MY FIRST GIVEAWAY!!! Ends Monday, Sept. 27, 2021

SummerDays3104 · September 14, 2021 6:39AM

So, I promised you guys a giveaway if you guys helped me reach my goal of 100 Likes and LOLs! Well, you guys helped me get there and here it is!!!

I will be carefully handpicking the prize by the end of this giveaway and you will not know the prize you'll be getting (which makes this even more exciting.) There will only be ONE person who can receive the prize!! So, what I need you guys to do in this giveaway is to post another cool coin (not the same one posted previously in the last thread,) explain why it's your coolest, and whichever one I deem coolest by Monday, Sept. 27, 2021 will be the winner... Be sure to post a good one! If you do not want a prize but still want to win, pass the prize on to another YN (not me.) The prize will involve silver, copper, and possibly nickel!

Jzyskowski1 · September 14, 2021 6:58AM

Haven’t seen a70. This

Unknown · September 14, 2021 7:01AM

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JimTyler · September 14, 2021 7:03AM

It’s my coolest because I say so.

Unknown · September 14, 2021 7:04AM

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gumby1234 · September 14, 2021 7:13AM

Its the coolest curved clip because it has the date on a super large clip and a high grade. I have seen one other curved clip just larger by 1 percent but it has no date on it.

Unknown · September 14, 2021 7:15AM

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Mgarmy · September 14, 2021 7:18AM

Thanks for the opportunity. The coin attached is a 2008 rev 2007 that got the 70 grade and was submitted raw to our hosts. Was my first real win.

Namvet69 · September 14, 2021 7:19AM

I dug this beaut at 4" and then I dug a trigger guard for a flint lock rifle. But I digress. Thanks for the chance. Peace Roy

Mr_Spud · September 14, 2021 8:08AM

Ok, this coin was from my wife’s great grandparents collection. We ended up with it when her grandmother passed. The family was in the same town in NJ since colonial times. They were Quaker farmers. It must have been really hard for them to set this much money aside back in the day.

Jzyskowski1 · September 14, 2021 8:51AM

Not fair that’s my best coin. Jim’s a wonderful guy and all that. Fine your contest 😢. Now if I could just learn to read 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

moursund · September 14, 2021 8:54AM

My "cool" coin is actually 2 coins, which contrast each other nicely. These are the pictures from ebay, for the 21 and 21d mercs purchased on Sunday, to complete my circ merc set.

They will all be raw in a whitman album, except the IPG AG-3 16d; I probably won't crack that out.

CoinHoarder · September 14, 2021 9:03AM

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JMS1223 · September 14, 2021 9:12AM

Does the coin have to be U.S.?

If not, I believe this is my coolest coin:

It is the famous Ancient Greek Owl coin with Athena on the obverse and the owl on the reverse. I always thought this coin had a great design. I really like ancient Green (and Roman) history so it is really neat to own a piece of it.

oih82w8 · September 14, 2021 11:08AM

Thank you for discussions within the forum, and Thank you for the giveaway.

What else can I say...she's a BEAUTY!

MASSU2 · September 14, 2021 11:41AM

I purchased this last year, counterstamped with my correct first initial and last name. Only the middle initial is not the same as mine (but only off by 1 letter). Thanks for the opportunity!

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kaz · September 14, 2021 2:13PM

1795 flowing hair dollar, I just love the cameo look on this F12 example. Bought off the BST, too, from someone I did not know at all, just mailed a check and they mailed the coin, like it's supposed to work.

1northcoin · September 14, 2021 2:20PM

OK I see this thread was closed and moved.

Was it moved here to the U.S. Coin forum from somewhere else?

Or was it here and now is somewhere else?

Just confused.

JBK · September 14, 2021 2:24PM

My best roll find. 2016 nickel struck over a 2015 nickel.

1northcoin · September 14, 2021 5:41PM

OK, since it appears this thread is alive and well despite the confusing alerts, here is my "entry" for cool coin as specified by the OP.

To me, my coin is "cool" given its unique appearance and interesting history. As traced back through auction records it has been identified as once having been in the personal collection of its designer, John B. Longacre. As such it may well have been among the first 1850 Double Eagles struck, if not the first. Described in the various auctions as "Proof" or "Proof Like," Max Mehl's written description in a 1949 auction is informative:

"1850 The most beautiful specimen of this date $20.00 Gold Piece I have ever seen or that I can find a record of. This coin was purchased by Dr. Green as a proof ....
"The obverse is brilliant and equal to a brilliant proof...
"I classify it as a brilliant semi-proof, almost equal to a brilliant proof."

FWIW, and for comparison, here is the obverse of the only other known 1850 $20 Double Eagle that I am aware of for which a claim has been made to its having been a proof. At one point in time it was thought that both the above pictured and below pictured coins may have been struck at the same time, but Mint records located by numismatic researcher Roger Burdette lead to the conclusion that it was most likely a specimen contained in a special set for the "Committee on the Library" and was minted much later in the year. The "master coin" as it was then termed apparently ended up going abroad through the efforts of an Alexandre Vattemare where it remains to this day in a museum.

1northcoin · September 14, 2021 10:31PM

@1northcoin said:
OK, since it appears this thread is alive and well despite the confusing alerts, here is my "entry" for cool coin as specified by the OP.

To me, my coin is "cool" given its unique appearance and interesting history. As traced back through auction records it has been identified as once having been in the personal collection of its designer, John B. Longacre. As such it may well have been among the first 1850 Double Eagles struck, if not the first. Described in the various auctions as "Proof" or "Proof Like," Max Mehl's written description in a 1949 auction is informative:

"1850 The most beautiful specimen of this date $20.00 Gold Piece I have ever seen or that I can find a record of. This coin was purchased by Dr. Green as a proof ....
"The obverse is brilliant and equal to a brilliant proof...
"I classify it as a brilliant semi-proof, almost equal to a brilliant proof."

FWIW, and for comparison, here is the obverse of the only other known 1850 $20 Double Eagle that I am aware of for which a claim has been made to its having been a proof. At one point in time it was thought that both the above pictured and below pictured coins may have been struck at the same time, but Mint records located by numismatic researcher Roger Burdette lead to the conclusion that it was most likely a specimen contained in a special set for the "Committee on the Library" and was minted much later in the year. The "master coin" as it was then termed apparently ended up going abroad through the efforts of an Alexandre Vattemare where it remains to this day in a museum.

1northcoin · September 14, 2021 10:32PM

@1northcoin said:
OK, since it appears this thread is alive and well despite the confusing alerts, here is my "entry" for cool coin as specified by the OP.

To me, my coin is "cool" given its unique appearance and interesting history. As traced back through auction records it has been identified as once having been in the personal collection of its designer, John B. Longacre. As such it may well have been among the first 1850 Double Eagles struck, if not the first. Described in the various auctions as "Proof" or "Proof Like," Max Mehl's written description in a 1949 auction is informative:

"1850 The most beautiful specimen of this date $20.00 Gold Piece I have ever seen or that I can find a record of. This coin was purchased by Dr. Green as a proof ....
"The obverse is brilliant and equal to a brilliant proof...
"I classify it as a brilliant semi-proof, almost equal to a brilliant proof."

FWIW, and for comparison, here is the obverse of the only other known 1850 $20 Double Eagle that I am aware of for which a claim has been made to its having been a proof. At one point in time it was thought that both the above pictured and below pictured coins may have been struck at the same time, but Mint records located by numismatic researcher Roger Burdette lead to the conclusion that it was most likely a specimen contained in a special set for the "Committee on the Library" and was minted much later in the year. The "master coin" as it was then termed apparently ended up going abroad through the efforts of an Alexandre Vattemare where it remains to this day in a museum.

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TurtleCat · September 15, 2021 3:50AM

I’ll select this one because it was my oldest gold coin (still is), the color is amazing, and I got it beaned on my first submission…

EXOJUNKIE · September 15, 2021 10:45AM

@gumby1234 said:

Its the coolest curved clip because it has the date on a super large clip and a high grade. I have seen one other curved clip just larger by 1 percent but it has no date on it.

Is it this (partial date) one?

gumby1234 · September 15, 2021 11:38AM

@EXOJUNKIE yep thats the one

ZoidMeister · September 16, 2021 3:04AM

As most folks know, I am heavily into exonumia. The reason why I'm not into typical standard issued coinage is that everything looks the same. Even the differences in most die varieties require magnification to see. Where is the coolness in that?

And then there are the mintage numbers. Most coins have hundreds of thousands to hundreds of millions of their siblings in circulation. Coolness requires something to be unusual, even unique. Not commonly seen and easily differentiated in appearance.

Common folks really cannot participate in coins with mintages numbers below 10,000 pieces, but with exonumia, the opportunities are endless.

For my cool coin submission, I have chosen the following. It is a Daniel Carr overstrike of a 40% silver Eisenhower Dollar. At its core, it still is that Eisenhower, but it's received an extreme makeover via Carr. It has visual elements that are familiar with collectors of coins, extreme die variations, and with mintage numbers currently less than 300 pieces, how much cooler can you get?

Presenting my recent addition, my 1963 Kennedy Dollar:
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lordmarcovan · September 18, 2021 8:26PM

I would have a hard time picking my favorite ("coolest") coin. This one is high on the list, however.

It's cool for any number of historical reasons (and it's got a lot of history, being over 2,200 years old), but when you get right down to it, it's all about the owl for me.

Greece (Spartans in Taras, Calabria, Italy): silver drachm; Athena and owl, ca. 302-281 BC

Obverse: Head of Athena right, wearing helmet with figure of the monster Scylla hurling a stone.
Reverse: Owl standing right, head facing, TAP left, ZOP (magistrate’s name) over olive branch.
Issuer: Spartan colony of Taras in Calabria.
Specifications: Silver, 16.9 mm maximum diameter, weight 3.233 g, die axis 180°.
Grade: NGC XF; Strike 5/5, Surface 5/5, cert.# 4280918-003. Purchased raw.
Reference: Vlasto 1049; SNG ANS 1303; HN Italy 975; BMC Italy p. 201, 309; SGCV I 367.
Provenance: Ex-Forum Ancient Coins, USA, 28 June 2017.* Prior provenance to Art of Money, Portland, Oregon, USA.
Notes: This is an exceptional example of the artistry on the coinage of the Spartan colony in Taras, Calabria, situated at the southern tip of Italy. The city was later known to the Romans as Tarentum. The modern Italian city is called Taranto.
Comments: This is one of my favorite coins. I love that startled-looking little owl.

mathpark · September 19, 2021 12:36PM

2004 D keelboat and peace struck on sintered planchet.keelboat was my First roll find.

mathpark · September 19, 2021 12:43PM

This keelboat nickel is my coolest coin as I found it at the gas station I worked at in college which just so happened to be where I met my wife.😍 guess I pumped her gas.

Kliao · September 19, 2021 5:29PM

Got this back from grading not too long ago. A rather large struck thru error on a West point minted quarter when theoretically, West Point should have had the best quality control. A really neat piece that slipped out.

I created a thread in the US coins forum with a little more info if you would like to check it out.
https://forums.collectors.com/discussion/1063721

mathpark · September 19, 2021 8:22PM

mathpark · September 19, 2021 8:23PM

Guys I’m so sorry I’m new to pcgs my comments are probably all messed up

Quezl · September 24, 2021 4:20AM

Having just started collecting around a month ago, my first graded toned coin I purchased. Never knew that coins came all colours before then. All I knew previously were blast white specimens

hummingbird_coins · September 25, 2021 7:19PM

I got this one for only $15. I like the toning.

hummingbird_coins · September 28, 2021 10:13AM

So, what happens now?

gumby1234 · September 28, 2021 5:20PM

@hummingbirdcoins no idea but @SummerDays3104 hasn't been on the forum since Sept 20. Hopefully he is OK.

vulcanize · October 6, 2021 5:58PM

@gumby1234 said:
@hummingbirdcoins no idea but @ hasn't been on the forum since Sept 20. Hopefully he is OK.

Seems like SummerDays3104 never logged in after Sept. 20th

I LOLled twice getting the OP to 129 Like & 129 LOL

Gixxer · December 8, 2021 11:28PM

I hope you consider these eligible, they are cool coins and they are .999 silver $10 tokens

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Greece (Spartans in Taras, Calabria, Italy): silver drachm; Athena and owl, ca. 302-281 BC

MY FIRST GIVEAWAY!!! Ends Monday, Sept. 27, 2021