What is your favorite coin?

[HappinessNow]

What is your favorite coin?...from any country, from any time.

I like this 1867 THREE CENTS - SILVER from the USA:




http://ubuntuforums.org/attachment.php?attachmentid=127446&d=1252100990





1867 THREE CENTS - SILVER
PCGS Nos: 3687, 3717

Mintage:
Circulation strikes: 4,000
Proofs: 625

Designer: James Barton Longacre

Diameter: ±14.3 millimeters

Metal content:
Silver - 75%
Copper - 25%

Weight: ±12.4grains (±.8 grams)

Edge: Plain

Mintmark: None (for Philadelphia, PA) just right of the opening of the C on the reverse.
http://www.coinfacts.com/three_cents/three_cents_silver/1867_three_cents_silver.htm

[speedwell68]

The Thru'penny bit (three pence coin), they have been out of circulation since 1971...

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/6/5545880_1e821003e5.jpg

[Frak]

€2

http://ubuntuforums.org/attachment.php?attachmentid=127464&stc=1&d=1252109245

[HappinessNow]

€2

http://ubuntuforums.org/attachment.php?attachmentid=127464&stc=1&d=1252109245That is a very beautiful coin!

I also like the 1792 SILVER-CENTER CENT from the Colonial Coinage history of the US.



http://ubuntuforums.org/attachment.php?attachmentid=127467&d=1252110546
1792 SILVER-CENTER CENT

Variety equivalents:
Judd 1, Pollock 1, Breen 1369, Rubin 5
Mintage: unrecorded

Rarity: approximately 12 known

Designer: attributed to Henry Voigt

Engraver: unknown

Diameter: ±23 mm

Metal Content: Pure Copper with a Silver plug

Weight range: 69.9-72.8 grains

Edge: Vertical reeding
http://www.coinfacts.com/Patterns/1792_patterns/1792_judd_01.htm

[Gen2ly]

Wow, these are cool. Always like looking at coins. I always liked the buffalo nickel

http://bolstablog.files.wordpress.com/2009/07/buffalo-nickle-front-and-back.jpg?w=300&h=148

Always seem to show alot of heritage.

[HappinessNow]

Wow, these are cool. Always like looking at coins. I always liked the buffalo nickel

http://bolstablog.files.wordpress.com/2009/07/buffalo-nickle-front-and-back.jpg?w=300&h=148

Always seem to show alot of heritage.I really like the 2001-D AMERICAN BUFFALO DOLLAR which was a commemorative silver dollar inspired from the buffalo nickle.



http://ubuntuforums.org/attachment.php?attachmentid=127469&d=1252111099

2001-D AMERICAN BUFFALO DOLLAR
Mintage:
Circulation strikes: 500,000
Proofs: 0

Designer:

Diameter: 1.500±.003 inches

Metal Content:
Silver - 90%
Copper - 10%

Weight: 26.73 grams

Edge:

Mintmark: "D" (for Denver, Colorado)
http://www.coinfacts.com/commemoratives/dollar_commems/2001d_american_buffalo_dollar.htm

[I-75]

Silver walking half (United States Half Dollar)

[Sealbhach]

This is a coin of the Roman Emperor Elagabalus (218 - 222), a silver denarius. I think the portrait is superb. It sells for around $1200.



http://www.forumancientcoins.com/Coins2/33430q00.jpg

I sometime buy uncleaned ancient coins on Ebay and clean them up. I've found some nice coins, but none as fine as this.

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[I-75]

This is a coin of the Roman Emperor Elagabalus (218 - 222), a silver denarius. I think the portrait is superb. It sells for around $1200.



http://www.forumancientcoins.com/Coins2/33430q00.jpg

I sometime buy uncleaned ancient coins on Ebay and clean them up. I've found some nice coins, but none as fine as this.

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What is that coin worth?

[Sealbhach]

What is that coin worth?

They're selling it here (http://www.forumancientcoins.com/catalog/roman-and-greek-coins.asp?vpar=18&zpg=38995) for $1200.

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[metallicamike]

I like the tails side of dimes.

[Paqman]

It's got to be the Ningi. They absolutely, totally, never, ever get lost down the back of the couch.

[HappinessNow]

They're selling it here (http://www.forumancientcoins.com/catalog/roman-and-greek-coins.asp?vpar=18&zpg=38995) for $1200.

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how do they determine they are authenticate?

[chucky chuckaluck]

the toonie -

http://www.qctonline.com/files/imagecache/lead_photo/files/leadphotos/Toonie-pic

[HappinessNow]

the toonie -

http://www.qctonline.com/files/imagecache/lead_photo/files/leadphotos/Toonie-pic

I also like the Loonie


http://ubuntuforums.org/attachment.php?attachmentid=127494&d=1252133492http://ubuntuforums.org/attachment.php?attachmentid=127495&d=1252133492http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canadian_1_dollar_coin

I remember visiting Canada one summer and the Waitress at the local restaurant asked if she could give me change in "Two Toonies and a Loonie?", she seemed to take great pleasure after I looked at her quizzically and asked what? and she repeated herself once again: "Two Toonies and a Loonie?". I believe to this day I may still have my "Two Toonies and a Loonie?".

[chucky chuckaluck]

i like the loonie, especially the side with the loon, but it feels kind of like plastic. the toonie is nice because of its smoothness and its weight. it's great for a ball marker (golf), as well.

[HappinessNow]

i like the loonie, especially the side with the loon, but it feels kind of like plastic.... I was thinking it felt a bit like aluminum.

[The Real Dave]

I love the Punt, the Irish Pound coin. Our coins used be so beautiful, each with a picture of an Irish animal, a bull, stag, kingfisher and horse for example. Now however, with the euro after replacing them, their all gone.

The best thing about the Punt was its size, it was a big coin. When I was a kid, and my Dad would give me a pound, it felt like a lot of money, because it was a big coin, it was substantial, not like the little euro coin :D And it helped that back then, a pound could buy me more sweets than I could eat in one day :D

Pound:
http://auctions.overstock.com/aimages/d/0/4/76/40762166_1.jpg

5p;
http://irishfireside.com/images/IrishCoinCuffLinks.jpg

[HappinessNow]

I love the Punt, the Irish Pound coin. Our coins used be so beautiful, each with a picture of an Irish animal, a bull, stag, kingfisher and horse for example. Now however, with the euro after replacing them, their all gone.

The best thing about the Punt was its size, it was a big coin. When I was a kid, and my Dad would give me a pound, it felt like a lot of money, because it was a big coin, it was substantial, not like the little euro coin :D And it helped that back then, a pound could buy me more sweets than I could eat in one day :D

Pound:
http://auctions.overstock.com/aimages/d/0/4/76/40762166_1.jpg

5p;
http://irishfireside.com/images/IrishCoinCuffLinks.jpg

They are very beautiful coins! I love the simplicity in design!

When you say they are gone, are people collecting these in Ireland? and abroad?

[The Real Dave]

They are very beautiful coins! I love the simplicity in design!

When you say they are gone, are people collecting these in Ireland? and abroad?

Probably are, but I'm not sure. I know though that when the Euro came out, people traded over the older currency for them. A lot of people though would have saved some, have them lying around or something. I myself have 5 or 6 sets, including a few limited Millennium Pound coins. They seriously are good looking coins :D

20p
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2418/2400860162_561b6fdd56.jpg?v=0

Actually, heres a good webpage about Irish coins, going back a bit
Modern Irish Coinage (http://homepage.eircom.net/~johnsl/MODCOIN.HTM) Scroll down a little more than halfway to find the coins like those above, the ones from just before the euros

[dragos240]

I have some Singaporean coins :) As well as some Chinese banknotes.
I wish I had some pictures. These look really nice!

[HappinessNow]

Probably are, but I'm not sure. I know though that when the Euro came out, people traded over the older currency for them. A lot of people though would have saved some, have them lying around or something. I myself have 5 or 6 sets, including a few limited Millennium Pound coins. They seriously are good looking coins :D

20p
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2418/2400860162_561b6fdd56.jpg?v=0

Actually, heres a good webpage about Irish coins, going back a bit
Modern Irish Coinage (http://homepage.eircom.net/%7Ejohnsl/MODCOIN.HTM) Scroll down a little more than halfway to find the coins like those above, the ones from just before the eurosIt's a shame they changed over to the Euro, Irish money is some of the most beautiful money I have seen! I like the threepence and the penny a lot.

[chucky chuckaluck]

I was thinking it felt a bit like aluminum.

that's it! that's what it feels like.

the real dave, those irish coins look great. makes me want to go on a pub tour.

[blueshiftoverwatch]

I like the Loonie they have in Canada, a one dollar coin just seems like a good idea.

[RiceMonster]

I like the Loonie they have in Canada, a one dollar coin just seems like a good idea.

We have a two dollar coin as well, as you can see on the previous page :).

Here's a picture of the usual one with a polar bear on it:
http://www.rocky-mountain-tour-guide.com/images/Toonie-150.jpg

I remember when it first came out and kids were trying to pop the center out. I think you can do it, but I don't remember

[RabbitWho]

It's a shame they changed over to the Euro, Irish money is some of the most beautiful money I have seen! I like the threepence and the penny a lot.

Yeah I miss it, I wish they just transfered it onto the euro, as in the euro side would be the same but instead of having the harp on the back of everything you'd have the old pictures.
Also all the euro coins that are around the same value are the same size and colour, which means after all this time I still can't tell them apart without looking at them.

Here's my favorite:


http://mintedandprinted.com/assets/note_images/ireland/fauna_coin.jpg

[x3roconf]

I have some ancient roman/byzantine coins. :)

[Paqman]

I have some Singaporean coins :) As well as some Chinese banknotes.
I wish I had some pictures. These look really nice!

Want me to scan in my Zimbabwean 100 Trillion Dollar note? :)

Actually scratch that, it'd probably cost me more in electricity than the note is worth.

[HappinessNow]

Yeah I miss it, I wish they just transfered it onto the euro, as in the euro side would be the same but instead of having the harp on the back of everything you'd have the old pictures.
Also all the euro coins that are around the same value are the same size and colour, which means after all this time I still can't tell them apart without looking at them.

Here's my favorite:


http://mintedandprinted.com/assets/note_images/ireland/fauna_coin.jpg

It would be nice if the Euro issued commemorative series from all the different Euro countries, especially Ireland! :P

[dnel]

I have a small collection of pre-decimalisation UK coinage but my favourites are a few foreign coins that I found by accident because their journey here is a mystery. I have a Gibraltar 10p, the Irish 5p, a Canadian 25 cents and a Jersey 2p. If I had to choose a favourite it's probably the Irish 5p.

[The Real Dave]

It would be nice if the Euro issued commemorative series from all the different Euro countries, especially Ireland! :P

Oh I'll +1 that! :D The Euro just isn't anywhere near as good :D

[TheLions]

This is my favorite:

25 kuna s

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f5/25_kuna_lice.jpg

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/8e/25_kuna_RH_OUN_1997.JPG

[Gen2ly]

What is the animal on the kuna TheLions, kinda looks a bit like a squirrel. :D

[wojox]

My favorite coin is the American Penny

Value = one cent

Cost To Make = one point three cents

hmmmmmmmm....

[Georgesl]

It's got to be the Ningi. They absolutely, totally, never, ever get lost down the back of the couch.

Yes, but they've always felt a bit rubbery to me...

[TheLions]

What is the animal on the kuna TheLions, kinda looks a bit like a squirrel. :D

kuna == marten

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marten

http://slike.hr/slike-male/1/1139072441_72b49.jpg (http://slike.hr/slike/1139072441_72b49.jpg.html)

[SuperSonic4]

http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_x_MctNg0L2w/RrU_HZLaRZI/AAAAAAAAALk/0MI-pxaNuY8/s400/Two%2BPound%2BCoin.jpg + http://blogs.warwick.ac.uk/images/jmiles/2007/02/21/pound_coin.jpg + http://cdn-write.demandstudios.com/upload//2000/200/00/5/52205.jpg

Because that's the price of a double JD and coke :D

[Johnsie]

I wonder what coin is worth the most money?

Anyway, here's one that the Argies didn't seem to like:
http://moneymuseum.bnm.gov.my/images/coins/world.falkland_islands_5_pound_coin.M.jpg

[HappinessNow]

I wonder what coin is worth the most money?

US 1933 Double Eagle


total price for the world’s most expensive coin $7,590,020http://www.fleur-de-coin.com/articles/mostexpensivecoin.asp

US 1933 Double Eagle

http://ubuntuforums.org/attachment.php?attachmentid=127761&d=1252322843http://ubuntuforums.org/attachment.php?attachmentid=127762&d=1252322850http://www.fleur-de-coin.com/articles/mostexpensivecoin.asp

An interesting article about 10 more of these that exist:

Buried Treasure (http://trustsandestates.com/fiduciary/Fiduciary_Litigation_Update_12272006/)

[Johnsie]

cool...

[TheLions]

US 1933 Double Eagle


Shiny! :)

[Bölvaður]

Shiny! :)
yes but hideously shiny.... not pretty that is.

I like some coins that you can get in catholic churches in central Europe. I don't buy it to support their diabolical plans to make those coins part of the new christian monetary system, but then again... Im just bsing. Lovely coins though.

[Gen2ly]

US 1933 Double Eagle

http://www.fleur-de-coin.com/articles/mostexpensivecoin.asp
http://www.fleur-de-coin.com/articles/mostexpensivecoin.asp

An interesting article about 10 more of these that exist:

Buried Treasure (http://trustsandestates.com/fiduciary/Fiduciary_Litigation_Update_12272006/)

That's a great story. What really surprised me the coin was worth $20. I never knew a US coin was of that value. Even more just imagine what you could buy for $20 in 1950. Crazy. Gotta admit too absolutely awesome design. The designer that did this in 1907 did a artistic job.

[Paqman]

Yes, but they've always felt a bit rubbery to me...

I had to get a bigger wallet.

[HappinessNow]

That's a great story. What really surprised me the coin was worth $20. I never knew a US coin was of that value. Even more just imagine what you could buy for $20 in 1950. Crazy. Gotta admit too absolutely awesome design. The designer that did this in 1907 did a artistic job.It is a very beautiful coin; but I have to admit I don't like Gold coins much.

The story behind the coin is incredible! :P

[Gen2ly]

Doh!