What are your "quirkiest" thoughts on coins?

MrBreeze

Mine has to be this:

I can't trade a gold coin for any coin that is not gold. To me, a gold coin has a value that somehow transcends the coin world. I can only use non-gold coins or regular cash to buy coins, even though I bought the gold coin with cash in the first place. And, I can easily sell a gold coin for cash. It's the trade thing that I get hung up on.

partagas

That some how, my dreams of owning an 1866 $10 coin will be answered. I keep trying but someone else always outbids me.

DennisH

1. Never collect/pay for red copper
2. Never collect/pay for strike superlative designated anything
3. Avoid moderns and bullion pieces
4. Look at every Morgan you possibly can, because there are VAMs out there

Leiana

I think my quirkiest opinion is that no coin is a widget or generic because of the history they represent.

-Amanda

Scioto

They're all just "coins".

123cents

As they say One man's junk is another man's treasure. Some people collect and love coins I have no desire to own. I collect coins, I am sure others would not. That's what makes coin collecting unique. Side note: I like some of the Modern Commemmoratives but I think it is crazy to try to play the numbers game and buy MS-70's at enormous prices.

dizzyfoxx

Whenever I see one of these, I think of coins... and vice versa...

Myqqy

My quirkiest thought is that the ms70/pr70 grading phenomena is the biggest scam ever in the history of numismatics...

cladking

I've always thought I'd find a $20 gold piece some day. I'm in no hurry since they tend to hold their value.

ziggy29

<< <i>I think my quirkiest opinion is that no coin is a widget or generic because of the history they represent. >>

I don't think that's quirky at all. I'm a history buff, and to me, imagining where the coins I own have been -- whose hands and pockets they may have been in, what events they may have borne "witness" to -- is a romanticism which adds greatly to my enjoyment of my coins.

Shamika

My quirkiest thought: I'm soft in the head for paying anything more than face value for a coin. A penny is just a penny right?

joecheck

That searching thousands of Lincolns every night will one day pay off (not financially, really)!

MrBreeze

ttt for the left coast.

GoldenEyeNumismatics

they are too expensive

RYK

Occasionally, I look at my coins and think, "WTF did I spend all of that money on these." Then, I return to my senses (or take leave of them, depending on your perspective).

Artist

My biggest quirk is that I am hung up on MS grades. I like coins for the designs, and to me, wear is akin to some of the design being missing. I can deal with bag marks & abrasions - in turn, I don't think I would ever be satisfied with a 'clean' coin that displayed even the slightest bit of actual wear.

Similarly, I often buy coins in MS61 & MS62. If you are patient, you can find very attractive, unimpaired coins in those grades for a fraction of what the same coin in 63 or 64 would cost.

majorbigtime

Developing a convincing AT process by secreting a coin inside body parts (dead or alive)..

Quirky enough??

Leiana

<< <i>Developing a convincing AT process by secreting a coin inside body parts (dead or alive)..

Quirky enough?? >>



More than quirky I think.

-Amanda

seateddime

even if I dont win I am driving up the prices

dcarr

To put myself on a coin.

And not only did I think it, but went and did it (a 1000 times over).

All of my alternate and parody state quarters have this on one side:

PinnacleRarities

I break mine out and put them in an album.

Dan
Pinnacle Rarities

kiyote

Ok, I don't know if this is quirky, or insane...

When I was 17 and collecting classic commems, I pretended each one of the 52 coins was an actual person. A snarky, unlikable, smug person. Each time I bought one, I got to kill that person in some horrific manner, and the remaining 43, 42, 41, etc "people" would be like "OMG!" Booker T Washington, Stone Mountains, and the lower priced ones were just lowly servant boys. The Hawaiian was the King, and Panama Pacific half was the queen. Of course, I could only "kill" someone with an MS63 or better purchase.

Ok, that's the most awkward thing I've ever admitted to on a message board.

rec78

That the Presidential Dollar series will actually become a reality in less than 6 months.

xphobe

<< <i>Ok, I don't know if this is quirky, or insane...

When I was 17 and collecting classic commems, I pretended each one of the 52 coins was an actual person. A snarky, unlikable, smug person. Each time I bought one, I got to kill that person in some horrific manner, and the remaining 43, 42, 41, etc "people" would be like "OMG!" Booker T Washington, Stone Mountains, and the lower priced ones were just lowly servant boys. The Hawaiian was the King, and Panama Pacific half was the queen. Of course, I could only "kill" someone with an MS63 or better purchase.

Ok, that's the most awkward thing I've ever admitted to on a message board. >>



Ohh-kaaay...

Yeah, that's pretty weird. So have you completed your hit list? Show us a picture of your dead king and queen!

swhuck

My personal collecting opinions:

I have no interest in collecting die states. (Bye, bye 3 leg Buffalo)
I have no interest in minor mint errors even when they have their own Red Book listing (bye bye 1922 Weak D cent)
I have no interest in varieties that are based on manufacturing method (High Relief flat rim/wire rim? If I can ever afford one of these, the rim doesn't matter a bit. Same thing if I can ever afford ten.)
Some mint errors, most notably laminations, should decrease the coin's value.
Doubled dies are incredibly common in 20th century coinage and only the most notable ones should command any kind of premium
There is nothing wrong with filling a hole in your circulation strike date set with a proof coin. (Hello, 1885-1886 proof nickels.)
There are undiscovered overdates out there, and some that are considered rare now are in fact common.
There are still hoards of "rare" US gold coins abroad.
Many Carson City Dollars are in fact common dates and are generally overpriced by a factor of about four.
When (not if) possession of the 1933 Double Eagle is legalized, it will no longer be considered the rarest coin of its series. It may not even make the top five.

My opinions only, with no specific facts to back any of them up. Except for the one about CC dollars being common.

kiyote

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Yeah, that's pretty weird. So have you completed your hit list? Show us a picture of your dead king and queen! >>



Sadly, I don't have any more classic commems, I sold them all and stopped collecting them!

JJM

<< <i>I think my quirkiest opinion is that no coin is a widget or generic because of the history they represent.

-Amanda >>



I agree with that, I hate the term widget,....it should be referred to as "common",......A widget to someone with allota $$$$$ is a gem to others,Ive met very few coins that didnt have some type of merit ............example of a widget to some, but one of my favs.....sorry for the poor scan - 84CC/64

cladking

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Ok, that's the most awkward thing I've ever admitted to on a message board. >>




OK, so some of us are more honest than others. Perhaps others are holding back for fear the board can't handle the truth.

majorbigtime

Many Carson City Dollars are in fact common dates and are generally overpriced by a factor of about four.

I believe the GSAs are a little piece of history, with a story to tell. THey are relatively common, but represent fair value IMO.

Elcontador

Not interested in any gold coins.
Not interested in any patterns (which IMO include the 1856 Flyer)
Not interested in mint errors
Not interested in moderns
Not interested in Morgans (though have one for my type set)...

From time to time, I wonder if I'll ever be able to afford some of the pre-1835 type material that interestes me in the grades I want (ie., Draped Bust Quarter, Half & Dollar - Heraldic Eagle only. Large Dentil Dime & Quarter, Capped Bust Half, Draped Bust & Classic Large Cents).

gyocomgd

Dipping is not a crime.