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  • illini420illini420 Posts: 11,467 ✭✭✭✭✭


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    A win THAT BIG could cause some problems. >>



    I would like to have those problems. >>



    At $100K FDIC coverage per account, how would you safely deposit a large lump sum? There aren't many local banks here that I would trust with that much money. I think I'd seriously consider hiring someone to negotiate a private sale of the ticket. >>




    FYI, FDIC covers $250k per account now.
  • giorgio11giorgio11 Posts: 3,978 ✭✭✭✭✭
    I would help a lot of people. But not those who come with their hands held out.

    And I would start my early eagles collection. And overdates, a la Dr Juan XII Suros (Superior, February 1999), only better if possible. What fun that guy must have had, it shows in the catalog.

    Having said that, I believe that the richest man is not he who has the most, but he who needs the least.
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  • TwoSides2aCoinTwoSides2aCoin Posts: 44,636 ✭✭✭✭✭
    I'd pay all the taxes and build a retirment center for all you old coin codgers.
  • pitbosspitboss Posts: 8,643 ✭✭✭


    << <i>I'd pay all the taxes and build a retirment center for all you old coin codgers. >>




    I hope you win it then.
  • lasvegasteddylasvegasteddy Posts: 10,432 ✭✭✭
    "FYI, FDIC covers $250k per account now. "

    i thought it was one depositor not per account...had a couple guys out here in vegas find out the hard way...they had multiple accounts in one bank...the bank went belly up...they received their $250k....even though they had well over 500k at the same bank/branch...they use "tax payer i.d." and cover upto the $250k per depositor

    anyone else care to clarify as my coffee has just brewed
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  • DrBusterDrBuster Posts: 5,437 ✭✭✭✭✭
    I'd be hard pressed to not go nuts at a Barrett Jackson auction first.
  • derrybderryb Posts: 37,721 ✭✭✭✭✭


    << <i>I'd be hard pressed to not go nuts at a Barrett Jackson auction first. >>


    Thanks for the tip, I'll be there. image

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  • rickoricko Posts: 98,724 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Unlikely that I would immediately think of buying coins. In fact, I would not think of coins at all. Too many other things to do with that kind of financial windfall. I would probably not be on the forum for a long time though. image Cheers, RickO
  • derrybderryb Posts: 37,721 ✭✭✭✭✭


    << <i>"FYI, FDIC covers $250k per account now. "

    i thought it was one depositor not per account...had a couple guys out here in vegas find out the hard way...they had multiple accounts in one bank...the bank went belly up...they received their $250k....even though they had well over 500k at the same bank/branch...they use "tax payer i.d." and cover upto the $250k per depositor

    anyone else care to clarify as my coffee has just brewed >>



    "provides deposit insurance, which guarantees the safety of deposits in member banks, up to $250,000 per depositor per bank as of January 2012."

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  • Good luck to all on this forum and if any of us win the winner better have the commen decency to to a NICE giveway or 2 or 5 image
  • BAJJERFANBAJJERFAN Posts: 31,408 ✭✭✭✭✭


    << <i>Call me crazy, but I wouldn't want it. No way, no how. I kind of like having enough for all of my needs and many of my wants. Being able to afford one nice coin or a few "collector" coins a month suits me fine. Being able to get anything would remove a good part of the thrill.

    What I'm really after is personal satisfaction, and so far I've determined that comes mostly from doing a job well, family relationships, learning, and enjoying good friends. Most, if not all, of that would be harder as a multi millionaire. Sounds a bit puritanical huh? Oh well. I guarantee whoever wins this will be less happy 5 or 10 years later. >>



    There is a lot to be said for this too, but alas I am not as "financially secure" as I'd like to be.
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  • ColonialCoinUnionColonialCoinUnion Posts: 10,087 ✭✭✭
    I like to think I would do something really good with the money, and not just blow it on a bunch of toys.
  • illini420illini420 Posts: 11,467 ✭✭✭✭✭


    << <i>"FYI, FDIC covers $250k per account now. "

    i thought it was one depositor not per account...had a couple guys out here in vegas find out the hard way...they had multiple accounts in one bank...the bank went belly up...they received their $250k....even though they had well over 500k at the same bank/branch...they use "tax payer i.d." and cover upto the $250k per depositor

    anyone else care to clarify as my coffee has just brewed >>




    It is only $250k per depositor, per bank. so you can't open 10 accounts at 10 different Bank of America branches across the country to get $2.5m of coverage... you'd still only get $250k from the FDIC. But you could open 10 accounts at 10 different banks to get up to $2.5m in coverage.

    Additionally, if you have funds in a trust account where the beneficiaries of the trust have equal shares of the trust, each beneficiary is covered for up to $250k. So, if you have a trust with 10 beneficiaries with equal shares, the single account is covered for $2.5m. 100 beneficiaries would get you $25m of coverage, but all beneficiaries must have an equal share. Could work if you have a big network of friends and family that you are willing to treat equally. Presumably, you could open such a trust account at multiple banks to further increase the FDIC coverage.
  • Buy every cent minted in 2000, making myself the monopoly owner of that date.
  • guitarwesguitarwes Posts: 9,290 ✭✭✭

    Up to $640 Million........eh, I'd still settle for $540M before taxes.

    Also as far as coins, I'd finally finish my date/mm set of Morgan Dollars, but might upgrade a few. image

    First and foremost (of course), I would tithe 10% to my church, then do ALOT of good with all that money as I'm lead to. This is all after I asemble a fleet of lawyers, tax attorneys, and accountants. If you don't do that, you set yourself up for disaster.

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  • morgansforevermorgansforever Posts: 8,491 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Keep a few million for myself (10), hook my family up, and donate the rest.
    Maybe create my own lotto and give away thousands of smaller prizes.
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  • ambro51ambro51 Posts: 13,955 ✭✭✭✭✭
    My Wife would quit her job. That alone would be benefit of that lottery win to us. But you can bet those auction catalogs would be viewed in a whole new light.
  • DAMDAM Posts: 2,410 ✭✭
    After I shared with family and friends and set up a trust to help others less fortunate, I would approach Cardinal with an offer to buy his Large Cents.


    Dan
  • shorecollshorecoll Posts: 5,447 ✭✭✭✭✭
    I would pay JK to assemble the all time finest Washingtonia collection (I miss my little one that I sold a few years back)...probably wouldn't even cost that much, especially after I hire people to whack all the other major bidders. image
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  • renman95renman95 Posts: 7,037 ✭✭✭✭✭
    I'd buy a carrot.
  • mach19mach19 Posts: 4,002 ✭✭
    Good Luck to one and all ! ! !
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  • poorguypoorguy Posts: 4,317
    Id first buy ABs morgans. Then I would put 10 mil in an investment account and use the interest to hold annual college scholarship programs for yns. Id buy all of my family new houses, and a ill spread the wealth here with those who have helped me out. I can imagine walking down the street and whenever I witnessed selfless acts of kindness, hand them over a check for 25k. That would be fun.
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  • MrEurekaMrEureka Posts: 24,439 ✭✭✭✭✭
    I'd have to take a run at these.

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  • MrEurekaMrEureka Posts: 24,439 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I like to think I would do something really good with the money, and not just blow it on a bunch of toys.


    In that case, let's hope someone else wins. Sorry, but coin dealers need to eat too.
    Andy Lustig

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  • droopyddroopyd Posts: 5,381 ✭✭✭


    << <i>Sorry, but coin dealers need to eat too. >>



    From what I've seen, many of them eat copiously, if not particularly well.
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  • poorguypoorguy Posts: 4,317


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    << <i>Sorry, but coin dealers need to eat too. >>



    From what I've seen, many of them eat copiously, if not particularly well. >>



    Hah. Funny. Zing.
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  • First, I would buy a big antique treasure chest. Then I would fill the chest with raw $20 Liberty Double Eagles. Then I would buy an authentic pirate costume and play with all those coins all day long! Of course, I would make several U-tube videos of my playful antics and post them all here until I was banned from posting. I then would buy up a majority of the stock in this company and grade my own coins,continuing to post here for the rest of my life!
  • BAJJERFANBAJJERFAN Posts: 31,408 ✭✭✭✭✭


    << <i>Up to $640 Million........eh, I'd still settle for $540M before taxes.

    Also as far as coins, I'd finally finish my date/mm set of Morgan Dollars, but might upgrade a few. image

    First and foremost (of course), I would tithe 10% to my church, then do ALOT of good with all that money as I'm lead to. This is all after I asemble a fleet of lawyers, tax attorneys, and accountants. If you don't do that, you set yourself up for disaster. >>



    Why would you need a fleet of those people?
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  • BroadstruckBroadstruck Posts: 30,497 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Well I was only gonna spend $1M on coins at $540M... Yet now that it's $640M all of a sudden there's a spare $100M to play with! imageimage
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  • Mega Millions winning numbers: 2-4-23-38-46-MB 23
  • I would buy a island and make a private museum for myself and a select few to come visit. A super nice boat and fish and a sea-do. I would also add some nice wild animals to the mix. Then I would try and take control of the world...no on second tough I would just stick with nature and coins....and on good days rare comic books and movie posters. And what the hell I would try one of those space travel vacations.
  • BAJJERFANBAJJERFAN Posts: 31,408 ✭✭✭✭✭


    << <i>Mega Millions winning numbers: 2-4-23-38-46-MB 23 >>



    I guess I'll keep wishin 'n hopin 'n dreamin.
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  • poorguypoorguy Posts: 4,317
    image Well, Im still poorguy.(
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