Whats a good darkside gold coin for under $100

GoldCoinLover · June 5, 2005 3:45AM

Whats an good old darkside coin to buy (gold) under $100. The older the better.

spinaker2000 · June 5, 2005 4:16AM

trozau · June 5, 2005 4:50AM

Check out the completed gold listings on eBay that meet your budget and choose for yourself candidate coins that you may want to watch out for and bid in current and future listings.

AuldFartte · June 5, 2005 4:51AM

Early 1900's French 20 Franc, commonly called "roosters" can be found for under $100 along with possibly the late 1800's French 20 Franc "angels".

Sylvestius · June 5, 2005 5:45AM

Early 20th century British half sovereigns, they cost about $70.

JZrarities · June 5, 2005 7:10AM

A Russian 5 Roubles

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MacCrimmon · June 5, 2005 7:58AM

Anything which already has scratches and red spots......

danglen · June 5, 2005 8:02AM

I run an auction for a NGC graded Mint State Uruguay 5 Pesos, 1930 just about every week. I start it at ninety-nine cents, but it usually sells for a few dollars over $100

. I will be listing one tonight at about 10PM EDT.

Steve27 · June 6, 2005 12:14AM

How about a sovereign:

Agflyer · June 6, 2005 12:26AM

Gold Fanam. It's old and gold. . . cheap too.

drjules · June 6, 2005 1:55AM

I'd agree with the previous advice and go for half sovereigns. There are some nice examples around but beware of those that were previously jewellry (v. ugly). Or there are a whole bunch of 1/10 oz moderns too.

Dr J

coinmickey · June 6, 2005 2:37AM

Early 20th century British half sovereigns, they cost about $70.

Ditto.....

laurentyvan · June 6, 2005 4:40AM

Why don't you save your money until you can buy a gold coin that is truly historical as well as gold. This buying by the $$ amount doesn't make a whole lot of sense- buy what you like, regardless of cost.!!

drjules · June 6, 2005 5:02AM

<< <i>W- buy what you like, regardless of cost.!! >>

Oh for deep enough pockets!

Dr J

WhiteTornado · June 6, 2005 5:03AM

I can tell you from a personal perspective that the problem with saving enough money to buy coins I'd truly like to have, such as old gold or certain issues in UNC condition, would mean I might buy only one or two coins per year. That isn't enough involvement in the hobby to keep me interested. So for me, I completely understand the need to buy (and therfore collect) according to budget.

Philip · June 7, 2005 3:08AM

<< <i>Early 1900's French 20 Franc, commonly called "roosters" can be found for under $100 along with possibly the late 1800's French 20 Franc "angels". >>

I think this applies to all 'Napoleons' from 1850 onward. There are a few semi-keys and the rest should be fairly easy.

Sylvestius · June 7, 2005 3:40AM

<< <i>...would mean I might buy only one or two coins per year. That isn't enough involvement in the hobby to keep me interested. So for me, I completely understand the need to buy (and therfore collect) according to budget. >>

I dunno, i only buy a handful of coins a year.

If you saw the stuff i'm buying you'd know why! I can't afford to buy more than i already do. Having said that though i still find loitering on here and a few other forums and reading about coins in general gives me just as much involvement in the hobby as most. Heck i could give over buying coins altogether, just talking about them feels like i'm involved!* But maybe i'm just different, who knows?

*This might sound strange but i know of one numismatist (you can't really call him a coin collector), that sold off most of his coins apart from a handful of historically or artistically important pieces ranging from classical to a issued few years ago. He no longer buys any coins but he is more involved in the hobby than most as he writes coin articles and spends a great deal of time studying coins... he'll borrow them off of people to study and then send them back when he's done! (If he's really stuck he'll buy one and then sell it as soon as it's proved its use for his writeup).

WhiteTornado · June 7, 2005 3:45AM

That's certainly a different way to be involved in coins! Although I don't know that it would be too satisfying for me, it sounds like it works for him.

Sylvestius · June 7, 2005 4:01AM

<< <i>That's certainly a different way to be involved in coins! Although I don't know that it would be too satisfying for me, it sounds like it works for him. >>

Very different. I dunno if i could go quite that far either. I think i'd still have to buy the odd one here and there not so much to feel part of the coin world (i feel part buying or no) but i'd buy more because i generally like buying coins!

That and the money would burn a hole in my pocket.

Whats a good darkside gold coin for under $100

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