Coins as gifts to you? Hits and misses

bennybravo

We're all known as coin collectors to those in our circles that we know. My first wife in the early nineties gave me an 1826 bust half from a local flea market. It's in a PCI AU53 holder (which I submitted back when PCI was a thing) and it's properly graded and still in my collection. What's your favorite coin received as a gift, or what's something you got that you totally hated?

Mr_Spud

I got some pennsylvania state quarters with Pittsburgh Steelers stickers on the obverse from one of my sisters one time that I didn’t like very much. My wife occasionally buys me a coin as a gift, but she typically gets one that I already have picked out and she knows I want it. I received several raw coins as gifts from my older brother since I was a little kid that I always treasured and he bought me some Proof sets from the mint a few years back that I like. My previous boss at work bought me a silver proof set from the mint about 4 years ago that I really liked too.

asheland

My friend owns a shop and when I went to work there, I got this as a welcome aboard gift:

Already slabbed.

WilliamF

Got this from my mom a while back for one of my birthdays, she went into my eBay watch list, picked out a coin and then signed out and bought it with her account LOL, pretty sneaky :-)

asheland

And this from my brother in San Diego for Christmas a few years back:

Jzyskowski1

My avatar. 😉🙀🦫
A definite great hit!!

jedm

My brother gave me an 1896 Morgan for my 50th birthday back in '07 that he got from a bank in Phoenix in the 70's or so...it'd been in an envelope for about 30 years and shows beautiful blue toning. No pic at the moment to share, but I like it a lot.

humanssuck

A coworker who found out i collect coins gave me this. He legitimately thought it was highly collectible.

bsshog40

It has to be 10 yrs or more that this showed up in my mailbox. It was from a member ats Carl123. He told me that I always seemed like a nice guy on the forum and wanted me to have it. And I still have it. NGC graded VF35.

vulcanize

I have been extremely lucky because my late wife helped me a lot with the hobby, especially to complete the gold page of the Dansco 7070 with quite a few memorable gifts.

Then there was a 1908 No motto Saint Gauden's double eagle given to me by my younger brother which I treasure.

After my uncle passed away in April of 2021, I had helped to settle his estate because my aunt has early stages of Alzheimers and I am like the son she never had.
She was very happy and thankful, hence got me an 1878 Trade Dollar proof graded PF-64 by NGC because she remembered an old discussion about coins. Also gave me some loose change from other countries she found around the house before relocating from NYC to Texas.

JeffersonFrog

A 1959 Proof Set from my Dad, Christmas 1972. Still have it.
An 1896 BU Morgan from work colleagues, Christmas 2006. Still have it.
A 2004 WI-D PCGS-67 State Quarter in a flag holder from a collector friend, fall 2015. Still have it.

Nothing lottery-worthy from a monetary point of view, but very fond memories that are, as they say, priceless. I don't think I'm wired to hate a gift.

ajaan

@asheland said:
My friend owns a shop and when I went to work there, I got this as a welcome aboard gift:

Already slabbed.

Mutual friend. Can I get a job there?😉

ricko

I received a couple of colorized ASE's from my Mother (she was not a collector and thought they would be valuable). Also this one from a forum friend. Cheers, RickO

silverpop

1932d Wheat penny Given to me by a family member

asheland

@ajaan said:

@asheland said:
My friend owns a shop and when I went to work there, I got this as a welcome aboard gift:

Already slabbed.

Mutual friend. Can I get a job there?😉

asheland

@1630Boston sent me a counterstamped Ike a few years ago. Not sure if I have the picture, but definitely still have the Ike!