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what is your rarest coin you have in your collection
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1888 5 cents Newfoundland Obv. 2...
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1873H NFLD 5 Cent in VF... or NFLD 1880 1 cent Narrow O in EF45
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5c 1965 Large beads attached jewel ICCS EF40 - only 3 known to exist. (F12 example sold at June 2011 Torex for $3000 including fees).
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10/03/2011 03:59 am
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Belgian 5 cents pattern in bronze. Possibly unique. The legend has 'm's' where the finished legend would be. Other parts of the design are obviously less developed. This pattern was used in the development of the final design, which went into production for around 30 years. The issued coins were produced in copper nickel.
That's the trouble with rare patterns. There is little or no information published about such pieces. Because of this, it would almost be impossible to put a numismatic value on it, unless it was auctioned many times, to establish a price trend. I have NO intention to auction it to find out.
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The term "rare", to me infers to how hard a coin is to find, not necessarily a reflection of its value. The 1921 5c is not "rare", a 1948 specimen dollar, is not "rare". To illustrate the abuse of this word, type "rare" in an ebay coin search! The Victorian error coins that Zonad has, in my opinion, qualify as "rare". My rarest coin is also an error coin, probably unique. A 1968 proof-like nickel dollar, offstruck 20% (graded PCGS PL-67). You can find minor errors in proof-like sets (clips, planchet flaws, etc.) and even some cool ones like significant die rotations, but a major offstrike of a dollar coin in a PL set should qualify as "rare". "Discovery follows discovery, each both raising and answering questions, each ending a long search, and each providing the new instruments for a new search." -- J. Robert OppenheimerContent of this post is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported License. See: http://creativecommons.org/licenses...0/deed.en_USMy eBay store
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Like you said SSP off strikes in PL Sets are Rare.Here is a 1974 Double Struck incollar.The full coin is double struck [die shifted]on both sides.The neet thing is the top of the Yoke is mushroomed.This is one of my favorites and fits in well with the 1974 Double Yoke series.I will never cut this set! Yes this is RARE.Zonads definitely a front runner in the Rare category with many classics.  |
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LOL...the use of "rare" on ebay is very annoying :). Many errors are very rare, and plenty are "unique". In reality, anyone can buy an error coin and say they have a "unique coin". That applies especially to off struck coins, brockages, etc... That's not the same thing as having a rare die variety. |
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"Rare" also means to me that my steak is already overcooked. "Blue-rare" is what I strive for!
"Discovery follows discovery, each both raising and answering questions, each ending a long search, and each providing the new instruments for a new search." -- J. Robert OppenheimerContent of this post is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported License. See: http://creativecommons.org/licenses...0/deed.en_USMy eBay store
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I would say mine would be a 1942 Canada cent which was properly struck (i.e., normal dimensions and strike) in cupro nickel. The coin is the one that was featured in the CNA Journal in, I think, April 2010. I suspect it is unique. It now happily sits in a CCCS hard holder. It is hard to say where this coin came from...I am guessing it was a wartime test coin that escaped into circulation. There is a record of an off-metal 1943 test cent.
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I wish people would quit relying on ICCS pop reports to call a coin rare.......or to quote them as known to exist......Charleton.s is guilty of this often. 2 examples that come to mind are the 1964 "Upset Dies" as well as the 65 Large beads attached jewel. Now, find a DC29 A 1951 Commerative on Chrome Planchett. That is rare. Or how about consecutive strike error sets......etc. They are a tad rare......  Edited by nickelsguy
10/03/2011 1:46 pm
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Zonad's Victorian errors surely fits into the rare section. I belived that rare coins are usually error coins.
chadcoins, you have a great coin with a great close-up picture. May I know what do you use to take that picture?
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Yes some series strikes are classics to me. On ebay today we have 43168 Canadian coins being sold,I typed in Rare and got 1583 hits,divided it by the total coins and came up with %27.26 of Rare coins.Yes there's alot of false advertizing. Dollar - As for the picture its taken with a microscope. |
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