50th birthday present - gold

ARCO

My business partner and friend of 35 years (met him in Jr. High.) is turning 50 on Monday. He recently has started to want to buy gold as an investment, and has only been casually interested in the coins I collect.

I decided to take advantage of his love of gold to do something nice for his birthday. Initially I was just going to buy some raw coins and put them in a capital plastics holder, but that just seemed rather cheesy. A little research and some creative ideas led me to this:

the front side are pics I found of Philadelphia circa 1904 (the date of the $20 Lib) and another of San Francisco in 1851. The photos are are on a matte hardboard and can be flipped depending on one's mood.

I hope he likes it.

Zoins

@ARCO said:
Initially I was just going to buy some raw coins and put them in a capital plastics holder, but that just seemed rather cheesy.

I like your ultimate idea, but why did the Capital Plastics holder seem cheesy? The holders provide a beautiful presentation. Would the coins be too low quality?

BryceM

Well, if he doesn’t, I like it. A LOT!

Let me know if you need my address.

Smudge

What's not to like?. Great gift.

BillDugan1959

My 50th birthday fell on Easter Sunday (a number of years back) and I got a nice cake. Nice photograph with wife & kid too, a favorite photo of mine.

Your business partner and friend is especially fortunate! Make certain that you take a nice picture of you two and the gift as a souvenir.

ARCO

@Zoins said:

@ARCO said:
Initially I was just going to buy some raw coins and put them in a capital plastics holder, but that just seemed rather cheesy.

I like your ultimate idea, but why did the Capital Plastics holder seem cheesy? The holders provide a beautiful presentation. Would the coins be too low quality?

I guess Cheesy is not the best description. With so many fakes out of china, I thought it best to get holdered coins. Secondly, it is hard to find raw gold coins unholdered in high enough grades that I wanted. Capital holders do not hold slabbed coins.

Zoins

@ARCO said:

@Zoins said:

@ARCO said:
Initially I was just going to buy some raw coins and put them in a capital plastics holder, but that just seemed rather cheesy.

I like your ultimate idea, but why did the Capital Plastics holder seem cheesy? The holders provide a beautiful presentation. Would the coins be too low quality?

I guess Cheesy is not the best description. With so many fakes out of china, I thought it best to get holdered coins. Secondly, it is hard to find raw gold coins unholdered in high enough grades that I wanted. Capital holders do not hold slabbed coins.

Yeah, like Dansco albums, the best way to get high grades may to be get slabbed coins and crack them out. But this may not be the best for the novice collector.

jwitten

Wow! Heck of a gift. Any reason only one of the is not a gold shield?

ARCO

@jwitten said:
Wow! Heck of a gift. Any reason only one of the is not a gold shield?

On a time crunch.

Hemispherical

Gold coins and a presentation case to display the coins (and will work to hide them). That is a very nice present @ARCO.

U1chicago

Awesome all around, from the presentation to the coins!

Swampboy

Heckuva set!
Well done.

roob47

awesome! Thanks for sharing

Timbuk3

Very nice, I like it, what a wonderful gift !!!

divecchia

Wow, What is an incredible gift!!!

I'd be speechless if I ever got a gift like that.

Those are some awesome pieces.

Donato

ilmcoins

Great idea. I did not get anything for my last birthday! Haha

ricko

Wow... very nice indeed. My birthday is two weeks away... and I really like gold.... Cheers, RickO

drei3ree

Still a "cheesy" gift if you ask me! The coins aren't CAC...

jonruns

Very thoughtful gift...you obviously put a lot of time and effort into this...it is clear you think very highly of your business partner...thanks for sharing!!!

matt_dac

That is an incredibly generous gift.

johnny9434

Way cool

asheland

Superb!!!

Walkerfan

That is an amazingly thoughtful and generous gift!!!

mapleman

@ARCO said:
My business partner and friend of 35 years (met him in Jr. High.) is turning 50 on Monday. He recently has started to want to buy gold as an investment, and has only been casually interested in the coins I collect.

I decided to take advantage of his love of gold to do something nice for his birthday. Initially I was just going to buy some raw coins and put them in a capital plastics holder, but that just seemed rather cheesy. A little research and some creative ideas led me to this:

the front side are pics I found of Philadelphia circa 1904 (the date of the $20 Lib) and another of San Francisco in 1851. The photos are are on a matte hardboard and can be flipped depending on one's mood.

I hope he likes it.

What's not to like? Fabulous gift!