Most Collected Coin

We've had the most luck with 2C Pieces, 3C Pieces, Flying Eagles, and Morgans (of course). Nice Standing Liberty quarters always seem to have a market at any price (but it's a little harder to find them cheap enough to sell at a profit).

 

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ND, what do you think of this one?? The seller claims the toning is from an old Raymond Waite album.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=3922405385&ssPageName=STRK:MEWA:IT

 

Wow! That's a gorgeous coin - I'm surprised that it's only at $187. Do you think that the toning is natural?

 

I don't believe the toning is natural at all, I believe it has been altered, I have a 1997 penny that looks exactly like that, know why I think it has been altered? See the top rim of the coin? It isn't toned like the flat of the coin Coin doctored! Still though, I would pay 200 dollars for the coin honestly...Just because it has been very nicely doctored up....Not many can do that. But, the whole coin doctored thing is my personal opinion, with as many toned coins I deal with, you begin to notice natural and unatural ones, and the seller has 100% positive feedback, can't go wrong there.

 

As pretty as it is, I don't agree with doctoring a coin. I have seen some Morgans that genuinely have "monster" toning. (That was before all these doctored coins became so popular.) One of the reasons a naturally toned coin attracts me is the mystery of why some coins tone in different colors and different ways. With coin doctoring, a lot of the mystery is removed. Quite frankly, artificially toning a coin and cleaning a coin both change the coin from the original state and I don't find either desireable for that reason. It kind of bothers me how popular coin doctoring has become and people are paying a premium for those coins. Please don't be offended, this is just my opinion and my 2 cents.

 

Looks original to me. I would however be a bit concerned with the listing as a proof. Only 600 were made, and there are a few details about this coin that make me believe that the proof designation may possibly be wrong. I would actually have to see the coin in person. Certainly an early strike, and a good one at that. If this coin sells at anywhere near its current value, someone will be a very lucky buyer.
If you have an interest in this coin, I would suggest getting it.

 

Well, at $200, you could probably take a chance and have it slabbed. If it comes back not proof but MS-64 or better, you still would have a decent buy.

 

I reckon that George Washington silver Quarters would have to be one of the most popular series in terms of US coins,given the fact that the 1932's are scarce.Then silver John F. Kennedy $1/2's.We get asked for them by collectors over here in New Zealand.

Aidan.

 

Morgan
Walker Halves
Statehood Quarters
Mercury Dimes
Buffalo Nickels
Wheats
Coronet Large Cents

 

lincolns, morgans, and mercuries, in that order

 

Lincolns are without doubt the most sought after and collected. Generally people always start collecting the Cent before anything else.

 

Thanks YNcoinpro, that has to be some kind of record twentyfive months between when the question is asked and someone finally answers it. (Lots of other responses but none of them answered the original question.) Your answer is the same as what I expected.

 

I believe that the JFK Half is going to be a series to be reckoned with in the future!!

 

In my opinion, a 1909-S VDB would propably the most sought-after coin.

However, for collectors on a slightly smaller budget, Lincoln cents would propably be the most common coin.

 

hmm, 2 thoughts: First, the OP (30 months ago) specifically said he wanted to talk about series as a whole, not individual coins, so the 09SVDB was specifically outside of what he was asking.

Second, that thread was a trip down memory lane! It was active originally when I joined the board and it had responses from some of the "regulars" that I respected when I was first getting back into coins. I miss those guys! With the exception of the moderators, almost all of them are either gone or hardly ever around anymore.

 

I'll agree for many reasons.

 

I can't imagine that the "most collected coin" wouldn't be anything but the Lincoln Cent. I would not be surprised to find that there are more Whitman folders out there than there are 1909S VDBs (or 1914-Ds or 1931-Ss) available to fill each one.

Some other interesting responses though. Perhaps the State Quarters have passed the Lincolns, but the Lincolns have had such a head start, I don't know.