What's your favorite "rare" coin?

What's you favorite coin, from eBay or any other site, were the seller claims it to be rare?

Mine is:

RARE QUEEN ELIZABETH II Diamond Jubilee 1 OZ .999 24K Pure Gold Layered Bar-NEW  

Απόσπασμα: dptashnyWhat's you favorite coin, from eBay or any other site, were the seller claims it to be rare?

Mine is:

RARE QUEEN ELIZABETH II Diamond Jubilee 1 OZ .999 24K Pure Gold Layered Bar-NEW  

Απόσπασμα: james wolfe

Απόσπασμα: dptashnyWhat's you favorite coin, from eBay or any other site, were the seller claims it to be rare?

Mine is:

RARE QUEEN ELIZABETH II Diamond Jubilee 1 OZ .999 24K Pure Gold Layered Bar-NEW  

http://www.ebay.com/itm/-/150898962871?_trksid=p2043183.m1253&item=150898962871&ViewItem=

The Nazi 2 Marks coin with Swastika.  There's always a few hundred of them listed on E-bay and they all claim it's a rare coin.

This guy claims the coins are XXX rare and yet his picture shows he has stacks of them for sale.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/XXX-RARE-1937-38-39-German-2-Mark-SILVER-COIN-NAZI-SWASTIKA-GENUIN-E-3rd-REICH-/110947032167?pt=US_World_Coins&hash=item19d4f55c67

http://www.ebay.com/itm/-/150898962871?_trksid=p2043183.m1253&item=150898962871&ViewItem=  why did I look at that, now I must go throw up

  Unsearched penny rolls with RARE coins on both sides, there must be fifty!

http://www.ebay.com/itm/2-ROLLS-INDIAN-HEAD-Showing-Wheat-Penny-Unsearched-Mixed-Years-2x-50-Coins-100-/221076219182?pt=Coins_US_Individual&hash=item33792b652e

dptashny, since I noticed that you like gold plated coins and bars, I want to offer you this two sets https://en.numista.com/forum/topic11282.html ! I just want to swap it for a coin or two if you are interested and this message goes to everyone out there    just let me know what you guys think

Felipe Carrillo

Απόσπασμα: pipeafcrdptashny, since I noticed that you like gold plated coins and bars, I want to offer you this two sets https://en.numista.com/forum/topic11282.html ! I just want to swap it for a coin or two if you are interested and this message goes to everyone out there    just let me know what you guys think

Felipe Carrillo

Just saying, I hate those sort of things (plated bars), since they are of no value whatsoever. However, your coins are great, but I am not interested, since I don't collect modern coins, and I don't collect American coins from after the civil war.

Definitely an 1847 rare gothic crown from the UK.

My favorite rare coin is a 1933 5 cents coin from The Netherlands. I got it in a bulk lot who only cost me 10 euros.   The only bad thing is that the coin is in a very worn condition, but I still got a rare coin very cheap!

Απόσπασμα: dptashnyWhat's you favorite coin, from eBay or any other site, were the seller claims it to be rare?

 The last two replies missed that this Topic is not about actual rare coins, but those that are claimed by a seller to be rare, which are actually not. Hence the Topic title says "rare" and not rare.  

  Though I agree about the Gothic Crown.
https://en.numista.com/forum/topic5411.html
 also ( see my Reply  Posted: 4-Sep-2012, 07:25PM )
https://en.numista.com/forum/topic10984.html
 others
https://en.numista.com/forum/topic6834.html
https://en.numista.com/forum/topic2633.html
https://en.numista.com/forum/topic9342.html
https://en.numista.com/forum/topic10186.html
  I think I posted rather a lot of times on here that is the coin I like.  

 Also I just looked up the 1933 5 Cents and that is one I like as well.
I have the Netherlands Antilles 1 Cent, 10 Cents, 25 Cents with same design.

The 1/4 Anna of British India has to be the worst.. I picked one up for £0.01 on eBay the other day and 99p p&p.. Not really worth selling IMO ! But anyway you often see them with scarce etc on the titles and its just not true and truly peeves me - I hope all new collectors find us before they buy on eBay. I bought a UKL 1 Anna coin with Radha Krishna on thinking it to be genuine - turns out it's just a temple token

Another typical example of 'rare' coins: http://www.benl.ebay.be/itm/WOW-Lot-4-RARE-Sweden-50-Ore-1973-1977-1978-1979-Old-Swedish-Collection-/300787218052?pt=US_World_Coins&hash=item460850b684

I especially love seeing these plated coins advertised on TV as "Plated in 24K gold" and "Clad in .999 pure gold" especially at "the low price of $29.95". I'd rather save for real gold than buy this junk.

P.S. This coin was a gift.

Απόσπασμα: Dr. Math

I especially love seeing these plated coins advertised on TV as "Plated in 24K gold" and "Clad in .999 pure gold" especially at "the low price of $29.95". I'd rather save for real gold than buy this junk.

P.S. This coin was a gift.

Plus:

Puuuuuuuurrrrrrrrreeeeeee 100000000% Gold Plated!!!!! rare L@@@@@@k!!! Ol d coiiiiiin!

gold plated LOL that reminds me of when i was a kid. in walkers (lays) crisps had these things called soccer shields in and there were better players and it was for a game so we all used to collect 'em at school and play them etc, and there was a gold shield to be found worth a lot of money.. so i had a really common one - i needed to get alan shearer the only newcastle player i never had. so i painted one of my swaps gold and swapped for him but the paint come off so i swapped back LOL

don't worry i'm not like this now but i was 5/6 at the time so i guess i was a creative child !

Απόσπασμα: dptashny

Απόσπασμα: Dr. Math

I especially love seeing these plated coins advertised on TV as "Plated in 24K gold" and "Clad in .999 pure gold" especially at "the low price of $29.95". I'd rather save for real gold than buy this junk.

P.S. This coin was a gift.

Plus:

Puuuuuuuurrrrrrrrreeeeeee 100000000% Gold Plated!!!!! rare L@@@@@@k!!! Ol d coiiiiiin!

Billy Mays here with a special TV offer... !

My favorite rare coins are these for the moment:

https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces6171.html
https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces8473.html

I bought the second one only for 7 euros! ( + 1 euro shipping)

My new favorite "rare" coin has to be the famous 1801 U.S. Dollar.

This one is so rare it's ULTRA RARE.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/ENGLAND-BRITISH-COIN-1963-PENNY-ELIZABETH-30mm-X-FINE-CLEAN-ULTRA-RARE-/221217054532?pt=UK_Coins_BritishMilled_RL&hash=item3381905f44

How about this one?

http://www.ebay.com/itm/My-complete-eurocoin-collection-till-2013-Very-rare-Vatican-Monaco-/171000920123?pt=US_World_Coins&hash=item27d072f83b

Rare Complete Euro coins collection for 18K.......

Απόσπασμα: tony_k_1965This one is so rare it's ULTRA RARE.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/ENGLAND-BRITISH-COIN-1963-PENNY-ELIZABETH-30mm-X-FINE-CLEAN-ULTRA-RARE-/221217054532?pt=UK_Coins_BritishMilled_RL&hash=item3381905f44

Funny, he is trying to sell in ebay UK site only.

My "favorites" would have to be US Silver Eagles.......those coins have HUGE mintages, and sellers are always trying to make them sound like the be all and end all of coin collecting.  I'm sorry, the 1996 Silver Eagle is not rare, and never will be.  A mintage of over 3,000,000 for a modern silver coin with no attrition rate does not make a rarity and the fact that the 1996 has the lowest mintage of business strike Silver Eagles ensures that NONE of them are rarities!!