![]() silver dollar, believed to be the first silver dollar minted by a newborn United States, is going up for sale by a New Jersey coin dealer. The US coins I prefer the most are those which have more than a narrow form of "rarity" (such as "grade rarity"), look different from most others and are actually hard to buy.ASBURY PARK, N.J. Other coins I consider among the most significant include Sommer Islands Hogge money, NE coinage, the 1792 Washington half dollar in silver (Getz pattern Baker 24a), the proof $50 territorial :"slug" and the 1850 Baldwin & Co Horsemen $10. My #1 US regular issue coin is the 1822 half eagle, regardless of its grade. Both have numerous rarities but I don't believe many collectors really want them that badly. Some denominations I don't think have any really high profile coins. I also consider the other 1792 patterns more significant than any coin in the same denomination from regular issue coinage, whether circulation or proof strike. I consider the 1792 Disme more significant than the 1894-S dime but I'm not sure this is the consensus. The other coins mentioned here, i consider the 1792 federal patterns among the most significant. They just happen to sell for exorbitant prices because of the disproportionately large (versus other countries) affluent collector base. Using this list or the 91 coins (excluding die varieties) in the "PCGS Million Dollar Club", I know most of them aren't well known except with the "hard core" collector and in my opinion, the merits of most of them are also hugely inflated by US collectors generally. I consider the Brasher doubloon or maybe half doubloon (in the Smithsonian collection) as the #2 US coin. The grades of the surviving specimens, denomination and metal content will keep it from ever being the highest regarded coin. To my knowledge, its the only coin directly tied to the Confederacy (the cents were not) and only four are known. In my opinion, the #1 US coin is the 1861 CSA original half dollar. US collectors consistently value higher over lower grade coins. If J-1776 sold for more, I believe (but cannot prove) that the difference in grade would be a likely reason. I think of the 1849 $20 gold as the #1 US coin and no, it isn't first on my list. And I think that if both it and the 1849 $20 were made available via auction, the former might bring a higher price than the latter. Personally, if I could have one coin, I'd probably choose J-1776. ![]() Why should the first $20 produced be more important than the first of another denomination? To me, the fact that there is only one currently known 1849 $20 doesn't automatically make it more of a holy grail coin than others with higher populations. There are other coins that are probably more famous but the 1804 $1, 1913 5c, 1907 Ex-HR $20, and 1933 $20 all have mintages of at least 5.ĭo you disagree with my choice or just on the principle that it is reasonably clear cut? PCGS refers to it as "THE coin" in its list of million dollar coins. If the question is not about personal preference, but the hobby as a whole, I think the 1849 $20 would win in a poll and I think if all coins were auctioned it would be the most expensive coin. ![]() I didn't know there was potentially more than one. Thanks for correcting me on the first part.
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