My newest 1771 Halfpenny posted earlier is pretty close to being "the one" for me, but like Wybrit it's impossible to decide on just one. This 1855 Penny in 66RB I also love.
I knew you guys wouldn't disappoint! Simply beautiful.
Makes mine look kinda cruddy, thanks. I'm not complaining, we all collect different areas and styles, that's what makes this place so interesting for me.
Okay guys! You are all killing me! I wish I still had the ones that I said that I would never sell! In fact, if most of my fellow Board members are reading this, THEY probably bought the coin I said I would never sell.
The only coin(s) that I would probably not sell are the Aluminum pieces I have received over the years that are rarer in the grades that they are often seen in. Sorry, but I will have to make a separate post, especially while I have no photos for these coins! I have no good reason for this except for the reason that I plan on photographing these at the same time to make a collection post! -Dan
A tempting subject, and an opportunity to see some great coins in this thread.
But if I ever decide to part with my collection, they all go. If you don't kick an addiction cold turkey, you will undoubtedly relapse sooner or later.
<< <i>A tempting subject, and an opportunity to see some great coins in this thread.
But if I ever decide to part with my collection, they all go. If you don't kick an addiction cold turkey, you will undoubtedly relapse sooner or later. >>
Actually, "the ONE" for me is a Lightside coin.
My grandfather plowed it from the earth in the 1920s, and I'll probably be buried with it in my chest pocket unless a worthy inheritor arrives on the scene soon.....ashes to ashes, dust to dust.
<< <i>Actually, "the ONE" for me is a Lightside coin.
My grandfather plowed it from the earth in the 1920s, and I'll probably be buried with it in my chest pocket unless a worthy inheritor arrives on the scene soon.....ashes to ashes, dust to dust.
Oh yeah, it's a Wreath cent. >>
That's a good point. I have some silver that was given to me by my grandfather, which I don't keep with my main collection. He would pick silver from circulation and give it to the grandkids when we came to visit. Those are put away for safekeeping, too.
Mine is a lightsider that I don't have images of but sits in an SDB, an 1867 2 cent piece that my grandfather's brother gave him when he was 6 years old in 1897 after he lost his pinkie finger in a cornshucker. My grandfather gave me the coin in 1976 when I was a little kid.
In memory of my kitty Seryozha 14.2.1996 ~ 13.9.2016 and Shadow 3.4.2015 - 16.4.21
It IS a difficult decision, but done just for fun. I doubt that I'm alone in this, but I often look over my entire collection and find myself looking at one or two of them more than the others. I guess that this is how I made my choice.
Tough question. For me, it would have to be a rather inexpensive Guadalajara 8 Reales that got me started in War 4 Independence direction.
It's Calbeto-110 - From the Royalist provisional mint of Guadalajara, Mexico. Variety without a period in front of the "HISPAN". Pretty crude strike with rusty dies on a flawed planchet, but I wouldn't have it any other way.
It's not much, but it's a stunning coin in hands with mirror fields and light matte devices (the photo doesn't quite capture this). PCGS slabbed MS63 prooflike and the only one slabbed by PCGS as prooflike.
I have collected U.S coins for many years, and then Civil War Tokens, but am now actively building a collection of 18th Century Conder Tokens, the coins that made the Industrial Revolution a whopping success. : )
<< <i>A tempting subject, and an opportunity to see some great coins in this thread.
But if I ever decide to part with my collection, they all go. If you don't kick an addiction cold turkey, you will undoubtedly relapse sooner or later. >>
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Don't give me that confused look MacCrimmon. Besides the fact that my collection contradicts my Buddhist beliefs, I would have expected more understanding from someone who just sold the Bertie florin, and who did not sell it because of enough $$$incentive$$$ as Scrooge Mac Coinpictures argues, although $9K can also be interpreted as such.
LordM - That one goes without saying. I can imagine coin collecting helping to break up a marriage, but to spark one? Cool story and writeup!
Moonwinx - I gotta say, those pics are awesome! I find myself taking detailed pictures and enjoying the intricacies of each design too, but I can't get close to those pics. Nice job!
An 1888 Indian Head penny that my grandmother gave me in 1956. That was the first coin in my collection. I know never is a long time, but I would never part with it. Olmanjon
The first real coup I made in coins was buying a 1957 Franklin Half Proof from a dealer at a show in Chicago.
I looked at that coin several times, sat on the front steps of the building for 15-20 minutes trying to decide whether or not to pay him the $325 he was asking for it.
Finally I got into bargaining but he wouldn't budge for lower than $300.
It was a gorgeous, near flawless, deep cameo both sides proof and I finally had to have it for his price.
I put it in a Capitol holder and vowed to NEVER, EVER sell it
Then I got to thinking about whether or not it would remain "flawless" over time or pick up a carbon or toning spot that might affect the value.
So I sent it to PCGS and it came back PR 68 DCAM.
With the same concern in mind I sold it less than a year later to Ron Tomaska-the cameo proof king at the time-for $3,200. I'm sure he marked it up, and sold it, for at least $4,000-$5,000.
Don't we all wish we could vault back in time to 50 years ago with all the "wisdom" we've accumulated since that time
No,no- the kids and the cat are all right honey. It's just that I got my PCGS grades.
Just about down to the level of the scene in "Throw Momma from the Train" (coins my father let me keep from change) but I have two coins that have meaning to me that I would't sell - and have survived with me this long - simply because they are not worth selling.
One, a Mercury dime I fished out of change while working in my junior high school cafeteria circa 1960 (and saving from a Whitman folder about 10 years ago before turning completely black) and the other a Civil War token given to me my a coin dealer helping me with my Boy Scout coin collecting merit badge ca. 1962.
This 1807/6 trial halfpenny by Taylor links the original 1806 Soho proofs to the 1807 proof halfpenny which exists only as a restrike. This was one of Peck's unanswered questions (cf p.383) and was my first meaningful contribution to general numismatic knowledge when published in the BNJ.
I do not have one coin that I would hold until the end, BUT I would never sell my aluminum collection for nuthin'! I am working on photographing it piecemeal and will shortly start a new topic showcasing the collection. As it stands now, I have about 1200 pieces give or a take a few. Most of them are XF or better and very common. There are a few which would cost a pretty penny to replace though! It has even taken precedent to some rarities I am parting ways with now. Sorry no pictures. -Dan
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Quite rare compared with the beaded border and unheard of in this condition, so far.
World Collection
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German States Collection
I knew you guys wouldn't disappoint! Simply beautiful.
Makes mine look kinda cruddy, thanks.
1779 Potosi Bolivia 8 Escudo NGC 63 Most probably, the finest (if not, tied for finest) Charles III Potosi 8E in existence!
Gary
The only coin(s) that I would probably not sell are the Aluminum pieces I have received over the years that are rarer in the grades that they are often seen in. Sorry, but I will have to make a separate post, especially while I have no photos for these coins! I have no good reason for this except for the reason that I plan on photographing these at the same time to make a collection post!
She sold her jewels for gold, and bought three boats...
But if I ever decide to part with my collection, they all go. If you don't kick an addiction cold turkey, you will undoubtedly relapse sooner or later.
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<< <i>A tempting subject, and an opportunity to see some great coins in this thread.
But if I ever decide to part with my collection, they all go. If you don't kick an addiction cold turkey, you will undoubtedly relapse sooner or later.
Actually, "the ONE" for me is a Lightside coin.
My grandfather plowed it from the earth in the 1920s, and I'll probably be buried with it in my chest pocket unless a worthy inheritor arrives on the scene soon.....ashes to ashes, dust to dust.
Oh yeah, it's a Wreath cent.
<< <i>Actually, "the ONE" for me is a Lightside coin.
My grandfather plowed it from the earth in the 1920s, and I'll probably be buried with it in my chest pocket unless a worthy inheritor arrives on the scene soon.....ashes to ashes, dust to dust.
Oh yeah, it's a Wreath cent. >>
That's a good point. I have some silver that was given to me by my grandfather, which I don't keep with my main collection. He would pick silver from circulation and give it to the grandkids when we came to visit. Those are put away for safekeeping, too.
<< <i>1779 Potosi Bolivia 8 Escudo NGC 63 Most probably, the finest (if not, tied for finest) Charles III Potosi 8E in existence!
Gary .... that is one FABULOUS coin .....
Experience the World through Numismatics...it's more than you can imagine.
All amazing specimens, thanks for posting them.
It IS a difficult decision, but done just for fun. I doubt that I'm alone in this, but I often look over my entire collection and find myself looking at one or two of them more than the others. I guess that this is how I made my choice.
Of my remaining pieces, the one I would hang onto the longest is this one:
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Or maybe this one???
It's Calbeto-110 - From the Royalist provisional mint of Guadalajara, Mexico. Variety without a period in front of the "HISPAN". Pretty crude strike with rusty dies on a flawed planchet, but I wouldn't have it any other way.
8 Reales Madness Collection
http://www.bluesheet.com.au/Certificates/PCGS/13503733/View
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I have collected U.S coins for many years, and then Civil War Tokens, but am now actively building a collection of 18th Century Conder Tokens, the coins that made the Industrial Revolution a whopping success. : )
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<< <i>A tempting subject, and an opportunity to see some great coins in this thread.
But if I ever decide to part with my collection, they all go. If you don't kick an addiction cold turkey, you will undoubtedly relapse sooner or later.
Don't give me that confused look MacCrimmon. Besides the fact that my collection contradicts my Buddhist beliefs, I would have expected more understanding from someone who just sold the Bertie florin, and who did not sell it because of enough $$$incentive$$$ as Scrooge Mac Coinpictures argues, although $9K can also be interpreted as such.
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The backstory
<< <i>From Wayne Anderson's collection - Wayne was the founder of the Conder Tokens Collector's Club. >>
Wow! Very nice token!
Great stuff, everyone!
LordM - That one goes without saying. I can imagine coin collecting helping to break up a marriage, but to spark one? Cool story and writeup!
Moonwinx - I gotta say, those pics are awesome! I find myself taking detailed pictures and enjoying the intricacies of each design too, but I can't get close to those pics. Nice job!
Olmanjon
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I looked at that coin several times, sat on the front steps of the building for 15-20 minutes trying to decide whether or not to pay him the $325
he was asking for it.
Finally I got into bargaining but he wouldn't budge for lower than $300.
It was a gorgeous, near flawless, deep cameo both sides proof and I finally had to have it for his price.
I put it in a Capitol holder and vowed to NEVER, EVER sell it
Then I got to thinking about whether or not it would remain "flawless" over time or pick up a carbon or toning spot that might affect the value.
So I sent it to PCGS and it came back PR 68 DCAM.
With the same concern in mind I sold it less than a year later to Ron Tomaska-the cameo proof king at the time-for $3,200. I'm sure he marked it up, and
sold it, for at least $4,000-$5,000.
Don't we all wish we could vault back in time to 50 years ago with all the "wisdom" we've accumulated since that time
It's just that I got my PCGS grades.
One, a Mercury dime I fished out of change while working in my junior high school cafeteria circa 1960 (and saving from a Whitman folder about 10 years ago before turning completely black) and the other a Civil War token given to me my a coin dealer helping me with my Boy Scout coin collecting merit badge ca. 1962.
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For sentimental not monetary value.
That coin is beautiful!