Post your most beautiful coins

are circulated coins nicer than proof coins?

 

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One of my newest pickup 1886 1 rupees.

 

Purdy. Has it been whized?

 

No it a cell phone photo.

 

I'm fond of many of Kruger-Gray's coin designs. One example is the rendition of "Hope" on reverse of the South African shillings.

 

Oh sorry! I didn't know. I'm not allowed to have a cellphone.

 

For design this one

 

For color here's a couple

 

And for all over greatness and being my favorite coin this one

 

Does it stay that color forever?

 

How about a moldy oldie?

From Syracuse, Sicily; minted under the tyrant Agathokles. A tetradrachm (silver coin, 24 mm, 17.4 gm); Arethusa on the obverse, quadriga & charioteer, triskeles symbol on the reverse. Minted ~310-305 BC

 

An absolutely beautifully centered and struck coin! Where is the "LOVE" button!?!

 

That is one of the nicest ancients I have seen. Very nice.

 

Unfortunately no the coin will continue to tone being in the slab and proper storage will slow it down greatly so likely there will be little change in a lifetime but there will be change in the color over the next couple hundred years tho I won't be around to see it

 

Probably this Birds of Paradise from German New Guinea:

 

I know brg has a nicer one, but I'm rather partial to this type:

 

1913-S

 

Italian coins are some of the best engraving done.
This is one of the hardest to to find in Mintstage it a gem in my eyes.

 

Another design favorite