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There have been many key dates over a lot of coins and it got me wondering about them. What do you consider the king of them all. For me It would be between the 1909 s vdb Lincoln Wheat cent and 1877 Indian Head cent. This is not limited to circulating coins it can also be a bullion coin like an ASE coin. As long as the coin is considered a key date it is allowed. Since this post covers both modern and classic coins I thought it best to post here. Mods if you feel it needs to be moved then move it. |
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My own personal king is going to be the 1909-S VDB LWC.  His court includes the 1877 IHC and the 1916-D Mercury dime, with the 1909-S IHC and 1913-S V2 Buffalo nickel hanging out as well. Should I mention his red-headed stepchild? That would be the 1922 "plain" LWC.  |
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1933 Saint Gaudens Double Eagle, LOL
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Q/ What year were you born? Collector, collect thyself!
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Australian 1930 penny.
Steve :)
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Good to see some non-US kings getting some love. |
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5 rubles 1999 More seriously, I think that the stuff with single-digit mintages shouldn't enter the realm of key dates at all - they should just be ignored for most purposes. Double digit... depends on the context, I guess, but most of the time, the same as above (the exceptions are some proof-only issues, where often most of the original mintage is extant). IIRC, there are some collectable (barely) coins with triple digit mintages, though. And of course many of the classic proofs are in this category. |
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What about the lesser key dates that is possible for most of us to collect?
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1921 50 cents.
Has been called the "King" of Canadian coins for a few generations now.
"Dipping" is not considered cleaning...
-from PCGS website
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Among the American issues mentioned so far, I don't see the 1894-S Barber dime mentioned, which absolutely belongs on any such list. Quote:
What about the lesser key dates that is possible for most of us to collect? In Morgan dollars, the 1893-S and 1889-CC are obtainable, but not cheap. Their desirability is reflected in how widely they're faked. A Camadian issue you can find but not too easily is the 1858 large cent. Clearly the "key date" in that series. Colligo ergo sum
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03/19/2018 7:24 pm
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Posted 03/19/2018 5:19 pm
