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What is your favorite U.S. circulated coin design? (excludes varieties)

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What is your favorite U.S. circulated coin design? (excludes varieties, excludes gold)

It's possible I misidentified something or left out a major design. Sorry. Just vote based on the choices given. Thanks.
I love the 3 P's: PB&J, PBR and PCGS.

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  • ZoinsZoins Posts: 34,401 ✭✭✭✭✭
    I picked the Buffalo nickel. Awesome looking coin in just about any condition.
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  • BillJonesBillJones Posts: 34,752 ✭✭✭✭✭
    I find this design hard to beat. It dates back to when I was YN in the 1960s

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  • 291fifth291fifth Posts: 24,667 ✭✭✭✭✭
    The Type I Buffalo Nickel gets my vote. Second would be the the Type I Standing Liberty Quarter. Third would be the Walking Liberty Half Dollar.

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  • joeykoinsjoeykoins Posts: 17,465 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Mine was a toss up between the Buffalo and the Morgan. I voted "Morgan Silver Dollar". I love it's size and the Eagle spreading it's wings.

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  • Jackthecat1Jackthecat1 Posts: 1,122 ✭✭✭
    I went with the Walking Liberty Half. Good enough to be reused almost 40 years after its last striking.
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  • abcde12345abcde12345 Posts: 3,404 ✭✭✭✭✭
    1917 quarter
  • kazkaz Posts: 9,254 ✭✭✭✭✭
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  • GRANDAMGRANDAM Posts: 8,739 ✭✭✭✭✭
    I voted for The Buffalo Nickel,,,,, PCGS MS66 1936-D/D

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  • ZoinsZoins Posts: 34,401 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Kind of surprised that two of the most popular collected coins, the Lincoln cent and Morgan dollar, have low vote counts - 0 and 1 respectively.
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  • oih82w8oih82w8 Posts: 12,545 ✭✭✭✭✭
    SLQ Type I



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  • rickoricko Posts: 98,724 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Walking Liberty Half.... both sides... the reverse Eagle is majestic. Cheers, RickO
  • bosco5041bosco5041 Posts: 1,303 ✭
    I like draped bust coins.

  • DDRDDR Posts: 1,624 ✭✭✭✭✭
    After several decades of collecting many different series, I still think the Buffalo Nickel is the all-time best design.
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  • ambro51ambro51 Posts: 13,941 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Hey you forgot 20 cent pieces!!!
  • ambro51ambro51 Posts: 13,941 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Hey you forgot 20 cent pieces!!! You forgot Henning Nickels too! I know that's odd but they have a much more interesting circulation story than Mint issues.
  • TigersFan2TigersFan2 Posts: 1,442 ✭✭
    Originally posted by: ambro51
    Hey you forgot 20 cent pieces!!!

    No I didn't. It's in the "Liberty Seated Half Dime, Dime, Twenty Cent, Quarter, Half & Dollar" category.

    I love the 3 P's: PB&J, PBR and PCGS.
  • TomBTomB Posts: 22,051 ✭✭✭✭✭
    My lovely Reeded Edge half dollars appear to be lumped in with Capped Bust coinage. Sigh...
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  • MistercoinmanMistercoinman Posts: 1,821 ✭✭✭
    I'm a capped bust fan myself!
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  • BustCudsBustCuds Posts: 1,096 ✭✭✭


    In the Draped Bust coinage camp image
  • jcpingjcping Posts: 2,649 ✭✭✭
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  • BryceMBryceM Posts: 11,851 ✭✭✭✭✭
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  • LakesammmanLakesammman Posts: 17,448 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Hands down the Flying Eagle cent - too bad the Gobrecht $1 didn't circulate or that would have been my 1st choice!
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  • ashelandasheland Posts: 23,706 ✭✭✭✭✭
    In truth, anything draped bust. Copper, silver or gold.

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  • ZoinsZoins Posts: 34,401 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Originally posted by: Lakesammman
    too bad the Gobrecht $1 didn't circulate or that would have been my 1st choice!


    I thought they did circulate?
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  • CoinstudyCoinstudy Posts: 287 ✭
    The 1879s second reverse(paf).They don't truly know how many where minted.image
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  • HoledandCreativeHoledandCreative Posts: 2,825 ✭✭✭✭✭
    I like the small eagle reverse coins with denomination.
  • HoledandCreativeHoledandCreative Posts: 2,825 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Originally posted by: Zoins
    Originally posted by: Lakesammman
    too bad the Gobrecht $1 didn't circulate or that would have been my 1st choice!


    I thought they did circulate?


    +1
  • keyman64keyman64 Posts: 15,527 ✭✭✭✭✭
    It pleases me to see that the Mercury Dime is in the top 5 so far. I always thought it was.

    Although, if a few gold coins were included in the poll, I could see it falling into the top 10 realm.
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  • keyman64keyman64 Posts: 15,527 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Originally posted by: HoledandCreative

    Originally posted by: Zoins

    Originally posted by: Lakesammman

    too bad the Gobrecht $1 didn't circulate or that would have been my 1st choice!




    I thought they did circulate?




    +1

    There are certainly circulated examples in slabs. I believe in the PR40 realm and maybe even lower.



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  • joeykoinsjoeykoins Posts: 17,465 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Originally posted by: Zoins
    Kind of surprised that two of the most popular collected coins, the Lincoln cent and Morgan dollar, have low vote counts - 0 and 1 respectively.


    WoW! This is strange to me. Thus far, that the Sacagewea Dollar (I know I butchered the spelling) has the same amount of votes as does the Morgan Dollar? Com'on.image

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  • johnny9434johnny9434 Posts: 29,156 ✭✭✭✭✭
    any bust half or quarter works for me. its all good in any form. and of course the half cent as well
  • NysotoNysoto Posts: 3,821 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Draped Bust coinage. Robert Scot's knowledge and experience in engraving classic drapery illustrations, as was previously sculpted on ancient Greek and Roman figures, enabled a great design that influenced US coinage designs for years to come.
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  • lordmarcovanlordmarcovan Posts: 43,759 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Had to go with the Draped Bust silver coins here.

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  • seanqseanq Posts: 8,732 ✭✭✭✭✭
    The irony struck me only after voting that my choice (SLQ) is one of the few series of 20th century US coins that I have never actively collected.



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  • BaleyBaley Posts: 22,663 ✭✭✭✭✭
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  • kiyotekiyote Posts: 5,588 ✭✭✭✭✭
    We're just a bit too close to the design to appreciate it..

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  • gripgrip Posts: 9,962 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Like your choice Baley,also the half's.
  • bolivarshagnastybolivarshagnasty Posts: 7,352 ✭✭✭✭✭
    I voted for the SLQ, but the WLH would be a very close second. Both outstanding designs.
  • DavideoDavideo Posts: 1,363 ✭✭✭✭
    I do wonder how much of our answers are influenced by other factors, even subconsciously. I selected draped bust, but part of that could be just that it is old and historical even if I tell myself that is not a factor.
  • ShadyDaveShadyDave Posts: 2,217 ✭✭✭✭✭
    1) Mercury Dimes


    2) Indian Head $2.5


    3) Morgan Dollars

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