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Many have "wished" for unattainable coins, I will be more realistic. I would like a 1995 w ASE, it's mintage is a mere 30,125 and is a type of the dollar of our era. If you compare it to Morgan dollars it has 1/10 of the mintage of some of the extreme rarities of the Morgan series. It would complete my ASE set too. |
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My choice would be impossible to obtain, at least with certainty of provenance. I would like the very first coin ever minted by the US government for circulation. It would have to be either a chain cent or a left facing liberty head Half Cent since those were the first coins struck by the government. I mean literally the first coin struck. There would just be something really cool knowing you had the first of the billions of coins made over the last 200+ years. It is quite possible that the coin still exists, but I doubt you could prove it was the one. |
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1950 d nickel. any condition.
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"A little-known statute gives the secretary of the Treasury the authority to issue platinum coins in any denomination. So some commentators have suggested that the Treasury create two $1 trillion coins, deposit them in its account in the Federal Reserve and write checks on the proceeds"
Ummmm, I'd like one of these coins if possible ... thank you
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... however, if these two trillion dollar coins are already spoken for, then a "1947 Canadian Maple Leaf Curved Seven 50 cent piece" would be my 2nd choice (it's all I need to complete my 50 cent piece album) ...
=> both coins would give me the same inner-peace
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I'm with jfransch; $50 Octagonal gold
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In order 1. 1894S Liberty Head Dime, any condition 2. 1916D Mercury dime, any MS grade 3. 1943 Copper Cent. I really need the 1894S Dime for an Album. I aleady have lots of 1916D Merc's but need an MS one for set #1 1943 Copper Cent would be just for fun. Type of coin for going to dealers and asking if it is worth anything.  |
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I think I would go realistic and ask the magic coin elves for an MS64 1878S half dollar, because I think if I had that one, I could manage the rest of the set.
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I think there must be some stipulation that the "one coin" must stay in your collection - you can't just pick a super-expensive coin and sell it to buy other coins.
I'd pick a nice, original 1916-D Merc in XF-45. No need to be greedy - I need it to match the rest of my set.
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Edited by cointagous
09/19/2011 12:12 pm
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I had to think about this one for a few days. Obviously I would want one of the key dates to complete my albums... 1909S-VDB Lincoln, 1916-D Mercury, 1877 Indian, etc. But if I were to pick the "must have but never will have" coin, it would be the 1804 Dollar.
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Lincoln Cent Lover!VERDI-CARE™ INVENTOR https://verdi.care/
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I read this the other day, and I thought ... wow ... I couldn't pick just one. But it dawned on me, that there is one coins that I've really got "the hots" for. My friend has a gorgeous original 90 percent red 1868 Indian Head cent that came through his Dad's store cash register in the 50s. That coin works me up every time I see it. My friend just won't part with it. Chance |
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Quote:1914-D MS-65RD Lincoln Cent! HUH? I thought everyone had one of those. Quote:
I'd pick a nice, original 1916-D Merc in XF-45. No need to be greedy - I need it to match the rest of my set. Really thinking about this I would have to agree with that. Although I'm a bit more greedy and would still want one in at least MS something. |
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I'd go for the 1894-S (do I need to say any more?). That only 24 were made is compelling enough; but the fact that only nine are accounted for means that 13 of these beauties are still out there somewhere! Maybe I can find some nice bank teller to give me one.
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Posted 09/17/2011 2:35 pm
