Favorite Coin? Pics Added

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these are my pics I said id post. thats my fav coin. told ya its low grade but it has sentimental value u mite say. its not that dark it actually has pretty good luster and a nice shine to be in such rough condition.

i have yet to see a 1 gulden. this is the only netherlands coin ive seen except for the euros. I think most coins with animals are nice coins. this one would be much better in perfect condition but you can see the history in this coin.

thanks. it would be nice if it was 100 years older and made of gold. but its better than plastic :-)

No only was this the first coin for my Bust Half collection; it was sent to me by Mike. With the friendship that has grown between Mike and I over the past year or so, this is definitely the coin that means the most to me. It is also the coin that I changed my avatar to once I received it.

Not long after this, my very special friends in the WINS club sent me a gorgeous 1814/3 Bust Half. This is the second Bust Half in my collection. This one is a very, very close second as far as sentimental value. I don't have pictures of this one yet, but I'll add them to this post when Bobby's not too busy to take them for me.

I am truly amazed by the generosity of so many of the collectors that I know. The thought behind both of these makes these coins priceless to me.

This is going to sound really strange, but Mike sent me 6 different Bust Halves to look through and told me that I had to pick one to keep. Even with the harsh cleaning lines on the reverse, this coin spoke to me. I don't know why, but I just fell in love with it. I would estimate actual market value on this coin around $80 or so. It has since been sent into ANACS and graded at EF details with a net grade of VF20 due to the cleaning. I agree wholeheartedly with this grade. I especially like this coin because it has full strikes on all of the lettering and the overall toning of the coin is just gorgeous. The cleaning is much more evident in the pics than on the actual coin.

demonboy279 I am a huge fan of Netherland coins and have built a nice collection since 2002. I DO like there gold coins as they use a very thin planchet which makes for very large coins regardless of the gold content. My favorite silver and golds, at this time, would be the young head Wilhelmina which was struck from 1892 thru 1897 (I believe)! For some reason or another I just love that design and they used it on 10 cent, 25 cents, one gulden and the gold 10 gulden. Also very fond of the silver and gold ducats including the modern stikes!

Here is a 1 gulden.

thats a pretty coin I think I might have to get one . I would admire it often if I was you to Nice coins no matter how u look at them lol