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WHAT WOULD BE YOUR DREAM "FIND"?

timc67timc67 Posts: 204
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I'm sure this topic has been posted here before, but I was wondering what your dream "Find" would be? Mine, I would like to find a 1955 Double-die in a roll of pennies. I'm a new collector, so I'm sure there are even better "Finds" than mine out there. Please respond. Thank You, Tim
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  • LucyBopLucyBop Posts: 14,001 ✭✭✭
    THAT 55 double Die would be killer!!!

    me, maybe a 53s Franklin in FBL.... Would love to make one from a raw coin....
    imageBe Bop A Lula!!
    "Senorita HepKitty"
    "I want a real cool Kitty from Hepcat City, to stay in step with me" - Bill Carter
  • timc67timc67 Posts: 204
    Lucy..What does FBL mean? Pardon the stupidity.
  • RussRuss Posts: 48,514 ✭✭✭
    An Accented Hair in PR69DCAM.

    Russ, NCNE
    eBay consignment sales | | Collectibles from Resco CCC
  • fivecentsfivecents Posts: 11,207 ✭✭✭✭✭
    A 1943 copper cent or a Sac 1$ - statehood quarter mule.image
  • LakesammmanLakesammman Posts: 17,376 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Finding Blays briefcase that he forgets at a coin showimage
    "My friends who see my collection sometimes ask what something costs. I tell them and they are in awe at my stupidity." (Baccaruda, 12/03).I find it hard to believe that he (Trump) rushed to some hotel to meet girls of loose morals, although ours are undoubtedly the best in the world. (Putin 1/17) Gone but not forgotten. IGWT, Speedy, Bear, BigE, HokieFore, John Burns, Russ, TahoeDale, Dahlonega, Astrorat, Stewart Blay, Oldhoopster, Broadstruck, Ricko, Big Moose.
  • MFHMFH Posts: 11,720 ✭✭✭✭
    My dream would be to find myself inside the National Coin Museum at the Smithsonian, being able to look at each coin without interruption, taking digital pictures of all my favorites.... of course, that's a fantasy.

    My dream find today, would be to get a roll of half dollars at my local bank and find a few silvers. A key date would be an added bonus.
    Mike Hayes
    ~~~~~~~~~~~~
    Coin collecting is not a hobby, it's an obsession !

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  • goose3goose3 Posts: 11,471 ✭✭✭


    << <i>Finding Blays briefcase that he forgets at a coin showimage >>



    LOL! I saw that you had posted and was going to say that I'd like to find the key to your safe deposit box!image
  • cladkingcladking Posts: 28,631 ✭✭✭✭✭
    There are dozens of circulated clad coins which sell for lots of money. A 1976 Ike
    came out of a Washington DC cash register and sold for $80,000 last year. A Sac
    dollar muled with a quarter went for over $50,000. There are several rare varieties
    of quarters which routinely sell in the $1,000 range including DDO '76-D and the DDR
    '71-D and '72-D. While there are regular issue coins which now sell for significant
    premiums also my dream find would be a 1964 clad quarter. This would be pretty
    worn by now but it would be only the second known and it's needed for my collection.
    Tempus fugit.
  • LucyBopLucyBop Posts: 14,001 ✭✭✭
    FBL stands for Full Bell Line, its a strike designation on Franklin Halves, and in 1953s, it is the rarest....

    The Most Daddy-o!
    imageBe Bop A Lula!!
    "Senorita HepKitty"
    "I want a real cool Kitty from Hepcat City, to stay in step with me" - Bill Carter
  • pow012000pow012000 Posts: 289
    1955 DD Lincoln or the 1972 DD......of course anything that you find in your spare change is cool...
  • NeptuneNeptune Posts: 2,221
    I think it would be kewl to open a roll of nickels while searching, and find a full roll of different date uncirculated buffalo nickels
  • tsacchtsacch Posts: 2,929 ✭✭✭
    5'4" brunette..............120 lbs, hazel eyes...............loves athletics, hates tv..............oh thats right, i married her.
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  • MadMartyMadMarty Posts: 16,697 ✭✭✭
    Being able to raid all of GSAGuys bank boxes!!!
    It is not exactly cheating, I prefer to consider it creative problem solving!!!

  • LanLordLanLord Posts: 11,714 ✭✭✭✭✭
    A 1796 quarter in ms65 (or higher).

    I'm easy.
  • boiler78boiler78 Posts: 3,056 ✭✭✭✭✭
    This coin! Judd 1508 pattern half dollar unknown in any collection and unlikely to existimage
    The image is a composite using the obverse of J1504 and the reverse of J1510.
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  • 12345678901234567890 Posts: 395
    A chest... a very very large chest full of old coins, hundreds of old coins... Lots and lots of coins to search through, and grade, and search though...
    ~Richard Dorrance
  • jdimmickjdimmick Posts: 9,667 ✭✭✭✭✭
    A 1926-s Buffalo Nickel with full strike that would grade Ms-66 at PCGS found in a group of misc junk coins that I purchase for few bucks.

  • darktonedarktone Posts: 8,437 ✭✭✭
    I have already found many of my dream finds such as MS63-65 gold liberty's and Indians but the ones I think I enjoyed the most were the Lafayette dollar and the 91CC $10 lib both MS- oh yeah the 1850-O half dime I found a few months ago was pretty good too although it only got a 64. image mike
  • GandyjaiGandyjai Posts: 1,380 ✭✭
    Make a PCGS MS68 Clad Ike!image

    Gandyjai
  • CladiatorCladiator Posts: 18,038 ✭✭✭✭✭
    1934S Peace Dollar in MS69
  • nwcsnwcs Posts: 13,386 ✭✭✭
    1909 S VDB, or any doubled die.
    Blog and Pics
  • jbstevenjbsteven Posts: 6,178 ✭
    any date ms69DMPL Morgan with MONSTER toning. I would wear it as a necklace like the rapper used to do with clocks.
  • keetskeets Posts: 25,351 ✭✭✭✭✭
    ............and i'll tell you what my "this could actually happen" find would be; a 1956 Type 1 Proof Franklin Half-Dollar in any deep cameo grade. i predict that this year i'll at least find an unholdered or holdered and mis-designated coin in Cameo. ya gotta love cherry pickin'!!

    al h.image
  • haletjhaletj Posts: 2,192 ✭
    A raw full red gem 1926-s penny, out of some really old time collection, sold as "BU" for some amount of money I actually have.
  • LucyBopLucyBop Posts: 14,001 ✭✭✭


    << <i>and i'll tell you what my "this could actually happen" find would be; a 1956 Type 1 Proof Franklin Half-Dollar in any deep cameo grade. i predict that this year i'll at least find an unholdered or holdered and mis-designated coin in Cameo. ya gotta love cherry pickin'!!
    >>



    you leave the Frankies to me! Or else!
    imageBe Bop A Lula!!
    "Senorita HepKitty"
    "I want a real cool Kitty from Hepcat City, to stay in step with me" - Bill Carter
  • mozeppamozeppa Posts: 4,431 ✭✭✭
    58 DOUBLED DIE LINCOLN
    69-S DOUBLED DIE LINCOLN
    70-S DOUBLED DIE LINCOLN

    59-D WHEAT BACK

    92-D CLOSE AM
  • JrGMan2004JrGMan2004 Posts: 7,557 ✭
    16-D Merc in MS68FB of course image But then.... I wouldn't mind getting an 1880 Coiled hair Stella in PF67 image or a Morgan Copper Dime in PF67 image Or that toner 20c Pattern boiler bought from Rick, that's a beaut... oh, I know, and I bet this would be on many peoples lists... an 1893-S Morgan Monster Textile Toned in Super High MS Grade... image hehehe image Gotta love those dreams... too bad they mostly likely won't come true image
    -George
    42/92
  • gsaguygsaguy Posts: 2,425 ✭
    1879-CC GSA, MS 65, 100% rainbow toned obverse.

    GSAGUY

    I know, I know. I'm not asking for much.
    image
  • RussRuss Posts: 48,514 ✭✭✭


    << <i>1879-CC GSA, MS 65, 100% rainbow toned obverse. >>



    I'll check with my flea market guy this weekend. image

    Russ, NCNE
    eBay consignment sales | | Collectibles from Resco CCC
  • timc67timc67 Posts: 204
    WOW! I've learned MORE about coins just in this thread!! Some cool posts!! image
  • mgoodm3mgoodm3 Posts: 17,497 ✭✭✭
    I 'll say a 1933 Double Eagle in change thinking it was a golden dollar.
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  • RGLRGL Posts: 3,784 ✭
    Hmmmm, any pre-50 Jeff in CAM or the proofs of the 1939 reverse of '40 and 1940 reverse of '38 ...
    The Ludlow Collection (DCAM/CAM)
    The Ludlow Brilliant Collection (1938-64)

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  • DCAMDCAM Posts: 300 ✭✭✭
    1964 Morgan, 1909 SVDB MS68DCAM+, Type 1 SLQ MS68, SBA from a shuttle ride.
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  • ShamikaShamika Posts: 18,780 ✭✭✭✭
    "A 1926-s Buffalo Nickel with full strike that would grade Ms-66 at PCGS found in a group of misc junk coins that I purchase for few bucks."

    Jdimmick, I'm with you all the way!
    Buyer and seller of vintage coin boards!
  • kieferscoinskieferscoins Posts: 10,017 ✭
    PCGS Regency sample slab

    NGC or PCGS slab with "prototype" writen on the labl.

    Cameron Kiefer
  • LincolnCentManLincolnCentMan Posts: 5,347 ✭✭✭✭
    I'd love to find a 1895 mint state (not proof) morgan dollar. Now that would be SOMETHING!

    David
    Lincolncentman Toned Lincolns
  • barberloverbarberlover Posts: 2,228 ✭✭
    My dream coin is hopefully realistic.

    In 1989 I saw the prettiest Barber Half I've ever seen, it was an 1892 Barbr half freshly graded by the new NGC, the coin had unbroken carwheel luster on both sides and was extremly clean for the grade of 65. 've searched the country on the web for this coin and so far no luck. Who knows if its even stil in an NGC 65 holder.

    Les
    The President claims he didn't lie about taxes for those earning less then $250,000 a year with public mandated health insurance yet his own justice department has said they will use the right of the government to tax when the states appeals go to court.
  • NicNic Posts: 3,364 ✭✭✭✭✭
    The 2nd 1849 $20 for my 1st year issue type set! K

    My 1866 Philly Mint Set

  • clw54clw54 Posts: 3,815 ✭✭✭
    1873-S $
  • seanqseanq Posts: 8,645 ✭✭✭✭✭
    I would love to cherrypick an '09-S-VDB or '31-S cent clip. I've cherried clips on other early-date Lincolns, and I know clips exist on both dates, I figure I just need to put the two together.


    Sean Reynolds
    Incomplete planchets wanted, especially Lincoln Cents & type coins.

    "Keep in mind that most of what passes as numismatic information is no more than tested opinion at best, and marketing blather at worst. However, I try to choose my words carefully, since I know that you guys are always watching." - Joe O'Connor
  • jpumperjpumper Posts: 170
    I can envision snorkling by a reef and a sparkle hits my eye. Looking closer its a HUGE diamond. Whisping away the sand I find a large box and its contents are nothing but gold coins from an old shipwreck. Next I'm on a tropical island sipping my umbrella concoction, waited on by native islanders with very skimpy grass skirts and coconut shells beckoning me for their attention.
    Its a foul ball by a fair margin.
  • doopdoop Posts: 357


    << <i>An Accented Hair in PR69DCAM.

    Russ, NCNE >>


    how much would you be willing to pay for one,an epitome of the deepest and frost white 1 of 10 from the very first 64 a/h die pair produced for striking, a 1st strike,flawless off of the first dies ?

    and beforeel now,should an abosolute flawless monster moose icicles and winshield frost an all with perfect surfs in a pcgs pr69dcam
    become available (hey,what a notion) what would you pay or what would expect a coin of this caliber to go for in a nutcase scenario ??

    eh ?

    come back...
  • shirohniichanshirohniichan Posts: 4,992 ✭✭✭
    Any of the following chopmarked (or even unchopped, for that matter):

    1870-CC silver dollar
    1871-CC silver dollar
    1872-CC silver dollar
    1872-S silver dollar
    1873-CC silver dollar
    1876 II/II trade dollar
    image
    Obscurum per obscurius
  • EthanEthan Posts: 315 ✭✭
    1955 DD Linc with a Plachet error to boot!


    I would also love to get a 1964 clad Kennedy


    But most of all, I would like to goto the bank and get half rolls and notice they havent been opened in a while and find all 90% in BU condition. Rare dates would be a boon.

    In the years of collecting I have found many a 40%, but one day I found 1 complete roll of 64's and another roll with 64's and Franklins!

    The last is a dream that COULD happen.


    PS My 10 year old found a 1913 penny in change the other day in change,............he is hooked now!
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  • jimjim Posts: 167
    Any of the above....
  • ksteelheaderksteelheader Posts: 11,777 ✭
    A very high grade SMS Kennedy in Dcam.................It might be closer than imaginable.................Ken
  • Sphinx357Sphinx357 Posts: 1,279
    1921 or 1921 D Walking Liberty Half in any condition in a roll of halves. It could very well happen, last $3000 batch we found a dozen or so mostly 1940's, few teens. It's out there, waiting image
  • seanqseanq Posts: 8,645 ✭✭✭✭✭


    << <i>1955 DD Linc with a Plachet error to boot! >>



    They exist, you just have to be lucky enough to be around when they appear.

    I've also seen two '55 DDOs with clips, Ira sold one on ebay around this time last year which I came this --><-- close to buying.


    Sean Reynolds
    Incomplete planchets wanted, especially Lincoln Cents & type coins.

    "Keep in mind that most of what passes as numismatic information is no more than tested opinion at best, and marketing blather at worst. However, I try to choose my words carefully, since I know that you guys are always watching." - Joe O'Connor
  • JeffinMichJeffinMich Posts: 438
    "any date ms69DMPL Morgan with MONSTER toning. I would wear it as a necklace like the rapper used to do with clocks"

    image
  • manlye1manlye1 Posts: 225 ✭✭✭
    1964-D peace dollar!!1

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