1000th post giveaway...WINNERS POSTED in 1st post
bstat1020
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In celebration of my upcoming 1000th post I will be giving away 2 prizes. These are nothing special, just a small token of my appreciation for all the board members here. Thanks for all the help that you all have given to me over the years. I value all of you opinions.
To qualify, please post your opinion on what you think the average coin collector should be collecting to bring the most value to his/her children and grandchildren. The winners will be drawn out of a hat by my 2 year old daughter.
Posting cutoff is August 14th, 7am sharp. Drawing will be done that night, and winners posted the next morning.
1st place: Choice of 1960 Proof Franklin Half Dollar and (1) Silver Certificate, or 2000 Red Book and a surprise coin.
2nd Place: Remaining prize
Thanks again everyone.
Brian
THE WINNERS ARE -
1st place Musky1011
2nd place bootleg3
PMs sent to both for addresses. Thanks for all your comments.
To qualify, please post your opinion on what you think the average coin collector should be collecting to bring the most value to his/her children and grandchildren. The winners will be drawn out of a hat by my 2 year old daughter.
Posting cutoff is August 14th, 7am sharp. Drawing will be done that night, and winners posted the next morning.
1st place: Choice of 1960 Proof Franklin Half Dollar and (1) Silver Certificate, or 2000 Red Book and a surprise coin.
2nd Place: Remaining prize
Thanks again everyone.
Brian
THE WINNERS ARE -
1st place Musky1011
2nd place bootleg3
PMs sent to both for addresses. Thanks for all your comments.
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By the way, thanks for the contest
Do you mean bring the most value when you hand the collection over to your children/grandchildren, or the most value now?
Long term, hard to tell, but history says keys in the highest grade you can afford.
Most value now, buy Mint cr@p, there always seems to be low mintage sets that go wild.
Thanks for the giveaway
I mean the most value in the long term for when you hand your collection over to your children/grandchildren.
Thanks for the clarification.
Brian
John
You've got a good twenty years, minimum, so start buying up the classics!
I would have to say key issues and it just became true for me I bought a key issue for twenty seven hundred early this year, up until then it was the highest prize paid for a similar one then a few months later I spotted another one in the bay that went for thirty five hundred
Congratulations I hope to one day get there and thank you for the chance.
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Value is subjective. There is value in $ and there is value in knowledge and enjoyment.
For the value in $, I would say silver....maybe Franklins as I think they are underappreciated and have a chance to go up sooner than some others and aren't a huge financial hit right now (unlike some others that are going up but are big $ hits).
Then, I think that silver roosevelts are cool (silver, a dime is something kids learn, and the design is still around so kids will learn it) but not sure they will go up as a "value" to anything larger in the near (5-10 year) future. Would be like putting money in a savings account vs stock market.....less fluctuation but pretty stable, I think.
Now, for value in knowledge and enjoyment....
* A type set. Affordable doing a 20th Century type set. Then, step back and do a 19th-20th Century type set. Something to grow into and most can be had for a reasonable price. Kid gets enjoyment and learns.
* SAEs....large, priced largely on spot silver, and will keep value close to spot silver (aside from '96)....(talking about uncs, of course).
Now, that said, if you are asking what the "adult" should collect to hand down value after he/she is gone, then I think key dates. Type set and key dates.
1916-d merc, 1955/55 lincoln, 1909svdb (I don't like the washington quarters as I think they got too much run up from the state quarters and may come down after the SHQ series ends and people that aren't "real" collectors get out of it). Maybe a key barber quarter or two. The colonials and pre-1800 almost anything.
Right now, I wouldn't go morgans as they also got too much runup, imho, and are soft in the overall picture.
I've been told I tolerate fools poorly...that may explain things if I have a problem with you. Current ebay items - Nothing at the moment
You have just as much chance to win as the next guy. I have no problems with you whatsoever.
Good luck and thanks for posting!!
The most value would be what it means to your Children/Grandchildren to get something that meant something to you at the time
$$$ is not everything,I enjoy the hobby and my Kids know I just have fun doing it,my Grandson on the other hand is at the age where everything is interesting to him,he is getting into all the new quarters,dollars,etc and he knows His Papa has some special coins just for him,every coin I have ever won on any of the forums gets put into his "BOX" along with a full set of RAW ASE'S,among other interesting coins, I hope that when he is old enough to appreciate the hobby,he will relize the real value of having fun collecting/trading coins. JMO> MoJo
1.key date coins
2.i would also say any pre 1964 coins,mint/proof sets,early commemoratives,in the best grade possible, by the time they are 18-21 they will be harder to find .
18 years from now what will the average collector be looking for?
the_northern_trading_company
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I think all the old standard keys that we all should be familiar with should be collected and put away as they are all finite in mintage numbers but be certain they are not counterfeit.
This includes some of the more affordable keys such as never circulated 1987 Kennedy, the 70-D Kennedy, the Special Mint sets (65-66 & 67) the 50-D Jefferson Nickel, Type 2 79-S & 81-S DCAM Proof sets, 40-D Nickel, 1972 T-2 Ikes - coins of this nature that are still quite affordable yet very collectible. 32-D&S Quarters even in lower grades. Type B (Proof Reverse) Washington Quarters and 98-2000 Proof Reverse Lincolns.
I think that over the long haul these coins will increase in value quite nicely. I hope this qualifies as a valid reply.
Have a great day.
BOOM
Thanks for the giveaway!
Mark
Raw: Tony Gonzalez (low #'d cards, and especially 1/1's) and Steve Young.
I think no one can really go wrong collecting gold and silver coins. And if they're key dates, so much the better.
Jim
Menomonee Falls Wisconsin USA
http://www.pcgs.com/SetRegistr...dset.aspx?s=68269&ac=1">Musky 1861 Mint Set
I think the average collector should collect what they like first.
However..I think silver will go up in price so that in 20 years...it could pay to have some put away....also...some nice high grade Walkers and Barber halves.
All the best,
RAH
Congrats on 1k!
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I also think that well-struck, attractive, original V-nickels are always nice to have.
Just a couple thoughts...thanks for the chance!
Still say, "...history says keys in the highest grade you can afford."
That is what my grandfather always told me before he passed. He said, "Buy all the key dates you can afford, sell the rest as it is junk."
In his opinion, I have a lot of junk as I enjoy collecting a lot of things that are not key dates. But my main investment(large value coins) are key dates.
I'd go with NGC MS70 graded gold buffalos. Mint's best gold at Ebay's best price!
The only way to make an economic system truly stable is to permit the free market to take over.
As for the coins he/ she should collect depend on taste, although if you were to pass these on to your children and so on, I would say that they should collect Bust Half-Dimes, Dimes and Quarters. Also collect an assortment of the lowest mintage coins you can find in undamaged, decent condition. DEFINITELY don't collect any modern coins. They are mass produced by the millions/ billions and will never be worth anything.
I also think that early mint errors on coins will gain substancial esteem in the coming years. Many of these are still surprisingly affordable and can be found with some patience.
Anyway, thanks for the giveaway.
Please read the first post and add to your post to be included in the giveaway.
Thanks!
Thanks for everyone's comments!
Thanx
Jim
Menomonee Falls Wisconsin USA
http://www.pcgs.com/SetRegistr...dset.aspx?s=68269&ac=1">Musky 1861 Mint Set
Thanks; John