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What are the top 5 collected series in the U.S and the top 5 less collected series?

Matrix1980Matrix1980 Posts: 553 ✭
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I have no idea here in Canada the 50 cent series is #1 then the 1$ and 1 cent are # 2 probably tied. The worst been the 10 cent series and probably the 25 cent series. The 5 cent series been probably in the middle.

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  • Billet7Billet7 Posts: 4,923 ✭✭✭
    Lincoln cents, then Morgan dollars if we're talking type of coin (and we discount currently circulating coins.)

    I would imagine if you were talking strictly by denomination (including currently circulating coins) I would say:

    Cents #1
    Quarters #2 (because of the state quarters program.)
    Halves #3
    Dimes #4
    Dollars#5
    Nickels #6

    Just a shot in the dark.
  • Matrix1980Matrix1980 Posts: 553 ✭
    Where do the 1/2 cents belong on that list?
  • Billet7Billet7 Posts: 4,923 ✭✭✭


    << <i>Lincoln cents, then Morgan dollars if we're talking type of coin (and we discount currently circulating coins.)

    I would imagine if you were talking strictly by denomination (including currently circulating coins) I would say:

    Cents #1
    Quarters #2 (because of the state quarters program.)
    Halves #3
    Dimes #4
    Dollars#5
    Nickels #6
    I would think there's quite a gap between the former 6 and the latter 4.
    Half Cents #7
    20 cents #8
    2 cents #9
    3 cents #10

    (No gold.)

    Just a shot in the dark. >>



    Other denominations added.
  • WalkerfanWalkerfan Posts: 9,725 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Morgan $1s, Lincoln cents, Washington Quarters (due to the state quarter program) are likely the most popular.

    Also add Franklin halves and Peace Dollars to the list because they are so affordable.

    Walking Liberty Halves, Saint Gaudens $20s and Standing Liberty quarters are very much up there and valued, immensely, due to their rarity and aesthetic appeal. What keeps them lower on the list is their prohibitive cost. Same goes for Seated Coinage and Capped Bust Coinage.

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  • renomedphysrenomedphys Posts: 3,814 ✭✭✭✭✭
    No real idea. I think you could get a lot of different answers failing to omit moderns, or anything dated after 1933, so let's leave those out. I'll leave out gold as well, since I have no idea how it fits in with copper and silver.

    One list:

    #1 Lincoln Cents (eternally popular)
    #2 Morgan Dollars (partially as bullion)
    #3 Buffalo Nickels
    #4 Walking Liberty Halves
    #5 Mercury Dimes
    #6 Indian Cents
    #7 Barber coinage
    #8 Large and Half Cents
    #9 Seated coinage
    #10 Bust silver coinage
    #11 Earlier Nickels (Shield and Liberty)
    #12 2-cent
    #13 20 cent
    #14 Trimes
    #15 Trickels

    Forgot to include SLQs which probably fit below Large Cents and above Seated coinage. Also Silver Commems, which are likely as popular as Indian Cents.

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  • BillJonesBillJones Posts: 34,778 ✭✭✭✭✭


    << <i>Where do the 1/2 cents belong on that list? >>



    There is a dedicated group of half cent collectors who belong to the Early American Coppers club (EAC). Most of them are looking for rare varieties and die states. Many of them prefer raw coins, although I think that slabbed half cents have more followers than slabbed large cents.

    I'd say that half cents are in the quiet area. They are better than Two and Three cent pieces, but definitely not "main stream."
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  • johnny9434johnny9434 Posts: 29,186 ✭✭✭✭✭
    i like the canadian series as well. the .50 cent pieces are the top on my favorites, the cent and then the dollars.
  • OPAOPA Posts: 17,141 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Judging from the numbers certified by PCGS...I'd say...1) Morgan dollars. 2) Silver Eagles
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  • Walkerguy21DWalkerguy21D Posts: 11,684 ✭✭✭✭✭
    I would agree in general with renomedphys' list, with some commentary.....
    I don't know that I'd have buff nickels at #3, that seems a little high.
    Large cents I believe are far more popular than half cents, and may deserve a #5 spot on their own.
    Barber coinage is also very popular right now; if you consider just the halves, it's probably up there pretty high.

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  • dollarsandcentsdollarsandcents Posts: 486 ✭
    What are the top 5 collected series in the U.S and the top 5 less collected series?

    In this exact order:

    1) Susan B Anthony dollars (13,298,391 collectors)
    2) Jefferson nickels (9,548,092 collectors)
    3) Sac dollars (4,226,873 collectors)
    4) Kennedy half dollars (4,003,875 collectors)
    5) Barber dimes (2,894,946 collectors)

    Least collected:
    1) Half Dimes (1.843 collectors)
    2) Half Cents (1,241 collectors)
    3) Ike dollars (1,183 collectors)
    4) Roosevelt dimes (982 collectors)
    5) Flying eagle cents (754 collectors)
  • Matrix1980Matrix1980 Posts: 553 ✭
    dollarsandcents

    That is pretty precise!!
  • ColonelJessupColonelJessup Posts: 6,442 ✭✭✭✭✭


    << <i>What are the top 5 collected series in the U.S and the top 5 less collected series?

    In this exact order:

    1) Susan B Anthony dollars (13,298,391 collectors)
    2) Jefferson nickels (9,548,092 collectors)
    3) Sac dollars (4,226,873 collectors)
    4) Kennedy half dollars (4,003,875 collectors)
    5) Barber dimes (2,894,946 collectors)

    Least collected:
    1) Half Dimes (1.843 collectors)
    2) Half Cents (1,241 collectors)
    3) Ike dollars (1,183 collectors)
    4) Roosevelt dimes (982 collectors)
    5) Flying eagle cents (754 collectors) >>



    I though SBA collectors numbered 13,297,043. Someone has fed you the wrong numbers. imageimage
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  • OPAOPA Posts: 17,141 ✭✭✭✭✭
    I guess I must be collecting the wrong stuff.....but I do have several rolls of 64 Kennedy halvesimage

    looking to acquire a SBA, so that my collection is politically correct.
    "Bongo drive 1984 Lincoln that looks like old coin dug from ground."
  • DIMEMANDIMEMAN Posts: 22,403 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Where do you get these numbers???

    I can not believe that SBA's are the most collected series.

    I also can not believe that Mercury dimes are not way up there.
  • OnlyGoldIsMoneyOnlyGoldIsMoney Posts: 3,419 ✭✭✭✭✭
    You know your series is among the least collected if your registry set competion is mostly comprised of sets with names like Bass, Eliasberg and Brand.
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  • dollarsandcentsdollarsandcents Posts: 486 ✭


    << <i>Where do you get these numbers???

    I can not believe that SBA's are the most collected series.

    I also can not believe that Mercury dimes are not way up there. >>



    Sorry, I should have sourced my data. My information comes from the Vandalay Index of Coins and Collectibles, compiled and reported on an annual basis by Art Vandalay, and it's never wrong.

    //
  • PerryHallPerryHall Posts: 46,819 ✭✭✭✭✭


    << <i>Where do you get these numbers???

    I can not believe that SBA's are the most collected series.

    I also can not believe that Mercury dimes are not way up there. >>



    Obvious lame attempt at humor.

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  • Billet7Billet7 Posts: 4,923 ✭✭✭
    Good to hear that someone is always right! Maybe they should take the reigns from the US government! image
  • Billet7Billet7 Posts: 4,923 ✭✭✭
    I think it also depends on your definition of the word "collect." Cents are the coin that most people set aside, usually in some sort of Mason jar, until they accumulate. Cents are #1 in this case...no question about it.
  • dollarsandcentsdollarsandcents Posts: 486 ✭


    << <i>

    Obvious lame attempt at humor. >>



    Obviously.
  • DIMEMANDIMEMAN Posts: 22,403 ✭✭✭✭✭
    >>><< Where do you get these numbers???

    I can not believe that SBA's are the most collected series.

    I also can not believe that Mercury dimes are not way up there. >>



    Obvious lame attempt at humor. <<<

    How is this an attempt at humor????
  • COALPORTERCOALPORTER Posts: 2,900 ✭✭


    << <i>Where do the 1/2 cents belong on that list? >>



    Near dead last. Also, many years were Proof only
    and off limits to most collectors.
  • PerryHallPerryHall Posts: 46,819 ✭✭✭✭✭


    << <i>>>><< Where do you get these numbers???

    I can not believe that SBA's are the most collected series.

    I also can not believe that Mercury dimes are not way up there. >>



    Obvious lame attempt at humor. <<<

    How is this an attempt at humor???? >>



    I was talking about the post concerning SBA's being the most collected series including an exact number of collectors rather than your comment on Mercury dimes being popular. Sorry I wasn't more clear.image

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  • DIMEMANDIMEMAN Posts: 22,403 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Got ya!
  • ColonelJessupColonelJessup Posts: 6,442 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Least collected: Bust Small Eagle 50c
    2nd least: Small Eagle 25c
    3rd least collected: Flowing Hair Half 10c

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  • originalisbestoriginalisbest Posts: 5,971 ✭✭✭✭
    The answer will just simply vary according to the collector. I would say Lincoln cents and Morgan dollars, most likely. As a collector of both, I don't really have any key date Morgans, but can't imagine not owning a 1909-S VDB. Yet I know a well-known and respected collector on the boards, roadrunner, has never bothered or sought to own one. To each their own! image
  • BaseballAbsBaseballAbs Posts: 2,621 ✭
    If you would like the hear my list SBA are way at the bottom. I would like a cheerios dollar, but I would end up just selling it for better coins.

    My 5 favorite in case anyone wants to know are as follows.

    Quarters ( I like them all)
    Halves ( I like them all)
    Dimes/half cents ( Dimes anything pre -1964, half cents- I like them all)
    Large cents ( I like them all)

    next would be Indians.
    Gold not included. I like all Gold.

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  • keyman64keyman64 Posts: 15,532 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Mercury Dimes Rule! That's all anyone needs to know!

    What could possibly rule over Mercury Dimes you might ask. Well the Cherrypicker Guide Mercury Dime Varieties of course. image
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  • DIMEMANDIMEMAN Posts: 22,403 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Gee Greg, I would have never guessed Mercs would be your one and only love!!!!image
  • LindeDadLindeDad Posts: 18,766 ✭✭✭✭✭
    1. Lincoln Cents.
    2. Morgan Dollars.
    3. Silver Eagles
    3. Ike Dollars
    5. Sacajawea / Native American dollars.

    Least
    All of the discontinued series as they are done as type coins mostly.
    (1/2 ¢, large ¢, 2¢,3¢, shield Nickel and half dimes)
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  • ManorcourtmanManorcourtman Posts: 8,176 ✭✭✭✭✭


    << <i>

    << <i>Where do you get these numbers???

    I can not believe that SBA's are the most collected series.

    I also can not believe that Mercury dimes are not way up there. >>



    Sorry, I should have sourced my data. My information comes from the Vandalay Index of Coins and Collectibles, compiled and reported on an annual basis by Art Vandalay, and it's never wrong.

    // >>



    AV approved

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