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I often get asked, "what are your best coins", and can come up with a couple obvious ones. Lately I have been wondering what my top ten coins are. I am thinking, to be fair, a good list would have to be broken down into different groups. Using this sites categories seemed like a good idea to base the list. - modern U.S., Classic U.S. and Commemorative U.S. coins. What I am not sure, is what criteria should be used to place coins on a top 10 list. Of course each person might choose different reason why coins would be on their top 10 list. I am curious what other member think. Some reason why coins might make your top 10 list might be. - value, grade, rarity, favorite series. Starting with modern coins, as of now, I am not sure what my top 10 coins would be. It would be easy to just go with key coins, but there has to be more, I am curious what other members are thinking their top 10 modern coins are. Based on CCF's modern coin group Quote:Lincoln Cents, Jefferson nickels, Roosevelt dimes, Washington quarters, Franklin halves, Kennedy halves, Presidential dollars, Sacagawea dollars, SBA Dollars, Eisenhower dollars, All Bullion Eagles If there is interest, we can just post our list or post pictures of the 10 coins. Or even have a count down, 10 days 10 coins. Edited by GR58
10/18/2011 12:26 am
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I am a wheat lover all the way. As you indicated, it would be easy to pick the key dates in any series, but, that is not really where it is at. I, sincerely, can appreciate ANY high quality coin from any series. A true, GEM BU Lincoln from 1909 to 1916 is truly breathtaking when you can see ALL of the detail that is supposed to be on every coin. A MS64+ full head Standing Liberty (as close to blast white as possible), is another breath taker. Above is true with a Walking Liberty half as well. ...and...add an MS66 or better Buffalo. To see the true level of detail in this series is awe inspiring. A Morgan with clean fields and no bag marks....need I say more? Make mine a cartwheel please. Or, a Mercury that is so blast white that it looks blue. Yes, let those split bands be bold and true. A blast white, sharply struck Washington silver quarter is a beauty in hand as well. |
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Not sure about ten but the 1943 Cent my Dad gave me in 1943 is my all time favorite coin. There is no amount of money on Earth that is it's equal. After that comes my completed sets of Mercury dimes and mostly set #1. Then the #1 Lincoln Cent Album followed by #2. So for best coins, for me it would be to difficult to separate one from an Album. With way over 100 Albums, even a choice of those for top ten gets difficult. |
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My LWC set is almost entirely a gift from my grandfather - I filled in a few holes in that set over the years, but over 90% of them were a gift from him that got me started in collecting - now only missing 1909-S, 1909-S VDB, and 1931-S (plus that error coin from 1922). Most of them are just as plain as can be, but I wouldn't part with them for any money. |
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I have received a collection from my grandfather, his focus was Wash.25c, Jeff.5c, and Lincolns. I started collecting early (maybe 10) and have always liked Lincolns and Wash. Quarters. This is what I could afford early on and it kept with me till now. In High School I got into Roosies, and have stuck with that as well. I collected mainly out of circulation, but later on started with higher grades through stores. Unfortunately with the economy and our work I have had to stay with circulation collecting, maybe that will change later. I agree with Just Carl, the coins that were given to me mean more than some of the MS coins I have purchased. You cannot put any price on what your family thought enough to collect and then pass on to you, with all the history involved.
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I started to write this answer yesterday but I got a little too sentimental about it. My favorite coin is a G/VG 3 Legged Buffalo nickel I found in circulation in 1978. It was the first coin in my coin collection. I have no idea what it was worth at the time. I think my parents told me it was worth a couple hundred dollars. At this period of my childhood we were very poor- and the idea that I could find something so special was meaningful for me. By the way, I was all of three years old when I found it. It came to me by way of change when I bought a candy bar in Nashville, Tennessee. My second favorite coin is a 1984 Olympic Gold $10 coin. I inherited it from my grandparents before the collection was split off and given to my uncles. It's a beautiful coin that recalls my childhood and is what really got me into collecting coins. The first coin I ever bought, a small date 1864 2 cent piece comes in at number 3. I saved up my own money and went to a coin store/ pawn shop in Virginia and bought it for $8.00. The condition is Extra Fine. and the last one really worth mentioning, and it's not that big a deal. But I have a gorgeous common date Mercury dime with light golden toning- and it has perfect mirrored fields. I'd swear it was a proof- but it's not. |
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So I have selected 10 favorite "modern" coins based on the criteria you had listed and I will post one a day. 1961 cameo proof 67   |
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beautiful cameo! you pull that yourself? or did you buy it seperately?
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Here's my first one........   Just kidding of course........  I'll have to get back to this post......(and start takin' some pics !) Edited by eaglefoot
10/18/2011 1:37 pm
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cc99999, it was an ebay purchase in an NGC holder. The colors on this coin are amazing. |
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@muddler - I love that coin. it would totally make my day to find one of those! stunning. THAT's what coins are supposed to look like!
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His older brother will post tomorrow.
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As I read through the post it strikes as funny how many people comment about their grandfather/father giving them a certain coin and how that make it special to them, because the same idea popped in my head when I read the topic.  I would have to say: -Uncir. roll of 1966 Halves -Uncir. roll of 1978 Eisenhower (Both given to me by my step-father) -Uncirc. 1958 Franklin -1945D Nickel (My first War Nickel) -1949S Dime That's 5 anyway. I also find that I'm more proud of coins I find through searching, than those I just go out and buy. I guess the effort makes them more special to me too. |
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I could say that the 36 Eisenhower dollars in my Dansco album are all tied for first place, but where is the fun in that?  |
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At first I didn't think I couldn't come up with a top 10 because I am not that enthusiastic about modern US coins, and my collection isn't that big. But I think I have a list I'm pretty happy with. #10: 1987-P&D Kennedy HalfLucky enough to have found the pair roll searching while visiting family out of state. They're the key to the clad portion of the series. OK, they're not rare, but they're NIFC and scarcer than most modern circulation issues. (sorry, no pictures) #9: America the Beautiful QuartersThese are generally much nicer designs than the State Quarters. My favorite is Yellowstone:  #8: Countstruck 1971 Apollo 13 CentThis came up in another thread recently, and is one of my favorite roll-hunting finds. Not only is it an interesting counterstamp, but it's also a beautiful copper cent from before the quality went to crap in 1974.  #7: Type 2 blank quarter planchetOne of the nicer errors I've found in circulation.  #6: 2011 Native American DollarBoth women and Native Americans appeared on US coins long before we started putting politicians on them, so the Sacagawea dollar is a return to tradition, not political correctness. The 2011 design is really unconventional compared to the usual bland modern US coins.  The top 5 will be a later post! Edited by CaptainFwiffo
10/19/2011 2:35 pm
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Hearing and seeing some nice coins  Staying with just modern coins, we can do Classic coins next if this thread turns out good. I have been thinking all day about what my 10 best coins would be. I ended up putting all the top modern coins I have .. that I like best. then took the list and put them in order of which ones I would keep over the others.. of course I plan on keeping them all. Here is number 10 on my list. It is not the highest grade coin I have, but it is a coin I really have no money in. I bought a group of quarters at an auction many years ago. I paid 2.5 times face for the group. When I got home I found this 1932 S Washington quarter. I ended up selling the other silver quarters for 4.4 times face, so I made money and still has this quarter. It made my list because it was one of the better deals I made early in my collecting days.   |
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