What is your "dream coin?"

Aethelred · May 30, 2005 1:28PM

For me it would have to be either the 1820 £5 or the Henry III Gold Penny.

Darkhorse · May 30, 2005 1:32PM

I'll post some of them after I find 'em at Long Beach

Cladiator · May 30, 2005 1:35PM

Gothic Crown in MS67+

Philip · May 30, 2005 3:25PM

A Bulgarian set from 1916.

Sigh....

ajaan · May 30, 2005 7:17PM

Certified Churchill Crown MS68 (ANACS,NGC, ICG, PCGS only)

trozau · May 30, 2005 7:40PM

<< <i>For me it would have to be either the 1820 £5 or the Henry III Gold Penny. >>

Same here, the 1820 £5:

wybrit · May 30, 2005 9:31PM

Una and the Lion, of course!

Second place would be a 1905 halfcrown in MS.

ccrdragon · May 30, 2005 11:07PM

1933, 34 and 36 South African farthings in MS65 or better

wildjag · May 30, 2005 11:51PM

1837-B German State of Hannover 10 Thaler Ernst August in MS 65 or better KM-175

or

1840-A German State of Hannover 1 Thaler in any condition KM-191 / Pn8

or

1637-EK German State of Osnabruck Thaler in VF+ Dav # 5672
Obv: Bust of Franz Wilhelm
Rev: Oval arms

cosmicdebris · May 31, 2005 12:03AM

The Pattern Copper Coins McKivor has on his website.

Sylvestius · May 31, 2005 12:11AM

<< <i>...or the Henry III Gold Penny. >>

I'm glad someone else other than me was going to put that!

Although an Edward III Florin is not to be missed either.

Other than those two dream coins and perhaps a Queen Mary Fine Sovereign i can't think of much else i would like to own.

The only other dream coin i wanted to own i've now got (my friend Athelstan!) , so there's hope for me yet!

Well one day i could realistically get the Queen Mary sovereign as these currently retail for about £7000 so although they are very, very pricey indeed it's still attainable if i were to continue buying decent coins bit by bit and then sell them all off in the next ten or so years and use the funds to buy the Mary. Either way it's not quite the same level as the Eddy Florin and Henry Gold Penny which would set you back a nice house or two to buy. And thus i'll never own either of those, unless i win the lottery, but since i don't play it i doubt that somehow!

Sylvestius · May 31, 2005 12:17AM

Here's a picture of a Queen Mary Fine Sovereign as sold by the late Colin Cooke in 2004 for £7950.

1jester · May 31, 2005 12:45AM

I don't know if I have ONE dream coin.

1jester · May 31, 2005 12:46AM

Unless, of course, we're talking about a Churchill Crown in MS-68.....

Cruzi · May 31, 2005 12:49AM

I would have said Una and the Lion or a Gothic Crown, but very recently have seen a 1826 GeorgeIV Proof 5 pounds that simply took my breath away.

AuldFartte · May 31, 2005 1:58AM

This exact coin ... 1847 Gothic Crown with awesome blue toning

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What is your "dream coin?"