Your rarest Us Coin

1796 Dime, JR-2, Rarity-4:

 

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1801 Dime, variety JR-2, Rarity 4+

 

So happy to see that nice-looking 1863; makes me proud that mine is just as nice or maybe even a pinch nicer. No rotation noted on mine.

 

My rarest is a So-Called Dollar HK 606. It's badly damaged, and not really worth anything, however it is a R5 or R6 depending on who's statistics you go by. It's important to me because it features Roger Williams, founder of my state of Rhode Island, and my childrens 10th Great Grandfather.

 

That is way cool!

 

Thanks! I'd love to find a nice MS slabbed example. I'm also on the hunt for HK649 and 650. Both are of Rhode Island subject matter, and even more rare, I believe.

 

Capped bust quarter 1834 B-5 (R5). I have other R5s in my Browning set, but this one is also a significant conditional rarity (NGC AU50). If I recall, there were only maybe 4 or 5 known examples above XF, including details examples.

Notably, this is the rarest of only 3 business strike varieties that used the Rev G die. Rev G was the proof die used for the 1834 presentation set quarters, that was prepared from a different hub than the other reverse dies.

 

My rarest is a CWT Store Card. A details coin due to a past improper cleaning. I'm glad to own it, it's a Rarity 10.

 

FYI,

My EAC Membership number also happens to be 1799.

 

Now that is cool.

 

Here are two very scarce Capped Bust dimes - both R5+ according to the Bust Dime I.D Guide by Zack, Scuderi and Sherrill.

1821 JR-2 (lay undiscovered in my junk box for 25 years until I bothered to check the variety. Original cost less than $10).
This variety used to be a R-7, then R-6. As more examples where found over time it now stands at R-5+.

1824/2 JR-2 with pointed 1 (PCGS VG10 - looks little rough in my picture, much better in-hand). Still an R-5+ and likely to stay that way from what I have read.

 

This is the edge of the S-156 below the S-121b I'm using for comparison. The grip marks are irregular and may not be matched up exactly.

 

I have very few US coins. But i would guess the rarest would be one of these 2.

 

The attribution for this 1819 large cent was found on this very forum.

1819 Large Cent Newcomb-7, apparently an R4, which means a population of 76-200.

http://www.coinfacts.com/large_cent...ents/1819_large_cents/1819_large_cent_n07.htm



I bought it in a coin shop as a an 1819 F - VF cent. The flip just said "1819 Large Cent." I just liked the look and the early date. After examining the denticles I worried that I had overpaid for a problem coin, but a few people on this forum pointed out its attribution.