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Which one of the big 3 fantasy coins would you rather have?
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If you could have only 1 given to you and you had to keep it and could not sell it. Rate them 1 to 3. Here is my list. 
1) 1894-S Dime
2) 1913 Liberty Nickel
3) 1804 Dollar
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Which 1804 dollar? I'm fussy, and sometimes look a gift horse in the mouth.
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The big three, your big three or my big three? I'll go with your listed three.
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Oh, and thanks for the chance! I'll PM you my mailing address... No wait, I'll come visit you in person to pick it up!
As Bman said 3,1, and,and,and, ok 2(any other coin than the nickel offered?)
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1) 1772 Half Disme
2) 1787 Brasher Doubloon
3) 1880 Coiled Hair Gold Stella
4) 1652 Pine Tree Shilling
5) 1894-S Barber Dime
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1 - I like the allure of branch minted proof coins.
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The 1804 Dollar...not even a competition with the other two.
I think your list is a little off?
I'd say the "Big 3" (dimes) are:
1873-CC No Arrows
1894-S
1796 JR-1 MS-66
That's true...…… the other 2 coins were actually minted in the year that is on the coin. Not some 30 years later.
That would be a nice 3 pack!
Well, I like big coins, not little widgets.
Ok, I'll be the person going against the grain. I saw the Eliasberg Nickel at a show many years ago. I thought it was spectacular! I'd take that one!
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If all the coins were the best of each type, I'd take the 1804 dollar and the book that goes with it. The nickel would be my next choice. There are much better choices around than the dime.
1804 $
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1804 Dollar. If I could never sell it, then my enjoyment would come from looking at it and holding a piece of history. The 1913 nickel isn't very historic in my opinion. It's either a small production run or a illegal mint worker midnight job. The 1894-S dime is cool but I don't care for the design.
By the way, I would probably crack out the 1804 dollar for further in-hand enjoyment.
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Why is the 1804 a better piece of history? It wasn't even coined in 1804,
Easy, It has a book and decades of research behind it.
I would like to have the little girls ice cream 1894-S Barber Dime. Mega history behind that coin.
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The Eliasberg 1913 of course.
None of the above, instead
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1804 $.....I promise will never ever sell it
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Wait a minute here.......this is a biggest TEASE I've seen in CU
and it's NOT even on a Fine Print 
If you could have only 1 given to you and you had to keep it and could not sell it. Rate them 1 to 3. Here is my list.
1804 $
1913 nickel
1894-S dime
Man there ain't enough 1804$ to go around
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1804$1
And who cares what the date is - it is and always will be the King of American coins
I found it last tuesday. Along with twenty-nine 1933 double eagles. They all fell from the sky.
This thread is like the age old question (Gilligan's Island reference):
Ginger or Mary Ann ?
When the correct answer is:
Jeanie.
So my answer is:
That's an interesting thought. I was also thinking that if the Mint ever decided to target some of the mega rarities in this hobby (like it did the 1933 Saint, 1964-D Peace Dollar, etc.), the 1894-S dime would be safe since official Mint records legitimate them. The 1804 like the other novodels are likely somewhat more legitimate. The 1913 Liberty Nickel seems like the one that would be targeted first and would be the most controversial of the three.
For $23, I wasn't too fussy:
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My choice would be the King of Siam Proof set, which has an 1804 dollar in it. Beyond that I have a lot of the “dream coins” that I have always wanted to get, like the 1792 half disme, the 1848 CAL. Quarter eagle and a Chain Cent. I’d like to have a better Chain Cent, and when you really come down to it, it would be a high grade example of the AMERI. variety that would really float my boat. I’d also like to have a nice California $50 gold a.k.a. “a slug.”
As for some of the other coins already list, some of them don’t do much for me. The 1913 Liberty Nickel has never been high in my regard. I’d rank the 1894-S dime a little higher, but it’s not something that I would go out of my way to get. The 1854-S quarter eagle is interesting, but there are other coins much more common coins from the first year of San Francisco Mint’s first year that satisfy me just as much.
For me history and a good story are equal to or even more important than rarity.
this is easy list for me to compile:
1- 1804 Dollar - Child example
2- 1796 Dime MS 67 or 68
3- 1792 Dime J-10
4- 1823/2 quarter in proof
5- 1809 dime in PCGS MS-66
6- 1811/9 dime in PCGS MS-66
I get all of the above then I have all the coins that I would want in my cabinet. Unfortunately, its aint happening.
I like big bucks, and I cannot lie....
You other brothers can't deny, that when big silver flashes by and shows that luster in your face, that coin has got to be in my place...... 
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Definitely the 1804 dollar first then really can't decide between the dime or the nickel would probably end up flipping the dollar to decide between those two.
Eliasberg 1913 Nickel, I think it brings good luck, why do I think that you ask
well because I was at Long Beach around 2000/2001 whenever they had it on display, I was out of work and rent was 2 months behind, anyhow I spent about 15 minutes with it up on that horseshoe podium, everyone was packing up and that Nickel was MINE for a brief few minutes, anyhow after I got home I put together a submission of common Jeffersons and sent it to teletrade via PCGS. Long story short, 5 made top pops with full steps and teletrade sent me a nice check............OH, Also I got a good job while all that was going on.............So that's my story with the Eliasberg 1913
Steve
Good story!
From these 3 I would chose the 1804 Dollar as I like the larger pieces.
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But I'd rather have a 1794 Dollar to be honest.
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Prefer early 66/67 type:
Chain cent
1792 1/2 disme
1796 25c
1796 50c
1794 $1
No particular order.
Not fantasy, but this is what I would like to own:
1) 1873 cc No arrows quarter
2) 1799 Large cent MS(pogue)
3) 1794 Dollar in MS
fantasy
1) 1913 Liberty Nickel
2) 1894-s Barber Dime
3) ?
None.
All three are too valuable to enjoy. They "live" locked in some dark vault. The lucky examples are placed on loan to a museum, but they never experience the direct, tactile pleasure of human contact.....
LOL. As I posted above. If I owned one of the circulated 1804 dollars, I'd hold and admire it every so often
as was obviously done before the 1980's!