Mystery coins

Here are the most mysterious mint coins there are:
Which one would you have??

1851-O seated liberty dollar:1 known example
1964 peace dollar:1 known
1866 No Motto seated liberty dollar:2 known

1974 aluminum penny:12 known

1921 D over S Morgan dollar:4 known

1933 Double Eagle:18 known

1913 Liberty Head V Nickel:4 known

1873 Carson City Dime without arrows:1 known

 

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Out of that list I'd take the 73-CC no arrows dime, It's the only one I consider a legitimate issue. Frankly though I'd rather have an 1853-O no arrows and rays half dollar. And there are five 1913 V Nickls not four. And I have never heard of a 21 D/S dollar.

 

There is actually only 1 aluminum penny left. It was given to the Smithsonian. TOO BAD FOR US!!!

 

There are at least two surviving aluminum cents. One in the Smithsonian, and theToven coin which is out in the marketplace in a PCGS holder.

 

What happened to the others?

 

I'd take the 1933 double eagle, if there was a guarantee that I could own it. (then sell it.)

 

They are probably still sitting in the hands of the Congressmen who received them for examination and didn't return them.

 

But they stated that "There is actually only 1 aluminum penny left." meaning that the others are lost, stolen, destroyed or seized.
Just thought there was a story I didnt know.

 

None of them.
They wouldn't fit in any of my collections.
Give me the money and I'll get something I want.

 

If I was getting an ultra rare coin, it would have to ba a CC. Rarity and mystique.

 

http://www.coinlink.com/articles/paquet.html Here's another...

 

peace dollar

They made a 1964 peace dollar with a mintage of 100000 pieces but were all melted except 1

 

None of the 1964 D peace dollars are officially known today. (There have been reports but nothing confirmed.) There were two coins that we know did survive the melt down in 1965, they had been sent to Washington DC for approval. They turned up in a filing cabinet in 1970 and were subsequently destroyed. There are signed afidavits from witnesses to the destruction of the two coins.

 

Say what? There are 5 known examples.

The Norweb Specimen
The Olsen Specimen
The Eliasberg Specimen
The Walton Specimen
The McDermott Specimen

 

add one more

as for me, I'd prefer the 1849 double Eagle. Two were minted, one is in the Smithsonian. The other one has not been seen in over (I'm guessing) 150 years and may not exist today.

 

The Olsen Specimen soon to be ?????

Watch the auction about the Hawaii Five O Nickel!

http://coins.ha.com/common/view_item.php?SaleNo=1136&LotIdNo=105016&type=PR-PRTE121609

 

Sold, but still the Olsen Specimen.

 

Not if you read the slab.

 

Just another case of knowing the coin and not paying attention to the misinformation on the slab label.

 

What misinformation? The label shows the coin as the "Hawaii Five O" coin which is correct, it is. IMO, this is a discussion of semantics. Olsen may have been the first owner of this individual 1913 Nickel but that didn't happen until 1944. Since the nickels were owned as a set from the time they were minted until 1943, the designation of this coin as the Olsen specimen seems entirely arbitrary to me. Personally, I think the current designation on the slab is more famous and deserving.