What coin excites you right now?

The denizens of the dark side have infected me and I would love to have an Athena Owl coin and a turtle, but EXPENSIVE

 

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US: Proof strikes of 19th & early 20th century coinage

World: 1797 Great Britain 2 Pence Proof - 40mm @ 2 oz each!

Or at all times, these, which are rare or next to impossible to find:

Pics from the 'net.

 

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Love me some Bust Halves right now. Currently have 1824, 1831, 1832, 1833, and 1834.

 

I imagine a lot of people here won't tell you what they really think excites them if you mean "what are gonna be great selections to buy at low prices." It seems like a lot of people in this forum seem to be friends, but rest assure like other people who are friends in the same business (real estate, law, sales), they know they are also competitors if they both like the same coins, sets, etc. As such, they won't find it in their best interest to give away free advice. Who would ever promote more competition? I am not being cynical here, but I am being honest. For me, with an economy booming and appearing to be growing, I am buying gold and silver bullion coins, plus the sets I am trying to finish because I just like them.

 

Speak for yourself. That would never occur to me. I don't feel in competition with anyone here.

 

Oooh, both of those are nice. Finding well struck, perfectly centered, problem free examples is difficult, even though owls are seemingly a dime a dozen.

 

I did not mean to offend, my friend. I am speaking of people who depend on buying low and making sales as a means to support themselves.

And think about this: If you were trying to snipe a coin or cherrypick on an auction site and the price was about to go for cheap that you wanted, would you tell other people you know who collect that coin about it and share the link? Of course not. Well, neither would people who depend on coin sales for a living. I know a guy who came to the monthly show in Buffalo who went to every single dealer and bought every single commemorative half dollar that was loose and appeared uncleaned and undamaged. He spent almost $16,000. He slabs them and sells them for hundreds and even thousands of dollars each to collectors in Europe and Japan. The same principle applies.

 

S Mint Peace Dollars, Liberty Eagles and coins I need to complete my Graded Type set. I'm also really falling in love with large cents.

 

I had a large cent period then I fell out of it quickly when I got back into morgans.

 

My First Spouse series is complete...I'm rudderless.
I've upgraded some Barbers lately...that's about it.

 

I still buy Morgans on occasion. I still really like them, but changed my focus to completing my Peace Dollar set. Finding S mint mark Peace dollars that I like is hard.

 

That should be worth sometime .... to your heirs. But right now I am not so sure it was worth the outlay. Like many, I bought the first few but the interest didn't seem to be there and, again like many, I stopped.

 

The First Spouse series was a 10 year journey...but it was fun!

 

Send me a dozen, I'll PM my address

 

Now that is something to get excited about!

 

any thing from South America, Central America (Mexico), France, Great Britain, Italy, Germany, Canada... these all have affordable silver coins depending on which specific coins you are looking for.
It is ok to like U.S. coins too. I personally like the mercury dime, standing liberty quarter, seated coinage, and indian gold pieces $2.50 and $5.00.

 

I keep thinking GOLD, with a D mint mark.........major bucks, yes.

 

For U.S Coin: This! plus Large Cents, preferably 94's.
NSP, did you notice an 1824/2 JR-2 CBD just sold on the bay. Very low grade but also a very rare coin at R5+. Sold for a modest amount ($ 130) considering less than 45 are known.

For Ancients: a couple, for example: a denarius (or two) of the Civil War of the year 69 A.D; an upgrade to my Germanicvs SIGNIS RECEIPTS dupondius;
a denarius of Caligula (that one is going to be tough!)

Modern: South American early republican, specially Chile.

In German coinage I would love an 1816 or preferably 1817 'Kammerherrn' Thaler from Prussia; a Double Taler from one of the smaller principalities, for example Oldenburg, Waldeck or Anhalt.

What is it a about collecting coins that one just never can get enough??

 

To the OP... Since you like Morgan's, take a look at silver dollar size world coins from the same time period. Big, old, heavy, attractive, well made coins can be found for reasonable prices.