Top 3 Favorite Coins

Barber coins are beautiful, but wear horribly.

 

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American Silver Eagle
Morgan Silver Dollar
Walking Liberty Half Dollar

 

That's funny because the more they are worn, the more I love them. Opinions are like....

 

The favorites I collect are Morgan, Peace and old Liberty gold.

Then, there are all the others - virtually everything.

 

1 Draped bust dollar
2 trade dollar
3 st gaudens $20
Honorable mentions
Liberty cap cent
Flowing hair dollar
And all I collect beyond a type set is the trade dollars. But as a dealer I buy what I like

 

I hear what you are saying @Kentucky about how unattractive worn barbers are. However, to me, a worn barber is proof of the superiority of the coin design. Most coins worn to AG are much worst, and most are missing dates and other aspects of the coin. A worn barber is proof of Barber's excellence in coin design.

Of course a BU barber is much more attractive, but I would never put a BU barber ahead of a lot of other attractive US coins. However, I would use a worn Barber as an example of truly spectacular technical coin design. These coins were worn for 50+ years and still had full coin details. A beautiful early SL quarter lost its date in a couple of years. Many VG buffalo nickels, while being a spectacular artistic achievement, also are dateless.

Btw my answers on this thread were US choices simply because I expected mostly US answers. I doubt many would know my three favorite designs today if I listed them.

 

For you and log...perhaps you are right, my favorite worn coin is one of the large old Victoria copper coins. The look of that silhouette I find pleasing. For some reason, the Barber just doesn't seem to hold integrity as much.

 

My top 3 mainly have to do with personal reasons.

1. Nicely toned Buffalo Nickel
2. 1921 Pilgrim Commemorative
3. $20 Saint Gaudens w/motto

p.s. I feel like these should be mentioned also, a nicely toned full luster Morgan, Proof Libertads, and the big one that I am currently saving for, "The Tejo" (1943 Gold $50 Peso)..