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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;World Colonial, post: 2444047, member: 78153&quot;]I wouldn&#039;t consider any US coin valued up to $25,000 a &quot;trophy&quot; because given the US price level, I can&#039;t think of a single one which is actually distinctive.&nbsp; However, from comments elsewhere its apparently US collectors use a much lower standard of significance than I do.</p><p><br /></p><p>Since apparently &quot;trophies&quot; are so numerous, I use the term ultra elite instead where I once identified 29 with a somewhat lower number as honorable mentions.&nbsp; An example by my standards are any of the 1792 federal patterns, like the Birch cent.</p><p><br /></p><p>As an example of coins which I don&#039;t consider actual trophies but still certainly scarce and desirable are numerous Liberty Seated dates.&nbsp; PCGS contributor &quot;Roadrunner&quot; has commented numerous times that the &quot;key&quot; date circulation strikes have lost value since 2008 (or near it) and I have noticed the same thing for pre-1858 proofs.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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