How about "Under $20 and still raw" pick up thread?

Bochiman

We always see some super nice coins.
How about a thread for us on a budget or those that see something they just like and it was under $20 and is still raw?

Here are 2 quick pics from last weekend's attempt to find a few Roosies for my son's set. Both were under $20 and I was fine with the price I paid. They go into the raw set as dupes since they aren't FB nor high grade, but we both like them.

rgCoinGuy

About 14 bucks, with shipping, good idea for a thread!

jpo1965

$18 bucks a coulple of week's ago

charley

This Thread is a very good idea. I will enjoy the pictures. Thank You, Respectfully, John Curlis

jpo1965

Man i love those photoshop images make's me not want to show my crap

gecko109

I got all 4 of these combined for under 20 bucks a couple months ago. But nothing beats that AU Isabella that one forum member bought for $18!

coinsarefun

Good idea Ron, I think the most was $15. Picked up at either bargin bins, Ebay or pawnshops.

mcheath

*all these were picked up from p8nt on the BST board, these are his pics

ad4400

$7 for each of them..

Mesquite

This one came off a bidboard as one in a set of three - I recall I spent ~$5 for the treo.



This one cost me $15 two years ago.

headsplitter2

My last big purchase 16.39, just don't tell the wife.


Headsplitter2

JD

oldcameoproofsguy

Here's a nickel from a $12 proof set.

oldcameoproofsguy

Here's some other crap... I don't even remember what I spent on it but it was very little.

Bochiman

<< <i>Man i love those photoshop images make's me not want to show my crap >>



Don't feel that way! Your pic and your coin are awesome! I like it and would have paid $18 for it in a heartbeat as well

Bochiman

BTW.....I am seeing some AWESOME coins for under $20!!!

Wow!

TomB

If they didn't have to still be uncertified I could add to the thread.

baddogss

Mesquite, love the 74 Ike. Very nice.

thisnamztaken

<< <i>Man i love those photoshop images make's me not want to show my crap >>




I can relate to that jpo. Coin photography is not my strong suit either, but that is a very nice Merc. you posted!

zenny

<< <i>If they didn't have to still be uncertified I could add to the thread. >>




I would very much like an exemption for TomB !!!....


I'm quite sure we'd all be pleased to watch...

sumnom

This is my kind of thread. I can't afford the other ones.

ahooka454

Just picked this up for $18. Its for my Ships Collection. Not bad for an oz of silver and a ship I need.

Type2

$2.50 EA.

dbemike

From a circulated bank roll.

1999 Wide AM

cmerlo1

From proof sets I picked up for $12 each 2 weeks ago:

clarkbar04

FilthyBroke

Great idea, just wish I was at my other computer where I keep my better pics.

rgCoinGuy

about 4-5 dollars with shipping, it is tiny, but has about that much gold in it (prob more at current prices)

DorkGirl

All for, if I remember correctly.....$2.50. He threw in the seated dime in the center for nothing because it was broken. I don't think I need to explain why they are still raw.

busco69

ksteelheader

Bochiman

As thread originator, I am going to slightly "cheat"....

This dime was part of a proof set that cost me "bid" (I think it was about $22 or a few dollars more).
So, taking out the other coins, and attributing a couple of bucks to them (the half and quarter, being silver, would make the dime under $20 ), I am showing this one:



(the lighting makes the background, which is the same in both photos, look different...I just didn't do any photo "playing")

Bochiman

And....for the Kennedy lovers....

coinsarefun

I picked this one up at my local coin shops bargain bin box for $10


Stefanie

coinsarefun

And this one from a pawn shop for $15


Stefanie

Bochiman

Nice lil' Roosie there, Stef

Here's one from 2 years ago I was looking at tonight.... $19 then.

Bochiman

And here's one that is one of the lowest graded coins in our type album, but I bought it for $3 about 4 years ago and still like the look....

coinsarefun

<< <i>And here's one that is one of the lowest graded coins in our type album, but I bought it for $3 about 4 years ago and still like the look....

>>




That is a beautiful Washington.
I think it would look great in my 7070

lordmarcovan

Severus Alexander, (222-235 AD), silver denarius.

Ugly-ish, but hey... ancient silver for 15 bucks? I'm buyin'!





Constantine the Great (307-337 AD), AE3 with campgate reverse and nice desert patina.

Another upgrade candidate for my set- I want a better coin from this common ruler, but I do like the patina on this one, which I think cost me something like nine or ten bucks.





Constantine II (337-340 AD): AE3 with awesome desert patina and crisp details. Probably from a Syrian hoard.

I'm not seeking an upgrade for this one- I'm perfectly happy with it. It cost me twenty-ish.





Constans I (337-350 AD): AE4 with desert patina. (Seein' a pattern here, yet? Can you guess my favorite look in ancient bronze?)





These are just a few... I have lots more that were twenty bucks or less, and some of them with nice patina, too. And they're all raw. Slabs haven't caught on in ancient coins much, probably because most folks who have 1,500-2,000 year old coins like to "touch the history". And there's nothing wrong with that, within reason. A well-patinated ancient coin has pretty stable surfaces and a good protective "skin".

BTW, if you are interested in some attractive yet inexpensive late Roman bronzes like this, shoot a PM to John Knudsen, aka johnsim03. He's the man. Three of the four coins above came from him. (The Constantine the Great also came from a forum member- Bill Kalinoski, aka Blackhawk).

David Connors on VCoins seems to also have a lot of nice affordable late Roman bronzes, and has a 16% off sale running right now. I might have to check that out. I ordered a coin from him on March 2, but haven't seen it yet. That was my first transaction with him and is as yet incomplete, but I do keep an eye on his inventory quite often. I'm getting far enough along with the Romans that it's getting more expensive, now that I need scarcer rulers for the most part.

Bochiman

That's it?

No one else has anything that was under $20, is still raw, and worth looking at? Maybe the coin ventures have really gone upwards in the $$$ range?

TwoSides2aCoin

Bochi ... 90% of my coins are in this price range.
I suspect this thread will reach into the hundreds. I've found a home.

TwoSides2aCoin

Under five dollars each. Still Raw.

coinsarefun

I picked this nice little 1960 proof set up at a local shop in Phoenix for $20 before the made rush on silver, about 4 month's ago. Its my birth year(don't tell anyone else) and I think its the small date? Nice slight toning on all the coins.



Stefanie

TennesseeDave

I bought this Buffalo nickel and six others in similar condition for $1 each last year at my local coin shop.The S.A.E. was a freebie from a friend.

TomB

Here is a cool 8R I puchased for $18-

lordmarcovan

TomB- I love that one. I already have a sweet, high grade, and rather scarce portrait 8R on the Holey Coin Vest, or I'd be trying to wrest that one from your grasp!

luckyman

I know it's not a rare one, but this one caught my eye on the bay and got it for $18....haven't gotten it in hand yet, but looked

nice for the price....

ahooka454

$4.99 and still raw.

Bochiman

Some people have a long weekend this weekend....so let's see if there are any more coins that were "under $20 and still raw" that folks would like to share.
I hope to add some in a few weeks when the PNNA show "comes to town"

I may crack a recent buy out of a slab and show it....after shipping, it comes to under $20 and I like what I see from the pic so far and am waiting to see it inhand.

sparky64

Paid $4.00
I liked the little clip.