What is the most beautiful coin you've ever seen?
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Everyone has the "favorite" coin(s) in their collection, but what is the most beautiful coin you've ever seen that includes all aspects of what it means to be a great coin ie: Strike, Luster, Condition, Eye Appeal, Color, etc..
It is an easy question, that if you think about it, can be a very difficult one as there are so many gorgeous coins out there. For me, I recall seeing this coin somewhere and it just so happens that its on Coinfacts. This coin for me is 100%. It has history, beautiful colors, a solid strike and is such a simple uncluttered coin. It has just the date, Liberty and the good ole' U.S.A. on the back.
BTW, I do not own this coin.
PCGS MS67
Later, Paul.
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Amazing coin.....so beautiful in every way. Sorry you are not the owner.
Most beautiful for me is a 1917 T1 SLQ.
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I would love to see a picture of this coin if you could please load one up for us.
Later, Paul.
Gothic crown or the "Una and the Lion" £5 coin.
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I went far over my means to own it!
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Mine is another Una and the Lion from the Darkside. This is not mine either, but thanks to John for keeping it in the CRO archives.
TDN posted this coin a while back. Importantly, it is quarter and not dollar. But this is one of the favorites in my collelection:
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No images. Many years ago, I saw a 1799 Heraldic Eagle Bust $. It had dark, even midnight blue toning on both obverse and reverse, with even satin luster. Picture a glistening MS 65 BN large cent, except in a midnight blue.
Surfaces were flawless, and the coin was exceptionally well struck. It was in a PC MS 64 holder, because it was deemed to have color too think to be put into an MS 65 holder. Never seen another one like it
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Maybe this one - it was worth the trip to Vienna to view in person
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For me, it’s been the Octagonal Panama-Pacific $50 since I first saw it in the Red Book around age 9.
H/T CoinFacts.
Tough to say because there is a lot of great stuff. The first time I actually did a double take because of a coin was at the Legend booth in CoinFest 2012- both versions of the PanPac $50 standing side by side. Made an impression.
These two aren't bad:
Neither one is mine.
The "most beautiful coin in the world" is the Maria Teresia taler, or so they always tried to tell us whenever the coin was hyped by the big coin merchants.
I never fell for it, though. Any of the coins posted here are far more attractive than a MTT.
This Agrigentum dekadrachm, owned by the British Museum:
It's unfortunately a very poor picture but an absolutely incredible coin in person. A considerably worse example sold for a hair over $3 million in an auction in 2012.
My second favorite was almost certainly designed by the same artist, also from Akragas, and would easily sell for between $500K-1M today:
The MCMVII (1907) Ultra High Relief Saint Gaudens double eagle gets my vote.
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These two rank pretty high on my list...wish they were mine!
you do not own it, but did you ever see it in person ?
The PanPac Octagonal $50 Gold coin has always been a standout favorite of mine.... There are truly beautiful coins in the world...too many to name... Certainly the UHR Saint is high on my list....and I really like my 1909D $5 Indian ....Yeah, I guess I just like nice coins...
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This is definitely a contender. Sad I do not own it.
Unfortunately I haven't. I would pay to see this coin though.
Later, Paul.
I can’t pick a most beautiful . Too many are too appealing... and one just cant do it.
The 1932 Polish 10 Zloty Proof
A two-year series with a combined mintage of 12,000,000 circulation strikes.
The years immediately following their release would take a terrible toll on Poland and the region, mirrored by this series' survivors. Of the nearly 1,000 pieces graded by PCGS and NGC, only two pieces have made MS65 with none higher by either TPG.
Poland had contracted with the London Mint to help with production. London took it upon themselves to strike a few proofs of their work. Only two are known. At PF65, this is the highest:
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I'll give you $30 more than you paid for that tarnished up Cowboy dollar!
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I mean, yeah. That's a pretty morgan.
The mint made something like 650,000,000 morgan dollars. The Pittman act led to the melting of about 250,000,000.
So get you a rare cowboy dollar fast. There are only a few hundred million left to go around
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I totally agree with you, but this one is the prettiest Maria Theresa (restrike) I ever saw (and owned). I should never have let this one get away.
Kind regards,
George
I doubt its as nice as at the photo.
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Attractive toning can make almost anything beautiful. As struck and untoned, my all time favorite is probably the 1907 Extremely High Relief $20; but there are some beautiful commemoratives and that Pan Pac Slug above.
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Lots of good ones here! Here's a modern one I love:
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That’s the Type 1 I want for my type set! Anyone know who owns it?
Impossible to pick just one.
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Seen with my own little eyes? Sadly, none.
Seen in photos and lusted after? It's a tie between the octagonal $50 Pan Pac and the Libertas Americana silver medal shown on the cover of the 2nd ed of Numismatic Art in America
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Not equipped to do a pic, but eventually will be . . . . . . . I know Todd could drop one in here, but he works so hard, I don't want to bug him.
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I remember seeing a 3 cent silver in rare coin wholesale in MS67, It was just stunning a small jewel dripping with luster and eye appeal.
I wondered how long this thread would last before someone ruined it with a modern.
The most beautiful coin I have seen is the 1795 $10 owned by PRCC, and his avatar. This will be the next $10mm coin, assuming he holds it 10 years.
https://images.pcgs.com/TrueView/15873520_max.jpg
Love the colors on this spectacular coin!
Later, Paul.
This has always been my favorite.
Weiss, this coin has been a favourite of mine for a long time.
Beautiful!
The "most beautiful coin in the world" is the Maria Teresia taler, or so they always tried to tell us whenever the coin was hyped by the big coin merchants.
I never fell for it, though. Any of the coins posted here are far more attractive than a MTT.
I totally agree with you, but this one is the prettiest Maria Theresa (restrike) I ever saw (and owned). I should never have let this one get away.
I “made” this one a few years back. Got at a local dealer for around $30. I sold it a few years back. I should have kept it. She is beautiful, that’s for sure.
I've been thinking about this question for a while now. I have been fortunate in my life to see a lot of fantastic coins, both as a dealer and for many years as a consultant for Heritage Auctions. As a lover of pristine copper coins and coins with great history, I think the most beautiful coin I ever personally saw was this one, the Partrick Collection (ex: Garrett) Judd-4 1792 pattern Birch cent graded MS65*RB by NGC (oh, and it had a CAC sticker). This is just my quick iPhone shot of the coin when we were cataloging it. There are much better photos around ... It brought $2.585 million with BP:
Here's the link to the Heritage lot (and better photos):
https://coins.ha.com/itm/patterns/1792-p1c-birch-cent-judd-4-pollock-5-ms65-red-and-brown-ngc-cac/a/1216-5504.s?ic4=GalleryView-Thumbnail-071515
Kind regards,
George
Hard to argue with pristine early US coppers. What I want to see is a vibrant TrueView image of this one ........
pcgscoinfacts.com/Coin/Detail/507170
Handled it (drooled) at the 1999 EAC show-n-tell. Unfortunately it's still "cloak and dagger" as to a really great image.
Great Britain seems to have reconnected to their Sovereign, Una, and Gothic past and has created some phenomenal designs in the last 5 years. At a time when our own designs feel stagnant and sterile, theirs show beauty and passion. Or at least an attempt to recapture it. I think they deserve an honorable mention.
--Severian the Lame
this is a hard choice, but I have always had a soft spot for Gobrecht Dollars. I think it was TDN who had a monsterous beauty, maybe he will see this and post it. of all the US depictions of eagles the Gobrecht example seems to me to be actually flying.
One piece that sticks in my mind is a very high grade Seated Dollar that was graded MS-66. I can't remember the date, but the piece coin was absolutely beautiful with colorful original toning. Usually I'm not a huge Seated Dollar fan, but that piece was amazing.
As for my own collection, this High Relief $20 gold is way up there, including the coins that I have seen but don't own.