What's a coin type that you wish you knew more about?

I've learned a lot over the years about many different coins, but I've always wished I knew more about certain series. One big one for me is Washington silver quarters. I've never collected them, but would love to learn more about the series. I love varieties and cherrypicking, so I know this would be a fun journey.

Also, Walking Liberty Halves would be a close 2nd on my list.

So what series would you like to learn more about that you haven't yet?

 

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Bust coins...

 

Yeah, I know the bust half series, but nothing about the JR numbers of the dimes. Also the half dimes.

 

Morgan dollars. I just can't get into them. I would like to study more about them though.

 

Indian Head cents probably first. Maybe gold dollars second.

 

Mercury Dimes are my darlings....

 

I'm all over the place in my collecting... I like clad, gold, silver, Ikes, Indian Gold, and Major silver types. Now, speaking in terms of what I could afford to know more about, I'd go with 3 cent pieces, both silver and nickel. In general, I'd love to have a better understanding of the early mint and specifically early copper cents and half cents. I'd also love to know more about the early politics of our coinage. I know that From Mine to Mint is top on my purchase/reading list.

 

Buffalo Nickels. Is it a weak strike or circulated. That's a tough series.

 

All the series before the 1860s or so. If I had to pick one, maybe large cents

 

I love History. As I am investing my heart, soul, money and time, I'm realizing I'm preserving history through my purchases. Anyone else doing the same?

 

Half cents... all of them, but particularly the early ones.

My next choice would be Indian quarter eagles.

 

Ohhhh, yeah. Especially since the coins that fall prey to weak strike most frequently are frequently keys and semi keys. VF 20's S-mints are really, really tough to grade.

 

Bust half dimes is a short series,and fun to collect. The 1835 has the most varieties . I need about 5 more to complete my short set.
Next is the bust classic half cents, another short set, and fun to collect. Again about 4 coins short of a set completion. The 1828 has two varieties plus another Cohen number, and the 12 and 13 star coins. You can find these in vf to Au at reasonable prices.

 

I have two unc $3 gold pieces. I think they are fascinating. Not sure why. Interesting theories on why they were minted - - e.g. to easily buy stamps.

 

Large cents and Sheldon #'s.

They are a mystery to me.

 

Colonials. There's a lot of nuance in these that seems to make the learning curve much steeper than for other series. Climb that curve, however, and it would also seem that the payoff is big, and not just financially.

 

That's how I feel with my military trade tokens, particularly closed bases such as Wurtsmith Air Force Base and closed radar stations like Murphy Dome.