I have some shiny coins, but my favorites seem to be circulated. As of today, I'll go with this one...
I think it’s a really tough call but I’ll say this one CALABRIA, Tarentum. Circa 315-302 BC. AR Nomos (20.5mm, 7.55 g, 10h). Warrior, holding shield and two spears, preparing to cast a third, on horseback right; ΣA below / Phalanthos, holding kantharos and trident, riding dolphin left; Ω above arm, Σ below arm; below, dolphin left. Fischer-Bossert Group 73, 881 (V345/R684); Vlasto 615; HN Italy 937. VF, toned, compact flan.
Couldn't pick a favorite one, but here is a top pick that you don't see every day. 300 years old. 1707 200 Reis and it looks to be stamped over an older Spanish coin?
My favorite coin. This is probably the the first coin I kept - the start of my numismatic career as a kid in New Orleans. https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces3550.html Country Mexico Period United Mexican States (1905-date) Type Standard circulation coin Years 1957-1967 Value 1 Peso (1 MXP) Currency Estados Unidos - Peso (1905-1992) Composition Silver (.100) Weight 16 g Diameter 34.5 mm Thickness 2.3 mm Shape Round Orientation Coin alignment ↑↓ Demonetized Yes Number N# 3550 References KM# 459, Schön# 53
I think one of them has to be this vintage roll find of mine from last year...the elusive "1 in Neck". I'm still so excited about it...pretty sure I'm sending it to get graded this year! Only about a dozen graded, ever, both PCGS and NGC!
I have 3 all time favorites 2 of the because I'm a Philly guy born & raised. 1 because I found it in change.
STADT BIELEFELD (GERMAN) GOLDMARK 1923 L- 40.5 City Savings Bank of Bielefeld (Westfalen) Gilded Bronze 1 Mark Coin / Post WW I Propaganda / Stab-in-the-Back / Occupation of the Ruhr.
Clearly, everyone has a much better collection than I do - LOL! However, if I had to choose just one, I suppose it would be this one...
Yes, there are prettier ladies at the ball, but this is the the coin that started my first independent set. I have many in similar grade for the entire set, and yes, several could be upgraded, but this one still brings a small grin when I remember the thought, "You know, I think I want a set of these."
This is definitely my favorite world coin. I was just discovering classic Hungarian coinage and I found this design while looking through a catalog and quickly found this example raw on eBay. This was the first world coin I submitted for slabbing as I was primarily a US collector at the time. This coin would end up starting my classic Hungarian type set (1848-1945), my Hungarian Millennium Expo set (1896) which also includes medals and non-numismatic material, and my Hungarian korona date set (1892-1916), the tail end of which won NGC's best presented set in 2020. Hungary 1896KB Korona (Hungarian Millennium Commemorative) KM-487 NGC MS62