Your Christmas gift suggestions
kranky
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I have a selfish motive here - I need to tell my father-in-law what to get me for Christmas. But I don't want to be selfish, so how about sharing your gift ideas with everyone. 
I know most of you might not want people to buy you actual coins (after all, who knows if would have the look you want), but a US Mint product might be OK, right?
How about suggesting something in the $50 range, something around $100, and something around $200. Maybe you will see something listed you can ask someone to buy for YOU and we'll all benefit.
My suggestions:
$50: The History of US Coins as illustrated by the Garrett Collection. (book) or a roll of 2002 Kennedy halves plus a 2002 Proof Silver Eagle.
$100: Breen's Complete Encyclopedia of US and Colonial Coins (book) or a Buffalo Coin and Currency Set
$200: $25 Gold American Eagle
I know most of you might not want people to buy you actual coins (after all, who knows if would have the look you want), but a US Mint product might be OK, right? How about suggesting something in the $50 range, something around $100, and something around $200. Maybe you will see something listed you can ask someone to buy for YOU and we'll all benefit.
My suggestions:
$50: The History of US Coins as illustrated by the Garrett Collection. (book) or a roll of 2002 Kennedy halves plus a 2002 Proof Silver Eagle.
$100: Breen's Complete Encyclopedia of US and Colonial Coins (book) or a Buffalo Coin and Currency Set
$200: $25 Gold American Eagle
New collectors, please educate yourself before spending money on coins; there are people who believe that using numismatic knowledge to rip the naïve is what this hobby is all about.
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$50: A book or two like the one listed.
$100: PCGS collectors club membership.
Cameron Kiefer
Hows about a:
Stereo Microscope?
Coin Picture taker?
Coin Supplies?
Subscription to a coin Periodical?
Bulldog
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I'm going off-coins here but anything from omahasteaks.com!!!
PCGS MS64 1941-S Walker (lots of luster, please)
Nice EF 1872 Two Cent piece
Russ, NCNE
Oh, were these supposed to be gifts for other people?
"Senorita HepKitty"
"I want a real cool Kitty from Hepcat City, to stay in step with me" - Bill Carter
"The silver is mine and the gold is mine,' declares the LORD GOD Almighty."
You see, 2 slices of toast are never enough and 4 are tooo many.
I'd also include a pound of unsalted butter and a loaf of sourdough bread.
Please PLEASE remember to melt the butter first and to seperate the milk fat solids from the drawn (pure) butter.
I'd put it on a 4.75 setting..unless of course your altitude if over 3500 feet...then I'd just crank the bad boy right up to 5.