tommyd Posted July 7, 2005 Report Share Posted July 7, 2005 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grifter Posted July 7, 2005 Report Share Posted July 7, 2005 tommyd, that is a beautiful coin. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tommyd Posted July 8, 2005 Report Share Posted July 8, 2005 The elusive 1939 DDR -- doubled "MONTICELLO" & "FIVE CENTS" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccg Posted July 10, 2005 Report Share Posted July 10, 2005 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SilverDollarMan Posted July 10, 2005 Report Share Posted July 10, 2005 Well I like 'em all.......... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nohope587 Posted July 10, 2005 Report Share Posted July 10, 2005 One of my most beautiful coins.. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nohope587 Posted July 10, 2005 Report Share Posted July 10, 2005 My favourite today however would be this one... I love Die cracks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kryptonitecomics Posted July 10, 2005 Report Share Posted July 10, 2005 Here are a few reverse toned Morgans..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobbycoin Posted July 12, 2005 Report Share Posted July 12, 2005 My 'pretty coin' is this 1979-S SBA. only because it is the first Proof I have come to own. Im glad the SBA came up, I like it though some refer to it as the ugliest coin in US history... even when it is all shiny and new. What happened to that little lady? -Bobby Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bustchaser Posted July 12, 2005 Report Share Posted July 12, 2005 Im glad the SBA came up, I like it though some refer to it as the ugliest coin in US history... even when it is all shiny and new.What happened to that little lady? -Bobby The SBA (IMO, admittedly) isn't even close to the ugliest coin in U.S. history. But it was replaced by the 2nd ugliest dollar coin (and 3rd ugliest overall) in history! Jim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ætheling Posted July 13, 2005 Report Share Posted July 13, 2005 The SBA (IMO, admittedly) isn't even close to the ugliest coin in U.S. history. But it was replaced by the 2nd ugliest dollar coin (and 3rd ugliest overall) in history! Jim Well i agree with you. I've never really considered the SBA much, but it's definately not ugly. Ugly to me is those Matron Head cents, they do pick some real mingers to put on the obverse. Oh then there's the Fluffalo Nickels and the Jeffs, and the Sacs. I'm not overtly keen on any of the seated Liberty stuff (it ain't ugly at all, they just don't look American to me, i think Switzerland). Oh jeeze i thought i'd seen everything until i turned to the Gold produced between 1813-1839... yeuk. Just like the Matron head copper, nasty. You wouldn't want to meet her on a dark alley, then again the light of a well lit one wouldn't do her any favours neither. Jim you must be referring to the Morgans. (Or was it the Ikes?) I forget. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bustchaser Posted July 13, 2005 Report Share Posted July 13, 2005 Well i agree with you. I've never really considered the SBA much, but it's definately not ugly. Ugly to me is those Matron Head cents, they do pick some real mingers to put on the obverse. Oh then there's the Fluffalo Nickels and the Jeffs, and the Sacs. I'm not overtly keen on any of the seated Liberty stuff (it ain't ugly at all, they just don't look American to me, i think Switzerland). Oh jeeze i thought i'd seen everything until i turned to the Gold produced between 1813-1839... yeuk. Just like the Matron head copper, nasty. You wouldn't want to meet her on a dark alley, then again the light of a well lit one wouldn't do her any favours neither. Jim you must be referring to the Morgans. (Or was it the Ikes?) I forget. I firmly believe that the Morgan dollar is BY FAR the ugliest obverse design in U.S. history. ( The reverse is okay but not enough to overcome the obverse.) The Lincoln cent ranks second on my ugly scale simply because of the vastly mythologized and over-rated man honored. Again, I like the reverse--wheat and memorial both--but cannot countenance honoring a tyrant like Lincoln. I was hoo-hum about the SBA's design. (But hated the idea of a dollar coin.) The more I am forced to look at Saccies, however, the better the SBA looks to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
syzygy Posted July 13, 2005 Report Share Posted July 13, 2005 ...I was hoo-hum about the SBA's design. (But hated the idea of a dollar coin.) The more I am forced to look at Saccies, however, the better the SBA looks to me. Have you seen, what has been referred to as, Gasparro's original intention for the small dollar coin? Link to pics of that design (and a nice site as well) Although I am not a big fan of the "retro" school of design, I think this would have been a nice coin and maybe, just maybe, would have paved the way... back The SBA and SAC are real nice...as commemoratives. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ætheling Posted July 14, 2005 Report Share Posted July 14, 2005 Link to pics of that design (and a nice site as well) Oh my God that is hideous. What has that Liberty been smoking? She looks like she should go into rehab. And the hair! Member of the Addams family? I thought the Sac was bad but not after seeing that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
syzygy Posted July 14, 2005 Report Share Posted July 14, 2005 Oh my God that is hideous. What has that Liberty been smoking? She looks like she should go into rehab. And the hair! Member of the Addams family? I thought the Sac was bad but not after seeing that. I agree with you - it is truly a BEAUTIFUL coin and a terrible shame that it was, apparently, usurped by the SBA - but alas, not everyone shares our sense of asthetics *sigh* Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Trantor_3 Posted July 14, 2005 Report Share Posted July 14, 2005 That Jeff is just a token, but does it somewhere say it's not a legit coin? or is it completely other size than a 5 cents coin? Other wise one could slap it on the counter with the obverse up, hoping nobody would notice..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Stujoe Posted July 14, 2005 Report Share Posted July 14, 2005 It is the same size and it doesn't have COPY or anything on it. I am not sure it has to since the design was never struck. It is also silver and not nickel so the bullion value is greater than a nickel, I imagine.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bustchaser Posted July 14, 2005 Report Share Posted July 14, 2005 BEEEP!BEEEP!BEEEP!BEEEP!BEEEP!BEEEP!BEEEP!BEEEP!BEEEP!BEEEP!BEEEP!BEEEP!BEEEP!BEEEP!BEEEP!BEEEP!BEEEP!BEEEP!BEEEP!BEEEP!BEEEP!BEEEP!BEEEP!BEEEP!BEEEP!BEEEP!BEEEP!BEEEP!BEEEP!BEEEP!BEEEP!BEEEP!BEEEP! Stu, 2 of your photoes above DO NOT match the title thread. First, no gold coin--simply because of the metal of which it is made--can be considered to be pretty Second, no Lincoln cent--by virtue of the man represented by the obverse--can ever be considered pretty. We now return you to your normally scheduled thread on pretty coins. BEEEP!BEEEP!BEEEP!BEEEP!BEEEP!BEEEP!BEEEP!BEEEP!BEEEP!BEEEP!BEEEP!BEEEP!BEEEP!BEEEP!BEEEP!BEEEP!BEEEP!BEEEP!BEEEP!BEEEP!BEEEP!BEEEP!BEEEP!BEEEP!BEEEP!BEEEP!BEEEP!BEEEP!BEEEP!BEEEP!BEEEP!BEEEP!BEEEP! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Stujoe Posted July 14, 2005 Report Share Posted July 14, 2005 Stu, 2 of your photoes above DO NOT match the title thread. First, no gold coin--simply because of the metal of which it is made--can be considered to be pretty Second, no Lincoln cent--by virtue of the man represented by the obverse--can ever be considered pretty. We now return you to your normally scheduled thread on pretty coins. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Gold is certainly my least favorite coin metal of the big four (Copper, Silver, Nickel and Gold) but I do love that design. And any nice, brown, copper coin is automatically pretty. I'd be a fan of the Shriver commem if I could find a nice EF copper one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ageka Posted July 14, 2005 Report Share Posted July 14, 2005 I just got Lance Armstrong winning the tour de france in 2003 proof and max 5000 and certificate I like the finish of these coins Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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