saint Gaudens Registry Set
The 1859 Double Headed, (Double Obverse) IHC. Unique, and extremely unlikely to happen in the FIRST place, but it did. I guess a lot of our picks are errors, but that one is a biggie. Rick snow's book has good write-up about it.
________Lloyd
they where both interesting coins the one you mentioned and the one i mentioned
very unlikely accidential mint errors lol
they where both made by midnight minters on purpose errors but still errors none the less made at the mint by legit dies and machinery LOL
extracarricular activities at the mint LOL
michael
The 1964 Kennedy Half should have also made the list. It was a international coins for many years. Still admired by many.
michael