Every coin collector must have their own opinion about what would be a "must have coin" in their collection (or not yet in their collection). It would be interesting to hear from the world what they consider a must have coin and for whatever reason.
For me it's a Victorian Crown and Victorian penny
The love of coins and the love of history go hand in hand. Queen Victoria was known as the Mother of the Empire, an Empire that covered near a quarter of the Earth's population (love it or hate it), from Britain to Canada, Australia, New Zealand, India and on and on. A Victorian coin would be the only image that a lot of people would have seen back in the late 1800's before mass media, a little metal object in their pocket with a clear image of their supposed mother of Empire (what would they have thought?). A unique time in British History (an Empire that the sun has long set on), so for these reasons I would nominate a Victorian coin for must have coin.
These coins might have travelled a long way to get here and have existed longer than any of us, and will exist long after we don't, we are just temporary custodians of coins. Would be nice to think in a thousand years some other collector will handle our coins, as long as all metal has not been recycled by then!.
But that's just my opinion - a British person born in Britain, I'm sure the world has a very different opinion. It would be interesting to hear everyone else's opinion if you care to take the time, read without prejudice (if possible).
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A timeless design that many a member on the French side appreciates as being on one of their beginner coins, whether it was the silver issues 1897-1920 or the post-1960 New Franc issues. A close runner up for me is Pierre Turin's Marianne on the 1930s silver 10 and 20 francs.
From a more international standpoint however, I'd go with an extremely familiar and ubiquitous coin around the world; the Maria Theresa Thaler:
Struck nearly a billion times (according to the MTT site) by various mints all around the world since the originals came out in 1780.
引用する: "CassTaylor"For me, it's the French Semeuse Franc coins.
A timeless design that many a member on the French side appreciates as being on one of their beginner coins, whether it was the silver issues 1897-1920 or the post-1960 New Franc issues. A close runner up for me is Pierre Turin's Marianne on the 1930s silver 10 and 20 francs.
From a more international standpoint however, I'd go with an extremely familiar and ubiquitous coin around the world; the Maria Theresa Thaler:
Struck nearly a billion times (according to the MTT site) by various mints all around the world since the originals came out in 1780.
interesting already, I have all these coins, I like!.
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My coins like this include, first of all the 2 Markkaa minted 1863/1865-1908. I own two.
Also, old drachms are pretty interesting. Very large but flat https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces43895.html
I do like these Russian soviet era coins Monninen1 , often found in the UK for about £1 each and i always purchase, coins from Finland not so common , but reading several of your post's i'm getting more interested in Finland
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引用する: "Cerulean"I think we all have an American cent!
can you buy anything for a 1 cent in the US,or is it a redundant coin like the British penny? or shrapnel as some people call it.
they are talking of doing away with the penny after a long history of use in Britain.
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引用する: "Idolenz"A 5 Lati coin and a Morgan Dollar look good in any collection
Hi, thank you for post, i have the 5 Lati coin, a very nice silver coin, and everyone should have at least 1 US dollar, certainly a must.
American dollars (usually either a Morgan or a Peace dollar) are usually a world coins collector's first large silver coin. I personally prefer the Peace Dollar design, particularly the depiction of Liberty seems a lot more inspired than the relatively bland Morgan.
引用する: "Idolenz"A 5 Lati coin and a Morgan Dollar look good in any collection
Hi, thank you for post, i have the 5 Lati coin, a very nice silver coin, and everyone should have at least 1 US dollar, certainly a must.
American dollars (usually either a Morgan or a Peace dollar) are usually a world coins collector's first large silver coin. I personally prefer the Peace Dollar design, particularly the depiction of Liberty seems a lot more inspired than the relatively bland Morgan.
Is it surprising?
The model was Italian!
I collect anything: If it's Italian or Italian states i collect it even more!
A lot of coins that you posted here passed my mind as great examples. But to add a few I like:
Mexico Colonial 8 Reales. Was also known as the Spanish Dollar and the precursor of the Dollar, Peso, Yen, Yuan, Won and many others.
An American Standing Liberty Quarter. Whether with an exposed breast or not, I like this design a lot. But they're not very cheap in VF or better conditions.
The turn of the 20th century brought many great designs in the LMU, some of which were already posted here. But even though Spain had more old-fashioned designs, they did show the effigy of baby King Alfonso XIII, which makes them quite special.
And another example of an infant monarch, the Dutch coins with Queen Wilhelmina's young portrait between 1892 and 1897 are a good example.
I also like the old and larger Victorian Penny from the 1850's. But also the 1890's Shilling with her last portrait as an old but very powerful lady.
And my last examples are a trio of monarchs that did not make it through the Great War: a Prussian 3 Mark 1913, an Austrian Florin 1879 and a Russian Ruble 1912. Only Kaiser Wilhelm survived, but spent another 23 bitter years in exile in the Netherlands chopping wood on his estate.
Also had no idea of Italian connection, first thing I did was check out who this Italian was, I always thought they had a French connection with the statue of liberty being a gift from France and all that, clearly I was wrong.
no real suprise though with Italy and France having a real flair for design,the influence's are all there on this good looking coin
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引用する: "Iainmac"Been looking for the new Zealand halfcrown for a while, just waiting for best price and condition, very nice!.
I usually get them in VF-XF from my coin guy for NZ$20-$25 (about NZ$13-$16) when he has them. I always like to have at least 1 or 2 lying around the house.
引用する: "Iainmac"Also had no idea of Italian connection, first thing I did was check out who this Italian was, I always thought they had a French connection with the statue of liberty being a gift from France and all that, clearly I was wrong.
no real suprise though with Italy and France having a real flair for design,the influence's are all there on this good looking coin
I knew I couldn't be the only one who remembers first seeing the peace dollar, with those rays on Liberty's head and thinking it was supposed to be the Statue of Liberty at first!
Anyway, I'd like to put forward another two "must have" candidates; the British Trade Dollar and French Indochinese piastres.
Both are pretty ubiquitous big silver coins with very iconic designs.
Oh yes Sophie, forgot about these 2 beauties, trade dollar and French indo, 2 coins that are faked a lot ( buyer beware) but get the original and you have 2 very nice silver coins to add to your collection.
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to move a little closer to the present day and understanding a lot of collectors only collect modern coins, the 2009 Charles Darwin UK £2 coin, the image of Darwin looking at a Monkey and a Monkey looking back at Darwin is a classic.
This is a coin that is in circulation in the UK and can be found in your change, if your lucky
Darwin is a legend the author of "origin of the species" and many other books, predicted problems with the Earth if the balance of nature was upset by Man over 150 years ago with global warming an issue Darwin seen it coming, a visionary man who spent his life dedicated to scientific research in to nature and it's fine balance, treated like the devil at the time for daring to suggest that man had come from apes, the religious powers that be where not impressed at all.
worthy of a coin image i think so!
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As for me, I prefer both, modern and old coins. But since I really like history, I prefer old coins to modern one. That's why, I believe that every collector must have these two coins:
- Napoleol I - Meiji
Both of these people were reformatories. They took theircountry to another level. Napoleon, despite mostly been famous for the Napoleonic wars, also has wrote many war doctrines and bring the war tactic to the new level. However, I believe his biggest achievement was a Civil Code.
On the other hand Meji, bring back the power from Segun to Emperor. He bought Japan to the international level and took off chains in which Japan was slaughtered. A national hero of Japan.
引用する: "V1rtuoso"As for me, I prefer both, modern and old coins. But since I really like history, I prefer old coins to modern one. That's why, I believe that every collector must have these two coins:
- Napoleol I
- Meiji
Both of these people were reformatories. They took theircountry to another level. Napoleon, despite mostly been famous for the Napoleonic wars, also has wrote many war doctrines and bring the war tactic to the new level. However, I believe his biggest achievement was a Civil Code.
On the other hand Meji, bring back the power from Segun to Emperor. He bought Japan to the international level and took off chains in which Japan was slaughtered. A national hero of Japan.
Thank you for reply, good to see a coin from the east in the mix and of course napolean Bonaparte
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If it's an East Asian coin you want, in addition to the trade silvers I mentioned earlier, there's always the Yuan Shi Kai "Fat Man" dollar, issued 1914-21. They're iconic to any world coins collector, but as with the other two, they're just as commonly faked, if not even more so.
Qing dynasty silver "dragon" dollars (7 Mace 2 Candareens) and 1930s "Junk" dollars are also close runner ups, but the Fat Man dollar tops the list of must have East Asian coins IMO. I haven't found one I'm willing to pay for just yet.
Darwin was a pretty great guy who contributed much to modern biology, so he deserves a nomination there; it really is mind-boggling to consider that in 2018, there are still places in the developed world where evolution and climate change are still denied/disputed and not taught in schools.
