Post your favorite purchase(s) of the Year.

Here's another nice one .
1880 Vam 21A .
Great deal at 39 bucks

 

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My favourite buys this year are..
1804 Bank of England dollar with the undertype 8 Reales showing through


And my Wolfenbuttel 24 Mariengroschen George IV regent of Karl II (NGC MS-63 joint top)

 

Cool rim and coin size. I personally stay away from coins that are anything smaller than a US nickel (21.2mm), with minor exceptions (e.g. ancient, pre-19th century, and some pre-20th century coins), since there are higher denomination alternatives with relatively more details and heft.

I'd say the rim is easily one of the most under-rated parts of a coin. It disappoints me when I see a featureless rim, like on the Austria Philharmonic silver coins.

 

Here's another great one .
1943 Canadian 50 Cent piece, with a new, re-punched 3 .
Great deal at 25 bucks .

 

Here are a few highlights from my 2015 collecting year.

Happy new year to all, Brandon

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In January 2015, I went to the FUN show in Orlando. I found a really nice example of the 1854 halfpenny Upper Canada provincial token in the case of John Kraljevich. I also bought another USA token from him as well, but this one is truly special.


In March, I was very excited to add an 1898 matte proof example of the L. Oscar Roty "Semeuse" (Sower) design to my small collection of the type. This was an eBay purchase, and I was delighted when it arrived.


In April, I purchased a very nice example of a Conder token from a Heritage Auction. I know, it's not a horse -- but it's one of my favorite Conder designs, and this one has some great luster and pristine surfaces, just like I like them.


In July, I purchased this highly detailed Conder token in another Heritage Auction. I really love the detail of the church and tower.


In mid-September, I found a very nice toned example of a German Mark -- in uber-high grade / preservation. Again, a Heritage Auction.


In early November, I purchased this little sixpence proof from Atlas. I'm a big fan of Kruger-Gray coin designs, and the acorn reverse is very appealing to my eye.


And, finally, just 2 weeks ago -- I bid up a sixpence that I just had to have in a Heritage Auction. This is a part of my small "toned Vicky" collection, and it glows in hand. I can't say enough about how happy I am with this one -- she arrived last week, and knocked my socks off. You can tell she's pretty in the HA images, but she absolutely beams under the camera lens.

 

This one...

That is all.

 

1869 Uruguay 4 Centesimos

1909 Newfoundland Large Cent

1898 Canada Fifty Cents

1905 S USA Eagle

 

A true coin collector!

 

wow that 1793 Yorkshire is very very nice

 

Thanks! It's a lovely token for its age. It is actually dated 1795 -- the NGC label is a typo.

 

1972 Uncentered Broadstruck
1971 Uncentered Broadstruck

 

1879-S Morgan Dollar

 

1921-S Morgan Dollar

 

1881-S Morgan Dollar

 

It's tough to pick just one, so here are my favorite copper, silver, and gold coin purchases from 2015.

My favorite copper coin that I picked up this year was this stunning 1868KB Hungarian 4 Krajczar that a fellow Hungarian collector and friend of mine located for me while we were at the November Whitman Expo. This is a tough to find one-year type, and while I already had a RB gem example, I just fell in love with the glossy surfaces and outstanding color.



My favorite silver coin that I picked up this year was this 1835 B-2 small capped bust quarter that I also picked up at the November Whitman Expo. This one was a nice upgrade for me from my old XF45 example of the B-2 die marriage. This is one of only three die marriages to use reverse G, which was made for the 1834 proofs (including the King of Siam specimen) and later employed in business strikes. This reverse has a different looking eagle thought to have been engraved by Christian Gobrecht rather than William Kneass. This example has outstanding luster and attractive peripheral toning and is absolute top of the mark for an AU55.

My favorite gold coin that I picked up this year is this Hungarian 1868GYF Dukat that I picked up from Nice Common Coins (bkozak33) in June. I love both the standing Franz Joseph I obverse and the angels reverse and it's a tough two-year type from a branch mint that stopped producing coins after 1871.

 

1) $3 GOLD



2) $1 SILVER



3) 2c COPPER



Let me see if I find more pics...

 

@Jaelus - I love your 1835 Bust Quarter - excellent grade & surfaces, nice decent rim toning... perfect eye appeal!

I am a bit jealous now

 

Thanks. I ended up picking up 5 AU bust quarters this year; 3 50s and a pair of 55s. The 1835 B-2 was the nicest of the lot, though the other 55 was a definite contender. Nice repunched 1s in the date on this variety and good color, but the 1835 B-2 is so nice I wouldn't be surprised if it could go 58 on a resubmission. Here's a pic of the other AU55 I picked up this year at the March Whitman Expo.

 

Just amazing...

 

I absolutely adore that copper 4 Krajczar! Fantastic!