Post a Coin you wish you owned!

I've been thinking about this..and I've narrowed it down to 3.

- ANY St. Gaudens $20
- 1909-S VDB Lincoln, MS60+++
- 2008-W $100 Platinum Eagle

Ah yeah...I'd die happy if I had those.

 

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1856 Proof one cent PR-70 DCAMO

 

Either 1. 1907 Ex. high relief , lettered edge
2. 1916 FH & FS , Standing Liberty Quarter
3. 1895 Proof Morgan
rzage:smile:hatch::hammer:

 

i kind of am partial to this one...oh ...never mind

 

Rhode Island Ship Medal

If I had a cool 18K lying around, I'd buy this propaganda medal:

http://www.coinraritiesonline.com/index.php?page=search&task=det_pl&offset=3&gal_id=1

There's a neat story behind this, but I'll leave it up to you to google if interested.

 

Here is one I would love to own. When I first saw this coin, I dubbed it the citrus nickel, lemon yellow, lime green, orange, and pink grapefruit toning. 1883 NO CENTS NGC PF67 Liberty Nickel----------WOW!

 

Either or would be nice.

 

This 1861 half, for the historic value:

This one for its imagery; The word "intense" comes to mind. It looks like the apocalypse is upon us:



Also, I"d like one of the Eagles that Spock has in his signature.

 

What about tha Pan Pacific $50 gold Octagonal?

 

OMG, how could we forget that coin. One of my absolute favorites!

 

Always wanted to own a St Gaudens, and a $10 Indian.
The Oregon Trail Half wouldn't be a bad one to own either

 

Grant Commemorative with the star. Enuff said.

 

That's one rarity I have no desire to own. Its completely fabricated! The star was intentionally added later by mint employees.

 

I didn't know that. How did they get away with that?

 

SS Republic Gold Coin from the ship wreck or any ship wreck coin really

 

It should say something about it on the Redbook page for it.

Or I may have had a momentary lapse of reason. Someone check for me, I don't have my RB with me.

 

As per 2008 Red Book: "This coin was struck during 1922 as a centenary souvenir of Ulysses S. Grant's birth. A star that appeared on the first issue was later removed, creating a second variety. The star has no particular significance".
There is no mention that mint employees added the star after the minting process. There is a warning, however, to beware of fake stars as the reverse of the coin will have a flattened area.

 

I think the Grant with Star is a cool variety and would never dismiss it based on a claim that it's completely fabricated. Even if the Mint employees helped out some in creating this variety intentionally, there are many really cool varieties that that exist because of the imaginations of some Mint employees.

 

in my dreams....