My heirs will be thrilled/puzzled/disappointed to find [ ] in my collection
RYK
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We often read how collectors are building great collections and plan to leave them to their heirs. I am skeptical on a number of levels, but let's play out the fantasy a bit. Assume that your coin collection remains intact for the next 40 years (50 years for Jeremy) and before you have the opportunity to sell them in a named Heritage sale, the local dealer, driving his Porsche, runs you down in the post office parking lot, just as you are leaving the post office with the last six weeks of Coin World that were stuffed in your P.O. Box. You die on the scene with your face buried in the Coin Depot ad (you did not even get to see the 4528th CRO ad or 120 year old QDB's column).
Several months after mourning you, your family (or other heirs), who know little about coins, delve into the safety deposit box (or wherever you keep the coins), buy a Red Book, join this very forum, and start researching your collection. Name a coin that they will be 1) thrilled that you have; 2) puzzled that you have; 3) disappointed that you have.
Several months after mourning you, your family (or other heirs), who know little about coins, delve into the safety deposit box (or wherever you keep the coins), buy a Red Book, join this very forum, and start researching your collection. Name a coin that they will be 1) thrilled that you have; 2) puzzled that you have; 3) disappointed that you have.
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2. Heh - most of them.
3. Severely corroded 1943 DDO cent.
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USAF veteran, 1986-1996 :: support our troops - the American way.
2. Puzzled that I have 12 common date silver dollars pedigreed to Harry Bass' sock drawer.
3. Disappointed that I have a nearly complete set of 1933-34 Chicago World's Fair elongates that no one cares about anymore.
Those are the only coins I'm holding on to "until death do us part."
throw it in the backyard. It's a 5 lb silver nugget. Ugly as sin but probably 80% pure, just
as nature made it!
bob
2. "gold" plated Ike
3. 300 1969-S cents that weren't won in the YN giveaway
<< <i>Do you think that they will be "in awe of our stupidity"?
You are on to something there. My 3 kids have no interest in what I collect and I think that has contributed to the "greying" of the coin collector community. But I digress. I am interested in seeing more responses to the OP's question.
Thrilled that I still have the Norweb 1884 Trade Dollar in Pr 63
Puzzled that there are over 40 gold and silver Spanish and Mexican coins
Disappointed that the original Whitman folders with the coins I collected as a kid are all missing the key dates.
I recommend that all look at the Heritage Estate planning guide, and have a copy with your coins-- it will really be helpful to the uneducated heirs.
I knew it would happen.
Doggedly collecting coins of the Central American Republic.
Visit the Society of US Pattern Collectors at USPatterns.com.
Wow, I am thrilled and am not even an heir!
Thrilled: A "roll" of 1850 $20's
Puzzled: A capital plastic holder for proof seated type coins completed with mid-grade circ examples
Disappointed: A fugly 1801 LC "3 errors" in AG-3, a proof bison Jeff nickel 69 DCAM, and an AH Kennedy half (sorry Russ
The wife and boys have no interest. My thinking says it is better to get the dimes into a persons hands that appreciates them.
Ken
Thrilled, Chain Cent (because of it's value.)
Puzzled, Chain Cent (because it's low grade.)
Disappointed, Chain Cent (because it's not a higher grade.)
<< <i>I have plans to sell my collection before it becomes a problem, but if it doesn't work out that way, I have some family members that can liquidate the coins for me at good prices. They know what they are doing (mostly.)
Thrilled, Chain Cent (because of it's value.)
Puzzled, Chain Cent (because it's low grade.)
Disappointed, Chain Cent (because it's not a higher grade.) >>
Same here but x 3
PCGS Registries
Box of 20
SeaEagleCoins: 11/14/54-4/5/12. Miss you Larry!
That and this.
Thrilled to find a 1964-D Peace dollar, puzzled as to why the dealers are all laughing at them and disappointed to find out it's a "Copy".
2) puzzled that you have; So many of one kind of error(hoard, it's my future well managed promotion lol)
3) disappointed that you have. Only pictures left as they were sold while alive to help fund a classic roadster for the beach house
Good thread, fun question
Puzzled ( trying to fix value): A large collection of circulated World Coins, as well as US coins from the 1700's - 2010.
Disappointed: Complete collections of US Mint First Day State Quarters, Territories Quarters, and Presidential Dollars Coin Covers.
thrilled to see 3 proof coins with mintages of only 5 and 10 total..
not too wowed about a comlpete set of fake,very lightweight cast dollars.
Bruce Scher
I give away money. I collect money.
I don’t love money . I do love the Lord God.
Puzzled: State Quarters in Whitman Folder
Disappointed: $1 Eunice Shriver or Sac $1 or $1 Ike or $1 Susan Anthony or numerous other US Mint late 20th/early 21st century productions
Currently the info about consigning my collection for sale is with the executor of my will, my brother-in-law, who has more business savvy that I do. He’s a major executive at large well-known company. He’ll get the consignments right.
His son was quite pleased to hear how much the collection was worth... lets just say their shopping for a house just got ALOT easier!
<< <i>Aside from the fact that plans have already been made for the liquidation of my collection,
Thrilled that I still have the Norweb 1884 Trade Dollar in Pr 63
Puzzled that there are over 40 gold and silver Spanish and Mexican coins
Disappointed that the original Whitman folders with the coins I collected as a kid are all missing the key dates.
I recommend that all look at the Heritage Estate planning guide, and have a copy with your coins-- it will really be helpful to the uneducated heirs. >>
I've had a numismatic executor for years. Set up to work with my overall executor. 50 years? I was thinking of up to and across the 5 year period after my death. Great fun topic.
My heirs can keep the leftover cash.
I give away money. I collect money.
I don’t love money . I do love the Lord God.
Ron
<< <i>Thrilled that I still have the Norweb 1884 Trade Dollar in Pr 63
Wow, I am thrilled and am not even an heir!
Thrilled: A "roll" of 1850 $20's
Puzzled: A capital plastic holder for proof seated type coins completed with mid-grade circ examples
Disappointed: A fugly 1801 LC "3 errors" in AG-3, a proof bison Jeff nickel 69 DCAM, and an AH Kennedy half (sorry Russ
I intended to update my answer:
Thrilled: the name and phone number for a dealer contact to take away this mess
Puzzled: modern Chinese gold and silver
Disappointed: for as much as the SDB weighs, it is not more valuable
at 33 i probably don't qualify to comment as i am close to receive one than i am to leave one
i would advise to leave a copy of "The Ultimate Gift" (dvd will do fine) with your estates and a requirement anyone receiving a part/bulk of an estate is required to watch it 10x
very serious btw
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Puzzled to find: A PCGS VF-20 1839-O Half Dollar, and VF-35 1838-O Half Dime
Disappointed: A pair of fake 1838-D Classic Half Eagle tokens.
'dude
1) thrilled that you have... Maybe I will buy something cool and thrilling before I die
2) puzzled that you have... 1964-D Peace Dollar
3) disappointed that you have... A couple hundred pounds of circulated Memorial cents
One alteration was needed when it was placed into a safe in 1977; the early part of the collection was in the old large push-in sets so those coins were removed and rolled for storage.
The cards, luckily enough, were place into the attack where I found them several years ago.
I opened the safe and repacked everything after inventorying them.
Very impressive collection for a Pharmacist. Including 12 1922 No "D"s, Four with strong reverse. In a pill box (that I have) along with 20 or so other 22's.
Another coin that he didn't know about was an 09 S VDB. It was in an old pill box, just marked "1909" along with many other 09 cents.
I specialize in Errors, Minting, Counterfeit Detection & Grading.
Computer-aided grading, counterfeit detection, recognition and imaging.
Puzzled: 1843-D quarter eagle with a note on the slab that reads "Ex: RYK"
Disappointed: A Whitman State Quarters album filled with circulated quarters fished out of my pocket change
RMR: 'Wer, wenn ich schriee, hörte mich denn aus der Engel Ordnungen?'
CJ: 'No one!' [Ain't no angels in the coin biz]
2)frans heldja nickel token
3)can't think of one
this list will change as i progress with my collection
Fellas, leave the tight pants to the ladies. If I can count the coins in your pockets you better use them to call a tailor. Stay thirsty my friends......
Most excitied 1) a number and name to a respected dealer with whom I am/was familiar.
Most puzzled 2) Why there is no cash
Most disappointed 3) when they ignore the phone number and find out the whole lot is worth $100 at the "local" hotel buyer.
(in all honesty, my wife is smart enough to not just blow these out. It's just a matter of pointing in the right direction)
UHR/1964-D Peace $/so much stuff.
When visitors came, after he & they had had a few, he used to get out a little baby food jar and remove one of the dried leathery things and pass it around to see if anybody could identify it.
He would encourage folks to closely examine it, sniff it, "taste it!".
After everybody had made their incorrect guesses he would tell the identity of the mysterious items.
Dried snapping turtle hemipenes...
Luckily, we all knew just what to do with them when he passed.
I have NO idea why he collected these items other than for these right of passage ceremonies.