What is the most common form of coinage in your collection?

Definitely Wheat Pennies, I probably have about 3000 of them.

 

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15,000 or so Indian head cents and 1,000 or so Morgan dollars.....and I enjoy them all.

 

I don't have any but I always thought Chinese Cash coins were cool. So many varieties.

 

I would say Lincoln Wheaties, I probably have 50 of them.

Thanks,
Jacob

 

I know I started this by stating mine were AV Dukats, which is definately my most prolific "collector coin". But......I also have been stashing away our Canadian $2 coins called "Toonies". I have a large crock pot filled with over 5K of them. Soon....I will roll them up and take them to my bank, use the $$$$$ to buy a FDC Philip III of Macedon AV Stater So, I am getting a really nice coin for "pocket change" I've hoarded for 5 years!

 

I started collecting Dutch colonial copper, such as duits, half duits, double duits, stuivers, etc. I see I have over 200 of them in the "keeper" part of my collection, and 50 or so extras to trade or sell. Have a few "dumps" but as yet no "bonks". I know that might not sound right, however it probably is.

 

I remember you sent me a pm. Oh well. Maybe in time.

 

I would say GB sovereigns and crowns by a long shot.....never counted them and also imperial Russian roubles.

 

US never made a single penny, and I guess my saying went over your head.

 

Maybe you should let the US Mint know.
https://www.usmint.gov/coins/coin-medal-programs/circulating-coins/lincoln-penny-1959-2007

Christian

 

Agreed. It would not be cost effective to make a single penny. Heck, it is not even cost effective to make a billion a year.

BTW, if you are not familiar with the term penny then I suggest you look it up on Wikepedia.

 

I would have guessed Sovereigns/Crowns/Mohurs.....never knew about the Roubles My second one in gold/ Marks(20/10/5) third Sovereigns/ Fourth Francs(100/50/20/10/5) Fifth Mohurs.

 

Ducats I like..........wish I could afford them. Heck, if I collected them, I'd make room to afford them. Truth is, I'm US (and mostly modern at that) but I do enjoy looking at Ducats............

 

If I had Warren Buffett's $ I would go for that Poland 1621 Sigismund III AV 100 Dukaten/Triton XXI! Then, go on the sixbid site and high bid on every perfect mint state Dukat ever made/ then all the Roman Aurei.....probably would run of of $ in 10 years! But it would be heavenly! Unfortunately, that is in a dream world/ reality is much harsher, I can only afford two good coins in all those great January Auctions And I have no luck in lotteries

 

I started hoarding large world coppers and US large cents. now I'm collecting crowns. I have 21 5 francs, so I guess those are the dominant coins. I'm trying to get one of each mint from 1831 to 1850. that's a lot of coins if you research how many mints there were/are

 

My main collection is about 53 crowns and most common denomination is 2 thalers followed by thalers. Here is the breakdown.

1/2 thalers: 1
10 Lire: 1
1000 Reis: 1
15 Tari: 1
2 Ducats: 1
2 Gulden: 1
2 Rigsdaler: 1
2 Taler: 12
3 gulden: 1
30 Tari: 2
4 Fiorin:i 1
4 Franken: 1
4 Rigsdaler Specie: 1
5 Francs: 2
5 Korona: 1
5 Kronen: 1
5 Lei :1
5 Lire: 2
50 Centesimos: 1
Crown: 1
Ducatoon: 1
Ecu: 2
Escudo: 1
Lion daalder: 1
Patagon: 1
Riksdaler: 2
Sol: 1
Speciedaler: 1
Thaler: 9

 

You have two of the giant Sicilian 68.32 grams of silver 30 Tari coins. Rare and expensive coins.

 

I wish they were Sicillian Mine are both from Malta. Btw i recently lost on a double scudi from Genova on Heritage which is about 76g , very depressing to think about it.