All my rare coins are darkside, this example is an 1862 Arnhalt Silber Groschen in PF65 UCAm. It's the only one currently graded, I personally know of 2 others but neither would make Cameo. Original mintage unknown but perhaps up to a few dozen were minted. i've got 4 or 5 other dates and German States proofs that are similar in rarity.
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<< <i>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! >>
I'm sure that is a lower mintage than the rarity that bailey is touting just above. I have some 19th century proofs with less than 1000 mintage. So do varieties count?
i've got lots of unique coins if you count bagmarks--kindo like snowflakes. But then how many are surviving of some of the classics.
Tough question. I'd have to go with my AU50 1892-O, micro o, half. fewer that 50 certified by PCGS & NGC combined, all grades. Heritage has an F12 coming up in December at the Houston auction.
JT
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I collect all 20th century series except gold including those series that ended there.
<< <i>Tough question. I'd have to go with my AU50 1892-O, micor o, half. fewer that 50 certified by PCGS & NGC combined, all grades. Heritage has an F12 coming up in December at the Houston auction.
JT >>
They sure do and it's an absolute pig of a coin. If it wasn't a Micro O it'd be in a Genuine holder for 2 or 3 different reasons.
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<< <i>BXBOY143 - That's a rare Micro O in that condition. Did you ever get it holdered ? >>
no, i still have the coin away in an airtight have not had the chance/time to get it sent out. i dont have a membership with PCGS or any TPG and cant find a dealer around me who will submit it for me
I don't own any old coins so going with the PCGS population report as my measuring stick, MY rarest is a 2006-W Eagle-20th Anniversary $50 PR70DC population of 28.
That probably falls into the so what, they made billions of them, everyone in America has one, ect... However, it is MY rarest as the OP was asking.
adj. rar·er, rar·est 1. Infrequently occurring; uncommon: a rare event; a plant that is rare in this region. 2. Excellent; extraordinary: a rare sense of honor. 3. Thin in density: rarefied: rare air.
<< <i>Tough question. I'd have to go with my AU50 1892-O, micor o, half. fewer that 50 certified by PCGS & NGC combined, all grades. Heritage has an F12 coming up in December at the Houston auction.
JT >>
They sure do and it's an absolute pig of a coin. If it wasn't a Micro O it'd be in a Genuine holder for 2 or 3 different reasons. >>
Jim,
If you'd like me to post your micro O - just let me know. I saved the images on my lap - top.
Bill,
Not crazy about the one on HA either. Did you ever see the VF 25 that Harry had three years ago ?
Here she is:
Harry has my old AU 55 - and an AU 58.
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<< <i>Tough question. I'd have to go with my AU50 1892-O, micor o, half. fewer that 50 certified by PCGS & NGC combined, all grades. Heritage has an F12 coming up in December at the Houston auction.
JT >>
They sure do and it's an absolute pig of a coin. If it wasn't a Micro O it'd be in a Genuine holder for 2 or 3 different reasons. >>
Jim,
If you'd like me to post your micro O - just let me know. I saved the images on my lap - top.
Bill,
Not crazy about the one on HA either. Did you ever see the VF 25 that Harry had three years ago ?
Here she is:
Harry has my old AU 55 - and an AU 58. >>
Mike,
Thanks for posting that! Images saved. It is, to my knowledge, one of about 2 or 3 known in VF, right? I know it's the only one PCGS has ever graded in VF. I have a feeling that my set is going to have that hole in it for a very long time....
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To give a legitimate answer to this question, not my humor based answer above, I really have no idea. I suppose by definition it would be one of the 5 Ancient coins I have, as since they were all hand struck, they are all unique, even if types are not.
One could argue that as soon as a coin starts to circulate and begins to wear each coin then becomes unique.
Mintage wise, my 1832 Half Dime would likely be my rarist US coin, with a mintage of 965,000, second lowest of the Capped Bust Half Dime series. It is, however, damaged.
I don't particularly want to scroll through a couple of thousand pages of Krause to check my world coins!
And in case anyone is wondering, I DID pull out my Red Book and check mintages. Most of my collection's mintage, US at least, is in the millions. I keep my Red Book in reaching distance from my computer AND my bed. LOL It's not like I have mintage numbers memorized....yet...
<< <i>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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Beautiful coin, Stuart! That's the stuff that I just love. Had I not collected Saints it was Bust Halves all the way...but the GOLD...I had to have GOLD!!
Was adamlaneus referring to the fact that the saints were (are being) sold, thus leaving 'space'? To answer the original question, I have a 1882 $3 gold, mintage 1576, that a previous owner initialed for "provenance".
I'd say just about anything in my collection is rare, a few forum members have coins from the series but I don't know of any that have the less common varieties.
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<< <i>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! >>
I'm sure that is a lower mintage than the rarity that bailey is touting just above. I have some 19th century proofs with less than 1000 mintage. So do varieties count?
i've got lots of unique coins if you count bagmarks--kindo like snowflakes. But then how many are surviving of some of the classics.
What is the mintage of the 1933 Saint?
I suggested earlier we define "rare".
--jerry
<< <i>Unique pattern.
Now that will be rare by just about any definition except one that excludes patterns....
<< <i>$20 1927-S MS66 $20 1926-D MS65 $20 1925-S MS65 hell, they're all rare! >>
Ohhhhh. so we're talking condition Rarities. I have several pop 1 moderns....
--Jerry
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<< <i>$20 1927-S MS66 $20 1926-D MS65 $20 1925-S MS65 hell, they're all rare! >>
Ohhhhh. so we're talking condition Rarities. I have several pop 1 moderns....
--Jerry >>
Bite my POP1 rarity, Happyboy.
I'd have to go with my AU50 1892-O, micro o, half.
fewer that 50 certified by PCGS & NGC combined, all grades.
Heritage has an F12 coming up in December at the Houston auction.
JT
I collect all 20th century series except gold including those series that ended there.
<< <i>Tough question.
I'd have to go with my AU50 1892-O, micor o, half.
fewer that 50 certified by PCGS & NGC combined, all grades.
Heritage has an F12 coming up in December at the Houston auction.
JT >>
They sure do and it's an absolute pig of a coin. If it wasn't a Micro O it'd be in a Genuine holder for 2 or 3 different reasons.
<< <i>BXBOY143 - That's a rare Micro O in that condition. Did you ever get it holdered ? >>
no, i still have the coin away in an airtight have not had the chance/time to get it sent out. i dont have a membership with PCGS or any TPG and cant find a dealer around me who will submit it for me
Lafayette Grading Set
That probably falls into the so what, they made billions of them, everyone in America has one, ect... However, it is MY rarest as the OP was asking.
adj. rar·er, rar·est
1. Infrequently occurring; uncommon: a rare event; a plant that is rare in this region.
2. Excellent; extraordinary: a rare sense of honor.
3. Thin in density: rarefied: rare air.
<< <i>
<< <i>Tough question.
I'd have to go with my AU50 1892-O, micor o, half.
fewer that 50 certified by PCGS & NGC combined, all grades.
Heritage has an F12 coming up in December at the Houston auction.
JT >>
They sure do and it's an absolute pig of a coin. If it wasn't a Micro O it'd be in a Genuine holder for 2 or 3 different reasons. >>
Jim,
If you'd like me to post your micro O - just let me know. I saved the images on my lap - top.
Bill,
Not crazy about the one on HA either. Did you ever see the VF 25 that Harry had three years ago ?
Here she is:
Harry has my old AU 55 - and an AU 58.
~~~~~~~~~~~~
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<< <i>Kaz--That is one nice road kill nickel. Would it be bb for altered surfaces? >>
LOL, I think it might be bb'd for "wtf is this???"
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<< <i>Tough question.
I'd have to go with my AU50 1892-O, micor o, half.
fewer that 50 certified by PCGS & NGC combined, all grades.
Heritage has an F12 coming up in December at the Houston auction.
JT >>
They sure do and it's an absolute pig of a coin. If it wasn't a Micro O it'd be in a Genuine holder for 2 or 3 different reasons. >>
Jim,
If you'd like me to post your micro O - just let me know. I saved the images on my lap - top.
Bill,
Not crazy about the one on HA either. Did you ever see the VF 25 that Harry had three years ago ?
Here she is:
Harry has my old AU 55 - and an AU 58. >>
Mike,
Thanks for posting that! Images saved. It is, to my knowledge, one of about 2 or 3 known in VF, right? I know it's the only one PCGS has ever graded in VF. I have a feeling that my set is going to have that hole in it for a very long time....
V/R
S
One could argue that as soon as a coin starts to circulate and begins to wear each coin then becomes unique.
Mintage wise, my 1832 Half Dime would likely be my rarist US coin, with a mintage of 965,000, second lowest of the Capped Bust Half Dime series. It is, however, damaged.
I don't particularly want to scroll through a couple of thousand pages of Krause to check my world coins!
And in case anyone is wondering, I DID pull out my Red Book and check mintages. Most of my collection's mintage, US at least, is in the millions. I keep my Red Book in reaching distance from my computer AND my bed. LOL It's not like I have mintage numbers memorized....yet...
<< <i>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! >>
Hey, that's not even a coin. It's just bullion!
- Marcus Tullius Cicero, 106-43 BC
1873-P 6 graded by Pcgs
1874-P 7 graded by Pcgs
1823 (Broken 3) PCGS-63 Toned Capped Bust Half Dollar
Stuart
Collect 18th & 19th Century US Type Coins, Silver Dollars, $20 Gold Double Eagles and World Crowns & Talers with High Eye Appeal
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<< <i>Gold. Yes. I agree with spaceguru. >>
It's "spacegoogoo" to you, sir.
<< <i>This one. I guarantee there is no other exactly like it:
This looks like a painting from the "impressionist era".
edited - Obviously I hadn't read the whole thread before I posted, Sumnon beat me to it.
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<< <i>Gold. Yes. I agree with spaceguru. >>
It's "spacegoogoo" to you, sir.
Was adamlaneus referring to the fact that the saints were (are being) sold, thus leaving 'space'?
To answer the original question, I have a 1882 $3 gold, mintage 1576, that a previous owner initialed for "provenance".
Lafayette Grading Set
1794 Starred Reverse Large Cent.
(reportedly 57 known)
..........My 1st post!!!......yeah!
....long time lurker....just joined today......finally had something worth adding to the conversation!....(hopefully j/k)
....I will post a "welcome the newbe" thread soon.
......I collect old stuff......