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TrinkettsTrinketts Posts: 1,699 ✭
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Although it's not a normal issue... This coin is simply beautiful and stirs emotion when I see it.

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  • BillJonesBillJones Posts: 34,221 ✭✭✭✭✭
    The Dolly Madison commemorative silver dollar has a very attractive design. There are quite a few other modern commemoratives that have attractive artwork, and a few that are ugly as sin. Usually old ladies and men don't make for attractive designs.

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    I call the 1988 Olympic set, "beauty and the beast." the $5 gold coin is quite nice with its depiction of Nike. The silver dollar with the torch pass on the obverse and the Olympic rings is ugly and visually boring. image A dealer I know who was trying to sell these coins as Christmas gifts back in 1988 told me that the comment from most of his customers was, "Yea, what else have you got?" image

    Another waste is the reverse of the Mt. Rushmore $5 gold. It's just words! Talk about lazy artwork. The guy who "designed" that should be ashamed. He claimed he lacked the time to put in a good effort. He should passed on the assignment. The obverse of the coin with an eagle carrying sculpters' tooks with the monument in the background is outstanding.

    And to me the Statue of Liberty half dollar commemorative is the most beautiful REALLY cheap coin around. image
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  • XpipedreamRXpipedreamR Posts: 8,059 ✭✭
    My favorite:



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  • MesquiteMesquite Posts: 4,075 ✭✭✭
    agree; ... I like these three choices as well, especially the Marine issue. However, after hearing that an NGC MS67 sold on eBay today for more than $4K, I've got to post this as my favorite modern. For today anyway.

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  • VetVet Posts: 1,513
    imageimage" This coin is simply beautiful and stirs emotion when I see it."
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  • FatManFatMan Posts: 8,977 ✭
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  • dizzyfoxxdizzyfoxx Posts: 9,823 ✭✭✭


    << <i>Although it's not a normal issue... This coin is simply beautiful and stirs emotion when I see it.

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    This one is tough to beat, on many levels.image
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  • nwcsnwcs Posts: 13,386 ✭✭✭
    I have always had a soft spot for the 1989 Congressional Commemorative dollar design.
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  • JDelageJDelage Posts: 724 ✭✭
    I like several:
    - The POW silver commem' sometimes brings tears to my eyes - and I've never even served... The image of the eagle with the broken chain is just powerful.
    - I also like the eagle on the Constitution gold commem'.
    - I like the statue of Liberty commem'.

    I have to admit the Marines coin is very nice.
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  • HyperionHyperion Posts: 7,440 ✭✭✭
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  • kiyotekiyote Posts: 5,580 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    I don't own one, but I think it's the finest eagle on any coin, ever, period..
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  • TrinkettsTrinketts Posts: 1,699 ✭
    This needed a bump
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  • ERER Posts: 7,345 ✭
    This 1994 POW eagle, for me, is the best.
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  • rec78rec78 Posts: 5,747 ✭✭✭✭✭
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  • jmj3esqjmj3esq Posts: 5,421 ✭
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    I dont know why I like this one so much

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