My Favorite Coin

I have a few favs but my most sentimental is a beat up worn 1899-O Morgan that I have that used to belong to my grandmother. It's the coin that got me going when I was a kid.

@ Libertad

Good thing you weren't living in the US during the 19th century because "the sitting woman" was on the front of most US coinage, H10C, 10C, 25C, 50C, and $1 for about half a century.

I don't have a huge coin collection right now, I'm actually more of a stamp collector, but my favorite coin at the moment is a gold Mexican 50 peso piece. It came in the mail yesterday and I keep going back to look at it. At some point it's gotta go into the safe. For me, in stamps and coins my favorite is the one I most recently acquired.

zzzzzz, snort, huh? Strange dream...

I love with rays quarters and half dollars too

I just wanted to say that that is one of the best looking halves I've seen. I just love the contrast from the fields to the devices!

Smokeriderdon - what a cool story! Thanks for sharing.

smoker, that coin is just astounding. The history behind it is completely amazing. Love the story.

Nice half! And Catbert the toning on yours is stunning! The seated design and especially the A&R 1853 is probably my favorite design pre Morgans... But I do love me my Morgans, lol.

I have a half, but not the "O" mint.




I'm working on that as we speak, but not a traditional set.... (For the traditional I have the large cent, S3C, dime, quarter and half....) But I've since changed my mind... I'm going for all 1853 overrates or RPM's. This got started when I cherry picked this 1853/4 A&R quarter for $250, sent it for grading and it got a clean EF-45.... So definitely a great cherry pick! I'm going for all EF or up to match the quarter (it's just rediculiously priced even in EF, lol) And then I found a 1853 dime with a RPM in EF-40, messaged the seller and got it for a decent price. I also found a overrate large cent and S3C, but there not quite to the grade of my liking... So still looking. I've yet to find the other denominations with an overrate/RPM, it'll probably be a lifelong goal to complete, but fun! I'll just use regular '53's until I can replace them with overrates/RPM's, lol.

So here's those as well as a few more of my favorites... No way I can pick just one, lol. Also, my avatar is another, but since it's pictured there I won't post it below.

The first coin I ever found metal detecting- 1820 small date large cent (pics do It no justice at all)-



1883-CC MS-63 DMPL toner-



1853/4 quarter-



And dime- (not really a top "favorite" but the set will be)


And I'm also working on a 100 year before my birthday set, but this one out of them all is a fav.. Came back MS-61 but I disagree strongly, I see it as an easy 63, it'll be resubmitted sometime.



And though it's not a "monster" toner and a common date, I just love this Morgan as well-