A Whimsical Purchase - A Morgan Dollar????

Saw this in a November Stacks auction and for some reason I decided to buy it. I don't collect Morgans and perusing live auctions is a dangerous activity in that it can be distracting to one's main collecting focus. This one is common as dirt (and a MS63), but it has its charms:
Have you bought a coin on a whim and if so, post a pic and tell the story behind it.
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I had never owned one before and definitely not my usual type purchase but snagged it several years ago at my LCS.
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I also recently bought a toned common date Morgan for a few hundred dollars on a whim even though I don't really collect Morgans. Just cuz it was kind of dark and grimey and I liked it.
But even more off of the beaten path, I was perusing the dark side BST on this board and looked at a fellow member's website which had a bunch of interesting talers for sale. Those were a little spendy for an impulse purchase but he also had some neat exonumia. He is located in Israel and I didn't want to pay the shipping on what is an inexpensive item. BUT my parents happened to be on a vacation to Israel that week and so I arranged for them to pick it up specifically because it's kind of a neat story for them. I like the piece even though it has absolutely nothing to do with anything else I collect.
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I’ve placed quite a few whimsical bids but rarely do they result in a purchase. Most recently, I won a Columbus expo medal in an NGC unc details from GC. The design is neat, and I don’t think it cost me very much money. Im pretty sure that alcohol might have influenced my decision in bidding on this one, but oh well. I really like the patina on your Morgan though!
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I bought this gold dollar on a whim from a DLRC auction one night. It wasn’t something I was looking for, I knew little about it, and it didn’t (and still doesn’t) have a place in any of my sets. Just thought the toning and color was interesting.

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Funny, that exact coin also caught my eye even though it isn’t something I would ever normally collect. I like yours better!
Went to the Bay State coin show last year. I wasn't looking for this, but when I saw it I knew I had to have it. It has a better strike than most 21 Peace do.




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I purchased this on a whim (recently posted on the dark side). I've always been of the mindset, if you've never seen something before buy it (at least within reason) and I've never seen anything like it.
It is an encased 1894 Italian 20 Centesimi. The encasement is plain, and I'm unsure of its composition. I also can't say that the encasement is contemporary, but based on the patina I assume that it has been on there a long time.
Does anyone have any idea why this might have been done? Did it serve some purpose or was someone just bored in "shop class"?
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Poker chip? WWII souvenir?
Sweet looking Morgan!


Uh oh, I think a moster may have been created...
Morgans can suck you in...
I have purchased many coins on a whim.... My collecting philosophy has become totally whimsical the past decade or more... I find it fun and have been very happy doing it this way.
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I have far to many "on a whim" purchases...

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This was the smoothest Charles Barber 1883 Hawaiian Half Dollar I'd ever seen which was wholesome. Since most circulated examples have seen a ton of abuse I just had to have this
Not for a long time and don't remember the last one. I don't make impulse purchases. It reduces funding for my primary collection. I'm also not interested in accumulating random coins of lower interest to me.
There are a few coins I'd like to own outside my primary collection, but almost all are common and expensive.
Too many to list. Here is my latest, which fits none of my collecting goals. Technically a dark side medal but I figure Ben Franklin's presence gets me close enough.
This I bought on a whim, it was inexpensive and cool, and it literally started my 12pc gold type set:
I didn’t own a single gold coin when I bought it back in 2016
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That's a neat story @asheland Funny how collecting paths emerge!
"Got a flaming heart, can't get my fill"
That’s the only way to buy…on a whim.
I like the 81-s.
Indeed!

It resulted in this:
(From last year)
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Looks like your 2022 was like mine in the sense of numerous acquisitions and expense

"Got a flaming heart, can't get my fill"
Are not all coin purchases whimsical, given that none are needed for survival.
Bought this from a forum member some years ago, already had several of this date but I really liked the look and said to myself why not.
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