OK You hit half billion lottery but Wife will let you buy only ONE Coin...

ambro51 · May 17, 2013 11:10AM

No you can't get a different Wife haha but she really clamps down and says only ONE Coin, nut no price limit...

Overdate · May 17, 2013 11:17AM

This one!

Would decorate the living room very nicely, and would be a great conversation starter.

illini420 · May 17, 2013 11:21AM

<< This one!

Would decorate the living room very nicely, and would be a great conversation starter.

>>

I would arrange for them to take a dozen or so of those planchets and make me a deep die cap of those... would still be one coin, right??

Of course, that couldn't happen because I think those are actually cast and not struck with a die... oh well

AUandAG · May 17, 2013 11:21AM

I'd change wives.

bob

CircOnly · May 17, 2013 11:29AM

Micro-O half in VF....

I'd still have a lot left over....

Edit: Then buy a mail order bride.

DIMEMAN · May 17, 2013 11:29AM

I would go for the 1794 dollar that just went for 11 million.......sell it and buy dimes!

jmb · May 17, 2013 11:36AM

1787 Brasher Doubloon

jessewvu · May 17, 2013 11:39AM

I'd buy her a circulating quarter and have her call someone who cares

morgansforever · May 17, 2013 11:41AM

Ok it's a pattern, a toss up between J-1548 ($50 dollar gold piece) or the 1855 $50 Kellog & Co. gold piece.
What's better than a big honkin piece of gold

Guess I would just flip a coin, both are incredible pieces.

AnkurJ · May 17, 2013 11:41AM

AnkurJ · May 17, 2013 11:42AM

<< This one!

Would decorate the living room very nicely, and would be a great conversation starter.

>>

I hope the guard is included.

BustHalfBrian · May 17, 2013 11:45AM

1817/4 half dollar in VF

tradedollarnut · May 17, 2013 11:49AM

Probably the Childs 1804 dollar

Baley · May 17, 2013 11:49AM

I'd probably settle on the finest 1795-1797 $10 available

nickel · May 17, 2013 11:53AM

Only one coin is missing from my Liberty nickel collection .
Soon as another 1913 is available , it's mine !

rec78 · May 17, 2013 12:11PM

<< I'd change wives.

bob

>>

Tookybandit · May 17, 2013 12:23PM

My wife loves me! She would not torture me like that

LindeDad · May 17, 2013 12:56PM

I got rid of the wife for a lot less money problems than that.

sniocsu · May 17, 2013 1:11PM

Maybe the Brasher Doubloon - EB on breast. I have a laundry list of others...
Too hard to settle on just one. In this scenario, do I have a prenup?

Broadstruck · May 17, 2013 1:11PM

OK You hit half billion lottery but Wife will let you buy only ONE Coin Collection

I fixed it for you ambro51

Coinosaurus · May 17, 2013 1:13PM

I would buy that trillion dollar coin that the politicians were talking about.

MrEureka · May 17, 2013 1:23PM

I'd buy a Doily Sample Slab and plow the rest of the money into the next lottery. That'll teach her!

Oh, wait, I'm not married. Problem solved.

x2rider · May 17, 2013 2:31PM

Dana Bickford $10 , Hands down

CoinZip · May 17, 2013 2:42PM

Oh sorry dear, I thought you said 1 series.........

ajman · May 17, 2013 9:25PM

I'd get rid of the wife.

TwoSides2aCoin · May 17, 2013 9:34PM

Gambling cost me a wife, but with a half billion, I'm sure she'd pretend to love me again.
I saw her name on the FACEBOOK with a bunch of ex/gf's too. LOL And they said I was boring hanging out with coin geeks.

magikbilly · May 17, 2013 9:38PM

The Canadian 100 Kilo 24kt gold coin shown at 2007 ANA.

Eric

Mission16 · May 17, 2013 9:50PM

Being as me winning is a fantasy, then so should the coin:

If I were to win, I would spend A LOT on advertising to shake loose that uncirculated 1793 Strawberry Leaf large cent. The reward I would float for this coin would be $2.5 million.

bosco5041 · May 17, 2013 10:00PM

<< I'd probably settle on the finest 1795-1797 $10 available >>

This is the one that come to mind for me also.

joeykoins · May 17, 2013 11:33PM

I'd take the 1913 V nickle,since only 5 are known! I'd be 1 in 5 in the whole world.

Raufus · May 17, 2013 11:34PM

Would be a tough choice. Wold buy more than one.

That said, I'd try to get the finest known UHR.

Fun to think about...

NotSure · May 17, 2013 11:39PM

<< I'd change wives.

bob

>>

Then you'd only have a quarter billion dollars (less Uncle Sam's cut) to spend.

BAJJERFAN · May 17, 2013 11:43PM

<< 

<< I'd change wives.

bob

>>

Then you'd only have a quarter billion dollars (less Uncle Sam's cut) to spend. >>

Poor poor thing!

Seriously, would anyone who won THAT kind of scratch let themselves be dictated to like that?

coindudeonebay · May 17, 2013 11:56PM

1792 silver center cent, highest grade of course.

johnny9434 · May 18, 2013 1:39AM

maybe a 1933 saint ( if i could find one ). and go at it from there. umm, what wife?

ColonelJessup · May 18, 2013 1:44AM

<< I'd probably settle on the finest 1795-1797 $10 available >>

The Garrett/Pogue 1795 coin (best) is not available. The Eliasberg very recently was. Since I owned it 25 years ago I'm likely bored by it: I also owned the Norman Stack coin. BTW, I lost money on both

If I hold the winning ticket, consider the Eliasberg coin yours.

For me, if it exists, a 1792 Silver Disme Specimen.

Only three Silver Dismes exist, the best one of which hasn't be seen or heard of for over 50 years. I might take it even if it's just Choice Unc. MrE and I owned the Parmelee coin, which I have previous described as "VF details, wholesome original scratches dating from before its first noted sale in 1890".

Edited to add: Since TDN doesn't do gold, maybe EPN's gold pattern Washington pocket piece so I don't have to go thermonuclear.

Or one of the gold Libertas Americana medals (his or hers}.

Wait ! I'm not married either

pennyannie · May 18, 2013 1:52AM

I would set a new price record with a nuclear bid on a ....

pitboss · May 18, 2013 2:03AM

daOnlyBG · May 19, 2013 1:44PM

For the lulz, I would dump as much of that $500M on a single bid for a 2010-D 1¢ in MS68.

Not even an MS69. Just an MS68.

TwoSides2aCoin · May 19, 2013 1:51PM

It looks as if someone isn't going to have to make travel plans for FUN.

Topdollarpaid · May 19, 2013 2:17PM

If I hit a half billion and my wife said I could only have buy one coin...

I would get rid of her.

3keepSECRETif2rDEAD · May 19, 2013 3:23PM

If I was the 24 year old kid who just won the Powerball (600 mil), the first thing I would do is get the hell out of Florida! After that I would take the first piece of circulation coinage I received in change and have it graded and slabbed with a "special label" through our host that simply reads "New Money of Kings" and keep it forever. It would be the Coolest coin that I ever owned!!!!

Erik

raycyca · May 19, 2013 4:03PM

Change wives in a heart beat. As much as you do for them, then if YOU won 1/2 billion, get a great lawyer. Even if you only get half, it's still 250 million!

Billet7 · May 20, 2013 1:20AM

I sure hope most of you are kidding about dumping your wife, if not you might need to reconsider your current situation. Money shouldn't change the love and trust you have with your wife.

That kind of money, I would buy the most expensive coin...then start collecting something else that suits my fancy, cars, paper money, artwork, islands, shipwreck treasure (it isn't the same thing as coins exactly) you name it, really who cares, I've got a half a billion dollars! I would just do cool stuff...open a couple history and art museums, shoot even a coin museum...then I wouldn't be buying coins, the museum foundation would.

AMRC · May 20, 2013 1:27AM

Giver her her half and find a new wife that allows you to buy more than one coin now that you have half a billion dollars (before taxes).

renomedphys · May 20, 2013 2:02AM

If I won half a BIL I think I'd be looking for a way to get rid of it as fast as possible in some humanitarian fashion. That kind of money weighs heavily on the soul, especially when you didn't actually EARN it!

Wouldn't even pay off the house.

Disappointed in you folks.

Disappointed in humanity.