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As in, coins that are so important and sought after that, even if you don't collect that type, you just have to own for a collection? (Limit it to items worth less than $3,000 please) For me, I'd list off: 1909 VDB Wheat cent (Philly or San Francisco) 1883 "no cents" V nickel Morgan dollar (of any year) 1892/93 Columbian Exposition half dollar St. Gaudens double eagle |
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A full type set has a lot of coins, but to narrow it down, I would include the following (under $500). Indian Head cent in Proof Mercury dimeAmerican Silver Eagle in Enhanced Reverse Proof (you would have to get the W one from pride of 2 nations) Lincoln Cent (VDB) Peace dollar (I'll wait till the proof or reverse proof come out) American Gold Eagle ($5) Barber coin (I like the dimes, I would get a dime in high mint state) Trade dollar (might have to settle for XF/AU) A modern quarter in silver proof (my favorite would be Jovita Idar, but a state or ATB would work). A walking liberty. 2 cent 3 cents in silver 3 cents in nickel A Shield nickelA large cent A 1/2 cent There are others but these seem to give people the greatest wow when they see them. |
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I find it difficult to narrow it down from what is in my 7070 type set. Recently completing that album may have introduced a bias into my opinion.  |
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A two or Three Cent piece. (I have both). But to be a little different, I would say coins from the "other" mints: New Orleans, Carson City, etc. |
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1795 flowing hair dollar 1921 Peace dollar well struck $10 Indian "Two minutes ago I would have sold my chances for a tired dime." Fred Astaire
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For me it was a Massachusetts Pine Tree Shilling.
Added: I guess I'm being a bit liberal in my interpretation of a U.S. coin. Hopefully colonials are ok on this thread too!
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Edited by ArrowsAndRays
07/28/2023 3:12 pm
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I would say that every collection should have a BU Morgan silver dollar in it. Easy to find, affordable, extremely pleasing to the eye. And no matter which date you get, the coin is going to be over 100 years old and, given its tremendous heft, will truly feel like a hunk of solid silver in your hand. Edited by jpsned
07/29/2023 1:09 pm
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This is a hard, but interesting question. I'd like to skip the 20th Century deadheads, but they have been around too long to ignore. I would narrow it to the Lincoln Wheat cent, the 1976 Ike with the moon landing and the Sacagawea dollar with the eagle reverse. I think the rest of the heads are boring. Here are the ones I find most interesting. I haven't chosen all the denominations of coins of a single design type like Capped bust and seated liberty. I have tried to represent obsolete denominations like the Half Dime and have chosen the half dollars for their larger and easier to view size. 1/2 cent, Gobrecht design. Large cent, coronet Flying Eagle cent Two Cent Three Cent, nickel, silver or both Shield or V nickel, or both Buffalo nickel, perhaps best executed design of all US coins Seated half dime Mercury dime Type one and two SL quarters Capped Bust half dollar Seated Liberty half dollar, maybe 1853 with arrows and rays Walking Liberty half dollar Morgan dollar If you want to go with the gold coins, these are my choices Gold dollar, any one of the three types Indian $2.50. Three dollar Liberty $5 Liberty $20. St Gaudens $20 Notably missing are the Indian cent and Barber coins which simply don't float my boat. I would consider the copper nickel Indian and the Barber quarter. The quarter has the heraldic eagle, while the dime has just another wreath. The half dollar in AU or MS costs much more. |
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A low grade chain cent, to come in under $3000, first coin struck at the US mint.
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Posted 07/27/2023 4:08 pm
