Post a coin that you bent the rules on!

2ltdjorn · October 6, 2012 8:06AM

Did you step outside your series? Did you pick up a "problem" coin? Or did you pay way to much?

We as collectors all have rules... It's ok to break them every now & then!

braddick · October 6, 2012 8:10AM

I usually don't buy raw coins based on a poor scan.

This one turned out alright:

Weiss · October 6, 2012 8:40AM

Shamika · October 6, 2012 10:54AM

Ooooo, I've come sooo close to bending the rules, but I've managed to keep my focus. It would take something truly extraordinary to cause me to buy something out of my series.

TwoSides2aCoin · October 6, 2012 2:28PM

It was a risky purchase for a raw coin near 4 figures. Had to soak it for 3 weeks in acetone due to extreme pvc residue on the coin.
Sent it to PCGS after that, not knowing if it would make the grade.

Swampboy · October 6, 2012 2:33PM

I can't help it.
Every time I see her.

I think it's love.

Meltdown · October 6, 2012 3:42PM

That is a beauty Weiss!
Here's one of my favorites... it has nothing to do with the rest of my collection.

mkman123 · October 6, 2012 5:34PM

No idea why I traded for this today. I know nothing about it, just was enamored with the year 1777 and that it was over 200 years old.

coinsarefun · October 6, 2012 5:47PM

Im saving this spot to post my something REALLY special

Stay tuned tomorrow!

keets · October 6, 2012 10:28PM

Ooooo, I've come sooo close to bending the rules, but I've managed to keep my focus.

my hunch is that almost every specialized collector "stepped out" of some comfort zone when first embarking upon the quest to collect their specialized area; i know i did. while i don't have a picture of the first SC$ that i purchased, i well remember buying it without having the slightest idea what it really was or what that arena really entailed. i was just struck by the design and theme it depicted. little did i know that i was sealing my fate as a collector with an impulse buy!!!

TwoSides2aCoin · October 6, 2012 10:44PM

<< Im saving this spot to post my something REALLY special

Stay tuned tomorrow! >>

i have a hard enough time staying tuned today

crypto79 · October 6, 2012 10:47PM

<< No idea why I traded for this today. I know nothing about it, just was enamored with the year 1777 and that it was over 200 years old.

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Cool coin Mike

MacCrimmon · October 7, 2012 12:21AM

I generally paid insane money for all of these coins, and they were auctioned for more than doubly insane money. However, one man's insanity is money well spent.

Funny thing, premium quality coins which are largely unobtainable are met with strong bids when they occasionally come out of the woodwork.

coinsarefun · October 7, 2012 1:30AM

Holy carp, those are nice!

<< I generally paid insane money for all of these coins, and they were auctioned for more than doubly insane money. However, one man's insanity is money well spent.

Funny thing, premium quality coins which are largely unobtainable are met with strong bids when they occasionally come out of the woodwork.

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coinlieutenant · October 7, 2012 1:42AM

Glad I was able to get one of those Mac! I love that large penny and is one of the highlights of the collection.

I stepped outside for that coin and then it grew into something mainstream. One darkside coin from every country I have visited. Many more to go...

CoinCrazyPA · October 8, 2012 2:12AM

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I too love this design.

RYK · October 8, 2012 2:21AM

Not only did I bend the rules, the coin is actually bent!

Weiss · October 8, 2012 2:36AM

Thanks, guys. There is a singular joy in acquiring the very piece that made your heart skip a beat years ago, especially a piece that you remember thinking was so far beyond the realm of possibility. Owning a pop 1 coin--particularly one that is arguably the most beautiful coin ever struck--is a highlight of my life.

steveben · October 8, 2012 3:06AM

MacCrimmon...wow!!! i wonder what coins you decided to keep if you auctioned those off...they must be unreal.

2ltdjorn · October 8, 2012 3:06AM

<< Not only did I bend the rules, the coin is actually bent!

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Nice Coin, why don't you add that to my thread... Let's Build a box of 20

steveben · October 8, 2012 3:07AM

<< No idea why I traded for this today. I know nothing about it, just was enamored with the year 1777 and that it was over 200 years old.

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i am pretty sure that coin would have caught my eye if i saw it for sale as well. so, i guess, it wouldn't be breaking any rules for me.

GeorgeKellogg · October 8, 2012 4:58AM

<< Not only did I bend the rules, the coin is actually bent!

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Très bon!

Here's a coin where I stepped out of my specialty. I have since purchased two more Capped Bust Halves. The photo is courtesy of BluCC.

Barndog · October 8, 2012 5:03AM

<< Thanks, guys. There is a singular joy in acquiring the very piece that made your heart skip a beat years ago, especially a piece that you remember thinking was so far beyond the realm of possibility. Owning a pop 1 coin--particularly one that is arguably the most beautiful coin ever struck--is a highlight of my life. >>

reminds me of that TV commercial. Wife and kids walk away visibly miffed...

Barndog · October 8, 2012 5:10AM

if the rules include price guides, this:

dcarr · October 8, 2012 6:13AM

Post a coin that you bent the rules on!

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