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<p>[QUOTE="medoraman, post: 1864772, member: 26302"]"The general consensus" is the Trade dollar is greater than things like:</p><p><br /></p><p>St Gaudens double eagle</p><p>St Gaudens Eagle</p><p>Walking Liberty</p><p>Buffalo nickel</p><p>Draped Bust</p><p><br /></p><p>You must live in a much, much different part of the US than I sir. I have never heard anyone utter "Trade dollar" ahead of those five I just listed. Its a decent coin, I do not mind it, but "greatest"? It would make my top ten maybe, and even then only if commemoratives are not included.</p><p><br /></p><p>Mike, if you are talking production coins, this is my list of five. Pretty hard to pick a favorite from these. If we are including commemoratives, then my favorite of all time is the Oregon Trail commemorative half. Nothing is more American to me than this coin, nor more beautiful.</p><p><br /></p><p>Edit: Sorry, didn't see the other parts of the question. To me the eagle on the WL half is best, followed by the two St Gaudens and the SL quarter. For minor coinage, only the draped bust design has any chance to compete with the buffalo nickel, but the buffalo still wins it in my view.</p><p><br /></p><p>Of course, like all polls like this, its personal aesthetics, and honest opinions will differ.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="medoraman, post: 1864772, member: 26302"]"The general consensus" is the Trade dollar is greater than things like: St Gaudens double eagle St Gaudens Eagle Walking Liberty Buffalo nickel Draped Bust You must live in a much, much different part of the US than I sir. I have never heard anyone utter "Trade dollar" ahead of those five I just listed. Its a decent coin, I do not mind it, but "greatest"? It would make my top ten maybe, and even then only if commemoratives are not included. Mike, if you are talking production coins, this is my list of five. Pretty hard to pick a favorite from these. If we are including commemoratives, then my favorite of all time is the Oregon Trail commemorative half. Nothing is more American to me than this coin, nor more beautiful. Edit: Sorry, didn't see the other parts of the question. To me the eagle on the WL half is best, followed by the two St Gaudens and the SL quarter. For minor coinage, only the draped bust design has any chance to compete with the buffalo nickel, but the buffalo still wins it in my view. Of course, like all polls like this, its personal aesthetics, and honest opinions will differ.[/QUOTE]
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