IF YOU COULD HAVE THREE COINS, WHAT WOULD THEY BE? Público Deposited
- I was recently asked to participate in a survey by Gainsville Coins. For an article, they were asking a number of coin experts what their top three coins would be, if they could have any three silver or gold coins they wanted. I was delighted to see such a wide range of responses. Here are a few examples, but check out the whole article online. -Editor
We wanted to know what the most coveted coins on the market are right now. So we asked 26 coin experts and dealers a simple question.
“If you could ONLY have 3 gold coins or silver coins, which would they be, and why?â€
There are a large array of subfields within the coin industry: American numismatics, bullion, world coins, and ancients. So we wanted to compile a diverse sampling of what experts like to collect, and why.
Paul Gilkes - Senior Editor Coin World
Silver
1894-S Barber dime – first series I started to collect seriously after joining the staff of Coin World in 1988 was Barber dimes. Sold my assemblage a few years ago.
1817/4 Capped Bust half dollar – Love the series, love writing about them and the people who collect them. Have gotten to know many of the well-known collectors and researchers.
1652 New England shilling – for the history
Gold
1933 Saint-Gaudens gold double eagle – Intrigued by the story behind their production and destruction. Covered the story of the only example legal to own and another 10 that surfaced subsequent and are sitting in Fort Knox.
Gold Proof 2000-W Sacagawea dollar – Only 12 remain from 39 struck. All 12 went up on the space shuttle Columbia in 1999, and secured at Fort Knox. Got to see one of the 12.
1877 $50 gold Proof pattern – in Smithsonian, so it’s unlikely I’d get the chance even if I owned Fort Knox.
Ron Guth - Numismatist
1907 $20 Saint-Gaudens Gold Pattern - Judd-1776 - coolest coin ever made!
Germany 1905-F 1 Mark - one of the rarest, regular-issue German coins.
1964-D Peace Dollar - if it exists...
Jake Sherlock - ANA Blog Editor
My top three coins:
The Brasher Doubloon. I mean, who wouldn't want to own this one?
The 1792 half disme. I like the idea of having a coin that once could have been Martha Washington's silverware.
The EID MAR denarius. I just love the story behind Caesar and Brutus with this coin.
Dr. Ursula Kampmann - Coins Weekly
If I had only three coins, which I could have in my collection without thinking about what I could afford, these were the three:
The Acragas decadrachm featuring the two eagles tearing the hare into pieces.
The Naxos tetradrachm featuring the archaic Dionysos
The Syracusan tetradrachm made by Kimon showing the facing Arethusa surrounded by dolphins
Regular E-Sylum readers might be able to guess some of my picks. -EditorTo read the complete article, see: Coin Experts Reveal Which Coins They Covet Most of All (www.gainesvillecoins.com/article/the-most-coveted-gold-and-silver-coins)
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