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Post one ugly and one beautiful coin that you either own or have seen.

I'll go first.
Saw this beauty of a specimen at the World's Fair of Money 2018.

Possibly the most ugly coin I've ever seen:

God comes first in everything I do. I’m dedicated to serving Him with my whole life. Coin collecting is just a hobby—but even in that, I seek to honor Him. ✝️

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  • braddickbraddick Posts: 24,785 ✭✭✭✭✭

    One ugly. One beautiful.
    I'll allow you to determine which is which.


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  • pcgsregistrycollectorpcgsregistrycollector Posts: 1,437 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Ladies and gentlemen, feast your eyes on this exquisitely weathered 1928 commemorative half dollar—an absolute gem if your gemologist moonlights as a horror novelist! Just look at that dark, mottled finish—nature’s own attempt at abstract art. Speckled like a Jackson Pollock painting left out in a thunderstorm! You won’t find another quite like it… mostly because coins in this condition are usually politely escorted to the recycling bin. But hey—why settle for mint state when you can own a piece of history that looks like it survived history? Bidding starts at “why not,” do I hear a dollar?

    God comes first in everything I do. I’m dedicated to serving Him with my whole life. Coin collecting is just a hobby—but even in that, I seek to honor Him. ✝️

  • FlyingAlFlyingAl Posts: 3,865 ✭✭✭✭✭

    It’s a true shame most of the Matte Proof gold out there has been stripped.

  • ambro51ambro51 Posts: 13,945 ✭✭✭✭✭

    No picture but at an auction preview seen a 1616 Sommer islands sixpence. Ugly, yet beautiful (and expensive$$$$$)

  • coinbufcoinbuf Posts: 11,811 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Beautiful to a toddler, ugly to a collector.

    My Lincoln Registry
    My Collection of Old Holders

    Never a slave to one plastic brand will I ever be.
  • Mr_SpudMr_Spud Posts: 6,133 ✭✭✭✭✭


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  • braddickbraddick Posts: 24,785 ✭✭✭✭✭


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  • lkeneficlkenefic Posts: 8,556 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I think I posted this under "Numismatic Crimes" too... :)

    ...and to counteract this one...

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  • TJS86TJS86 Posts: 8
    edited May 15, 2025 10:30AM

    Ugly Coin I own-1896 Liberty Nickel
    Beautiful Coin I own-2000-P Leif Ericson Silver Dollar Proof




  • braddickbraddick Posts: 24,785 ✭✭✭✭✭

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