Do you have a favorite key date coin?

fivecents · April 22, 2005 9:36PM

Mine is the 1908-S and the 1909-S Indian cent in MS grades.

LanLord · April 22, 2005 9:39PM

<< Mine is the 1908-S and the 1909-S Indian cent in MS grades. >>

technically "are" should have been used.

carl · April 22, 2005 9:45PM

Not really a key date but the 55 DD Lincoln and only because it's the last one to fill the book.

fivecents · April 22, 2005 9:50PM

<< technically "are" should have been used. >>

What IS you talking about LanLord.

fivecents · April 22, 2005 9:52PM

Carl, I consider the 55DDO very much a key date.

ER · April 22, 2005 9:53PM

<< 

<< technically "are" should have been used. >>

What IS you talking about LanLord.

>>

He are talking about your use of improper English.

Kore · April 22, 2005 10:05PM

I think LanLord meant, put a little pirate sound to it!

ARRRRRRR, mine be the 1909-S it be matey!!

/Kore

haletj · April 22, 2005 10:12PM

Barry · April 22, 2005 10:22PM

74-CC dime.

goose3 · April 22, 2005 10:28PM

seeing how that is all I collect beside some civil war tokens, it is hard to pick just one.

I really like my 1796 quarter and my 1916 DDO nickel right now.

kryptonitecomics · April 22, 2005 10:31PM

Well for me there are two categories......key's I won....and key's I have never owned....

As for Key's that I have owned I am kinda partial to the 1914-D lincoln................as for key's I would like to own but have never scraped up the money......1916-D Mercury Dime.

coinlieutenant · April 22, 2005 10:41PM

1838-O Bust Half

BAJJERFAN · April 22, 2005 11:14PM

<< He are talking about your use of improper English. >>

OR
He are talking about your improper use of English.

Since my series is limited my favorite key date is the 1893-s Morgan.

clw54 · April 23, 2005 12:27AM

<< Carl, I consider the 55DDO very much a key date. >>

Then it's my favorite also.

Dennis88 · April 23, 2005 1:50AM

Difficult question, but I really like the 1870-CC double eagle. It HAS something......

Dennis

roadrunner · April 23, 2005 2:02AM

1874-cc dime.........I'm with you on that one Barry! But since I cannot really afford that one anymore. Maybe 50-75 known and the majority are cleaned and damaged. I'd say the.........

1872-s quarter. The rarest "collectible" quarter imo. Probably 10X rarer than 1796, 1901-s, 1918/7-s quarters and much more affordable. One of the keys to seated quarters. Probably only 100-150 known and still very underrated. These have appreciated 5-10X over the past 30 years and still have a long ways to go. To make my key list a coin has to be truly rare, underpriced, and under ever-increasing demand. The so-called "common" keys do not meet this requirement as their pops are well into the thousands known...some in the tens of thousands. Sorry, just not "rare" enough to be key.

roadrunner

RYK · April 23, 2005 2:26AM

1861-D $5

prooflike · April 23, 2005 2:30AM

I don't have any key dates like a 55 double die or the 33 Saint, but I do have a mint defect, the 22 Lincoln cent, but it is die pair 3, so it is the weak version. I also have an 08-S IHC. Neither are close to being my favorites and both are somewhat circulated.

prooflike · April 23, 2005 2:31AM

I just wanted to add, if I did have a 33 Saint, it would be my favorite

foodude · April 23, 2005 2:37AM

1916 SLQ

RedneckHB · April 23, 2005 3:12AM

I would have to say that the 1877 IHC that Brian Wagner has would be my favorite key date coin.
BWRC

michael · April 23, 2005 5:41AM

1858 three dollar gold business strike as there are only about 110 or so known and of those maybe 4 real true unc coins in the lower grades of unc and only a handful or less of proofs struck

1856 period one california gold round 50 cent large head of miss liberty maybe around 140 or so known

1864 three dollar gold business strike three dollar gold maybe 135 or so known

1834 proof cameo half cent maybe 18 known the new second mint was established in a new building with somewhat new equipemtn and 1834 was the first year of the diplomate proof sets made for countries that the usa wanted to trade with and the famous king of siam set was one of the first one made in 1834 a really historical set or any dated proof coins made at the philly mint in 1834 are cool

tjkillian · April 23, 2005 5:51AM

Either 1822 Half Eagle or the 1958-D Wheat Cent.

Tom

mgoodm3 · April 23, 2005 5:52AM

1864L proof indian cent. ALso like 1914D cents.

Dennis88 · April 23, 2005 5:55AM

<< I would have to say that the 1877 IHC that Brian Wagner has would be my favorite key date coin.
BWRC >>

That's a coin from the Lakesamman collection, really beautifull

Dennis

dpoole · April 23, 2005 5:56AM

I LUV the 1865 3CN proof I got from Bruce Scher:

LindeDad · April 23, 2005 6:10AM

Sure would like to get me a 1921-D Walking Liberty in something better than G-4.

originalisbest · April 23, 2005 6:16AM

My sentimental fave is the 1877 Indian.

Roadrunner, I didn't know all that about the '72-S quarter. Is it tougher than a '64-S quarter, for example? Very interesting.

fivecents · April 23, 2005 8:49AM

cohodk, That MS66 1877 is fantastic.

merz2 · April 23, 2005 9:53AM

My 1909-S VDB AU58

PutTogether · April 23, 2005 10:29AM

1928 Peace dollar, the only one that can begin to be considered an acutal rarity in the series. (instead of just a conditional rarity). It's not what you'd call actually "rare," but it's the rarest the series has to offer.

ziggy29 · April 23, 2005 11:20AM

Among what I own, I guess my 1877 IHC probably wins, with the PCGS AU-50 1914-D cent close behind.

ER · April 23, 2005 11:24AM

Toss-up between the 2 below, in my sigline.

Tassa · April 23, 2005 12:32PM

1916 Standing Liberty Quarter.

WACoinGuy · April 23, 2005 1:53PM

Among ones I own -- that's a tough one. Both my 1911-D quarter eagle and 1872 two cent piece are in the running -- they both have a good story behind them which makes them more interesting to me personally.

66Tbird · April 23, 2005 2:00PM

1873 Trade dollar. I've got two. Always a smile maker for me

stephunter · April 23, 2005 2:00PM

<< I LUV the 1865 3CN proof I got from Bruce Scher:

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Very

Dcam?

CharlotteDude · April 24, 2005 12:32AM

Yep... sho do... that would be the 1838-C Classic Head $5...

This one's an XF-40...

Vetter · April 24, 2005 1:03AM

1916 DDO Buffalo. Not that I will ever have one.

Baley · April 24, 2005 4:42AM

I'm a big fan of the 1801 half dollar

LanLord · April 24, 2005 9:04AM

I's aint somewhne what shouda maked fun uv somebody. Sorry.

saintguru · April 24, 2005 9:09AM

1931 MS66 Saint.....

EVillageProwler · April 24, 2005 11:49AM

My fav key is the 1856 $1. Sold mine last year (I think), and saw it recently worked on and in a higher grade holder. When I owned the coin, the luster had more pizzazz than it does now.

EVP