What popular U.S. coins that you don't own?

as of now I don't own a single copper coin. I wouldn't pay a big premium for full RD copper coins b/c I think they'll turn into RB coins in the future.

 

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Or even nice Red/Br coins , store them right and they won't change much in your lifetime .

 

I don't own any classic head cent or half cents. They've been pretty high on my wish list and now that I've completed my braided hair set (minus a few that will likely get upgraded) I think I'll go after the half cents next. Either that or three cent silvers. I have a couple of proofs, but I've never gone after any business strikes.

 

Surely you have a cent in your car somewhere

 

But nowadays they aren't made out of copper..

 

There are too many US coins to mention that I don't own but I'll name two. I'd like to own a 1916 Standing Liberty Quarter, and since I'm dreaming here, make it a high grade one too. Also, I'd like to own a ten dollar gold coin, any one of them but I'd prefer the an Indian Head.

 

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I'd rather have a brown copper over red any day. I'd rather have any toned coin over "bright and shiny" anyday. Even a coin with "hideous corrosion" is as a wild animal that lived free rather than captured and domesticated in some circus.

 

Have never owned a shield nickel, just never found one that I like. It has to have a sharp, fully struck look, BU and without planchet flaws. Apparently that is asking too much.

 

Since my prime collection is a US Type Set I have (almost) one of every Cu/Ni/Ag business strike coin design through 1964.
As for Au coins I have one of every business strike design from 1834 through 1933.

 

Coin Collectors are a different breed, no doubt. Myself, I collect everything. Proof sets, Mint sets, older and new gold coins, errors, Casino chips, casino dollars, Commemorative Halfs, tokens, Civil War coins, Canadian, other Foreign coins and so on.
I have just about everything American from the 1900's except the Liberty standing Quarter collection and a few Commemorative Halfs . I am missing 11 Liberty Standing Quarters, mostly because I am completing a very nice set. I have a very nice 1916 and 23-S.
However, my dream coin is the 1895 Proof Morgan, that would complete a set of awesome Morgan Dollars.

 

BUT to answer the original question there are no "popular US coins" that either:
-- I don't own, or
-- that I want.
Of course each person has a different definition of "popular".

 

Still looking for the 1909 S VDB.

 

I'd love to capture a nice Lib Cap.

 

This one's tough to answer because it's tough to define popular. Is the $4 gold Stella a popular coin? How about a Chain cent? How about Seated Dollars? These coins garner considerable prices in AU/MS condition. They are classic coins, but are they popular? Tough to say. There are others, but I thought I'd keep the list short.

One day, I hope to own all of them as I'm building a Type set.

 

How do you store them properly?

 

How would you grade this dollar?

 

I always wanted a nice Isabella quarter

 

Difficult to really judge this coin from the pictures. It's either AU or MS63, IMO.

 

Thanks