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Any theme you want in AU-BU I started Lincolns Wheat cent, then to all type of US Dime then today its manly Walking Liberty half dollar & Kennedy's in silver 1964-1970-S&D 1992-S + 2008-S silver when its out! But this forum gave me morgantitis so no I collect any O minted Morgan coin! AME Gold too But that a long time ago been collecting coin & baseball card set for 43+ Plus year! |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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1909 VDB Lincoln Cent1913 T1 Buffalo nickel1917 Standing Liberty quarter188x-S PL or DMPL Morgan $1(1880's S minted $1s have some of the best strikes of the series with many PL and DMPL available) 1916 Mercury dime(full bands of course) MS64+ Walking Liberty half(with a nice strike, not mushy details) Oregon Trail or Texas commem half(two of the best classic commem designs IMO and affordable) 1798 Draped Bust large cent(only 18th century US issue that most can afford) Gold American Eagle(any size will do) a nice VF/EF Bust half with an overdate just for the fun of it  I attempted to put together a list of coins that you don't need to be rich to acquire. No offense to philney, but most people don't spend that much money on a new car much less a 10 coin collection although it is a great key date set. I selected most of mine as first year of issue coins since those tend to be the closest rendition detail-wise to the original coin design and they tend to be plentiful. I also selected some for the sheer eye appeal and historical aspects. It would be easy to put together a set that I have listed for less than $1000. BTW, I only have half of my own list  Edited by biokemist6
02/12/2008 1:25 pm
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TRICK QUESTION! This post serves 2 purposes, First to see if I can get the little ball to catch fire and to see what kind of collectors we have here. I fully believe that the collection that you create is yours and yours alone. My daughter has a big collection of US coinage, and she's 2. It's called her piggy bank! but it's hers and hers alone. I'll bet anyone who starts collecting changes tastes more than once. That's what keeps this hobby evolving. Right now I want to find some good error coins and venture into Merc dimes. Who's to say, I may get into barbers, Morgans or Peace dollars in a couple of years. Keep your picks coming! |
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United States
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What ever makes you the happiest.
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United States
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1. 1933 Saint-Gaudens Double Eagle 2. 1907 Saint-Gaudens Double Eagle, Ultra High Relief, Plain Edge 3. 1794 Flowing Hair Dollar, Silver Plug 4. 1870S Liberty Seated half dime, Legend on Obverse 5. 1784 Washington Piece, Satirical Medal, Pewter Ugly Head 6. 1787 Brasher Doubloon, New York Gold Half-Doubloon 7. 1776 Massachusetts Copper, Pine Tree Copper 8. 1776 Massachusetts Copper, Indian Copper 9. 1670-A French New World, Copper Double 10. 1652 New England, NE Threepence Just IMO.  |
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United States
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wonderful topic idea...I would have to go with.... 10) 1964 Kennedy Halve Dollar Bu 1998 Robert Kennedy PF+...thanks to Biokemist, this coin is now a MUST have for any collection. I plan on picking one up ASAP 9) 1909S vdb any condition...expensive yes, in fact very expensive. But I think we should all aim to have one as this is the cream-of-the-crop of cents, and how many of us started with a nice brown Wheat cent? 8) Any Date Mercury dime Au with rainbow toning...20th century classic at an affordable price. 7) Any Date 3CN Au...classic coin with III on the reverse--im the third generation Gary so this coin has special meaning for me 6) 1950 Franklin Halve Dollar Bu...Nice, simply date to honor a beautiful, and underrated, coin as well as one of the greatest Americans, Benjamin Franklin 5) 1925S Peace dollar Bu...I my opinion, the most beautiful coin ever struck. Nice simple date, classy mint mark, and a wonderful name " Peace dollar" its just a shame that peace never came 4) 1987 ASE Bu...another beautiful design, great year (my brith!) 3) 1912S V nickel Au...nice design and key for the series 2) 1944 Jefferson nickel XF+....no mint mark conderfeit coin, i'd rather have this piece than any of the real silver War Nickels1) 1938 Jefferson nickel Bu....first year of my favorite series, and I just pulled one roll searching today! yay! edited for accuracythere's my top ten for ya'll --Gary Edited by GFR3
02/12/2008 9:54 pm
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Can I make it 12 instead of 10? Or maybe even 18? I've always been interested in type coins and years ago I pored through the Red Book and realized that the in the 10 year period after the Civil War, Americans had the most variety of coins ever to carry around in their pockets: 1) IHC, 2) 2c piece, 3) 3c nickel, 4) 3c silver, 5) half-dime,6) 5c nickel, 7) dime, 8) 20c piece, 9) quarter, 10) half-dollar, 11) silver dollar, 12) Trade dollarand if you really want to expand, you can include the gold coins: 13) $1, 14) $2 1/2 Quarter-Eagle, 15) $3, 16) $5 Half-Eagle, 17) $10 Eagle, 18) $20 Double Eagle |
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I keep reading this, thinking I can come up with something, and I end up with a list that mirrors a complete Dansco 7070! So, I will say that at some point, everyone that collects US coins should consider completing the 7070 or similar type set. One might even skip some of the more esoteric varieties (examples: LHC VDB, LHC Steel, Buffalo Type 1 vs 2, Jefferson " War Nickel", SLQ Type 1 vs 2, Seated "arrows", etc.). I lost count, but that shaves a good bit. One more: the Gold page would be optional! |
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Forum Dad
United States
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1. 1864 2 Cent
2. 1865 2 Cent
3. 1866 2 Cent
4. 1867 2 Cent
5. 1868 2 Cent
6. 1869 2 Cent
7. 1870 2 Cent
8. 1871 2 Cent
9. 1872 2 Cent
10. 1864 small motto 2 Cent
Excuse me sir, but what gives you the right to throw your Two Cents in more than once?  |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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I'd rather have a Bobby Kennedy coin in my collection, but I don't think those are readily available
You might interested to know that there is a 1998 $1 commemorative of Robert Kennedy so about 200,000 are readily available |
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Valued Member
United States
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no way?!?! heading to ebay.... thanks for the info! --Gary my list has now been editedEdited by GFR3
02/12/2008 9:55 pm
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Pillar of the Community
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I can't afford a 20 Cent coin so I have to throw in my Two Cents multiple times. One for each of the voices in my head.... Plus its one of the few circulation strikes you can complete in ten coins or less and have a major variety included. |
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Pillar of the Community
Australia
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. 1) Australia - 1927 Parliament House Florin . 2) Australia - 1951 Federation House Florin . 3) Australia - 1954 Royal Visit Florin . 4) Australia - 1937 George VI Crown . 5) Australia - 1991 Ram's Head Proof 50c . 6) U.S.A. - 1892 Columbian Exposition 50c . 7) U.S.A. - 1920 Pilgrim Tercentenary 50c . 8) U.S.A. - 1924 Huguenot-Walloon 50c . 9) U.S.A. - 1926 Oregon Trail Memorial 50c 10) U.S.A. - 1936 Long Island Tercentenary 50c 
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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eagle said, " Does anyone think I should marry this girl ? (hee hee)" Heard somewhere; Why buy the cow when you can get the milk for free?  JOKING !!!! |
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United States
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I would say get into collecting Morgans and Peace dollars now because for one they are going to become harder to locate and the cost of silver is going up. My top ten coins in a coin collection: 1935 Washington quarter1909-S Licoln 1909 VDB Wheat 1909 S VDB Wheat 1931-S Wheat 1954-D Wheat 1916-S Walking Liberty 1943-S Steel Wheat 1901-s Barber Qaurter 1916-s Mercury dime |
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