Which series is most popular?

robertpr · February 23, 2006 9:20AM

Please, tell me which series you think is the most popular among date/mintmark collectors and why, and if you collect them or not?

tmot99 · February 23, 2006 9:30AM

I voted for Morgans. Display cases are loaded with them. I, however, have not collecting anything more than a date set and don't plan to do much more than that.

Burks · February 23, 2006 9:30AM

Between Morgans, Lincolns, and WLH's. Really can't think of a dealer I've seen at a show who didn't have at least one example of each.

robertpr · February 23, 2006 9:33AM

I voted for Morgans for the record, just to see the results (isn't it dumb that you have to vote in your own poll to see the results?) but while I think they are popular among dealers, I don't really know how many dedicated date and mintmark sets are being built of them. There are a lot of coins in the set and some of them are very very expensive.

BECOKA · February 23, 2006 9:36AM

With all of the new millions of collectors it has to be modern State Quarters.

DeputyPud · February 23, 2006 9:37AM

All time most popular? Morgans.
Current most popular? State quarters.

robertpr · February 23, 2006 9:39AM

<< With all of the new millions of collectors it has to be modern State Quarters. >>

I specifically left State Quarters off of the list.

tmot99 · February 23, 2006 9:42AM

I would not count Little Jimmy down the street that has kept one of each Statehood Quarter as a collector nor is the assembled set a collection.

TorinoCobra71 · February 23, 2006 9:50AM

Morgan Silver Dollars..............

TorinoCobra71

Gemineye · February 23, 2006 9:56AM

How come no Kennedy Halves..............................

ChangeInHistory · February 23, 2006 10:02AM

<< All time most popular? Morgans.
Current most popular? State quarters. >>

There it is

bhartman35 · February 23, 2006 10:02AM

I think the Morgans are by far the most popular coin to be collected, and, IMHO, the most beautiful. The state quarters don't qualify, because they're not rare. How long do you really have to hunt to amass a state quarter collection from circulation? I mean, yes, if we're talking about proof state quarters, it gets a lot more interesting, but that's obviously a much smaller population. Most of the people collecting state quarters won't, I think, be collecting coins past 2008.

Now, if they actually obsoleted coins, and started melting them down, that would make things interesting. Since everything is clad crap now, though, I don't see that happening (other than possibly with the silver and gold eagles, of course).

Heywood · February 23, 2006 10:08AM

Morgans are the most popular, but Franklins deserve mention because of the short run,
the ease of completing the set in a high grade is within the budget of most collectors

DickyBetz · February 23, 2006 10:11AM

It is definitly not Morgans if we are speaking about date/mm sets. How many people do you know that does that? It has got to be Lincolns. Many, Many people used to collect them out of circulation and put them in their whitmans.

Russ · February 23, 2006 10:12AM

<< I would not count Little Jimmy down the street that has kept one of each Statehood Quarter as a collector nor is the assembled set a collection. >>

So, I guess today's world-class Lincoln set builders weren't collectors when they were a kid sticking circulated wheaties in Whitman's?

Russ, NCNE

CarlWohlforth · February 23, 2006 10:16AM

I used to collect Lincolns from change and tried to fill Whitman folders when I was a young 'un. When I got back into collecting as an adult I wanted the big silver things called Morgans. I could afford them now, but not then. Anyway I know several people working on Morgans sets and some on type sets but the only Lincoln collectors I know of post to these forums. I voted Morgans.

I know TDN collects Trade Dollars, but I don't think there are loads of other people doing that...

BECOKA · February 23, 2006 10:30AM

<< 

<< With all of the new millions of collectors it has to be modern State Quarters. >>

I specifically left State Quarters off of the list. >>

But you did include Washington quarters. So let me change my vote to Washington quarters that happen to contain state designs as well.

RedTiger · February 23, 2006 12:07PM

By number of collectors Lincolns, state quarters second, Morgans third. By dollar volume Morgans lead. $20 Saints are huge dollar volume, but not that many collectors are working on a full set.

MORGANHUNTER2 · February 23, 2006 12:12PM

59.26% for Morgans- probably a Lincoln glich in the server.

ah- there seems to be MANY of us morgan fans out htere who are putting together sets

We may not all succeed to be numero uno- but it sure is fun tryin.

Murphy · February 23, 2006 1:00PM

I voted Washington Quarters thinking of Statehood Quarters, but since reading that you deliberately left them off, I change my vote to Lincoln Cents. Silver Dollars are a close second where I'm from.

TheRaven · February 23, 2006 1:05PM

I voted Morgan Dollars with a thought about Lincoln's and Franklin Halves.....

Currently working on Barber sets right now, I have little interest in a Lincoln set, but one day a Morgan Set attempt is likely to be attempted

tigermaroo · February 23, 2006 1:15PM

You should have added state quarters, doesn't everyone collect those?

Smitty79 · February 23, 2006 1:18PM

I voted for Lincolns simply cause I'd imagine that's is how a lot of collectors started.

oldcameoproofsguy · February 23, 2006 1:44PM

I'll bet there are more collector's of statehood quarters then there are of all other collectors of all other series in the entire history of coin collecting.

dizzyfoxx · February 23, 2006 1:46PM

Am I the only one who voted for Classic Commems???

JSsson · February 23, 2006 1:49PM

Morgan Dollars are definitely the most popular series. Most of the collectors I know collect Morgan Dollars, many of them collect them exclusively. I would say that Walking Liberty Half Dollars are popular as well.

michael · February 23, 2006 2:28PM

circulated type sets of middle to later 19th century coinage

BAJJERFAN · February 23, 2006 2:34PM

Morgans, hands down.

BlindedByEgo · February 23, 2006 2:37PM

Who hasn't heard of a 1909SVDB or a 1955 DDO? They're part of the modern lexicon.

lava · February 23, 2006 2:38PM

There are only two types of coins, Morgan dollars, which are all desirable in one grade or another, and all other coins, to the extent you might want to complete a type set.

lava · February 23, 2006 2:41PM

<< Am I the only one who voted for Classic Commems???

>>

No way would I ever vote commems as the most popular, simply because there are too many designs to have to master in terms of grading, and knowing strike, and high points, and wear, etc. I do think there are some super commem designs, notably Oregon, Connecticut, Bay Bridge and Bridgeport, but again, there are so many designs it is overwhleming to follows.

I'll stick with Morgans.

Myqqy · February 23, 2006 3:03PM

I think that morgans and lincolns are the only two in the race for #1.........

MikeJessie1 · February 23, 2006 3:32PM

Last show I went to the cases were filled with Morgans. But try to find ANY PCGS lincolns. Too hot to keep in stock was the buzz word

Boom · February 23, 2006 4:33PM

Morgans, without a doubt!

coinnut86 · February 23, 2006 4:44PM

Well I think it's a misunderstood question, and I'm not sure which one you meant to ask, but the most popular would be the Morgan, the most widely collected would be the Lincoln. The Lincoln however, could be taken both ways if it is the series most collected. With that being said, I voted for Mr L.

papabear · February 23, 2006 5:59PM

<< With all of the new millions of collectors it has to be modern State Quarters. >>

And then went on to get the rest of the series

bhartman35 · February 23, 2006 9:14PM

I think Lincolns were popular kids starting collections. (Personally, I had a Lincoln Whitman album, along with a Jefferson album when I was young.) But I dare say that times have changed. Back in the days when I started collecting (mid-to-late 70') it was still reasonably possible to find wheaties in your change. Honestly, though, I can't remember the last time I saw one. It's hard for me to believe that a young collector would start his or her journey on such a difficult quest. In that regard, I think the state quarters have it hands-down. But I also think that the state quarters craze is a very short-lived phenomenon, because it's only running until 2008, and after that there will still be hundreds of millions in circulation. What would be nice (but probably impractical) is for the mint to announce that for each denomination, there will be two designs minted, a low-mintage design and a high-mintage one. What really inspires people to collect is finding something unusual in their change. With mintages the way they are now, the state quarters don't fit that.

cartwheel · February 23, 2006 10:18PM

What is it about Morgan silver dollars that brings out the demand for the best? Is it the romance of the Old West? Is it the memory of going to the bank to get a silver dollar to rattle around in your pocket? Is it the challenge of finding big, heavy coins that aren't peppered with marks and abrasions?

Quote from the PCGS Morgan Basic Set intro. Pretty well sums it up for me!

Cartwheel

anablep · February 23, 2006 11:04PM

Morgans!

tmot99 · February 23, 2006 11:11PM

<< 

<< I would not count Little Jimmy down the street that has kept one of each Statehood Quarter as a collector nor is the assembled set a collection. >>

So, I guess today's world-class Lincoln set builders weren't collectors when they were a kid sticking circulated wheaties in Whitman's?

Russ, NCNE >>

Lincolns were issued as a commemorative series with a somewhat defined end (not sure if they will do territories yet or not). Lincolns, Jeffys, Rooseys, hell, even hairy heads are a continuing series whether they circulate or not. The statehood quarters will be done in 08. Also, most of the kids I know are more being pushed to keep the statehoods by the parents or grandparents. My nephews, for example, "collect" the statehoods but it really is more grandma buying the map for each kid, and getting the quarter to fill the hole. When the series is done, they won't be collectors.

Michigan · February 23, 2006 11:20PM

Morgan dollars. I have a few of them but they are not my favorite coin. The design is not the greatest
and they are so common as to be a routine kind of thing. Case after case of Morgans at coin shows - not
real exciting to me. They have been studied to death from just about every angle you can imagine in who
knows how many books these days.

If you are really into Morgans that is great - to me it is just a bit overkill.

GoYankees · February 23, 2006 11:55PM

<< 

<< I would not count Little Jimmy down the street that has kept one of each Statehood Quarter as a collector nor is the assembled set a collection. >>

So, I guess today's world-class Lincoln set builders weren't collectors when they were a kid sticking circulated wheaties in Whitman's?

Russ, NCNE >>

I still have my blue Whitman folders from childhood.

Those were the good old days. Back in the 1970s, any coin with a mint mark went into my jar.

BAJJERFAN · February 24, 2006 5:04AM

What is it about Morgan silver dollars that brings out the demand for the best? Is it the romance of the Old West? Is it the memory of going to the bank to get a silver dollar to rattle around in your pocket? Is it the challenge of finding big, heavy coins that aren't peppered with marks and abrasions?
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The best thing is that they are easier to sell because of the large amount of interest in them AND there really aren't any stoppers in the series.

ram1946 · February 24, 2006 5:16AM

It has to be the Buffalo (Indian Head) nickel series. A lot of us remember circulating Buffalo's and the "Americana" that it represents. Even today, we're trying to capture that old time quality on several of the recent mint productions.

BAJJERFAN · February 24, 2006 5:19AM

Actually I wish the mint could buy up lots of the old tired worn out Morgans and use them to reissue the BASIC series with one business strike and one proof issue just like they did with the buffalo dollar.

shylock · February 24, 2006 5:43AM

Is there anything cooler than seeing a Lincoln cent from the 19-teens in mint state condition?
Prices realized over the past 5 years tell me Lincolns are most popular in the eyes of collectors.

Morgans are wonderful coins, but their popularity and their visibility in dealer's cases has as much
to do with their availability as their popularity. I vote Lincolns as the most popular coin of the
early 21st Century, in part because they are so tough to find in early dates in nice condition,
and in part because this is a coin we still have in our pockets. Collectors relate to this series.

ziggy29 · February 24, 2006 6:06AM

I think there are a lot more Lincoln collectors than Morgan collectors.

If you restrict your examination to more serious collectors with larger budgets, though, *then* I think it's Morgans hands down.

Cladiator · February 24, 2006 6:41AM

If you read between the lines of this poll you see that Barber Dimes and Roosevelt Dimes are probably pretty reasonable right now. They both got zero votes out of 147 so far. Low demand should make for lower pricing.

VirtualWon · February 24, 2006 7:04AM

I voted for the lincoln cents, since it is easier, and cheaper to collect more at a wide variety of dates, conditions, and errors available at little to no additional cost.

No I do not collect Lincolns, but that doesn't mean if I come across a high grade ms wheatie in my change ( which I have found 2 in the last month) that I turn around and spend them.

I actually like the looks of SLQ's but until recently haven't had the funds to enjoy that but soon very soon.

lkenefic · June 1, 2006 4:43AM

ttt... I thought I'd resurect this thread...

I voted Lincoln Cents. Although I'm much more into Morgan $ these days, I still have my original Lincoln Head Cent Collection from when I was a kid. I still have the half dozen or so Morgan $ my grandfather gave me as a kid as well, but they were well beyond my pocketbook back then.

Leo

Gemineye · June 1, 2006 4:52AM

Geez........still no Kennedy Halves on the list.................

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