How many coins is a hoard?
BAYOUBENGAL
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I am sure it varies by coin value and mintage etc, if I ever had my one dream 1894-s dime, to me that would be a hoard...but for those other coins how many is a hoard? I have 9 1896-S 25 and 21 1912-D liberty nickels....are these hoards? Looking for others thoughts and to impressive my wife...
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Those are amazing coins to put away.
Your brilliance is exceeded only by the lustre of your holdings 
don't explain the last sentence too fully
I would just note that the old-time English laws on the determination of 'treasure trove' DID NOT apply to a single coin, found by itself - no matter how valuable.
While these English laws were updated in1996/1997, I believe that remains the sense of a single coin find. Today, if a coin is at least ten percent gold or silver, then a 'reportable find' must be at least two coins, if a coin is less than 10 percent gold or silver, then a 'reportable find' must be at least ten coins.
OTOH, in Scotland, ALL abandoned (or lost) property belongs to the Crown, at least in theory.
While they have cut-down the length of the article in recent years, Token Publishing Company in England has an excellent article in their 'Coin Yearbook' annual on this subject every year. It is usually the very last article in the yearbook.
It takes two to make a hoard. That's a small hoard.
You know what they say, two's a collection, three's a hoard!
Actually there are no real rules for a specific number although I don't believe "one" could possibly be a hoard. Usually when we think of hoards, we think of large notable amounts of coins that could make an impact on collectors...some call them caches of coins.
42
I saw a hoard of 1921 Peace dollars today at the monthly Atlanta Dealers show. 19 pieces. I joked with the dealer that I was looking for a full roll so I would have to keep shopping.
He shared that years ago he had about a bag and a half of them, now that's a HOARD. He said everyone knew he was a strong buyer so they would bring them to him.
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Interestingly, I've always heard 42 (or more specifically 3½ dozen) is what's referred to as a "s*** load".
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I'd call 9 a Flock & 21 a Herd
A hoard IMHO would exceed a 100.
One more than you have. Well, maybe another one or 2.
Yes you are a hoarder...
Hoard the keys.
I had over 100 1911 $2 1/2 at one point. I'm probably down to about 25 or so now. Here were just some of them:
I recall telling my accountant years ago that I had a roll of silver Eagles and he asked me if I was a “hoarder?”
I would agree with some of the other posters that for a common coin it would need to be at least 100 coins, but for a rarer coin or gold coin anything over 10 pieces would qualify as a hoard for me.
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I think that I have in the neighborhood of 26-27 Lafayette Dollars
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IMHO it's a hoard when it is one more than you ever need
It depends. A roll of 50 common date red wheat cents doesn't seem like a hoard to me, but a roll of 20 gem bust halves would. I think you have a mini-hoard going on with the 1896-S halves and 1912-d nickels.
I cannot think of a single coin I have ever needed but several that I have wanted.
Your fine. I don't even know how many coins I own.
I thought I had a hoard of wheat cents, Well over a gallon of unsearched wheaties.... Then I saw that picture of a couple of 55 gallon drums filled with cents... Now THAT is a hoard.....It seems that unless the quantity evokes a "Holey fecal matter!!" response, it is not a hoard....Cheers, RickO