What is your least favorite major variety coin?
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Sure there are many many minor double dies and varieties. I am talking about what are considered MAJOR varieties. For me it is the 1984 Double ear lincoln cent. This coin does nothing for me. Followed by the 1974-D double die Kennedy half dollar.I had one of these that was in VF condition and i finally sold it for like $6. What are your least favorite major varieties? Any comments welcomed and appreciated. Thanks, Bob
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The 79-S clear S proofs never really rocked my world, nor have 1960 small date cents. Missing designer initials are interesting to specialists I guess. The 1972 and 1995 DDO cents. Why? Get a 1955 DDO and forget about those wannabes.
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I'd have to say any variety like the 22P or the 3Legger where a bit of grinding or polishing turns the coin into an expensive one.
or need the non variety next to it to tell the difference.
Or that you need more than 30 seconds to point out to a non-collector.
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<< <i> Any Morgan dollar VAM simply because it is a Morgan--by far my least favorite series of all time. >>
I agree....hate the VAMS......BOOOOOOOOOORINGGGGGGGG..
<< <i>1937-D 3 Leg Buffalo Nickel. The hands down winner for the most hyped unimportant variety. >>
Can't argue with that.
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<< <i> Any Morgan dollar VAM simply because it is a Morgan--by far my least favorite series of all time. >>
I agree....hate the VAMS......BOOOOOOOOOORINGGGGGGGG.. >>
I have noticed in this forum that Vam collecting is being done by the more advanced numismatologist. Collecting Vams and Clashed dies is much more challenging than just picking up a small or large date Lincoln.
<< <i>Any Morgan dollar VAM simply because it is a Morgan--by far my least favorite series of all time. >>
There only a handful of MAJOR varieties among the Morgans: 7/8 tail feathers, OMM (O/S and O/CC), overdates (80/79 and 7/6) and the 1901 DDR. Some may add the 1888-O hotlips and scarface as well. (This is aligned, except scarface, with the 1995 redbook, the last one I have and which predates the Top-100 focus on VAMs.) The corpus of VAMs is not a matter of this topic. Dismissing the major varieties of this series also would for most series and that is fine for some folks.
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<< <i>Any Morgan dollar VAM simply because it is a Morgan--by far my least favorite series of all time. >>
There only a handful of MAJOR varieties among the Morgans: 7/8 tail feathers, OMM (O/S and O/CC), overdates (80/79 and 7/6) and the 1901 DDR. Some may add the 1888-O hotlips and scarface as well. (This is aligned, except scarface, with the 1995 redbook, the last one I have and which predates the Top-100 focus on VAMs.) The corpus of VAMs is not a matter of this topic. Dismissing the major varieties of this series also would for most series and that is fine for some folks. >>
I will readily accept your definition of Major varieties amoung Morgans...therefore consider my least favorite varieties now to be 7/8 tail feathers, OMM (O/S and O/CC), overdates (80/79 and 7/6) and the 1901 DDR. Some may add the 1888-O hotlips and scarface as well.
What I basically meant by my first post is that any Morgan variety (even the standard date/MM ones) is by definition one of my least favorites simply by virtue of the fact that it is a Morgan dollar.
<< <i>Remember the Pissing Minuteman state quarter variety? >>
Who could forget? Or how about the Space-Man-With-Dung-On-His-Shoe variety that Kinkcoin also promoted?
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<< <i> I have noticed in this forum that Vam collecting is being done by the more advanced numismatologist. Collecting Vams and Clashed dies is much more challenging than just picking up a small or large date Lincoln. >>
OK....pat yourself on the back. They are still boring, recent polls here have shown that. I don't care who or why people collect them...The question wasn't who are the most advanced collectors or the most challanged.
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To make a buck, you would really have to work hard to find a dedicated variety collector to pay you any premium over the same coin without the variety.
Peg-leg Ikes. The entire series doesn't have a leg
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least?...dunno.
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The 1922 is more than just the missing "d" error. The poor striking of the coins, with the different nice (Die II), or horrific condition reverses make it an obvious error, and interesting. I'd make sure I had at least $200,000 for a MS65RED, if and when it shows up. "We" believe there is one, but it is not for sale.
<< <i>Many won't agree, but the 1922 plain is hugely overrated in interest and value. I wouldn't even consider it necessary to complete a date and mint mark set of Lincoln cents.
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I fully agree--it's just a polished die poorly struck coin that wouldn't be of interest if cents were minted in Philadelphia that year.