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Not one of your best, but rather one of your favorite coins (Picture thread)
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Not one of your best, but rather one of your favorite coins.
This silver eagle must have been someone's pocket piece. I like the overall look and wear.
(Purchased off of eBay a few years ago.)
This lowkey cent is the perfect blend of yellow bronze toning.
(Purchased from a board member here.)
What is some or one of your favorite coins, even though they may not be your "best"?
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I’ve always thought this Merc with midnight blue crescent toning was cool. Haven’t seen another one like it. PCGS population is over 94k in this grade (66FB) with 29k higher, so objectively it’s nothing special.
Nothing is as expensive as free money.
Maybe not everyones cup of tea as far as eye appeal, but I still think this DDO is under appreciated.
WS
Coin from a friend who's no longer here....
MrHalfDime pedigree....
1929-D Walking Liberty.
One I cherry picked, sent in and got back a grade higher than I expected. I knew I bought it well but not this well!
Mark
First one is an accidental purchase (one of the "other" coins not listed in the eBay lot but included - basically a $0 purchase). 2nd one is in an old ANACS small, white holder which I am fond of ...
If we were all the same, the world would be an incredibly boring place.
Tommy
I have mentioned the story many times on here as to how slabbed keys were sought due to the various fakes floating around, while cobbling together my Morgan dollar series.
Doing it on a tight budget, felt very "chuffed" when the opportunity came along to grab the following coin in AG 3.
Bet the below pictured coin featuring a freckled Liberty travelled in many a pockets/wallets/hand purses and could regale one with lots of stories if they could talk.
https://www.pcgs.com/setregistry/u-s-coins/quarters/PCGS-2020-quarter-quest/album/247091
Just a nice raw CBH I currently have ... which I keep close at hand ... to remind myself of the days gone by (before plastic), and to enjoy the design at a lesser grade than I usually collect
“We are only their care-takers,” he posed, “if we take good care of them, then centuries from now they may still be here … ”
Todd - BHNC #242
These two are very high on the list.
A lot of it is the history, the originality, and the overall eye appeal:
And this:
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This one has a face only a mother could love...
It is a unique and relatively unknown variety utilizing the famous "Good For A Scent" die with the only example of the use of the "Good for a drink, 2 1/2 Chapman Place" obverse die.
It's beat to hell...but it SURVIVED.
Like the "Excelsior Club 22 Elm St" this is a Civil War token in which only 1 example is known. Pretty cool, and an essential part of my collection of tokens and medals of Joseph H. Merriam.
Dead Cat Waltz Exonumia
"Coin collecting for outcasts..."
Not a super high-grade coin, but there's something about it that's just seems wholesome:
--Severian the Lame
I like my plain 1916 Mercury, nice toning and MS64 full bands
oops, sorry to post it twice, 1932 - D in AU50 could tell stories
I generally get all giggly over most of my acquisitions, but these more so than others.
There will be more to follow I'm sure.
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Busy chasing Carr's . . . . . woof!
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To me, this is the perfect circ cam:
My only single pop coin that I own. No others graded 58+ at PCGS.
Successful BST with BustDMs , Pnies20, lkeigwin, pursuitofliberty, Bullsitter, felinfoel, SPalladino (CBH's - 35 Die Marriage's)
$5 Type Set https://www.pcgs.com/setregistry/u-s-coins/type-sets/half-eagle-type-set-circulation-strikes-1795-1929/album/344192
CBH Set https://www.pcgs.com/setregistry/everyman-collections/everyman-half-dollars/everyman-capped-bust-half-dollars-1807-1839/album/345572
Plastic, I don’t need no darn plastic!
I still have 500 + like that………
A: The year they spend more on their library than their coin collection.
A numismatist is judged more on the content of their library than the content of their cabinet.
Lower grade, semi-key, nothing super special but I am very fond of this one
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One of the lowest grades I own. But the aquisition story makes it one of my favs.
https://forums.collectors.com/discussion/1072360/my-1856-d-gold-dollar-newp-found-in-the-wild
Definitely not one of the best but makes me think of crusty gold.
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CoinsAreFun Toned Silver Eagle Proof Album
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Gallery Mint Museum, Ron Landis& Joe Rust, The beginnings of the Golden Dollar
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More CoinsAreFun Pictorials NGC
I've posted my Long Island before:
Sadly now on the way to market.
I found this in my change and I was sending other coins in to be graded I sent this along.
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coinJP, Outhaul ,illini420,MICHAELDIXON, Fade to Black,epcjimi1,19Lyds,SNMAN,JerseyJoe, bigjpst, DMWJR , lordmarcovan, Weiss,Mfriday4962,UtahCoin,Downtown1974,pitboss,RichieURich,Bullsitter,JDsCoins,toyz4geo,jshaulis, mustanggt, SNMAN
A favorite I often look at..... Cheers, RickO
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When a man who is honestly mistaken hears the truth, he will either quit being mistaken or cease to be honest....Abraham Lincoln
Patriotism is supporting your country all the time, and your government when it deserves it.....Mark Twain
Wait, wut?
I have several lower grade toners, 62-63 ish.
This PCGS 63 is one that I keep going back to for visual kicks.
Have shared here before (in other threads) so please forgive my redundancy.
Happy, humble, honored and proud recipient of the “You Suck” award 10/22/2014
Paper money eventually returns to its intrinsic value. Zero. Voltaire. Ebay coinbowlllc
It's a very rare Lincoln cent. So rare, Whitman didn't make a slot for it in their albums! 😂 🤣
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I have been privileged to have seen one or two of those rarities. According to my research and sources, less than 500 total escaped the mint . . . . .
Z
Busy chasing Carr's . . . . . woof!
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It states "CHASING" . . . . . . .
No (public) records have been found on quantity CAUGHT, but according to my sources, "several" . . . . . .
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Busy chasing Carr's . . . . . woof!
Successful BST transactions with: Bullsitter, Downtown1974, P0CKETCHANGE, Twobitcollector, AKbeez, DCW, Illini420, ProofCollection, DCarr, Cazkaboom, RichieURich, LukeMarshall, carew4me, BustDMs, coinsarefun, PreTurb, felinfoal, jwitten, GoldenEgg, pruebas, lazybones, COCollector, CuKevin, MWallace, USMC_6115, NamVet69, zippcity, . . . . who'd I forget?
I can only confirm one for the public record.
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Wow! That's nice @crazyhounddog!
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I love that one!
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It's lower grade, damaged, and it isn't even a US coin, but I totally love this addition to my Box of 20:
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Still need to send this in for gold bean. 😎
I have long been drawn to this half dime because of the date, 1860. It was just before "the stuff hit the fan."
A nice, circulated cameo 76-CC
A colorful VG10
A coin where the devices are enhanced by toning.
Uncirculated Baseball Dollar. It's out of the capsule and has been stored in the blue velvet box since 2014.
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Tom
Love this coin! Rare and nice for the grade! Keys make the set.
I've got an 04 Indian with the same toning. Beautiful coin.
Jim
When a man who is honestly mistaken hears the truth, he will either quit being mistaken or cease to be honest....Abraham Lincoln
Patriotism is supporting your country all the time, and your government when it deserves it.....Mark Twain