What's on your Holiday Season coin list

Cameo CC · December 3, 2002 9:50PM

What coins are on your Holiday Season list?

Todd

Cameo CC · December 3, 2002 9:58PM

Sorry - I would like a complete set of 17 - $25 MS69 PCGS Gold Eagle set.

Todd

BillJones · December 3, 2002 10:04PM

Believe or not some presidential campaign tokens from the 19th century are on my Christmas list. This is really neat stuff, but few people collect it. About the only tokens that bring big bucks these days are the Lincoln pieces for obvious reasons, James K. Polk and Louis Cass. Why Polk and Cass?

James K. Polk tokens are rare because the Democratic Party called for a ban on the issuance of “factitious symbols” and “displays and appeals insulting to the judgment and subversive to the intellect of the people.” In less lofty terms, the Democrats thought that tokens, ribbons and other campaign items were an insult to the electorate. This was a reaction to the “log cabin and cider campaign” that the William Henry Harrison people had run in 1840.

After Polk beat Clay in the 1844 election, the Democrats carried this policy over to the 1848 contest. That year Lewis Cass became only the second Democrat to lose a presidential election between 1828 and 1860. That loss convinced the Democrats that political advertising was not so bad after all, and they issued far more items in subsequent elections.

Does any one else collect political campaign tokens? I'd love to compare notes with you and perhaps email some of my articles to you on the subject.

coppercoins · December 3, 2002 10:42PM

Nothing numismatic on my list - but related items are.

It includes:

1. A fiber optic light ring for my scope.

2. A new workcenter for my computer/scope/camera setup. The desk would be 9 feet long, 7 feet tall with shelves and cabinets for storing my books on coins and computer programming, and would be made of oak. I am currently working from a way overcrowded 4 foot Wal-Mart computer table/desk. Not nearly enough room or storage.

Anything specifically "numismatic" on my list would have to be something I picked out myself, none of my family has a clue what to get for me. The coin collecting gene started with me, I guess. To everyone else they roll well and spend well. I'm filled up on the numismatic books that would not have to come from a specialty dealer in out of print material, and I have enough coin supplies to last me the next year.

nwcs · December 3, 2002 10:44PM

I want a naturally toned Christmas colored morgan!

UncleJoe · December 3, 2002 10:48PM

Buffalo nickels. Any and all, any condition (I'm not that picky).

And a 1955 DDO, again any condition is fine by me. (Is that a pun? I don't think these are readily available in fine)

Joe.

GP · December 3, 2002 10:57PM

I prefer to buy my coins in person, so only related item on my list is a tripod, so maybe I can finaly take a decent pic of a coin.

MadMarty · December 3, 2002 11:37PM

More Morgans!!! I have some cash coming in and I'm going to looking for the 93-S!!

BlueCole · December 3, 2002 11:43PM

i just ask for money. My wife is afraid of making a mistake (spending too much; she knows i like anything round with designs stamped on it) However, out of the money, i'd like to get another gold peice--probably not US gold, since it's so expensive, but forgien gold doesn't look to bad. (Of course, it's help if I had a Krauss)

B.

prooflike · December 4, 2002 1:05AM

BlueCole, have your wife get you a Krause, write down the title and ISBN and put xmas list on the top and hand it to her.

MrKelso · December 4, 2002 1:12AM

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Todd >>

Gold Britannia Proof Set. Anything Round GOLD 24k and Canadian.

Cameo CC · December 4, 2002 5:34AM

ttt

Todd

DHeath · December 4, 2002 5:36AM

1917 T1 FH SLQ. Toned would be perfect.

coinrookie · December 4, 2002 5:57AM

Coin related. A book on Ikes. However as my family and friends do not understand my coin addiction,er I mean my coin hobby, I will have to give the present to myself.

Geoman · December 4, 2002 6:01AM

Only one coin, a nice 1931-S Lincoln.

But, I have asked for several reference books, as I am relatively new and do not have many good reference books.