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Pillar of the Community
United States
830 Posts |
My favorite "set" I am working on is the Dansco 7070 US Type Set, but my favorite individual coins are the US Large Cents, probably because of the sheer quantity of varieties available. Right now I'm focused on the "middle dates", 1816 - 1839. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1083 Posts |
Ditto on the 7070. I love 19th century type coins although my favorite modern coin is the Lincoln Wheat cent that I completed last year. As far as sets I would love to finish my Indian Head cent set as well. I just finished a Mercury dime set and I am fond of it as well. |
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Valued Member
United States
311 Posts |
Peace dollars... They're pretty, and despite having some fairly low mintages, even the keys aren't *too* crazy for a budget-minded collector. Since they saw little circulation, high-grade examples are readily available for the common dates... Yet, they still have a bit of challenge, because fully-struck examples are very rare for certain issues.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1840 Posts |
I like coins from the German States. Unfortunately my taste outpaces my budget so I've been keeping away lately.
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Valued Member
United States
191 Posts |
My favorite set I'm workin on us my 7070. Its really the only set that I am actively workin on. My favorite series definitely has to be any coin with seated liberty on it. I love the way she sits so gracefully. I have been reading and becoming more interested in the braided hair Half Cents. Then there is the well ya know just about any coin gets my attention. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
2734 Posts |
Lately (in 2008), Nickels from circulation.  It's pretty hard to beat the sheer fun of finding a VG 1911 Liberty and a full-date full-horn 1935 Buffalo in bank rolls  , or even better, getting Nickels like 1938-S and 1943-S Jeffersons handed to you in your change!  To me, you just can't beat the thrill of getting a true classic collectible coin from circulation! For this pursuit, Nickels have been unbeatable (although the 1909 Cent I got in my change last month was also an incredible find!). |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
2269 Posts |
Unfortunately, I have so many favorites. I'll just name a few. For the last couple of years, I have been trying to build a set of Roman Imperial coins from Julius Caesar - Caracalla. I collect Roman and Greek coins that depict the mythological creature Pegasus. I recently started a collection of Franklin halves. |
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 Australia
16845 Posts |
I'm into world coins. No specific time period or region, and ancient and mediaeval coins are just as good as moderns. One From Every Country (OFEC) is the goal.
Having said that, there are some specific areas I happen to have more coins of than others, so you could say they are "areas of interest":
- Canada, where I was born
- Australia, where I've lived most of my life
- Britain
- The United States
- New Zealand
- Germany and German States
Don't say "infinitely" when you mean "very"; otherwise, you'll have no word left when you want to talk about something really infinite. - C. S. Lewis
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Although I have other coins, I like Jefferson nickels the best. It is a long and diverse series, knowing which are hard to find and hard to find in certain conditions makes the hunt fun. There are a good number of varieties of which all can actually still be found in pocket change. Many of my couple thousand Jeffersons are costing me nothing as it was my nickel I just put aside. That's cheap! Even if times get tough, there's still the Jefferson to keep an eye on. Finally, these are really starting to get more respect with collectors. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1745 Posts |
I have recently pulled my collection out of storage after 25 years and will focus on finishing my Lincoln Cents (5 left to go) and my US Type Book (80% finished).
So it's Lincolns and Types, which will take a bit and then it's on to Buffalos.
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Rest in Peace
United States
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Edited by Parklane64
01/06/2009 3:10 pm
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Pillar of the Community
United States
3234 Posts |
Let me get back to you on this one...I have to think on it.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
20753 Posts |
I guess it would be Mercury dimes. I've got well over 3,000 of the things. Recently finished sets #11 and #12. Set #1 is almost all MS. Also, have probably over 30 rolls of 1943 Lincoln Cents. Most from 1943 when they were new. Have a few of the Copper coated ones too. Maybe a little on the Lincoln Cent side too. Have 10 completed sets of those. Set #1 is almost all MS. Actually have over 100 Whitman Albums of almost every type US coins. Most are full or close to full. Having a problem finding a 1913 Liberty Head Nickel though. Collecting coins for well over 60 years so this is really a tuff question. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1267 Posts |
Lettered Edge Bust Half Dollars. Why, they're Big, Old, Silver, Steeped in US History, and only a few hundred varieties are available, 450 Turban Head (1807-1836) and 103 Flowing Hair/Draped Bust Halves (1794-1807) or so and I'll never be able to complete the set$$$...
Take Care
Ben
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United States
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Posted 01/05/2009 4:40 pm
