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Hello to the forum, I know posts like these are common but my curiosity about individual’s tastes in numismatics drives the question. I’d like to eliminate three coins up front...1933 St.Gaudens, 1913 Liberty nickel and the 1804 silver dollar. (some fantasy coins, some illegal to own etc..etc…) so for some folks this might be the 4th, 5th and 6th choice! A short explanation of why you chose a certain coin would be fun as well. I'll start with my three. #1.... The 1793 Voights Chain Cent, it’s the coin that got our fledgling mint off the ground! #2...1907 (MCMVII) high relief St Gaudens $20.00 gold piece, to me the most beautiful coin every minted in America. #3.... The Morgan silver dollar in any high state of preservation in a rare date will do. Nothing feels as good in hand as a Mogan! It sort of defines the American West, at least in lore! Mike  Edited by Mike
03/18/2005 02:08 am
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That is a tough one for me as I have owned the best at some point or another, but my top 3 would have to be: 1792 No Silver Center Cent. 8 are known to exist and I have never even seen one in person. 1792 Copper Pattern Quarter. 2 are known and again I have never seen one in person. 1811 Half Cent with reverse of 1802. This restrike is incredible rare and only available once or twice in a life time. Would love to own one. |
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1909-S VDB 1950-P Half dollar Proof in PF66 in a NGC, PCGS, ICG, or ANACS slabs and I can't think of something eles I want real bad--I hope to buy these 2 the end of this year or the first of next year. If I had the 1913 V nickel I don't think I would enjoy it--if I had a 1933 $20 gold piece I would be broke and couldn't enjou it so I think I'll go with coins I think I can afford!! Speedy |
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Hi Mike, With ND as my witness, I posted about the 07 high relief ST Guden's double eagle proof in his inventory yesterday- so I'll share that one with you as well as your reasoning. I'll add a commem, an octagonal Pan-pac $50 gold commem (cornelius Vermule said it better than I can-"These coins were a tour de force, dated to be sure, but unusual enough in all respects to be worthy of what American numismatic art could achieve when creativity and Mint technique worked in unison." http://www.pcgs.com/articles/article3133.chtml, plus I don't know of any other coin with dolphins on it!), and I'll finish my fantasy trifecta with gold, an 1847-c liberty head half eagle in MS 65 ( My mother took me to the site of the Reed Gold Mine- now a state park, when I was little. NC was the leading gold producer until the sutter's mill discovery in CA in '48. Want a C mint coin because of this I guess) And for one that doesn't count, beacuse I was unaware of its existance until today- 1792 half-disme, beacuse G Washington was said to have donated the silver for it. Of one's I'll actually own one day, I want a high relief peace and an incuse indian. This is fun. Don Edited by SFDukie
03/18/2005 5:40 pm
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ND, your answers sort of suprised me! All leaned toward rarity and some to designs that did not make it into general production! What about asthetics? The 1811 /02 would be an awesome catch!  Mike |
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1) 1847 Gothic Crown 2) 1836 Gobrecht dollar. 3) Camp Blackhorse token--11th armored cavalry. |
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SFDukie, The St Gaudens high relief is stunning! I didn't think about commem's. That opens up a whole other world! I love any old gold, especially the ones with historic significance. Mike...dolphins almost made in on the obverse of the type one Standing Liberty quarter..... Hey Speedy,the 09'S-VDB is allways a great choice. Proof Frankie's in high grades with FBL's are quite stunning as well! Edited by Mike
03/18/2005 6:58 pm
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Originally posted by Mike
ND, your answers sort of suprised me! All leaned toward rarity and some to designs that did not make it into general production! What about asthetics? The 1811 /02 would be an awesome catch!Mike
As one who has owned many of the rare coins that most want, I wish for coins that I have never seen or owned. The list is actually rather short, but quite expensive. I look for coins that make statements about American coinage at its best. The two 1792 pieces were the hopes of young America. A struggling nation trying to break away. A nation pinning its hope in a system unlike any other. As for the 1811 with the 02 reverse, well that is a coin that was probably done as a fantasy piece for a "friend" of the mint. Not unlike the 1894-S Dime or the 1866 No Motto coins. |
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Tough call. I'd have to start with a draped bust small eagle half (1796-97), since it's needed for a type set and pretty much unobtainable for those of us with moderate means.
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ziggy can't help with the 1796-97 Half Eagle but how about this one?  |
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I'd like to have (all hammered coinage): a Henry VIII Groat with Bust 2 (a very nice detailed portait) an Elizabeth I Half Pound (young crowned bust) a Mary I/Philip Shilling (face-to-face bust) These interest me because I am interested in that period of European history. There are actually others on this list, but these are the 3 I'd like to have first. |
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Hmmmm, that's a tough one. Well, one is easy anyways. A 1895 Proof Morgan dollar, grade doesn't matter. The one I actually got to hold in my hot little hands was about a Proof-12, but it was still gorgeous. I guess if money is no object I might as well hold out for the top of the line though. Another would probably be the previously mentioned Pan-Pac octagonal. There's just something about those that I really like. The third would either be a 1964-D Peace dollar or one of those 1974 aluminum cents. You know they're out there....  Rachel [:p] Edited by Kyra
03/18/2005 9:44 pm
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Hmmmm, that's a tough one. Well, one is easy anyways. A 1895 Proof Morgan dollar, grade doesn't matter. The one I actually got to hold in my hot little hands was about a Proof-12, but it was still gorgeous. I guess if money is no object I might as well hold out for the top of the line though. Another would probably be the previously mentioned Pan-Pac octagonal. There's just something about those that I really like. The third would either be a 1964-D Peace dollar or one of those 1974 aluminum cents. You know they're out there....
Rachel [:p]
Rachel beat me to it, but I'm not greedy; she can have the 1895 Proof Morgan if she wants it. I'll settle for top-pops in 1889-CC, 1879-CC, and 1893-CC, Morgans of course. Oh yes, if I can have a fourth choice: 1856 Flying Eagle cent MS-66. I actually saw one of these (MS-65 at least) maybe 20 years ago, held it in my hands while the owner (now deceased) beamed in pride. It was before encapsulation, but was in a 2x2 for protection. |
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Fred, great choice's on the Morgan's of course! I forgot about the 1856 Eagle Cent. It ushered in the small cents that we are all so familiar with today. I always thought the Obverse was very spartan. Is that why it had such a short life?  Mike |
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Mike I agree that PF Franklins are great but with PF Franklins you don't need the FBL...the grading Co. don't use that for PF's... Rachel--I wouldn't mind having a 1895-P Morgan or a 1964 Peace dollar but I don't think that will happen..I did get to hold a 1893-S for a while but it had been cleaned..still a few thousand!! Speedy |
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Originally posted by Mike
Fred, great choice's on the Morgan's of course! I forgot about the 1856 Eagle Cent. It ushered in the small cents that we are all so familiar with today. I always thought the Obverse was very spartan. Is that why it had such a short life?Mike
I'm not an expert on FE cents, but, yes, the Mint kept the design for only three years until it replaced it with the IHC (for which I have never understood their reasoning behind the Indian - Libery design), so must be they didn't like it. BTW, Mike, your cat looks exactly like my 12.5-year-old kitten, right down to the green eyes I think I see (kinda tough to be sure on a 1x1 avatar). Some woman I knew in SC paid a bundle for a pedigree for her cat which looks exactly like ours; mine is the offspring of a stray, but I've long since elevated her to Certified status in my own mind. (Here we go OT again.)  |
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