For Fun: If you had 10,000 to spend on a coin, what would you choose (assuming no competing uses of

JustNeedCoins

We can dream, cant we?

coindeuce

AU 1876-CC half eagle. Original mintage under 7,000 and only a small fraction of that mintage extant in all grades. From the year of the Centennial of Independence, and the year that General Custer met his maker, not too distant from where this coin was made.

ambro51

Not enough. I want 50000 to play with.

Sonorandesertrat

<< <i>Not enough. I want 50000 to play with. >>



Ditto

123cents

Gobrecht Dollar.

AUandAG

The finest 1870cc quarter I could find....I'd take my time looking as they are few and far between

bob

SmEagle1795

A gold ring dollar pattern - I've been planning on getting one for a while, and will probably end up going for an off-metal strike which will likely be around $10K

COALPORTER

<< <i>Not enough. I want 50000 to play with. >>



Same here, 10G would only buy an impaired example
of what i like or a conditional rarity (common coin in high grade).

BryceM

<< <i>AU 1876-CC half eagle. Original mintage under 7,000 and only a small fraction of that mintage extant in all grades. From the year of the Centennial of Independence, and the year that General Custer met his maker, not too distant from where this coin was made. >>



The battle of the Little Bighorn where Custer died is roughly 1,035 miles from Carson City, NV. For comparison that's almost 100 miles more than the distance from New York City to St. Louis.

That would be a fantastic coin though. Personally, I think an early Small Eagle, Draped Bust Dollar in XF would improve my collection ever so nicely.

bronzemat

Easy, a roman gold aureus. Preferably of an empress but any one would do.

Barndog

send the money to UtahCoin, he knows

Zoins

I'd need about 3 times that for one I'm currently looking at, and no, not a 1995-W PCGS PR-70 ASE, though that would be nice too

johnny9434

a nice 1918/7 standing liberty quarter. that would be a start

coinsarefun

I might be able to toss in a offer for $10k

Linky












Or this and have a few bucks left over for a nice US Type Coin





Should give some info on the Russian token


A little information on the tax, it was progressive in nature:

Beards, in some instances, were taxed in bygone England, but not to the same extent as in Russia, which had numerous singular laws in force for nearly sixty years. In nearly all parts of Europe, by the commencement of the eighteenth century, the custom of wearing beards had been given up. Peter the Great was wishful that his subjects should conform to the prevailing fashion. In 1705 he imposed a tax upon all those who wore either a beard or a moustache, varying from thirty to one hundred roubles per annum. It was fixed according to the rank of the taxpayer. A peasant, for instance, was only required to pay two dengops, equal to one copeck, whenever he passed through the gate of a town. This tax gave rise to much discontent, and in enforcing it [Page_57] the utmost vigilance had to be exercised to prevent an outbreak in the country. Notwithstanding this, the law was, in 1714, put into operation in St Petersburg, which had previously been exempt. In 1722 it was ordered that all who retained their beards should wear a particular dress and pay fifty roubles annually. If a man would not shave, and was unable to pay, he was sentenced to hard labour. This law was extended to the provinces, but in 1723 peasants bringing produce into towns were wholly relieved from this tax. Peter passed away in 1725, and Catherine I. confirmed all the edicts relating to the beard in the ukase dated 4th August 1726.

A decree was issued by Peter II. in 1728 permitting peasants employed in agriculture to wear their beards. Fifty roubles had to be paid by all other persons, and the tax was rigidly enforced. The Empress Anne took a firm attitude against the beard. In 1731 she promulgated a ukase by which all persons not engaged in husbandry retaining their beards were entered in the class of Raskolnicks, in addition to paying the beard tax of fifty roubles, double the amount of all other taxes.

In 1743 the Empress Elizabeth confirmed the existing decrees in all their force. Peter III., on his accession to the throne in 1762, intended to strengthen the laws of his predecessors, and prepared some stringent measures; but his [Page_58] sudden death prevented them from being put into force. His widow, Catherine II. (1762), did not share his feelings in this matter, and immediately on obtaining sovereign power she removed every restriction relating to the beard. She invited the Raskolnicks, who had fled from the country to avoid the objectionable edicts, to return, and assigned land to them for their settlement.

SmallTownCoins

I'd try and find the best Chain Cent I could get for the money,
If it did'nt have to be a coin, I'd get a Ten Kilo Silver bar, just for fun :-)

LindeDad

Might fill that 1815 hole in my set.

TwoSides2aCoin

something incuse

Jcarney

20,000 half dollars in old wrappers from a small, out of the way, local bank. They would preferably have dust on them.

LanceNewmanOCC

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1806/5 25c AU58/55 PCGS Prefer CAC, $10k is probably not enough but close.
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DeliaBug

I'd definitely go for an XF-AU Immunis Columbia piece.

jedm

I would find a nice G-6 1901 S quarter to fill that last hole in the set.

Elcontador

I have set aside that sum to purchase an "all there" PC MS 65 CBH a number of years ago. I still don't have the coin because I haven't been able to find it, though I should be able to buy one at that price.

mbogoman

The nicest Flowing Hair dollar I could find...

RYK

A dirty early gold piece like this one:

CoinRaritiesOnline

The best Pine Tree Shilling I could find.

Lakesammman

A rare type coin in a Doily.

Swampboy

<< <i>A rare type coin in a Doily. >>



Double Dipper.

bosco5041

<< <i>A dirty early gold piece like this one:

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I was thinking of an early gold coin to, if I had this coin in my collection I would just stare at it all evening after work for quite a while.

daOnlyBG

There was a PCGS 1895 (proof) Morgan Silver Dollar listed on eBay for $10,000, with a CAC sticker on it. Sadly, someone removed it off the website...

Assuming it was genuine, I would have bought that in a heartbeat.

droopyd

<< <i>Assuming it was genuine >>



You know what happens when you assume, right?

Justacommeman

1907 $10 Eagle in PCGS 65.

MJ

mkman123

A xfish1870 cc seated dollar, some quarter oz gold eagles, some 90% and some junk silver dollars.