Favourite designed coin

[hazelman 44]

Of all the coins i have collected this remains my all time favourite design the Ceres Head 5 Franc.

It is Regal and yet sultry. My Queen Bee


http://s87.photobucket.com/user/frederickalangibson/media/1870o_zpsf5523162-1.jpg.html

[TomGoodheart 373]

Well, as might be guessed, I do quite like the Nicholas Briot based portrait of Charles First ...

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[davidrj 194]

One of my favourite designs, must look out for a better grade one

Italy 10 centesimi (1919-1938), the use of the bee on the flower is a good use of the space, and it was one of the first regular coin issues not to use national symbols or mythological characters

[davidrj 194]

I also like these

beautiful in high grade, sadly awful when circulated, the relief was far too low

[Coinery 926]

This is my favourite Elizabeth I design. Not the very best one, but you get the gist!

http://www.amrcoins.com/coins-for-sale/HG-0778/

Edited January 24, 2015 by Coinery

[hazelman 44]

Some really nice coins

[Charlie 8]

I think the design on the 1 & 2 lire (1908-1917) from Italy is fantastic.

[copper123 1,352]

I know Italy has a reputation for art , I am sure if you look overall over the last hundred years or so Italian coins are really hard to beat , forgeting the euros of course

[Mr T 169]

I think the Edward VII florin is pretty good:

[scott 129]

anything not that, french or Italian is hard

Edited January 25, 2015 by scott

[scott 129]

love the obverse

[scott 129]

some others

[damian1986 142]

Endless posts could be made here for different reasons.

I'm going to spare you another first issue George IV farthing or Pistrucci's St. George and Dragon reverse, but definitely those.

Wyon's portrait of the young Victoria. I don't think we've seen a better portrait since.

Edited January 25, 2015 by damian1986

[hazelman 44]

They and the Bun head Penny are also amongst my favourites

[damian1986 142]

I'll also admit to having a bit of a thing about the French coinage. Keep getting tempted but then restrain myself.

CGB currently have a 10%-off sale on.

To add a bit of variety, this token is Glasgow, Lanarkshire DH2 in proof and was described by Bell (who wrote extensively on the token coinage) as one of the most beautiful in the entire 18th century series. It depicts a River God leaning against a pitcher, the source of the River Clyde.