What do you think is the best coin?

[FiftyPercentSilver]

Hey guys (and girls maybe?), just a quick question, what is the best coin in your opinion?. In my opinion, the best coin has to be the Godless Florin from the reign of queen victoria because of its beauty and i like it how it says on the reverse "one tenth of a pound"

[Coinery]

Welcome aboard 50%, enjoy the educational ride! I'd say, though I hardly even bother to look at gold, on account I can't afford it, that I would like to grab an Elizabeth I Half Pound (as below). This example is available on Roderick Richardson's site for £8500...I'm still thinking about it

[Peckris]

Hey guys (and girls maybe?), just a quick question, what is the best coin in your opinion?. In my opinion, the best coin has to be the Godless Florin from the reign of queen victoria because of its beauty and i like it how it says on the reverse "one tenth of a pound"

So many candidates! I'd probably plump for the cartwheel twopence as both obverse and reverse are equally pleasing and in perfect harmony.

I'd also pitch for the Edward VII florin reverse, but the obverse is merely 'nice'.

[DaveG38]

Has to be the Elizabeth I crown - 1601-02. Fabulous coin. Wish I had one.

[Coinery]

Has to be the Elizabeth I crown - 1601-02. Fabulous coin. Wish I had one.

Now I do mean to grab a VF one of those, once the boat's paid for!

[FiftyPercentSilver]

Hey guys (and girls maybe?), just a quick question, what is the best coin in your opinion?. In my opinion, the best coin has to be the Godless Florin from the reign of queen victoria because of its beauty and i like it how it says on the reverse "one tenth of a pound"

So many candidates! I'd probably plump for the cartwheel twopence as both obverse and reverse are equally pleasing and in perfect harmony.

I'd also pitch for the Edward VII florin reverse, but the obverse is merely 'nice'.

i agree with the Edward VII Florin, i have two - a 1906 and a 1908, but i cant seem to find any in good condition, my two florins are in ok condition but i wouldn't grade them any more than good condition

[Paulus]

Hey guys (and girls maybe?), just a quick question, what is the best coin in your opinion?. In my opinion, the best coin has to be the Godless Florin from the reign of queen victoria because of its beauty and i like it how it says on the reverse "one tenth of a pound"

So many candidates! I'd probably plump for the cartwheel twopence as both obverse and reverse are equally pleasing and in perfect harmony.

I'd also pitch for the Edward VII florin reverse, but the obverse is merely 'nice'.

i agree with the Edward VII Florin, i have two - a 1906 and a 1908, but i cant seem to find any in good condition, my two florins are in ok condition but i wouldn't grade them any more than good condition

They are very pricey in high grades, and hard to get with good eye appeal even in mid grades in my opinion, here is my 1904 for what it's worth:

[FiftyPercentSilver]

Hey guys (and girls maybe?), just a quick question, what is the best coin in your opinion?. In my opinion, the best coin has to be the Godless Florin from the reign of queen victoria because of its beauty and i like it how it says on the reverse "one tenth of a pound"

So many candidates! I'd probably plump for the cartwheel twopence as both obverse and reverse are equally pleasing and in perfect harmony.

I'd also pitch for the Edward VII florin reverse, but the obverse is merely 'nice'.

i agree with the Edward VII Florin, i have two - a 1906 and a 1908, but i cant seem to find any in good condition, my two florins are in ok condition but i wouldn't grade them any more than good condition

They are very pricey in high grades, and hard to get with good eye appeal even in mid grades in my opinion, here is my 1904 for what it's worth:

they are amazing, one of the best coins in my opinion, in a very high grade. Some people have all the luck. lol

[Generic Lad]

Hm, hard to decide what is the "best" coin, of course I like the Gothic Crown of Queen Victoria the best, but it has a very high price when compared to its rarity and while Gothic/Godless florins are common in circulated grade, they are hard to find in top grade (at least for my budget and location)

There are others such as the Una and the Lion pattern and many other pattern coins that are currently out of reach at this time.

In absolute top condition, the type 1 standing liberty quarter (US) is amazing, but finding high grade examples is hard.

And then there are some stunning ancient coins too

[Coinery]

Hm, hard to decide what is the "best" coin, of course I like the Gothic Crown of Queen Victoria the best, but it has a very high price when compared to its rarity and while Gothic/Godless florins are common in circulated grade, they are hard to find in top grade (at least for my budget and location)

There are others such as the Una and the Lion pattern and many other pattern coins that are currently out of reach at this time.

In absolute top condition, the type 1 standing liberty quarter (US) is amazing, but finding high grade examples is hard.

And then there are some stunning ancient coins too

Nice pictures, what's the bottom coin?

[SEnumis]

Looking at my collection (firsts lasts and onlys and United Kingdom) I have a very soft spot for the 1935 Jubilee crown, with the little self portrait of Percy Metcalfe as St George. I like the avant garde (well for coinage anyway) deco design.

The 2011 Mary Rose £2 is very beautiful and the Entente Cordiale commemorative £5 of 2004 is very clever. If you hold it with Marianne at the top and flip it over as you would a Frnch coin (medal orientation?) the queen's head is the right way up. If you have Britannia at the top and flip it over like a UK coin (coin orientation?) the queen's head is also the right way up. Entente Cordiale indeed!

Some of the commemorative £5 are also beautiful so as to appeal to collectors but that's a whole different discussion.

[svenska]

How about the The Una and the Lion on the £5 gold coin designed by William Wyon in 1839.

[declanwmagee]

the little self portrait of Percy Metcalfe as St George.

Well I didn't know that!

Nice trivia!

[VickySilver]

Yikes, I used to like the E7 florin, and still do to some degree but DO NOT BLOW up either Britannia's face or [heaven forbid] the body - centerfold or model material she is not.

I actually think the gold half ounce Britannia with similar design is nice, a bit too large in one ounce gold or the silver....

[scott]

so hard.

Edward VII florins are good, put i prefer gothics, problem is those depend on grade and toning

i dont like early standing liberty

prefer this design

no UK desings for circulation hold water to these only the William Wyon patterns

Edited August 7, 2012 by scott

[scott]

quite fond of these french jettons

[ChKy]

Coins are potent story tellers... Here a 3 Mark piece (0.900 Ag - 15 g fine) minted just one year before the outbreak of WWI. Subject of that commemorative coin was the 100th anniversary of the war for freedom against Napoleon I. That is a common coin & rather cheap even in higher grade. Interesting to see how authorities managed to spread political propaganda thoughout the country.

The eagle slaying the serpent can be found on Mexican coins as well. In this case the motive symbolized the antagonizm to France. The German eagle had beaten the French beast.

[Peckris]

i agree with the Edward VII Florin, i have two - a 1906 and a 1908, but i cant seem to find any in good condition, my two florins are in ok condition but i wouldn't grade them any more than good condition

They are very pricey in high grades, and hard to get with good eye appeal even in mid grades in my opinion, here is my 1904 for what it's worth:

they are amazing, one of the best coins in my opinion, in a very high grade. Some people have all the luck. lol

Don't quote "good condition"! that's actually pretty poor, in the range Poor / Good / Fair (Very Good or VG) / Fine / VF / EF / UNC. I'm sure yours are better than Good To be honest, one of the most affordable E7 florins is the 1902 matt proof; in my type collection, my florin is the proof even though I also have a NEF 1906 that's been cleaned sometime in the past. The good thing about the matt proof is that it doesn't have a 'prooflike' appearance, so would sit well in a type collection if you're not too keen on obvious proofs.

[Generic Lad]

Hm, hard to decide what is the "best" coin, of course I like the Gothic Crown of Queen Victoria the best, but it has a very high price when compared to its rarity and while Gothic/Godless florins are common in circulated grade, they are hard to find in top grade (at least for my budget and location)

There are others such as the Una and the Lion pattern and many other pattern coins that are currently out of reach at this time.

In absolute top condition, the type 1 standing liberty quarter (US) is amazing, but finding high grade examples is hard.

And then there are some stunning ancient coins too

Nice pictures, what's the bottom coin?

Its a silver drachm from Heraclea

http://www.lightfigures.com/numismat/larissa/show.php?page=25

Is where I got the image from and it shows other examples.

[azda]

Coins are potent story tellers... Here a 3 Mark piece (0.900 Ag - 15 g fine) minted just one year before the outbreak of WWI. Subject of that commemorative coin was the 100th anniversary of the war for freedom against Napoleon I. That is a common coin & rather cheap even in higher grade. Interesting to see how authorities managed to spread political propaganda thoughout the country.

The eagle slaying the serpent can be found on Mexican coins as well. In this case the motive symbolized the antagonizm to France. The German eagle had beaten the French beast.

You should look up some of Goetze propaganda medals lol, some very weird looking stuff

[ChKy]

Yes, you are right. But I wouldn ´t show them here in order to prevent anti-German aversion ;-)

Goetze produced a series of coin patterns as well.