Let's be frank with one another - one of the plain, old-fashioned fun parts of coin collecting is getting your hands on really big coins. Yes, yes, there's a certain joy when you acquire a beautiful Indian Head cent with traces of mint luster.
There's that pride of ownership when you add a gorgeous little item, like a pristine three-cent silver piece, to your growing collection. And who wouldn't be overjoyed to put a certified specimen of a 1916-D Mercury dime in his or her collection, in any grade?
But all those coins are missing one thing. They don't have the heft of a big silver dollar. Here then is a list of 10 big silver coins that just about all of us will like...
Full Article - 10 Picks for Those Who Like Large Silver Coins - NumisMaster
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I enjoyed this article, interesting approach.
The other thing I like about the idea of heftier coins is that they satisfy my own personal goal of buying coins that have some tactile attraction; coins that are artistically enveloping whatever their age, value, or status in the collecting world.
Nothing like a big heavy dollar!