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Valued Member
United Kingdom
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Domestic then i'd have to say Gothic/Edward VII Florins... Oh heck I like all the British florins. Sentimental reasons as well as design reasons. Non-domestic. Well I love Washington quarters and $20 Liberty Double Eagles. Fond of Mercs too. And did anyone say Athenian Owl Tetradrachms? Which are fairly plentiful. |
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United States
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Favorite American----- Indian centFavorite Foreign------Australian Penny  I understand the Owls are pretty expensive. |
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Valued Member
United Kingdom
188 Posts |
Owls might not be exactly cheap, but the question was 'which common coin is your favourite?'. In the scheme of things Athenian Owls are fairly common (most ancient coin dealers will have a few here and there), they are the Morgan dollar of the ancient Coin World. Here, there and everywhere. |
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Pillar Of The Community
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I am very fond of the Greek owl and have all the coins minted in the 20th century with the owl but still dreaming of the Athenian Owl! When we get back into the world of Ancients I fear counterfeits as I don't have the knowledge to know the difference! As for other favorites I really like many of the British coins but that collection is still in its beginning stages with a few crowns and half crowns (very few) but I have my eyes on the future so there is hope!
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Rest in Peace
 United States
954 Posts |
Add my name to the Owl collectors. I have several coins with the Owl...Give me MORE, MORE, MORE...I say.
catman
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Pillar Of The Community
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Catman, I have sent PM! Guess the owl would have to fall in line somewhere behind my buffalo's and my Canadian Moose as they are tops at this time.
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Valued Member
United States
218 Posts |
1964 Kennedy half... It's as common as they get and I can still regularly find them in the boxes of halves I search. |
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Valued Member
United States
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Forum Kid
Kuwait
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The Denmark One Krone, Very cool Design!!!!!!
And One Shilling Great Britain!
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Valued Member
United States
146 Posts |
1892 commerative half joined, became the new pocket piece. I showed my ancient to a little boy, his eye's lit up, so I gave it to him
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Rest in Peace
United States
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Robocp, you sound like a lot of us here! We are trying to bring youth into the hobby and as you can tell what you did with that coin may have planted the seed! We sponsored a Scout Camp Achievement Awards program this Summer that went well. (See posts about MorganFreds Scout reports. We are working on a continuing program of contests and small give aways to try and keep the torch burning for the next generation of collectors. Thanks for your kind act! Mike  |
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Rest in Peace
United States
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1247 Posts |
Lincoln cent.
$2 Polar Bear
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New Member
United States
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Jefferson nickel, as it's just about the only US series you can complete (with PATIENCE!) out of circulation. Foreign? Tough one. I like Empire-era Rupees, but the AU coins with critters on them are nice eye candy.
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United States
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My favorite would have to be the Flying Eagle cent. Don't know much about foreign coins |
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Posted 06/28/2005 05:28 am
