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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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It's definitely in my top 5. The major varieties I have discovered are up there.  |
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United States
898 Posts |
My most valuable is only my 1904-O MS64 Morgan dollar my grandfather recently gifted to me for my birthday. He originally got me hooked on collecting. My most valuable non-monetarily is the AG-3 or so 1857 Flying Eagle cent he gave me. I've always been fascinated with how old it is and who's probably spent it until the day where he was able to pull it from circulation when he was a boy. Sorry for no pictures. |
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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I don't own anything particularly valuable, but here is one of my favourites (well it's sentimentally valuable) and one of the coins that got me into collecting. I used to just keep coins with different designs on them, but this has a different head and got me interested.   If you can see the circulation cameo in my photos, it is beautiful, it's up there on eye appeal. If you can't, imagine this: the fields are a dark brown like dark chocolate (except the open fields on the obverse), and the reliefs are golden brown. |
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New Member
Canada
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My first post and a new member.
thanks to everyone for makeing this fourm what it is.
When I was in my teens I received a coin collection from my grandmother that once belonged to my great grandfater. Searching through it and knowing nothing of the hobby I found a 10 cent 1893 round top 3. For obvious reasons its my most valuable and sentimental coin. Once I learned what this was I was hooked on this beautiful hobby for life.
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 Canada
10458 Posts |
This is a difficult one to choose. Usually, after writing about a particular variety in my CN Journal column, I tend to sell those coins, with a signed copy of the column. One coin, while not overly valuable, was complimented recently at the fall Coin Expo in Toronto. I showed my 1938 NFLD cent, in a PCGS MS-65 Red holder, and the owner of the finest NFLD collection known (Perth Collection) said, "Oh, that one is nicer than mine."... I suppose the coins glued to my 2014 CONECA Literary Award are valuable to me (even though they are US coins) - it is very gratifying being recognized by peers and experts in your particular collecting niche...  "Discovery follows discovery, each both raising and answering questions, each ending a long search, and each providing the new instruments for a new search." -- J. Robert OppenheimerContent of this post is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported License. See: http://creativecommons.org/licenses...0/deed.en_USMy eBay store
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10/19/2014 11:29 pm
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Valued Member
Canada
403 Posts |
My most valuable coin is also, like many here, of personal meaning. I was a kid, happily playing in the dirt on my uncle's property. At some point while playing/digging in the dirt, I heard a metallic "ping" of sorts right in my immediate vicinity, yet I couldn't see anything. I then continued digging and I heard the sound again, but this time I was certain it came from my hole. Then I saw a big green piece of metal stuck to a small clump of dirt. After rinsing off the dirt I discovered it was a 1907H 1c piece, although I didn't realize it was the H variety until much later. But unearthing the coin was what started me on my lifelong hobby of collecting, and one I will always cherish.  PS: Zonad  |
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
2495 Posts |
I had a 1927 ms65 ICCS 25c, but it's gone.
At present, I have an ICCS ms65 1882-h 10c.
Speaking of fathers....my Dad used to bring home the 'money box' every Friday night from his work.
My brother and I (circa 1964, me 5 and my bro 8) would find numerous, very well worn Vic and Edward 25c and 10c pieces which we 'loaned' from my Dad and this started our coin collections.
These coins I do not have but I'm sure my brother still owns them.
I probably cashed them in during my childhood years at our local smoke shop for Jersey milk chocolate bars, waxed lips and Popeye candy cigarettes.
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Bedrock of the Community
Australia
21788 Posts |
Canadian?: - probably an MS62 $10 of 1913. Love the design!
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Forum Kid
Canada
1074 Posts |
my favorite coin and most sentimentary piece is my 1958 cad silver dollar in which my uncle gave to me just at the peak of collecting! but my most valuable piece is a 1902 small h canadian 5 cent in MS-63! nice stories and sharing!
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
1051 Posts |
Sentimentally valuable? A 1978 dollar that I received as my birth year coin, as well as a couple coins my grandfather left me which lit the collecting fire. Numerically valuable...probably this one. For years I searched for the right RT3 but either I wasn't happy with the coin, or it was just too expensive. The softer prices of the last little while finally brought a decent quality one within reach.  |
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Valued Member
Canada
491 Posts |
For me it's not a coin it's the people who I know and I call them friends for not me collecting I would never have meet these friends. What is collecting if you don't have friends you can share your new finds and be correct you when your wrong. Or you can ask advice on something you may not know. To all my friends HAPPY HUNTING
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
1751 Posts |
Strach-Man what a wonderful reply. It's very true what you've written. This is a great topic! I'm going to think carefully on the answer. There's many different ways to arrive at most valuable.
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Valued Member
Canada
75 Posts |
My most valuable coin would have to be my Battleford Mental Hospital Bread Token. My grandmother was the most influential person in my life growing up. She taught me right from wrong and instilled the morals and values I still live by today. One day while I was visiting at my grandmothers house she told me she had something for me. She said that she had come across 2 tokens she had brought home from the hospital when she had worked there and wanted to know if I wanted to add them to my collection. Of course I said yes and took them home to do some research on them. I was very surprised when I learned that there were only about 20 known and called her right away to share my new found knowledge.  I held them both for several years until one day while talking to a dealer from Regina. He expressed his interest in purchasing one so he could give it to the museum in Regina. I traded the one for a mere Coat of Arms Shell tokens set that I wanted to give to a young boy who was showing interest in coins. My grandmother would have been happy to know that her generosity was now to be shared by everyone and I got feel good three times because of her generosity. But now that I get to share with all you, guess that makes four times.  Can't get that kind of value anywhere else.   |
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New Member
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Awesome replies from everyone. It's so interesting to read all the posts and hear everyone's perspective. I think it's amazing there seems to be a number of you who got into collecting basically the same way I did.
Great pictures by the way, can't wait to hear from more members.
There's so many ways at looking at the question and so many sides, I personally look at my most valuable coin as a sentimental one I would never part with based on its story and meaning to me.
As for the ones worth the most $$$ I personally consider them my most expensive coins but not my most valuable. Just my perspective and it's nice to see all the different views.
Thanks for all the replies!
I'll try and get a photo of mine on here in the near future. Still has the dirt on it from being found in the ground.
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Valued Member
Canada
160 Posts |
I just thought of this as I read this thread title but, it's kind of a tough decision, I would have to say my Canadian 1966 silver quarter that I found in my dads change.. my first and only.
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