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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;lordmarcovan, post: 2599993, member: 10461&quot;]If, on the other hand, you mean <i>favorite</i> coin, well, that&#039;s a bit trickier.</p><p><br /></p><p>My favorites in my &quot;Box of 20&quot; vary at any given time, but these are arguably my &quot;top three&quot;.</p><p><br /></p><p>They&#039;re also among my more valuable coins, but sentimental value and dollar value can be two very different things with me.&nbsp; I have metal detector finds that aren&#039;t worth very much money, but are sentimentally priceless to me.&nbsp; <a href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/diggers-diary-flashback-i-call-this-one-the-coin-1998.287817/" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/diggers-diary-flashback-i-call-this-one-the-coin-1998.287817/">This is one of those</a>.</p><p><br /></p><p>But here are my three favorites that I <i>bought</i>.</p><p><br /></p><p><b><a href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/ancient-greece-kingdom-of-macedon-silver-mercenaries-drachm-of-king-perseus-ca-175-170-bc.286582/" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/ancient-greece-kingdom-of-macedon-silver-mercenaries-drachm-of-king-perseus-ca-175-170-bc.286582/">Ancient Greece (Kingdom of Macedon), silver &quot;Mercenaries&quot; drachm of King Perseus, ca. 175-170 BC</a></b></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k173/lordmarcovan/Thessaly-Pseudo-Rhodian-drachm-091100-coin-800x500.png" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k173/lordmarcovan/Thessaly-Pseudo-Rhodian-drachm-091100-slab.png" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><b><a href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/england-anglo-saxon-silver-penny-of-aethelred-ii-struck-ca-997-1003-ad.286616/" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/england-anglo-saxon-silver-penny-of-aethelred-ii-struck-ca-997-1003-ad.286616/">England (Anglo-Saxon): silver penny of Aethelred II, struck ca. 997-1003 AD</a></b></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k173/lordmarcovan/England-AR-penny-AethelredII-074500-coin-800x500.png" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k173/lordmarcovan/England-AR-penny-AethelredII-074500-slab.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><b><a href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/great-britain-gilt-copper-proof-halfpenny-of-george-iii-soho-mint-1806.286719/" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/great-britain-gilt-copper-proof-halfpenny-of-george-iii-soho-mint-1806.286719/">Great Britain: gilt copper proof halfpenny of George III, Soho Mint, 1806</a></b></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k173/lordmarcovan/GB-Gilt-halfpenny-1806-082000-coin-800x500.png" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k173/lordmarcovan/GB-Gilt-halfpenny-1806-082000-slab.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>By coincidence or not, that pretty much covers all my coins with four-figure pricetags.&nbsp; Actually the three I just posted here all <i>cost</i> me less than $1K, (each in the $700-750 range, as it happens, but all three are arguably <i>worth</i> more than $1K apiece).</p><p><br /></p><p>The Dahlonega half-eagle I posted above cost me $2,300, so it is far and away my most monetarily valuable coin, but technically I am more the custodian than the owner of it.&nbsp; I bought it for my daughter, and am just keeping it with my own collection until she wants to sell it for college textbooks or to help pay for her eventual wedding or whatever.&nbsp; She&#039;s only 15 now so she won&#039;t be getting a car for another year or two, but told me she&#039;d rather I keep the coin for now until college or marriage rolls around later.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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