Post a Beautiful or Unique[ly beautiful] Coin

The goal of this thread is to post a picture of a world coin that you think is exemplary in any way, shape, or fashion, or to post a unique design that you find fascinating and stunning. Bottom line: post a "standout" beauty of some kind. Posting an ordinary type is fine also, as long as you believe it stands apart from most coins of that type in some significant way. Suggestions: for uncirculated coins, post something with a substantially above-average strike, toning, or overall eye appeal. With circulated coins, post a unique design that is well-demonstrated by the particular coin that you post. I'll start... this one is and will likely always be well above my budget, but there is only a handful of them in existence, and I believe many will not be familiar with the particular design, This coin is Danish and was only minted in a limited quantity, as the issue was paid for out of pocket by the director of the mint in Denmark at the time:

 

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Here is my Austria 1964 50 Schilling that's the PCGS plate coin for the type:

 

Here is a 1924 Rouble that has the nicest toning that I have seen on one of these:
(Graded MS 63 by NGC)

 

Mexico -- 1940 10 centavos:



I've always liked the Aztec calendar design.

 

1832 Belgium 10 Centimes NGC-MS-65 RB The King of my collection.





a grade rarity. ask anyone.

 

1893 Canadian Nickel .
Double 9 .

 

It's hard to limit to just one. After all, don't we buy some coins because we find them beautiful. Call it 'eye appeal' perhaps.

A limited few of my favorites:

Even though the Japanese phoenix (ho-o) doesn't have the same fire mythology as the Western phoenix, I love how the toning on this one accentuates the sunburst design.



Another old favorite. The design is on a reasonably common circulating coin, but the proofs (or specimens, or some Austrian Mint employee experimenting officially or otherwise) are fairly uncommon. I just love this 66. Mintage is unknown, but only a small handful are known between PCGS and NGC. Austrian Mint wasn't talking (no records) when I sent an email.




A modern proof:



and one of my favorite ancients:


I have more...but this is enough for one post .

 

This recent purchase has some of the nicest toning of any coin I've ever seen from Morocco. I really like the geometric designs of these Moroccan coins.

 

My AV 2 Doppia 1626 Parma Mint
Odoardo Farnesse Duke of Parma

 

WOW!! That is a spectacular coin!

 

1909 Canadian Nickel Round Leaf

 

I put together my eight favorites into one collage.

 

All beautiful classic coins. The Argentina sunface is nearly impossible to find so choice. Is it the 1815 S/R variety?

 

My favorite for both style and color.




CALABRIA, Tarentum. Circa 315-302 BC. AR Nomos (20.5mm, 7.55 g, 10h). Warrior, holding shield and two spears, preparing to cast a third, on horseback right; ΣA below / Phalanthos, holding kantharos and trident, riding dolphin left; Ω above arm, Σ below arm; below, dolphin left. Fischer-Bossert Group 73, 881 (V345/R684); Vlasto 615; HN Italy 937. VF, toned, compact flan.

 

1943 Canadian Half Dollar .
In 2015, it was a new RPD and is now known as R444d9

 

1813

 

Actually that is a 5 cent silver piece/ in 1922 the first nickels were minted, the mint went from a precious metal (silver) to a base metal (nickel) The 5 cent silver were issued from 1858-1921.

 

Beautifull coins....esp. the one from Utrecht.

 

1951 Morocco gold off-metal strike 50 Francs (Apparently one of only two examples struck)

 

Posted before, but its the best I got.