I'm too much of a realist to come up with something that doesn't exist, so I'll come to the next nearest thing - something for which there are only two known. The 1958DDO Lincoln cent.
I would like to own the mystic $1,000,000,000,000 American platinum eagle. I thought about owning the $1,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 American platinum eagle, but then I realized that there isnt that much money, and it would totally kill the US economy... that is, if I could find someone to make change.
Retired dealer and avid collector of U.S. type coins, 19th century presidential campaign medalets and selected medals. In recent years I have been working on a set of British coins - at least one coin from each king or queen who issued pieces that are collectible. I am also collecting at least one coin for each Roman emperor from Julius Caesar to ... ?
Ulta, ultra ultra high relief Type 1 standing liberty quarter.
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My wish would be for a J1508 Morgan half dollar pattern in silver which would look like this:
The coin has a Judd number but it is listed as unconfirmed and to my knowledge no one has ever seen one. There is a silver plated J1509 (copper planchet) which is probably why this Judd number was assigned. I find it interesting that one of the most popular collector coins in the world, the Morgan silver dollar is based on a copper pattern half dollar. shown here (image courtesy uspatterns.com):
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Great thread for a dreamer like myself. In one of my coin collecting dreams I offered a 2-coin Lincoln lot on Ebay. A 1944 steelie and a 1943 made from WW II shell casings. PayPal is very slow on my payment.
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<< <i>Suppose that the Genie let you own any one coin that never existed. What would it be? >>
None.
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no one would use it, no one else would have it, and of who cares if its "real" - it's 18 ounces of pure gold
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1919 "ditto"
1920 "ditto"
etc.
<< <i>1964 Franklin Half, Accented Hair, of course. >>
What hair is there to accent?
I'd like an ultra, ultra high relief St. Gaudens
1959 MS68RD (what the heck, MS69RD, ahh, let's go all the way, MS70RD) WHEAT cent OR 1958 Memorial cent.
rabbitracks toned showcase set
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<< <i>1918 type I SLQ
1919 "ditto"
1920 "ditto"
etc.
All full nipple of course!
I collect slq's but I would have to go with a 1815 Large Cent as well.
Mike, there ARE 1855 FE cents if you like patterns
J167 J172
How about an 1854
David
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Worry is the interest you pay on a debt you may not owe.
"Paper money eventually returns to its intrinsic value---zero."----Voltaire
"Everything you say should be true, but not everything true should be said."----Voltaire
The coin has a Judd number but it is listed as unconfirmed and to my knowledge no one has ever seen one. There is a silver plated J1509 (copper planchet) which is probably why this Judd number was assigned. I find it interesting that one of the most popular collector coins in the world, the Morgan silver dollar is based on a copper pattern half dollar. shown here (image courtesy uspatterns.com):
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Jim
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on Ebay. A 1944 steelie and a 1943 made from WW II shell casings. PayPal is very slow on my payment.
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