Your Top 12 20th Century Coins

Thank muddlers for starting this post. I am sure members have seen some of the coins I posted before, but these 12 are close to being my all time favorite coins, not just 20th century.

My top choice may always be my favorite coin.

#1 1909 S vdb Lincoln Cent
NGC XF 45
mintage 484,000









1. 1909 S vdb Lincoln cent 484,000
2. 1998 S NGC SP70 Kennedy Half 62,000 #22
3. 1996 High Jump 15,697
4. 1995 Wheelchair 14,497
5. 1997 Matte Proof Jefferson NGC SP69 25,000 #15
6. 1921 D Walking Lib 208,000
7. 1932 S Washington 408,000
8. 1972 DDO Lincoln 75,000 approx. #10
9. 1928 Peace 360,649
10. 1994 Matte proof Jefferson SP69 167,703 #44
11. 1918 Illinois 100,058
12. 2000 Leif Ericson 28,150

WOW two 09 S VDB's in a row, sorry but I cannot offer a third.

The shear variety of coins (and paper) has been truly gratifying and I thank you all for sharing your treasures with us. I have come away with a desire to seek out beautiful coins outside my country now that I have been exposed to their aesthetic qualities.

Now my top pick for the twentieth century out of my set.

MCMLXXXVIII (1988) 1oz American Gold Eagle.

1909-S "fraternal twins" - couldn't decide on the Lincoln out of roll searching or the Indian that set me back $6.75 so here's both.

I missed yesterday, so here are my top two in one post. Submitting with crossed fingers in hope that the mods won't see fit to delete my 'crossed tusks' coin in a fit of twisted modly wisdom.


Oh noes! More competition! Seriously, muddler, I am happy to oblige. Thank you for this thread; there are not that many good opportunities to show off the stuff I am most fond of. The 'dark side' is a HUGE realm of underappreciated numismatic art. USA gets boring! And there is nothing affordable prior to the nineteenth century.


GR58, here are two great ones to start with, IF you can find them-!

My #2 choice, from Nicaragua, is another one year type; mintage= 35,000; size= 38mm. (Someone on the CCF forums is using the reverse of this coin, or a very similar issue, for their avatar.)




And for number one, we have.. Rare Art On A Coin !
A 40mm 1970 low mintage silver proof from 'Ecuatorial' Guinea, featuring Goya's controversial masterpiece. What's not to love? If this specimen does not open your jaded numismatic eyes to the possibilities awaiting a journey to lands beyond our own, I'm afraid you might be better suited to collecting beanie babies or salt&pepper shakers or -ack- those dull ubiquitous coppers that have such an obsessive following. No offense to those who adore 'em, but as for me, if I've seen one S-VDB, I have seen them all.
That's all, folks.. hope you have enjoyed the show.

Rayman ... thank .. I like it very much, I bought a special box to keep it in today. And that 1909 S VDB of yours pops pretty good too





I understand liking world coins, but for me the 1909 S vdb was a coin that I wanted since I was a young boy ... it took me over 40 years to purchase one .. it is a special coin to me.

SuperDave ... your pictures of that 1910 Lincoln .. WOW!

Muddler .. a 1oz proof .. very very nice

10Xloupe ... a quarter on a cent planchet ... I think we would all like to have one of those

Well we had so much fun with the twentieth century, what do you folks think of a thread for the 19th century with the same parameters, any coin, any country, just 1800 to 1899?

Oh my, for sure => I would love to step-up and do the exact same thing for the 19th century! (that's my wheel-house!)