Post a coin you’ve owned for decades

Dave99B

Here’s one I’ve owned 30+ years.

A modest, fairly slick 1794 Liberty Cap large cent. Picked this up from Northgate Coin (Seattle) in 1991, for nine bucks.

I’ve always been fascinated with old copper. Something is magical about the ‘17’ in the date. I have a small stash of early half and large cents, probably 50+ examples. Mostly raw, but all neat.

I’ve bought and sold many coins over the years, but these have tended to remain in my collection. Just can’t part with them.

Post something you’ve owned forever!

Dave

P0CKETCHANGE

The first certified coin I ever bought, over two decades ago (originally in an ANACS soapbox and crossed at grade).



The is my second certified coin, purchased shortly thereafter (originally in an NGC holder and lost a point when crossed).

Very glad I’ve kept these all these years!

OAKSTAR

Saved 50 penny's and road my bike to the bank when these first hit the street back in 64. As soon as I compiled 50¢, I headed to the banks looking for them. For those of you old enough to remember, these Kennedy Half Dollars were a real big deal back then and not just for collectors. I got as many as I could afford back then as a kid, which wasn't that many.

Don't really want to think about how many decades it's been!! 🤣 😂

hfjacinto

Here you go.

Walkerguy21D

rays

Pushing 30 years on this 1795 silver dollar:

edwardjulio

Will be 2 decades March 2023.

DNADave

WaterSport

Found roll searching maybe 55 years ago. It resides in my Capitol Plastic Board to remind me where I started.
WS

WillieBoyd2

I bought this coin in 1964 when I was 16 years old because I wanted a gold coin.

I sent $50 to a Coin World dealer and received this little gem:

I still have it.

metalmeister

From owners turned in silver at face in the 90's. Never found the 38D in the wild.

JWP

I acquired this 1913 2 1/2 dollar Indian for $35 in 1968. The first really expensive coin that I'd ever bought at that time. That purchase was over 54 years ago and it's still in my possession today, and hopefully it will remain in my family forever.

coinbuf

Will be 25 years soon, my very first certified coin bought in the late 90's. I have raw coins that I bought well before this one but no photos as those are still raw sitting in albums and folders.

mirabela

I bought this two cent piece at a flea market when I was about 11.

My dad bought this SLQ from a dealer in the north-of-Boston suburbs around the same time, 1982-ish. I had it slabbed with our host right around the time I joined the forum in 2004.

gumby1234

Had this for over 30 years along with most of my Roosie set.
MS 68 1949 S

MidLifeCrisis

I only have one coin in my collection that qualifies. I bought this coin from a friend of my mother as a favor to my mother. It was nice to spend time with them discussing coins. My mother died in 2010. I cherish the memory.

coinnut

TomB

I've got quite a few individual pieces that qualify, but will just post this WLH. I was at the now long defunct East Coast Expo in the Secaucus Exposition Center (likely also gone) out in Secaucus, NJ when I purchased this coin. It was the end of the day and I had very little cash left on me. A dealer I didn't know had at least a half-dozen 1921, 1921-D and 1921-S WLHs in his case. All certified and all mid-grade. This was by far the most choice coin; not the highest graded, but the best surfaces by far. He wanted $600 for it, but I didn't have all the cash with me so I gave him $300 and told him I would be back the next day to complete the transaction. He held the coin and the next day I gave him the rest and took possession. This was back in 1996. It's in a PCGS VF25 OGH-

Jzyskowski1

Moved to Denver in 1992 and shortly thereafter, maybe a couple years after, I bought this. First slab and first purchase in our new state. We lived downtown then and the mint was close. Back when they ran the Gran Prix through downtown. Rent was cheap, work available and housing plentiful.
I’ve wondered about the grade as that’s a mighty clean cheek. Seems 64+ ish. But would never reholder as It’s sentimental value is great indeed.

rays

@coinnut said:

Any chain is a highly prized coin.

gumby1234

@Jzyskowski1 Many ANACS "soap bar" holders contain undergraded coins. They were pretty tight on the grades. I would keep it in the holder its in.

HoledandCreative

Mid-60s purchase for my type set, then only needed the 1796-1797 Half Dollar, holed of course.

robec

I bought these in the 80’s

And found the roll searching in the 60s
1913-S T2 G04 and 1926-S AG03

vulcanize

Very nice coins on the thread.
Below is my humble beginning with the poor man's doubled die 1955 penny from pocket change.

coastaljerseyguy

Had this for 58 years. Helped count of Morgan Mint bags for weight comparison of the 1,000 coins. Dealer/owner bot over 200 bags that my Dad arranged purchase from the Treasury and delivery to his bank where he worked. They were then transported by carrier to dealers' bank and vault.
Counted a few bags, circulated and MS for weights, and then weighed all to validate there were no obvious issues. I was only 7 at the time and dealer took this coin out of the bag and gave it to me. Still raw and never dipped.

Meltdown

I haven't been at this hobby as long as some of you. In the beginning, I was simply buying 90% silver for silver. This is one of my early numismatic purchases after I got the bug... Coming up on 20 years I suppose. I bought this Franklin proof as a whole set in a capital plastics holder in 2005. Some years later I sent it to PCGS as part of my first ever submission.

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jfriedm56

Bought this raw from my local dealer 25 years ago. Boy have times changed. At the time I thought it would 65, but only 64’d!

Mr_Spud

Here’s a few that I purchased about 20 years ago

ricko

This is a coin my father had, and I have had for fifty years now. Not a U.S. coin, but nice big silver coin. Cheers, RickO

BillJones

I bought this 1908 $20 gold piece in 1965 as a Christmas present.

PerryHall

@BillJones You may want to edit your post.

Eddi

These were among the first US coins I ever bought for my collection - that was in 1982 - 40 years ago.

I had just started work in my first job after college as a Chemical Engineer, in Brussels, Belgium, and every Saturday morning I would go to a very small gathering of coin collectors at a bar in the center of Brussels.

I was very surprised one day when one of the sellers there had some US coins for sale. I was so excited at finding ANY US coins at all, let alone a 1/2 cent 1795, an 1807 quarter (holed), a 1788 Massachusetts cent, and a few others. All the stuff I had been dreaming of!
I bought all the coins I could, even if it cost me a fair amount of money for me at the time. I still have them.

asheland

Nothing to show here, My current collection is all from 2012 to now. I've collected prior to that, but used to purge the collection earlier on, only since 2012 to now that I've been more mature with keeping things longer.

asheland

I got this in October of 2016, it’s the longest held certified gold coin and the coin that started my current 12pc gold type set.

That’s the best I can do.

skier07

My father bought this from the GSA when I was a kid. I had it graded and also added a sticker to it.

My father-in-law got this half eagle as a gift when he was born in 1927 and wore it most of his adult life.

DCW

My grandfather's 1942/1 dime he got in change. Was left to me when he passed 25 years ago.

SanctionII

Here are two coins that were graded this year. In 2023 they will have been in my possession for 60 years.

And here is a coin that was graded this year. I have owned this coin since 1979.

johnny010

Seeing the prices for these pieces is making me wish I could go back in time.

TomB

@johnny010 said:
Seeing the prices for these pieces is making me wish I could go back in time.

You'd be older now, too.

BillJones

@PerryHall said:
@BillJones You may want to edit your post.

My parents gave me the money for Christmas, and that's what I bought with it. There are not many Christmas presents most people received in 1965 that they still have, let alone presents that worth more than 30 times the purchase price.

The cost of certification is a large part of what I have in the piece.

TomB

@BillJones said:

@PerryHall said:
@BillJones You may want to edit your post.

My parents gave me the money for Christmas, and that's what I bought with it. There are not many Christmas presents most people received in 1965 that they still have, let alone presents that worth more than 30 times the purchase price.

The cost of certification is a large part of what I have in the piece.

@BillJones, I believe @PerryHall was winking at you to edit your post to change the denomination from $10 to $20.

PerryHall

@BillJones said:

@PerryHall said:
@BillJones You may want to edit your post.

My parents gave me the money for Christmas, and that's what I bought with it. There are not many Christmas presents most people received in 1965 that they still have, let alone presents that worth more than 30 times the purchase price.

The cost of certification is a large part of what I have in the piece.

I should have been clearer. You said "$10" in your post when you should have said "$20" since you showed a picture of a double eagle.

dunkleosteus430

I'm not old enough to qualify .

LeeBone

Bought this one a little over 30 years ago from my local B&M Dealer. Went every weekend to see him, he was such a great guy and made my experience to buying coins as pleasant as can be. His health went downhill fast, and he was no longer there 4 years later. I will always treasure the memories we shared while it lasted.

Here is the flip this coin came in.

Here is the coin after I sent it in to our host a while back.
It is also now sporting a fancy green thingie too.

nwcoast

This was gifted to me from a favorite aunt way back in the 1960’s. I was a kid collecting coins from change so this, coming from her, and GOLD, was very special.

lkenefic

Lots of nice coins here... these Morgan Dollars have been in my collection for about 50 years. My grandfather gave them to me as a kid... I've got a few coins left from my childhood collection, but these are the only two I've got images of. I also have a 1964 Kennedy Half I pulled from circulation in the 1970's in my Type Set...

Farmer_Bill

lordmarcovan

This coin began my collecting adventure on November 25, 1976. I found it in my grandmother’s silverware drawer when she asked me to set the table for Thanksgiving dinner. I still have it… somewhere.

The following month, by then an avid collector, I received this Bust half for my 11th birthday on December 28, 1976. It knocked my sox off. (Yep, I cleaned it.) Still have that one, too… somewhere.

These are the only two surviving remnants of my childhood collection, though there is also a semi-PL AU58-ish 1878-S Morgan that was found in my great-grandmother’s desk and given to me on that same 11th birthday, which I vividly remember with nostalgic delight. I passed the Morgan down the line for my firstborn nephew when he came along in 1999.

winesteven

This is the coin I've owned the longest that is still part of my collection. I bought it back in September 1996 from Teletrade for a whopping $185 plus shipping. It was bought as a PR66, and subsequently upgraded to a PR67 w/CAC.

Other than this, the coin I've had in my collection the longest was bought in 2013. All coins I owned prior to that (other than this Quarter), have been sold due to upgrades.

FlyingAl

@winesteven said:
This is the coin I've owned the longest that is still part of my collection. I bought it back in September 1996 from Teletrade for a whopping $185 plus shipping. It was bought as a PR66, and subsequently upgraded to a PR67 w/CAC.

Other than this, the coin I've had in my collection the longest was bought in 2013. All coins I owned prior to that (other than this Quarter), have been sold due to upgrades.

Steve,

Great coin! I think you'd be surprised at exactly how difficult it is to find a nice 1939 PR 25c these days. They just don't want to pop up for some reason. Hold on to that one!

jfriedm56

Bought these in the 70’s and 80’s.