Best designed coin?

I think the UK's 2 pound is pretty cool.

But my fave was the old pre-decimal UK thrupenny bit.
A gold (in colour) dodecahedron with portcullis on reverse, worth 1/80 of a pound.

The only NZ coins I see are the dollars I carry in the car for parking meters.

@wolfgang59 said
I think the UK's 2 pound is pretty cool.

But my fave was the old pre-decimal UK thrupenny bit.
A gold (in colour) dodecahedron with portcullis on reverse, worth 1/80 of a pound.

The only NZ coins I see are the dollars I carry in the car for parking meters.

I agree, the thrupenny bit was one of the best.

One of the worst was this one:

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/50P-COIN-1973-EEC-Ring-of-Hands-Large-Old-Style-Fifty-Pence-RARE-COLLECTABLE-/202795850135

As you can see, up for sale at 1p with no takers.
Can’t think why.

The Italian 500 Lira coin from the 1980's is rather attractive.

YouTube

https://www.jmbullion.com/gold/gold-coins/canadian-gold-maple-leafs/gold-maple-leafs/

@divegeester said
I agree, the thrupenny bit was one of the best.

One of the worst was this one:

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/50P-COIN-1973-EEC-Ring-of-Hands-Large-Old-Style-Fifty-Pence-RARE-COLLECTABLE-/202795850135

As you can see, up for sale at 1p with no takers.
Can’t think why.

Wait, it's a 50p coin, right?

Why isn't it worth at least 50p?

@moonbus said
https://www.jmbullion.com/gold/gold-coins/canadian-gold-maple-leafs/gold-maple-leafs/

Ooooooooo 😀

@wolfe63 said
The Italian 500 Lira coin from the 1980's is rather attractive.

Nice ... same two-colour idea as the UK 2 pound.

@suzianne said
Wait, it's a 50p coin, right?

Why isn't it worth at least 50p?

It probably is worth at least 50p (just dive having a little dig at EU)
However it is no longer legal tender so you have to find a collector.

@wolfgang59 said
I think the UK's 2 pound is pretty cool.

But my fave was the old pre-decimal UK thrupenny bit.
A gold (in colour) dodecahedron with portcullis on reverse, worth 1/80 of a pound.

The only NZ coins I see are the dollars I carry in the car for parking meters.

Dodecagon, you mean. 😉

@soothfast said
Dodecagon, you mean. 😉

Yes.
A dodecahedron coin would be a little bulky!

I am a US coin collector and my opinion of current US coins is very low . I believe the Buffalo nickel (1913-1938) was the greatest coin design ever . A portrait of Chief Irontail on one side and an American bison on the reverse . In mint state they are a work of art , in my opinion . The bison made a brief return in 2005 on the nickel and is a popular collector item .

@wolfgang59 said
It probably is worth at least 50p (just dive having a little dig at EU)
However it is no longer legal tender so you have to find a collector.

It’s worth next to nothing, even as a collectors piece.

No one wants a non-legal tender coin celebrating the worst decision in UK history since the dissolution of the monasteries.

Large cents or "giant pennies" are my new favourite coins to collect.
Canadian and British large cents.
A huge penny/cent from the 1800's has a lot of history and they are relatively inexpensive to collect.

Does a "coined phrase" count?

🤔

Apparently the US Federal Reserve is restricted in the notes it can issue but no such restriction is placed on coins.
An idea was circulating a couple of years ago to issue a 20 trillion dollar coin.
Deposit it with the Treasury and the national debt is paid off !
That would be a nice coin to have.