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Valued Member
United States
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Hey there fellow YN's:
What is the most expensive, valuable, cool, interesting, or meaningful coin or item in your collection? As for mine, it is 1881 S $10 Liberty Head gold coin in MS 61 NGC holder. Saved up for more than two years to buy this. I paid $700 for it. What's yours?
(Adult numismatists can reply too, just state whether your an YN or not.)
Thanks!
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Russian Federation
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At age 24, I'm not really a YN anymore (not sure where exactly the boundary is), but most of my big purchases were made when I still was one (I'm trying to keep to $5 or less per coin lately - honestly the less the better). Most expensive: 1 ruble 1818. Paid $70 for the darn thing, and I sure don't regret that because I wouldn't be able to afford one today even for a little less than that (not in terms of dollars, anyway). Most valuable... either the above or the 1841 large cent. Most cool: I'm not really sure. The Catherine II 5 kopek coins (I have two now) are consistent conversation starters, the large coppers that they are, but it's a bit bland - these things don't have much going for them other than being big copper. I used to say the circa-1696 double struck Peter I kopek, but I'm not so sure these days (and I hadn't seen it for ages anyway). Ooh! I'll say this Justin I pentanummium. It's the type often called "the last pagan Roman coin" (which it kind of is, except Justinian also made the same type, and I don't have that one), and the obverse details are extremely good for the type (the legend usually isn't readable at all on normal examples - this one has pretty much every letter boldly visible). Most interesting: the 1622 Bohemian 1/4 kreuzer. At least, I think that's what it is, it's a bit confusing. Look here for details. I'm not very sure what you're referring to when you say "meaningful", so can't really answer that one, sorry. EDIT: if you meant historically meaningful, I'd say the Swedish Novgorod kopek. Really interesting story. (As it happens, out of those four coins - five including the Swedish Novgorod kopek - all but the pentanummium was bought before I turned 21; and that only because I just didn't really collect ancient coins back then - my first ancient coin was bought the day after my 21st birthday.) Edited by january1may
06/05/2016 6:42 pm
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Was a YN about 70 years ago though. My favorite and most expensive coin is really coins. By that I mean all Mercury dimes. Set 1 is almost all FSB. |
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Australia
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Canada
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i am 16, and have collected for years. I can list off a few since I have a handful in the same range. I have only really bought higher end pieces for the last couple years or so though. I think my top few by value and not purchasing price would be(if I can list a few)
2 coins worth around $500 CDN each, a 1998 nickel and 1978 quarter struck on dime planchets
a 1913 $5 canadian gold piece from the BoC hoard that I think could sell for around $700 CDN
a 1947 blunt 7 dollar in MS-64 worth around $900 CDN
and thats just a couple which come to mind as I type..my potentially most valuable coin is a USA 1852 large cent that a very nice AU. it is a N-23, Grellman die state B which is estimated by CCF members at around $750-$1000 USD.
Feel free to call me Will.
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06/05/2016 9:00 pm
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United States
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Probably one of these  Or this   |
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United States
424 Posts |
As my name implies, I'm old. My most expensive and to me interesting coin is my 1998 matte proof Kennedy half dollar. I paid $235 for it. |
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Australia
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This MS65 Ducat is one of my most costly coins.  |
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Valued Member
South Africa
331 Posts |
Well my morgans
I have 3 and 2 are grade ms62/63 and my pocket piece 1879p love them all in my opinion everyone should own one
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United States
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United States
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I haven't been a YN (I think that's defined as under 18?) for nearly a decade. My collection has really only flourished in the past year since I caught the ebay bug and found out how cheap nice coins can be if you are willing to spend the time to look for them. Prior to turning 18, all of my coins were gifts, except for a *very* small handful bought at a coin show for $0.25 each--best in that bunch was a 1944 D Philippine 10 centavos in XF/AU. Of the gifts that I received before turning 18, the best ones were probably: - 1923 Peace dollar from my grandfather - Set of silver 10, 15, and 20 kopeks from late Czarist Russia (1898-1916) from a great aunt - ca. 1238 German States denar, also from my grandfather. Today the most valuable and interesting coins would be: - Judaea, bronze "full denomination" (probably an as) of King Herod Antipas - Roman Alexandria, bronze obol of Galba (Rare emperor of the Year of Four Emperors, who reigned seven months in 68-69 AD) - Various ancient barbarous imitations, many of which are probably unique - Japanese mameita gin (silver bean money) ca. late 1700s or early 1800s - French circulated counterfeit 10 centimes, ca 1810 marked with a date/mintmark combo that does not exist. |
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Norway
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I won't qualify as YN anymore, let's just call me YN at heart or so. :)
I think some of my most expensive pieces are my Gouden Tientjes. I'm still hoping to find the holy grail (1892 Gouden Tientje) one day, but it'd probably cost over $25.000, so not very likely happening any time soon.
I have some other coins that might be of interest due to their low mintage numbers, low number of surviving coins or obscurity. For example a 2 Mills from Malta (mintage 30.000), several coins from the Vatican (mintage 60.000), Norwegian London coins, commemorative Norwegian 2 Kroner coins, etc.
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Valued Member
United States
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I'm 17 years old and have been collecting since I was around 9, I've only started to get majorly invested last winter.
Most expensive: 1 ruble 1844 for $45
Most valuable: Spanish 1902 una peseta around $250 book value
Cool: Red BU English 1937 half penny which is now nicely toning
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06/07/2016 12:51 pm
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Bedrock of the Community
Canada
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I am currently sixteen year old.
The two most expensive coins I have bought have been for $35.00 each, which were both pennies from Canada dated 1923 and 1925.
The most valuable thing I have in my collection is an uncirculated one dollar banknote (Canadian) from 1967, with the prefix *L/O. It looks CUnc to me.
The most meaningful coin (to me) would probably be my 50 yen coin from Japan, dated 1962. It was the coin that started my collection.
I am not sure what my most interesting coin would be; most coins I own I find interesting.
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06/07/2016 9:38 pm
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