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mrgubymrguby Posts: 684
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mine is the colombian expo..... i mean rare as in the next guy wouldn,t have it in his collection.
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  • STONESTONE Posts: 15,275 ✭


    << <i>mine is the colombian expo..... >>


    The whole thing? Or something specific about it?

    I know I have several R8 varieties in my collection, but technically every one of my coins is unique imageimage
  • AUandAGAUandAG Posts: 24,941 ✭✭✭✭✭
    1870-cc $1
    1942/1 Mercury Dime


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  • notwilightnotwilight Posts: 12,864 ✭✭✭
    define rare.
  • speetyspeety Posts: 5,424 ✭
    One of my key date seated dollars...
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  • mgoodm3mgoodm3 Posts: 17,497 ✭✭✭
    1850 proof half cent.
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  • sumnomsumnom Posts: 5,963 ✭✭✭
    It has a mintage of 20,000 or so.
  • mkman123mkman123 Posts: 6,849 ✭✭✭✭
    1804 silver dollar as well as my 1964 peace dollar and 1933 Saint.........ooops did I say too much?
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  • LotsoLuckLotsoLuck Posts: 3,786 ✭✭✭
    Do Tokens count?
  • sumnomsumnom Posts: 5,963 ✭✭✭


    << <i>1804 silver dollar as well as my 1964 peace dollar and 1933 Saint.........ooops did I say too much? >>



    Oh yeah, I forgot to mention my '65 clad Peace Dollar.
  • kazkaz Posts: 9,279 ✭✭✭✭✭
    This one. I guarantee there is no other exactly like it:

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  • adamlaneusadamlaneus Posts: 6,969 ✭✭✭
    Sort of hard to choose, but I think a 1869 half eagle with a documented mintage of 1,760 pieces and a PCGS population of 33 would be the 'rarest' coin in my collection.

    But it's hard to know, as we'll never know the full story on meltings and poplulations for these circulated items.

  • AJ2525AJ2525 Posts: 477
    Hello,

    Do I get to count darkside?

    My father gave me a Cambodian aluminum coin that has a mintage of something like 1,001. It's not worth much because no one wants one....

    But it is pretty rare.
    Some call it an accumulation not a collection
  • melvin289melvin289 Posts: 3,019 ✭
    Population wise: MS-66, 1951-P Carver/Washington Commem.
    Last I looked it had a pop in that grade of about 26 at PCGS.
    When I sent my 53-S C/W in to be graded it was the 14th one graded MS-66, but the pop is now up in the 60's.

    Ron
    Collect for the love of the hobby, the beauty of the coins, and enjoy the ride.
  • sumnomsumnom Posts: 5,963 ✭✭✭


    << <i>This one. I guarantee there is no other exactly like it:

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    Ah, the famous impressionist nickel!
  • adamlaneusadamlaneus Posts: 6,969 ✭✭✭
    1966 or highway 66?
  • LotsoLuckLotsoLuck Posts: 3,786 ✭✭✭


    << <i>This one. I guarantee there is no other exactly like it:

    image
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    Good god, thats a bus wreck.
  • melvin289melvin289 Posts: 3,019 ✭


    << <i>This one. I guarantee there is no other exactly like it:

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    Kinda looks like the cover of Bob Dylan's "Self Portrait" album.

    Ron
    Collect for the love of the hobby, the beauty of the coins, and enjoy the ride.
  • kazkaz Posts: 9,279 ✭✭✭✭✭


    << <i>1966 or highway 66? >>






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  • adamlaneusadamlaneus Posts: 6,969 ✭✭✭


    << <i>Sort of hard to choose, but I think a 1869 half eagle with a documented mintage of 1,760 pieces and a PCGS population of 33 would be the 'rarest' coin in my collection.

    But it's hard to know, as we'll never know the full story on meltings and poplulations for these circulated items. >>



    If yer gonna post that nickel, I at least have to post my half eagle. It's almost the size of a nickel! But the similarities END THERE.

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  • BroadstruckBroadstruck Posts: 30,497 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Mine are all medium to well image
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  • BillyKingsleyBillyKingsley Posts: 2,661 ✭✭✭✭
    Kaz, I've got the cent from the same collection your nickel is from! image
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    I know I've shown this a few times before, but I just can't help it, I love this coin. It even won me a prize on another forum!
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  • MillertimeMillertime Posts: 2,048 ✭✭
    My two rarest are the

    1844 $1 NGC XF45
    1844 10C PCGS XF40

    Millertime
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  • PrivateCoinCollectorPrivateCoinCollector Posts: 2,415 ✭
    <=== Look that-a-way
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  • LotsoLuckLotsoLuck Posts: 3,786 ✭✭✭
    Anyone got this in 1/4p?


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  • notwilightnotwilight Posts: 12,864 ✭✭✭


    << <i>It has a mintage of 20,000 or so. >>



    I have dozens that meet that def. But I have many coins that have much higher mintages with many fewer surviving. --Jerry
  • BXBOY143BXBOY143 Posts: 1,110 ✭✭
    not so much rare but seems to be scarce in MS grades...
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  • HoledandCreativeHoledandCreative Posts: 2,831 ✭✭✭✭✭
    At a glance, I think I see an "S" on the 69 $5. I hope it is just the lighting.

  • MFHMFH Posts: 11,720 ✭✭✭✭

    BXBOY143 - That's a rare Micro O in that condition. Did you ever get it holdered ?

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  • lkeigwinlkeigwin Posts: 16,893 ✭✭✭✭✭


    << <i>This one. I guarantee there is no other exactly like it: >>

    Yikes! Kinda reminds me of Superman's Bizarro World.
    Lance.
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  • DMWJRDMWJR Posts: 6,045 ✭✭✭✭✭
    condition census rarity, or natural rarity?
    Doug
  • BarberianBarberian Posts: 4,119 ✭✭✭✭✭


    << <i>This one. I guarantee there is no other exactly like it:

    image
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    Looks like Monet's rarely shown "Jefferson on a Nickel".
    3 rim nicks away from Good
  • drddmdrddm Posts: 5,402 ✭✭✭✭✭
    My 1815/2 CBH in PCGS XF45.

    Not exactly a high grade but my lowest mintage coin so far......just 47,150 and not a whole lot remaining these days.
  • aficoinadoaficoinado Posts: 297


    << <i>Anyone got this in 1/4p?


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    What the heck is this? I've never seen this one before.
  • SkyManSkyMan Posts: 9,515 ✭✭✭✭✭
    I don't think that I own any coin that is truly rare. Mine would all be condition rarities. The "rarest" that I own for absolute rarity would be a Proof 1858 SLQ. Breen estimated 80 examples, and PCGS estimated 100 (10/07 Population Report guess). The one that I have would also be a condition rarity as it is a "Cameo" and Cam/DCAM examples (5 and 1 respectively) are only about 10% of the graded population.
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  • adamlaneusadamlaneus Posts: 6,969 ✭✭✭
    An 1869-S for comparison.

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  • astroratastrorat Posts: 9,221 ✭✭✭✭✭


    << <i>My 1815/2 CBH in PCGS XF45.

    Not exactly a high grade but my lowest mintage coin so far......just 47,150 and not a whole lot remaining these days. >>



    Oooooooohhhhhh...

    Lane
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  • ProofArtworkonCircsProofArtworkonCircs Posts: 4,223 ✭
    1972 D type B quarter - estimation of mintage by two different extrapolation methods - less than 40,000
  • PQTypePQType Posts: 471 ✭
    I have a PCGS 1957 MS65 FBL Franklin that have turned fuzzy grey in the holder image

    My lowest POP 5/2 is a 1865 1c PR64RDCAM

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  • BaronVonBaughBaronVonBaugh Posts: 1,837 ✭✭✭✭
    1858 J-208 IHC pattern

    Looks just like the 1859 IHC except for the date.
    1938-64_Jefferson_Nickel_Proofs
  • BaleyBaley Posts: 22,663 ✭✭✭✭✭
    it's a 202 year old US coin, one of four examples now known. Remained undiscovered by Haseltine, Overton, Parsley, Peterson, and everybody else, until 2003.

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  • QuarternutQuarternut Posts: 1,481 ✭✭✭


    << <i>it's a 202 year old US coin, one of four examples now known. Remained undiscovered by Haseltine, Overton, Parsley, Peterson, and everybody else, until 2003. >>



    Is it an 1807 O-115?

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  • mbogomanmbogoman Posts: 5,239 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Here. I'll ignite the fire under the "it's just bullion" bashers. My rarest is a 2008-W $50 Unc Platinum Eagle with a mintage of 2253. Go for it!

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  • PerryHallPerryHall Posts: 46,867 ✭✭✭✭✭
    1864-S $5 gold.

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  • dsessomdsessom Posts: 2,435 ✭✭✭✭✭


    << <i>it's a 202 year old US coin, one of four examples now known. Remained undiscovered by Haseltine, Overton, Parsley, Peterson, and everybody else, until 2003. >>



    Now THAT'S an elite collector!

    I can't say I own any real rarities. The 1879/8 PR64 Shield is maybe the "rarest" I have. Definitely among my favorites that I have. I purchased this from forum member "zeebob". image

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  • saintgurusaintguru Posts: 7,727 ✭✭✭
    $20 1927-S MS66
    $20 1926-D MS65
    $20 1925-S MS65

    hell, they're all rare!
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  • rld14rld14 Posts: 2,390 ✭✭✭
    Lowest mintage coin I own is probably my 1879 Half in XF40. I also have a handful of Barbers that are Pop 1 or 2 for the grade.
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  • ProofCentsProofCents Posts: 1,656


    << <i>This one. I guarantee there is no other exactly like it:

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    Looks like it was droped in to a blender
  • TwoSides2aCoinTwoSides2aCoin Posts: 44,619 ✭✭✭✭✭
    rarity is not part of my budget. image

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  • BillJonesBillJones Posts: 34,839 ✭✭✭✭✭
    So far as type coins go, my rarest piece is an 1808 quarter eagle. By a small margin it is considered to be the rarest U.S. type coin with an estimated population of 125 to 150 pieces in all grades. The original mintage was 2,710.

    My rarest die variety piece is an 1803 Small Date half dime. It is rated as an R-6 with a population of less than 20 pieces known. You would not have guessed that from the Red Book listing of the piece.

    So far as tokens go I have a number of pieces with estimated populations of few than 10 pieces.
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  • terribleredmonsterterribleredmonster Posts: 456 ✭
    Want rare? Gotta go darkside. Received this in trade a few weeks back. Estimates say less than two dozen extant. Thanks savoyspecial!

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