What's your Favorite Nickel ?

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I sent the coin to NGC for regrade trying to get it upgraded to MS68 or MS67+, they returned it in the same exact grade with a new holder and new number. I just never bothered to change my photos.

 

I think I am inclined to like the Shield nickel best.

 

Me too as a variety collector they are never disapointing.

 

1971- Netherlands Antilles 5 Cent Nice World Coi

 

My favorite? All nickels before 1938. I guess I'm just tired of seeing Jefferson all of the time.

 

Bring back the buffalos and wheaties!

 

Robert I would agree except seeing what the mint has done with other iconic timeless design...no dont!
Let enjoy what was some of the best coinage ever designed from the era it was designed for.
Funny I compare this to old Disney films as a kid I grew up with...compared to the what they pump out today.
No comparison...with all of todays technology ,computers graphics etc....they just cannot duplicate or exceed the quality of the time.

 

Yeah, the Mint can really screw things up, but I would like to see the exact motifs be repeated without changing anything. Other coins I would like to see re-minted are; Liberty Quarters, Shield Nickels, Mercury Dimes and Morgan Dollars.

 

Could be this business strike-



Or this proof-



Both were cherrypicked, the 1929 as a normal coin without color and the proof as a business strike.

 

It's a tie between the Buffalo and v-nickel these are not the exact coins but the year of them/ my uncle gave me his circulated 1907 V nickel which has been in our family for about 100 years and his first coin a circulated 1936 buffalo nickel that he got from a soda machine when he was a kid.

 

Here's mine. This is my favorite Nickel as I have both halfs of the split planchet.

My second favorite is a split planchet Shield Nickel.

And my third favorite is the 3/2 overdate on the War Nickel.

 

My mint state 1883 V Nickel

 

This one is currently my favorite nickel. Not because it is worth much, but because I learned a little about the hobby thru this piece. I found it in a proof set, took pictures, cut it out, took more pictures and learned that taking decent proof pictures is not easy.
Bottom is before and top is after.

 

This one was a favorite I call Captain Ahab with the die break across the cheek, neck and jacket. The carbon spot above the head holds it back, but the reverse toning is nice.

 

Some of my favorite Nickels:








No glamour shots, the coins actually look like this in hand. I know those are not exactly rare or valuable coins, but I do appreciate the booming luster and lovely toning.

 

and this is my 2nd favored