and explain why if you wish Note my dates may not be fully correct but bear with me please Thanks for Voting!!!!
I voted Early American because of the somewhat crude nature of US coins made during the period. I enjoy the special character it gives them.
I love Guilded Age coinage. It's the money used during the time of the robber barons and cowboys, its content being mined out of the Rocky Mountains and its destiny to be used during the Westward Expansion. It's from a near-mythical time in American history. Though honestly, most of the wear you see on the coins of that era is from years afterward, and not being slid across the bar in a Wild West cowtown. :/
I voted 1900-1930 (WW1). Though, that's a bit of an "odd" cut-off for coinage dates, it best fits my favorite timeframe. A few reasons why are given below:
I also voted 1900-1930 Buffalo nickels, Mercury Dimes, SLQ's,Peace dollars, St. G $20 gold these are all super classic designs. Art deco?
I went 1851-1900. Look at the variety of denominations from that era. They had 2C, 3C, Half Cents for a bit, $3, $4, G$1, Half Dimes and Nickels simultaneously. Morgans, Barbers, Seated Liberty, Liberty Head Gold, Indian Head Cents, Flying Eagle Cents, Large cents.
Did you know those were used during occupied Germany post world war 2. My father as telling me how when he was a bagger at a grocery store people would mistake those as quarters and give him $4 instead of $1 as tip!!
As I rebuild my collection, I'm doing cap and bust, seated libs, walkers, and standing libs. It's a photo finish but caps are the fav so early american.
Assuming I can limit this to US circulation, I went with civil war and reconstruction. So many oddities and beauties, as well as the amount for history.
1932-1940 washington quarters. I like the various design modifications, variety coins, and lower mintages in that first decade. These coins were produced during dismal times in American history during the Great Depression. These were the coins in the pockets of my grandparents (if they had an money at all) and in those of the work force and armed forces as we approached WW2. Happy Independence Day!!!
