Your "Not-A-Fan-Of X Coin" Coin

Weiss · May 11, 2016 2:07AM

Do you have one or more of these? Coins that you don't care much for, but for which you have a nice example?

It occurred to me years ago that the coin I had the most of were Frankies, though I pretty much hate them. They were what I got cheap when I was stacking silver.

Similarly, I'm not a huge fan of Morgans.

It's not like I hate them. I understand their prominence and importance, and I get the romance. I just prefer Peace dollars.

Anyway, I was searching for an iconic Morgan several years ago and I found this one. It's got everything I could want: incredible strike, amazing mirrored fields, gorgeous warm brown smoke tone around the periphery. Black & white cameo. Chrome frost. Slabbed, a 66, and it was cheap. 1881-S Morgans are a dime a dozen. So I got an icon for a fraction of what other collectors would pay for a similar coin in just about any other year or MM. The price of these has dropped, too. You can pick up a 66 NGC for $300 or less.

Do you have an example, an icon, a place-holder of a series you don't care for?

clarkbar04 · May 11, 2016 2:17AM

1921 morgans and 38-D buffs for me.

Danye West · May 11, 2016 2:28AM

Barber halves/quarters/dimes

metalmeister · May 11, 2016 2:31AM

Rose Dimes are too small for me anymore. But I still have em'

jtlee321 · May 11, 2016 2:36AM

I have a difficult time looking at anything dated 1965 or newer, unless it's a Kennedy half, then it has to be dated 1970 and older. I have just about 0 desire for modern stuff. The spaghetti noodle hair Washington quarters are just horrendous!!

ms70 · May 11, 2016 3:12AM

Actually yes I do. I have a couple of Morgans in circulated condition that I have absolutely no idea how I came into possession of. They were buried deep in my tool box which was even more mystifying. They had developed pretty color so I decided to preserve them and had PCGS slab them just for fun. An F12 and an XF40.

When I croak my kids can sell them for lunch money.

Boosibri · May 11, 2016 3:14AM

Morgans

ShadyDave · May 11, 2016 3:38AM

Franklin half dollars have my vote for most hideous and boring design of all time. Ben's mullet, the eagle you can barely see and just how boring and unappealing the entire series is.

oih82w8 · May 11, 2016 3:48AM

Franklin Half Dollars for specificity and Classic Commemoratives (for the most part, although I do like a few of the designs (Texas, San Diego, Pan-Pac Half and San Diego are in my Type Set)) as a series.

telephoto1 · May 11, 2016 5:16AM

Never been a fan of any small size dollars starting with SBA...and God love him but the Ike is ugly.

The Franklin reverse was thrown together; the anemic eagle was an afterthought to comply with regs that required one to be part of the design

koynekwest · May 11, 2016 5:20AM

Barber coinage in general. I've been going thru the archived issues of the "Numismatist" and they weren't at all popular when they were being minted, either.

CommemKing · May 11, 2016 5:29AM

Never been a fan of these:

oih82w8 · May 11, 2016 5:46AM

This is a great thread where "What one person may see as beautiful, another may see just the opposite".

I am ashamedly surprised that there is not any bashing in the this thread, and hope that it continuously stays that way.

kookoox10 · May 11, 2016 6:52AM

For me it would have to be Kennedy halves and Liberty nickels. I have a few of each in my collection, but could care less for them.

ricko · May 11, 2016 11:31PM

I like all the coins I have...even some 'ugly' ones.... I am just a coin nut. That being said,

I do not purchase ugly coins...however, I am frequently given some....relatives etc.... Cheers, RickO

jwitten · May 12, 2016 12:03AM

Morgans here as well

wooglout · May 12, 2016 4:26AM

Anything I can't afford...

oih82w8 · May 12, 2016 4:32AM

Originally posted by: wooglout

Anything I can't afford...

Great answer! Chain Cent as an example.

BillJones · May 12, 2016 5:03AM

As a type collector I don't care much about the Nickel Three Cent piece. I find the coin boring and unattractive. BUT if I am to have a complete type set of U.S. I need ONE. So here it is.

TommyType · May 12, 2016 5:13AM

I've grown tired of the Frankie Half too....

But I come to the distaste honestly. The first thing I did when I got interested in coins was build a raw, always white, and mostly uncirculated, set of them. It was a good learning exercise in mint-state identification and grading....so it wasn't a wasted effort.

I just don't need to go there again....

I still have them all, and should go back and see if any are accidentally "exceptional". It would have to have been an accident, given my experience at the time.

shorecoll · May 12, 2016 5:25AM

I was once 5 coins away from a complete set of Morgans when I realized I really didn't like them. I do have a couple, and I like to look at high-grades that someone else owns, but no interest in collecting.

TopographicOceans · May 12, 2016 5:29AM

Roosevelt dimes and Washington Quarters

bluelobster · May 12, 2016 6:01AM

I'm sure i'm in the minority and I really like the reverse, but the face of the seated liberty, is one only a mother could love.

BryceM · May 12, 2016 7:23AM

I like the Seated design well enough, but it was used on virtually every denomination and was used for far too long. It's also annoying how the neck juts up straight out of her left shoulder. Once you see that, it's impossible to "un-see" it.

I have a couple of least favorites (Rosies and Frankies), but like a dutiful soldier I've included reasonably nice examples in my type set. I'll post them when I get to a computer that allows me to upload the photos.

epcjimi1 · May 12, 2016 7:26AM

Weak strike / no hair 1921 Peace dollars.

david3142 · May 12, 2016 9:15AM

I think most people missed the point of this thread...

lkeigwin · May 12, 2016 9:27AM

I don't like anything modern. But I love my UHR.

I dislike Ike's but I own one as part of a silver dollar type set.

I'm not a Franklin fan but own a few eye appealing ones.

Very small coins are hard for me to enjoy. But I have a pretty 1829 HD.

I'm dreadfully tired of Washington quarters. But I've saved a couple of raw 1932's.

Lance.

Weiss · May 12, 2016 9:50AM

Originally posted by: david3142
I think most people missed the point of this thread...

COCollector · May 12, 2016 12:45PM

Don't much care for Barbers.

I only have one half dollar -- an unreal beauty:

halfhunter · May 12, 2016 2:05PM

Suzie-B Bucks.

HH

garrynot · May 12, 2016 10:55PM

Barber coinage, 3 cent nickels, Liberty nickels

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