What's your most precious ugly coin?

lkeigwin

My oh-so-clairvoyant wife, bless her heart, bought me a nice DSLR and macro lens for Christmas. How'd she know? So I began re-shooting my Lincoln set with much excitement. Much better pix now grace my wheaties registry set.

With the help of Mark's wonderful book my photos are better. Many are almost too revealing. Undressing these coins to show their true look, warts and all, made me re-examine some upgrade priorities.

My 14-D has a crusty old look, very earthy, that I have come to love (first photos). Gonna keep and be happy with that a while. And then there are some fugly ones, like my '17-S (second set of pix). I'm almost ready to give it away -- and those are the most flattering pix I could take!. I can't even remember when I bought it, or why I liked it then.

But the '17-S like many of the early SF mint Lincolns are tough to come by and I actually have a attachment to it. Maybe I just need to find a good doctor for one of us.

Do you have a butt-ugly coin you're sentimental about, or one you just can explain your love for? Show some pictures!

ACactions

Wow- Those are some real dawgs... you better send them to me for safe storage.... I would not you to be burdened another day with such.... ugliness....

I will take one for the team


John

lkeigwin

<< <i>Wow- Those are some real dawgs... you better send them to me for safe storage.... I would not you to be burdened another day with such.... ugliness....

I will take one for the team

John >>

Yeah, the missus says I've been too hard on them and I should just go back to the old brownie camera. Why don't you post your mailing address and I'll send you some dawgs to hold onto for me? I really appreciate it, John.

Lance.

collegecoincollector

very pretty coins! many of us who collect lincolns have cents that look similar to the 'ugliness' of your 17-S, yet we still love em to death!

LotsoLuck

I'm not seeing the butt ugly here. Even with your photography upgrades. Nice shots btw.

coinsarefun

Nice coins and images!
They are NOT butt ugly...this is butt ugly



Do you have a butt-ugly coin






You bet!!!!




Stefanie
















but wait........................it gets better











So....are your eyes hurting yet

lkeigwin

Stephanie, you never disappoint.

coinsarefun

<< <i>Stephanie, you never disappoint. >>








I try.....I try





Stefanie

dsessom

BY FAR my favorite, and probably the ugliest in my entire collection...

My recently aquired NGC G06 1885 V nickel.





Thanks to Glenn Holsonbake!

lkeigwin

Sweet Liberty Nickel, Dwayne! Nothing comes close to an '85. So easy to love. Congrats.

Goldbully

FingerPrintMajorus.....Lovingly won at airplanenut's charity auction for pancreatic cancer back in mid 2008

LotsoLuck

Great Pics Ms Stephanie! I looked around for a ugly coin to put up on this cool post and realized I sold all of them on Ebay.

Coxe

Probably my 1901-S NGC MS62DMPL Morgan. What a huge rarity as a DMPL but the strike was a pancake.

Type2

ldhair

Probably this one.

Meltdown

Edited to add: Birthday gift from the Mrs.

LeeG

Nice Lincolns and images! What camera/lens did you get? Yes, it is NT:

AnkurJ

CertifiedGoldCoins

Probably this one, but since it's an R-4 (81-200 known), I don't care if someone else pukes.

jacksongto

<< <i>FingerPrintMajorus.....Lovingly won at airplanenut's charity auction for pancreatic cancer back in mid 2008

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Fingerprints? What fingerprints?

I see "Tiger Stripes"

...good Ebay hype if you ever want to sell "This wonderfully Tiger Striped Roosevelt....."

Tiger Stripes!!! What's Hot for 2009!!!!

hmmmm.....

jmj3esq

I love this one, but I'm guessing most think its fugly as hell:

dsessom

<< <i>Sweet Liberty Nickel, Dwayne! Nothing comes close to an '85. So easy to love. Congrats. >>



Thanks! I am just a regular working stiff who collects as a hobby/investment. I never really dreamed I would ever own the 1885 in the series, and this example is nice looking for the grade. I really owe a debt of gratitude to PonyExprees8 for obtaining it. He was willing to work a trade deal that really helped me more than him. He is a GREAT guy, and I would recommend him to anyone, anytime!

richardshipp

Not a "coin" but fits the bill...