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Move forward 25 years and the US coins in circulation were the most attractive ever produced in this country.
To this day I do not get why we ever got away from this great american symbolism on our coinage to dead presidents. However important they may be.
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I'm waiting for a coin with Chester Arthur on the obverse.
But my favorite U.S. coin is the Indian Head nickel.
Buffalo Nickel. I have a few uncs in a book. In about 1990 you could have put a clean set together for about $3000-4000. You could buy a nice house with that same set now.
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Move forward 25 years and the US coins in circulation were the most attractive ever produced in this country.
To this day I do not get why we ever got away from this great american symbolism on our coinage to dead presidents. However important they may be.
RANT!
I am a big fan of the Barber, Mercury and Walking Liberty coins -- they are works of art (as is the Morgan dollar).
Buffalo Nickel. I have a few uncs in a book. In about 1990 you could have put a clean set together for about $3000-4000. You could buy a nice house with that same set now.
I thought about this. You could have bought one share of Berkshire Hathaway for about $6000 in 1990. Now it $296,000 a share (This is the A Stock, not the B stock folks).
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In coin collecting nobody calls it an Indian Head Nickel. There is already an Indian Head Penny, and an Indian Chief $5 Bill Silver Certificate.
For the hell of it type in Indian Head Coin in any google search and see what comes up. It won't be listed in any guide as an Indian Head Nickel either.
Now are you the only person to ever call them that? Nah.
One thing about the Buffalo Nickel is both sides are great, but the Buffalo side (Reverse) has the mint mark, and is the side prone to irregularities that can, again, can add value. I remember when a 3 Legged 37 in high grade would set you back about $400. Now around $2400.
Now if you really want to see some wild Bufs you need to look into Hobo Nickels.
Some of the best coins you could have collected in the 80's, and 90's were Silver Eagles.....and certain Commemorative's for US coinage.
Really? Most US coins have had some super high in the early 00's, to only cool in more recent years.
My recommendation to anybody is collect more unique coinage from around the wolrd, and from different times in history, and get away from this set mentality.
Thanks for the information, Digger. Not being particularly familiar with the ins and outs of numismatics, I was unaware of the distinction. But is my guess correct? I really don't know of any other coin that is identified by the image on the reverse side rather than the one on the obverse.
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