What coin-related item(s), for under $25.00, would you want for Christmas?

Eric_Babula

No, I'm not going to buy it for you! LOL!!! Just wondering, if you had an exchange limit of $25.00, what coin-related item(s) would you put on your list?

Looking to add to my list. Any suggestions? Don't necessarily need to be books. Here's what I have......so far:

Book: "The History of United States Coinage". Hardcover. By Q. David Bowers. January, 1979. Used - Good: $17.53 + $0.96 tax, Seller: ThriftBooks-Squared.
https://www.amazon.com/History-United-States-Coinage-Illustrated/dp/0914490419/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=the+history+of+united+states+coinage&qid=1574285094&sr=8-1

Book: "History of the United States Mint and Its Coinage". Hardcover. By David W. Lange, Mary Jo Mead, April 30, 2005. Used - Very Good. $5.99 + $0.33 tax. Seller: ThriftBooks.
https://www.amazon.com/History-United-Coinage-HISTORY-COINAGE/dp/0794819729/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=history+of+the+united+states+mint+and+its+coinage&qid=1574285424&sr=8-1

Book: "Fascinating Facts, Mysteries & Myths About U.S. Coins". Paperback. By Robert R. Van Ryzin. October 29, 2009. Used - Good. $5.40 + $0.30 tax. Seller: super-fly-books.
https://www.amazon.com/Fascinating-Facts-Mysteries-Myths-About/dp/1440206503/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=Fascinating+Facts,+Mysteries+&+Myths+About+U.S.+Coins&qid=1574285671&sr=8-1

Book: "The Secret History of the First U.S. Mint: How Frank H. Stewart Destroyed, And Then Saved A National Treasure". Hardcover, By Leonard Augsburger, Joel J. Orosz. January 11, 2011. Used - Very Good. $5.00 + $3.99 shipping. Seller: chapter2booksaz.
https://www.amazon.com/Secret-History-First-U-S-Mint/dp/079483244X/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=The+Secret+History+of+the+First+U.S.+Mint:+How+Frank+H.+Stewart+Destroyed,+And+Then+Saved+A+National+Treasure&qid=1574286206&sr=8-1

mannie gray

Any coin reference book would be welcomed.
Even a series I don't specialize in.
I love books though.

WCC

A new magnifier.

Walkerfan

@mannie gray said:
Any coin reference book would be welcomed.
Even a series I don't specialize in.
I love books though.

Same here. Books or magazines.

BillDugan1959

Could I have an Amazon or Barnes & Noble Gift card?

Amazon has two books on Ancients that I would like, but the prices are a just bit more than $25. Not super pricey, but over $25. I would happily use my own cash for the portion over the stipulated amount.

I already have three of the four books shown above.

Jimnight

One box of 50 rolls of cents.

Smudge

Book or silver bullion.

Mdcoincollector2003

Maybe a dansco album

privatecoin

Cherrypickers guide volume 1.

CCGGG

Roll of 100 CAC stickers to apply myself....

amwldcoin

A winning lottery ticket?

CCGGG

@amwldcoin said:
A winning lottery ticket?

I get those all the time. Trouble is, I only win 5 or 10 dollars on each winning ticket.

Hydrant

2x2 flips. An assortment. No dollar flips.

lkeigwin

PlastX.
Lance.

yosclimber

Book: "The History of United States Coinage". Hardcover. By Q. David Bowers. January, 1979. Used - Good: $17.53 + $0.96 tax, Seller: ThriftBooks-Squared.

This is really a book about the Garrett Collection when it was auctioned.
An amazing collection by the way, with many high grade classic rarities.
So the book has stories about the rarities, like many auction catalogs do.

ricko

Numismatic books are always welcome....Snap together slabs are nice for self slabbing coins not worth sending in...we all have some of those. Cheers, RickO

Onedollarnohollar

a Hawaiin shirt and bottle of mustard

dcarr

More like these for my collection of them:

johnny9434

A few extra boxes to store extra slabs in

Cougar1978

Some Mexican 50 centavo silver pieces.

emeraldATV

Dear Santa,
It's me again, sry,
Could you also pick up a table or desk lamp, on your way
to work that way i can return the bells i borrowed
and your laptop has been updated with your current PDF files.
OH, also the elves in the IT dept are requesting a spell check instruction guide,
I gave them my 8th grade spelling book. lol
They drilled holes in it and put it on the tree.

CoinHoarder

A naturally toned, non-cull, circulated Morgan Dollar dated before 1921.

ChangeInHistory

I was looking yesterday at my Red Book series and found one I didn't have, the Gold Eagle book. Its been requested already. Christmas built the entire library over the last several years.

Broadstruck

PerryHall

A one ounce Christmas themed or winter themed silver round would be a great gift.

Insider2

An ORIGINAL B&L 3X-4X-7X magnifier. They are no longer made. I gave one to a dear friend this weekend because IMHO, they are one of the best hand lenses for beginners to experts. The ones on the market now are Chinese knock-offs that still are OK.

At one time they were common as dirt. We gave them out in grading seminars decades ago. When I tried to replace one ten+ years ago, I found out they were no longer available. It was a race calling lapidary/geology equipment suppliers, and optical shops to buy all I could get. I discovered the ones for sale on Ebay were not "originals!" However, they are still a decent lens that I swear by for beginners.

PerryHall

@Insider2 said:
An ORIGINAL B&L 3X-4X-7X magnifier. They are no longer made. I gave one to a dear friend this weekend because IMHO, they are one of the best hand lenses for beginners to experts. The ones on the market now are Chinese knock-offs that still are OK.

At one time they were common as dirt. We gave them out in grading seminars decades ago. When I tried to replace one ten+ years ago, I found out they were no longer available. It was a race calling lapidary/geology equipment suppliers, and optical shops to buy all I could get. I discovered the ones for sale on Ebay were not "originals!" However, they are still a decent lens that I swear by for beginners.

I picked up a couple off eBay that were like new. I like them because the lenses are large and it gives you a wild field of view. Also, the 3X, 4X, 7X magnification is perfect for examining coins. For authentication purposes I prefer a quality 10X triplet loupe.