For the series you collect...what is the holy grail?

ScarsdaleCoin · January 12, 2014 6:39AM

Ever series has some tough coins to find... so check in here for your series.....what is the toughest coin out there.... the one you ve been searching for, for years or the one you still want to buy but cant find?

Boosibri · January 12, 2014 6:44AM

1864-S $5 in EF and in CAC quality

STONE · January 12, 2014 6:45AM

1827 JR-14 Bust Dime

Billet7 · January 12, 2014 6:46AM

1823 quarter, but it really isn't a question of finding one.

ctf_error_coins · January 12, 2014 6:48AM

1st 2000 Sacagawea / Statehood Quarter Mule (number one on my list, but I can't afford it at the present time)

2nd 2000 15 Cent Piece

3rd 2000 Bonded Cents

SmallTownCoins · January 12, 2014 6:53AM

Julius Caesar life portrait gold aureus... Some day. :-)

astrorat · January 12, 2014 6:56AM

1876-CC double dime

1817/4 CBH

johnny9434 · January 12, 2014 7:04AM

<< 1876-CC double dime

1817/4 CBH >>

I'm in the 1817/4 CBH camp. I might throw in the 1811 half cent in a real good grade. fwiw

Shamika · January 12, 2014 7:08AM

1926-S Buffalo Nickel. I'm sure it's small potatoes compared to other series, but for this series it's a monster.

keyman64 · January 12, 2014 7:08AM

On Friday, at FUN, I found a Mercury Dime Variety that I had been searching for for 4 FREAKING YEARS!!! I will of course continue looking for other examples and upgrades etc but this one seems to be the toughest variety of the series to find.

1941 DDO FS-101

I would not necessarily call it a holy grail or anything like that...but it is a very expensive coin in an attributed holder based on the low pops. There are only 4 graded at PCGS and AU58 is the Top Pop. This will at least tie for Top Pop and will be a part of my show report if I can finish it. My example could go AU58-MS64. This was one of 5 Top Pop Mercury Dime Varieties that I was able to Cherrypick at the show.

Lakesammman · January 12, 2014 7:09AM

Chain cent or flowing hair design in a Doily.

JJSingleton · January 12, 2014 7:15AM

For Dahlonega collectors it would be the 1861-D Dollar and 1861-D Half Eagle. However the 1854-D Three certainly fits in there somewhere.

coinkat · January 12, 2014 7:19AM

I can honestly say there is no single holy grail for me- but there are some coins I would not mind finding.

Justlooking · January 12, 2014 7:21AM

Mine would be a condition, rather than a rarity. Just looking for a true monster, or a 65 or 66 UDM.

Oh, wait ... a moose is better than a monster. Hunting a moose.

SmEagle1795 · January 12, 2014 7:22AM

An EID MAR denarius, a coin minted by Brutus to commemorate the assassination of Julius Caesar.

jdimmick · January 12, 2014 7:37AM

as stated earlier 1823 quarter

1873-cc no arrows quarter

1873-cc No arrows dime

1853-O No arrows half

TwoSides2aCoin · January 12, 2014 7:41AM

A couple of tough dates in the incuse designs limit my fun and keep me working toward the right opportunity. And when things are right the opportunity will present itself and …

That's just one series but 2 denominations, or half of one and twice the other.

vibr0nic · January 12, 2014 7:45AM

The one. Anyone know who owns it?

Davideo · January 12, 2014 7:50AM

<< An EID MAR denarius, a coin minted by Brutus to commemorate the assassination of Julius Caesar. >>

Just looked that up. Very cool!

And for Barber Quarters, it would the 1901-S I suppose.

BryceM · January 12, 2014 7:58AM

In Peace dollars the question is one of condition, not rarity. There are a grand total of two MS68 coins. Of course, a FULLY struck 1921 gem is a thing of beauty and incredibly uncommon. A high-relief 1922 would also be fun to find.

........ and then, of course, the mythical 64-D.

coinsarefun · January 12, 2014 8:12AM

<< The one. Anyone know who >>

Probably an obvious answer but did you contact Sunnywood and ask him?

Beautiful Morgan toner!

OnlyGoldIsMoney · January 12, 2014 8:13AM

1848 CAL $2.50

1854-S $2.50

1864 $2.50

Of the three, someday I hope to be able to afford an 1864.

ambro51 · January 12, 2014 8:13AM

It will appear on eBay, an unattributed Vermont with letter positioning that matches no known Variety. That's the Holy Grail

Steve · January 12, 2014 9:26AM

<< Ever series has some tough coins to find... so check in here for your series.....what is the toughest coin out there.... the one you ve been searching for, for years or the one you still want to buy but cant find? >>

For the Lincoln cent PROOF collection:

The 1909VDB MPL. I have one!

Steve

coindeuce · January 12, 2014 9:52AM

<< The one. Anyone know who owns it?

>>

Owner unknown, but I believe this exact coin is in the upcoming Regency VI Legend - Morphy sale. Maybe ex:Sonnier ?

tradedollarnut · January 12, 2014 10:13AM

Bob Simpson owns that Morgan

EagleEye · January 12, 2014 10:25AM

For Indian Cents it is the 1888/7 S-1.

For Flying Eagles it is the 1857 S-7. $20 clash

onlyroosies · January 12, 2014 11:16AM

Any silver Roosevelt graded MS69FB

panther · January 12, 2014 11:32AM

1943 Doubled Die Obverse (F-S103) in Mint State (Washington Quarter).
It is the only coin missing from most of the Washington Quarter Major Variety registry sets From (1932-1964)

rec78 · January 12, 2014 11:40AM

1878-S liberty seated half dollar. A 1793 Liberty cap large cent.

mr1931S · January 12, 2014 11:44AM

Sunnywood might know who now owns it (the toned 1881-S dollar)

My Holy Grail would be 1894-S dime.There is no other US coin that I would rather own than an authentic 1894-S dime.

howards · January 12, 2014 11:45AM

A couple different shield nickel varieties have eluded my search for nearly 30 years now.

BillJones · January 12, 2014 11:52AM

Among the Charlotte and Dahlonega type coins I need are the 1855-D gold dollar and the 1838-C half eagle in AU with eye appeal. The 1854-D gold dollar up there too.

breakdown · January 12, 2014 12:33PM

<< 1926-S Buffalo Nickel. I'm sure it's small potatoes compared to other series, but for this series it's a monster. >>

Yep --the reverse of this coin is routinely a mess. Makes you wish you'd decided to put together a date set so you could be satisfied with a nice '26 from Philadelphia.

MFH · January 12, 2014 8:34PM

Still trying to get my 1898-O Micro O Half authenticated, ex: Jules Reiver,
but no one will as they have none to compare it with.

Only difference between it and the 1892-O Micro O is on the 1898 version,
a Dime MM was used. On the 1892 version, a Quarter MM was used.

WildIdea · January 12, 2014 9:25PM

Hard to say for me. I like to believe the hobby is so vast that anything can come along and be discovered along that flips it all in my head! Something fresh that is head and shoulders above anything known, like a wicked error in a series I'm collecting at the time.

jmcu12 · January 12, 2014 9:47PM

1792 half Disme with a hole. There have been a few lately come to auction but they are still a bit beyond my budget right now.

Maybe someday...

AnkurJ · January 12, 2014 10:07PM

For my type set, it is a 1792 Half Disme.
For my large cent and bust half date set, I'm fortunate to say I have the grails, now just need upgrades.

seanq · January 12, 2014 11:33PM

I can tell you that the only coins I'm still seeking for my clipped cent date set are a couple of 1982 dated zinc coins and the 2006. I long believed that the 1933-D was the "holy grail" of the set, then after 20+ years of searching, two examples came up for public sale a mere three weeks apart, each landing in a major date set.

Sean Reynolds

liefgold · January 12, 2014 11:44PM

For me it is the 1861-D gold dollar. Congrats to "JJ Singleton" who just added this dream coin to his Dahlonega collection.

jmb · January 12, 2014 11:48PM

An original, unmessed with 1838 Charlotte Half Eagle in XF/AU.

UtahCoin · January 12, 2014 11:59PM

1835 LM-12 Capped Bust Half Dime. It is the only die marriage (of 92) I lack.

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OldEastside · January 13, 2014 2:23AM

I can't say this for all of the Jefferson guys, BUT for me it would be
the signed "Felix Schlag" 1938 Proof Nickel & Placard, BUT again there
are dozens of Jeffies that can claim that "Title"

Steve

Baley · January 13, 2014 5:42AM

I'm collecting a complete US type set, all major and minor varieties and all metals.

So, the holy grails are the 1796-7 half dollar and 1796 no stars quarter eagle, though there are many very tough ones, these are probably the most difficult of the major types

yosclimber · January 13, 2014 6:06AM

LS half dime: 1839-O large O.
I scanned ebay for one for several years, no luck.
I did find a couple of 1840-o transitionals, but after a long time with no finds, I gave it up;
there were more fun things I could do with my time.
Maybe I'll resurrect the search someday when I'm retired.

Elcontador · January 13, 2014 6:13AM

There are a bunch of them:

1) A no problem 1906 Liberty Nickel in PC 6. I've seen 5 of them. Three of them grossed me out (I'm glad I'm current on my tetanus shot; those things looked like they might bite me) and the other two, to be kind, did not come close to meeting my standards.
2) A no problem 1910 Liberty Nickel in PC 6. I've seen 2 of them and to be kind, none come close to meeting my standards.
3) 1895 Liberty Nickel - See #2 (have seen three of them)
4) A no problem 1908 and 1909 Liberty Nickel in PC 6. The only ones I have seen were in Dale Friend's set which was sold in 2004.
5) Am still looking for a Capped Bust Half in a PC 5 holder which is "all there" and is what I consider to reasonably priced. I started look for one in 2003.

OKbustchaser · January 13, 2014 6:49AM

Define toughest coin. There are a few in my chosen quest that are tough to find, but there are even more that even though relatively easy to find are so expensive as to be quite hard to acquire. For example, the 1796 and 1797 "skinny eagle" halves are fairly easy to acquire as long as one has sufficient cash. At least one comes to auction at nearly every major show. On the other hand, the 1827 O-149 will pretty well only come up for sale when one of the 3 current owners dies.

By the way, I do not expect to ever own any of the three.

nags · January 13, 2014 7:17AM

1889-CC GSA

BarberFanatic · January 13, 2014 8:15AM

<< 1878-S liberty seated half dollar. >>

The 1878-S is a toughie for sure, but I'd say the 1853-O No Arrows (3 or 4 known) and the 1873-S No Arrows (5,000 minted with zero believed to have survived the melting pot) are the true "Holy Grails" of that series.

droopyd · January 13, 2014 10:25AM

They're out there, somewhere...

For the series you collect...what is the holy grail?

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