Rare coin of yours?

What did the obverse die of this FE cent clash with? Wasnt' it something weird like a Double Eagle obverse?

 

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I collect pennies out off of the street !
No rare coins here !

*sets infared sensors around safes*

 

You got it.

 

Whats a Bugs Bunny Franklin ?

 

It is a 1955 Franklin half with a die clash on the obverse that makes it appear that Franklin has buck teeth, hence the name "Bugs Bunny".

 

Well in mintage I think mine would be a 1950 Proof Franklin Half Dollar. Mine is graded PF66 by NGC.
When talking about $$ it would my VF 1909-S VDB. Looking on Heritage I see that these are selling for quite a bit more than I paid for it!

I find coin collecting fun, and enjoyable. If I make money on it...great....if I don't.....great. I've always tried to pick up coins that I like, and that are PQ. That way, I enjoy the coins I own, and if I do need to ever sell them I should have some nice, hard to find, coins that others might want!!

Speedy

 

I only collect semi-keys for my type set. Got a 1927-S and 1913-S Type-I Buffalo, 1909-S Lincoln cent (which I'm going to sell soon), 1937-S Washington quarter, 1912-D Liberty nickel, etc. Nothing too rare, just rarer than your average type coin.

 

Here's mine, an 1808 over 7 Capped Bust Half Dollar w/o Obverse Die-Cracks. It's an unreported Overton Variety with a 'suspected' population of less than 5 coins. The picture shows all of the unique characteristics this coin has.

 

Based on mintage figures, my rarest is an 1867 Half Dime in AU, and the most expensive coin in my collection is a 1916 SLQ in AU. I've got a crappy picture of the SLQ, but not the Half Dime.

 

beeootiful!

 

Great coins everyone! For those of you that are wondering, I meant valuable, but great coins! Especially the busts!

 

As far as mintage, mine would be a PCGS PF-58 1861 Seated Half Dollar with a mintage of 1,000.

 

not too expensive, and not the most beautiful, but my rarest is this silver diobol of the carian satrap hekatomnos, the father of mausolus (who built the famous mausoleum, one of the seven wonders of the anicent world). minted sometime between 392 and 376 bc. i know it's not obvious, but the reverse is the forequarters of a bull.

this is why i love ancient coins -- when you stop to think about who may have held a given coin in their hand, even if it's an ugly little guy, it can make you lose track of time and daydream.

v.

 

uh, and also lose track of which forum you're in. US, world & ancients... SORRY!

v.

 

As far as mintage goes it would have to be my 1832 Half Cent which has a mintage of only 51,000. But the most valuable coin in my collection is a 1882 Gold Eagle slabbed by NGC. I don't have any really valuable coins in my collection but I do have a nice variety of average circulated, average priced coins.

 

mine would be... a 1932 canadian half.. only 19,000 minted..
maybe ill get some pics up:thumb:

 

there we go, all dinged up and stained.. But its a 32 none the less:thumb::thumb::thumb:

 

Ahh - but the original post was "rarest". Rarest is not always the most valuable. Value can be determined by the demand. While a rare (or small mintage) coin is not in high demand and could be reasonably priced. For example the 1878 proof shield nickel has a mintage of 2350, but you can get one for 1000 to 1500. To me that is a rare coin that is reasonably priced.

 

Let's see, I would say at the moment it's a close tie between my 24 D Lincoln in VF, and my 1911 S Lincoln in XF. Great coins everyone. :thumb:

Phoenix

 

can we see it?? i wanna see one sooo bad