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<p>[QUOTE="kaparthy, post: 3609454, member: 57463"]Complaining about the 2021-CC Morgan (which does not yet exist), the point was made that classic designs have more appeal than the mere historicity of the artifact. </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>So, I googled Krause Coin of the Year. Wikipedia had an article (of course; <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coin_of_the_Year_Award" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coin_of_the_Year_Award" rel="nofollow">here</a>) and that took me to a <a href="https://www.pcgs.com/SetRegistry/world-coin-sets/complete-sets/coin-year-by-krause-publications-1982-present/alltimeset/125197" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.pcgs.com/SetRegistry/world-coin-sets/complete-sets/coin-year-by-krause-publications-1982-present/alltimeset/125197" rel="nofollow">PCGS Registry Set</a>. I was underwhelmed. (So far, I like the 1988 Albania 50 Leke. The 1987 US $5 Gold Commemorative was a mess. I have no idea what the obverse is supposed to be.). But overall, the coins are just, well, coins. The best ones stand out. Nominees?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="kaparthy, post: 3609454, member: 57463"]Complaining about the 2021-CC Morgan (which does not yet exist), the point was made that classic designs have more appeal than the mere historicity of the artifact. So, I googled Krause Coin of the Year. Wikipedia had an article (of course; [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coin_of_the_Year_Award']here[/URL]) and that took me to a [URL='https://www.pcgs.com/SetRegistry/world-coin-sets/complete-sets/coin-year-by-krause-publications-1982-present/alltimeset/125197']PCGS Registry Set[/URL]. I was underwhelmed. (So far, I like the 1988 Albania 50 Leke. The 1987 US $5 Gold Commemorative was a mess. I have no idea what the obverse is supposed to be.). But overall, the coins are just, well, coins. The best ones stand out. Nominees?[/QUOTE]
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