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100K over 10 Years. Your recommendations, please.

MrEurekaMrEureka Posts: 24,667 ✭✭✭✭✭
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A.s.s.ume your friend or client wants to spend approximately 100K total over the course of the next 10 years. The goals are to build a truly awesome specialized collection, and for the money, the fun and the challenge to last for the full 10 years. (In other words, it should be almost impossible to spend the money wisely and quickly.) Investment potential is not a major consideration, but it does matter. Raw or slabbed, whatever makes sense.

What would you suggest?
Andy Lustig

Doggedly collecting coins of the Central American Republic.

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  • oih82w8oih82w8 Posts: 13,020 ✭✭✭✭✭
    The "donkey" filter is in full swing today.



    I like varieties myself....most others do not share that sentiment though.
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  • keyman64keyman64 Posts: 15,649 ✭✭✭✭✭
    I would likely focus on keys and semi-keys of the different series that most interest your client.

    That way, investment potential is likely covered and things that your client likes are also covered.



    Edit: PCGS Plastic with CAC stickers wouldn't hurt either.

    And if you can find a few that are nicely toned you will be even better!
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  • LanceNewmanOCCLanceNewmanOCC Posts: 19,999 ✭✭✭✭✭
    .

    step 1.



    they should spend months buying very inexpensive raw coins and look them over often to get a feel for what they truly like and will stick with for a decade which imo, is nearly impossible as taste(s) available merchandise and prices wax and wane.



    sp2nd less than $5k on the raw stuff that may even be sold off once a decision is made.

    .

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  • topstuftopstuf Posts: 14,803 ✭✭✭✭✭
    ONE hunnert grander right NOW!



    With a LOAN!



    Then pay it off if there are any jobs NOT in Asia by then.



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  • derrybderryb Posts: 38,545 ✭✭✭✭✭
    I'd go the modern gold route. All MS70 burnished American Gold Eagles.

    Velocity, Not Valuation Defines A Bubble.

  • BoosibriBoosibri Posts: 12,665 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Start a finest known Central American Republic set bidding aggressively on only the rarest pieces.



    Seriously, how about a gem Spanish Colonial/Latin American type set

    Latin American Collection

  • BullsitterBullsitter Posts: 6,185 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Coins with high grades, awesome eye appeal and low survival #s.
  • msch1manmsch1man Posts: 809 ✭✭✭✭
    Fugios by variety - that would be an 'awesome specialized collection' in my opinion and would exhaust both the time and money budgets I would imagine
  • 291fifth291fifth Posts: 25,136 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Put together a "history of coinage" collection featuring significant coins from the past 2600 years. Few, if any, US coins would be included.
    All glory is fleeting.
  • TPRCTPRC Posts: 3,817 ✭✭✭✭✭
    It is impossible to answer the question without understanding what his goals and interests are. Is he drawn to collecting because of an interest in history? Or the artistic beauty of coins? Or does he want to understand values and grading. Depending upon his interests, and if he can, he should take some of that money and invest in an education...ANA Summer Camp is fun and educational. After that, he can decide.

    Tom

  • BurksBurks Posts: 1,103 ✭
    I don't think you can ever go wrong with high quality key dates. They'll always be key dates, doubtful anything nice will come up.
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  • QuarternutQuarternut Posts: 1,481 ✭✭✭
    Do a set of the most challenging United States series in a higher circulated grade (EF-AU) including all die marriages and possibly significant die stages.



    The series? Bust Quarters from 1796 - 1838.



    Ten years may not be enough time though and 100K will only get you both of the 1796's...



    Other than that, it is a tremendous challenge that takes patience and focus, along with being in the right place at the right time to acquire the more rare examples.



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  • MidLifeCrisisMidLifeCrisis Posts: 10,613 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Originally posted by: 291fifth

    Put together a "history of coinage" collection featuring significant coins from the past 2600 years. Few, if any, US coins would be included.




    I like this a lot. Deserves it's own thread. What would you include?
  • mbogomanmbogoman Posts: 5,311 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Complete Carson City dollar set in nice, original AU or better. Includes the 4 Seated Liberties, the Trade dollars (including 75 S/CC and 76-DDR) and all the Morgans in MS. Some of these don't come up often and the ones that do aren't always eye appealing - that's the challenge!

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  • ElcontadorElcontador Posts: 7,740 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Get a handful of U.S. coins from the 1790s which precede Seated Coinage. Make sure they are problem free and in your opinion, sold for the grade. Stick with AU or better. These coins should be such that you shouldn't expect to see many new ones in the grades purchased being 'made' in the next ten years.
    Focus on Draped Bust and Capped Bust coinage. And it will take quite some time to do this.
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  • jcpingjcping Posts: 2,649 ✭✭✭
    US$100K isn't too much on US coins today. With today's Internet, and the condition of impossible to spend the money quickly, I would probably suggest to work on US colonial coins with original surface. Today's $100k might let the owner achieve 50% to 60% completion with one to two coins highlight the collection.

    If the fund is US$1M, the options would be much wider and more interesting.
    an SLQ and Ike dollars lover
  • BillJonesBillJones Posts: 35,727 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Sadly $100 thousand isn't very much when you are buying choice U.S. coins these days. I learned that when I was putting together the eight piece Charlotte Mint type set. Unlike the Dahlonega set, which has the costly 1855-D gold dollar and the 1854-D Three Dollar Gold it, the Charlotte set has the less costly 1855-C gold dollar and there is no Three Dollar Gold coin at all. Still coins like the 1838-C and 1839-C half eagles come up to ruin your budget. You can buy those coins for less money, but coins you will find at cheep prices look like something cat ate and regurgitated, not just pulled in from the wild and left on your doorstep.



    He might think about working a set of British monarchs, which a project I've been working on for a couple of years. You can go back to a William the Conqueror penny (1066, which can be purchased in nice shape (EF) for a little less than $1,000), and work your way up from there to the present with Queen Elizabeth II. I've got some gold coins in my set, so it's gotten a bit expensive, but for a $100,000, you could put together a really nice collection.

    Retired dealer and avid collector of U.S. type coins, 19th century presidential campaign medalets and selected medals. In recent years I have been working on a set of British coins - at least one coin from each king or queen who issued pieces that are collectible. I am also collecting at least one coin for each Roman emperor from Julius Caesar to ... ?
  • LindeDadLindeDad Posts: 18,766 ✭✭✭✭✭
    As mentioned get the calculator out your going to have to find more to fit the parameters.
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  • TopographicOceansTopographicOceans Posts: 6,535 ✭✭✭✭
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    186 Type Definitions

  • MrEurekaMrEureka Posts: 24,667 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Originally posted by: msch1man
    Fugios by variety - that would be an 'awesome specialized collection' in my opinion and would exhaust both the time and money budgets I would imagine



    I like this idea, but 100K won't get us very far. A world cl***** collection would probably take ten times our budget.
    Andy Lustig

    Doggedly collecting coins of the Central American Republic.

    Visit the Society of US Pattern Collectors at USPatterns.com.
  • MrEurekaMrEureka Posts: 24,667 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Originally posted by: Boosibri
    Start a finest known Central American Republic set bidding aggressively on only the rarest pieces.

    Seriously, how about a gem Spanish Colonial/Latin American type set



    I considered C.A.R. 8 reales. The time and money parameters are about right.

    A "gem Spanish Colonial/Latin American type set" would take many millions. Some subsets would no doubt work well.

    But this is a US Forum, so let's stick to US coins for now.
    Andy Lustig

    Doggedly collecting coins of the Central American Republic.

    Visit the Society of US Pattern Collectors at USPatterns.com.
  • BoosibriBoosibri Posts: 12,665 ✭✭✭✭✭
    In that case I would do a circ seated quarter set choice F to EF with only choice original pieces

    Latin American Collection

  • MrEurekaMrEureka Posts: 24,667 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Originally posted by: Quarternut
    Do a set of the most challenging United States series in a higher circulated grade (EF-AU) including all die marriages and possibly significant die stages.

    The series? Bust Quarters from 1796 - 1838.

    Ten years may not be enough time though and 100K will only get you both of the 1796's...

    Other than that, it is a tremendous challenge that takes patience and focus, along with being in the right place at the right time to acquire the more rare examples.

    QN


    As you say, 100K is not enough. On the other hand, doing just the Heraldic Eagle or just the Capped Bust set sounds like a good idea, as long as we avoid mint state coins.

    Andy Lustig

    Doggedly collecting coins of the Central American Republic.

    Visit the Society of US Pattern Collectors at USPatterns.com.
  • Cougar1978Cougar1978 Posts: 9,688 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Select $20 Double Eagles PCGS AU58 - MS65 and CC Dollars MS63-MS65. Enough to fill up medium to large size bank box. Substantial number would be CAC coins. Like to bulk it up with large coins.
    Investor
  • MrEurekaMrEureka Posts: 24,667 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Originally posted by: Cougar1978
    $20 Double Eagles PCGS AU58 - MS65, CC Dollars MS63-MS65. Enough to fill up medium to large size bank box.


    Hardly a challenge in that. The money would be gone in a week or two.


    Andy Lustig

    Doggedly collecting coins of the Central American Republic.

    Visit the Society of US Pattern Collectors at USPatterns.com.
  • DollarAfterDollarDollarAfterDollar Posts: 3,217 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Can a complete SLQ set be something to consider for that budget and time frame?



    If you do what you always did, you get what you always got.
  • BroadstruckBroadstruck Posts: 30,497 ✭✭✭✭✭
    $10K over 10 years could build a pretty spectacular collection in a variety of different exonumia areas.
    To Err Is Human.... To Collect Err's Is Just Too Much Darn Tootin Fun!
  • SkyManSkyMan Posts: 9,592 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Given your opening parameters, I am going to *****ume you want the person to spend at least $7,000 a year, with the extra $3,000 a year saved up for the occasional bigger ticket purchase. Personally, I Love the DBHE design, and am not willing to spend Big money on dinky coinage. So, I'd suggest slabbed DBHE quarters, halves and dollars. You could put together a lovely collection in the EF40 to AU55 range, with maybe one higher grade coin of one of these denominations as the centerpiece.
    Toned Franklins

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  • CoinosaurusCoinosaurus Posts: 9,652 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Originally posted by: Boosibri
    In that case I would do a circ seated quarter set choice F to EF with only choice original pieces


    That would take ten years. And you can buy a coin a month to keep your interest up. You'll have to stop a few months for the key coins, and they have to be bought when available, you can't plan around those. There are also all sorts of varieties for those so inclined. The budget will also allow for a quite a few uncs, the F-EF set is only about a 250K proposition. Perhaps add seated dimes and half dollars to this set?
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  • MrEurekaMrEureka Posts: 24,667 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Originally posted by: DollarAfterDollar
    Can a complete SLQ set be something to consider for that budget and time frame?




    It depends on your parameters. For example, you might demand fully struck - full head, full shield, full everything - and perfectly original pieces. That might actually turn an otherwise easy set into a brutal 10-year challenge. And on the budget, they couldn't all be gems, of course.

    Andy Lustig

    Doggedly collecting coins of the Central American Republic.

    Visit the Society of US Pattern Collectors at USPatterns.com.
  • NicNic Posts: 3,438 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Have them pick a year they like and build a great mint or proof set. Whatever they can afford.

    My 1866 Philly Mint Set

  • jtlee321jtlee321 Posts: 2,367 ✭✭✭✭✭
    I would do as DollarAfterDoll.. suggested. I'd *****emble a nice original toned, Full Head, MS-62 - MS-64 Standing Liberty Quarter Set. To stay within budget, omit the 1918/7-S. I think that would be a nice challenging set to put together. The challenge will be finding nice toned coins that would fit well together.
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  • TwoSides2aCoinTwoSides2aCoin Posts: 44,992 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Taking the donkey angle, I'd go with the mules.

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  • coinhackcoinhack Posts: 1,221 ✭✭✭✭✭
    So many different descriptions of "awesome" sets. Everyone has there own idea of awesome and if we had an extra $100,000 to put that set together we each would be happy with the result but in no way would the set be "world cla ss".





    You can't even put a world cla ss set of Silver Eagles in proof and uncirculated together for $100,000. Incredibly, the PCGS Price Guide shows a complete set in MS70 and PF70 DCAM is north of $150,000. I know, I know, you wouldn't waste that money on such a set and neither would I, but I'm just saying, you have to build a set that would ultimately please yourself or your friend or client.




    For me, and I know you purists are going to hate this but I would put together a beautiful set of Morgan Dollars again. You could put in 30 to 40 in Gem MS65 or 66 and another 40 or more in MS60 to 64. That's about 85 in uncirculated and the last 10 keys in AU for $100,000. And I know you think you could put the whole set together at the next big coin show and I don't doubt that you could pick up much of it but if you wanted to build a genuine world-cla ss-looking set you could do it for $100,000 but it would take you ten years to do it. And they would be so shiny! image




    Or else I really like 291fifth's idea of a "history of coinage" collection. That is a great ideal.

  • MrEurekaMrEureka Posts: 24,667 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Originally posted by: coinhack
    Everyone has there own idea of awesome and if we had an extra $100,000 to put that set together we each would be happy with the result but in no way would the set be "world cla ss".



    You can't even put a world cla ss set of Silver Eagles in proof and uncirculated together for $100,000.






    I completely disagree. For example, you could build world cl***** collections of the following for 100K.

    Contemporary Counterfeit Bust Half Dollars ("Bogus Busties". They're widely collected, but 100K would still go a long way.)

    1866 Shield Nickels by die variety and die state (You may think I'm kidding, but this would make a great 10 year project.)

    Franklin Half Dollar errors (100K could get you the best collection ever *****embled.)

    And like Broadstruck said, there are lots of opportunities in exonumia. For example, check out Charmy's collection. Not a "big money" collection, but clearly "world cl*****".




    Andy Lustig

    Doggedly collecting coins of the Central American Republic.

    Visit the Society of US Pattern Collectors at USPatterns.com.
  • mozinmozin Posts: 8,755 ✭✭✭
    I would recommend a REDBOOK set of Capped Bust Half Dollars in PCGS AU grades.
    I collect Capped Bust series by variety in PCGS AU/MS grades.
  • 3keepSECRETif2rDEAD3keepSECRETif2rDEAD Posts: 4,285 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Originally posted by: mozin
    I would recommend a REDBOOK set of Capped Bust Half Dollars in PCGS AU grades.


    ...looking to upgrade your set eh???

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  • rawmorganrawmorgan Posts: 618 ✭✭✭
    Lesher Dollars



    Per PCGS: 17 types (not my area of expertise so there could be more)

    Per PCGS only 175 total graded



    Quick look at HA archives seem that they range around the R-5 category

    HA archive prices between $1,300 - $7000 per piece (again not my area of expertise so some could be much more)



    They don't seem to come up for auction very much.



    So 10 years $100K

    You could probably make a very decent set.
  • MrEurekaMrEureka Posts: 24,667 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Originally posted by: rawmorgan
    Lesher Dollars

    Per PCGS: 17 types (not my area of expertise so there could be more)
    Per PCGS only 175 total graded

    Quick look at HA archives seem that they range around the R-5 category
    HA archive prices between $1,300 - $7000 per piece (again not my area of expertise so some could be much more)

    They don't seem to come up for auction very much.

    So 10 years $100K
    You could probably make a very decent set.


    Good idea. 100K is probably not enough to do a first-rate set, but this would be worth the stretch.
    Andy Lustig

    Doggedly collecting coins of the Central American Republic.

    Visit the Society of US Pattern Collectors at USPatterns.com.
  • rickoricko Posts: 98,724 ✭✭✭✭✭
    If the collector has no specific interest, it would be hard to select any area....Does he

    expect to 'become' excited about something? Or is he mainly putting his money in

    storage with some growth potential... to sell as a college fund perhaps? It is not a

    lot of money for any kind of high end collection...that could go on one coin... so, a

    choice should be in the area of really popular, low to mid range coins that will be

    easy to move. Cheers, RickO
  • NVUNVU Posts: 284 ✭✭✭
    Build a 1877 proof set of 3C, 5C, and 20C in CAM or DCAM highest grade possible. Any leftover, get some of the 1936 proof issue in high grade.
  • leothelyonleothelyon Posts: 8,537 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Buy mediocre coins in Fine to AU, $50 to $200 coins but not so common with an occasional key date $400 to $1000, one every two years, the kind of coins most collectors can afford. Forget the specialized coins, markets that can be costly but narrow.


    Leo

    The more qualities observed in a coin, the more desirable that coin becomes!

    My Jefferson Nickel Collection

  • roadrunnerroadrunner Posts: 28,371 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Originally posted by: Boosibri

    In that case I would do a circ seated quarter set choice F to EF with only choice original pieces




    I sort of like this idea but also don't like dumping a ton into the 4 rare CC coins that would probably be worth half the set or more.



    How about an original "S" mint seated quarter set in VF-XF. You could probably also squeeze in the "O" mints as well for under $100K. I'd focus on the top 12 or so keys of the group so that they would be exceptional. Another way to do it would be to buy only the top 25-40 key/semi-key dates w/o the CC's.



    A set of seated halves F-XF (less the 53-0 and 78-s) would also be a nice one.
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  • BaleyBaley Posts: 22,663 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Originally posted by: TopographicOceans



    List edited down, was it me I'd spend 10 years and $100K on eye appealing, nice for the grade examples, no more than one of each of these:



    Key Demon Year-Year V S Category Description

    ---------------------- ------- ---- ---- - - ----------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------

    0000005179317931 0.005 1793-1793 1 0 Half Cents Liberty Cap, Head Facing Left

    0000005179417942 0.005 1794-1794 2 0 Half Cents Liberty Cap, Head Facing Right, Large Head

    0000005179517973 0.005 1795-1797 3 0 Half Cents Liberty Cap, Head Facing Right, Small Head

    0000005180018080 0.005 1800-1808 0 0 Half Cents Draped Bust

    0000005180918360 0.005 1809-1836 0 0 Half Cents Claasic Head



    0000010178717870 0.010 1787-1787 0 0 Fugio Copper Fugio Cent

    0000010179317930 0.010 1793-1793 0 0 Large Cents Flowing Hair (Chain or Wreath Rev)

    0000010179317960 0.010 1793-1796 0 0 Large Cents Liberty Cap

    0000010179618070 0.010 1796-1807 0 0 Large Cents Draped Bust

    0000010180818140 0.010 1808-1814 0 0 Large Cents Claasic Head

    0000010181618350 0.010 1816-1835 0 0 Large Cents Liberty Head - Matron Head



    0000050179417950 0.050 1794-1795 0 0 Half Dimes Flowing Hair

    0000050179617970 0.050 1796-1797 0 0 Half Dimes Drapped Bust - Small Eagle Reverse

    0000050180018050 0.050 1800-1805 0 0 Half Dimes Drapped Bust - Heraldic Eagle Reverse

    0000050182918370 0.050 1829-1837 0 0 Half Dimes Capped Bust



    0000100179617971 0.100 1796-1797 1 0 Dimes Draped Bust, Small Eagle Reverse

    0000100179818072 0.100 1798-1807 2 0 Dimes Draped Bust, Heraldic Eagle Reverse

    0000100180918281 0.100 1809-1828 1 0 Dimes Capped Bust, Wide Border

    0000100182818372 0.100 1828-1837 2 0 Dimes Capped Bust, Modified Design



    0000250179617960 0.250 1796-1796 0 0 Quarters Draped Bust - Small Eagle Reverse

    0000250180418070 0.250 1804-1807 0 0 Quarters Draped Bust - Heraldic Eagle Reverse

    0000250181518281 0.250 1815-1828 1 0 Quarters Capped Bust - Large Diameter

    0000250183118382 0.250 1831-1838 2 0 Quarters Capped Bust - Reduced Diameter, Motto Removed



    0000500179417950 0.500 1794-1795 0 0 Half Dollars Flowing Hair

    0000500179617970 0.500 1796-1797 0 0 Half Dollars Draped Bust, Small Eagle Reverse

    0000500180118070 0.500 1801-1807 0 0 Half Dollars Draped Bust, Heraldic Eagle Reverse

    0000500180718080 0.500 1807-1808 0 0 Half Dollars Capped Bust, Lettered Edge, First Style

    0000500180918330 0.500 1809-1833 0 0 Half Dollars Capped Bust, Lettered Edge, Remodeled Portrait and Eagle

    0000500183418360 0.500 1834-1836 0 0 Half Dollars Capped Bust, Lettered Edge, Slighty Modified Portrait

    0000500183618370 0.500 1836-1837 0 0 Half Dollars Capped Bust, Reeded Edge

    0000500183818390 0.500 1838-1839 0 0 Half Dollars Capped Bust, Reeded Edge Reverse HALF DOL.



    0001000179417950 1.000 1794-1795 0 0 Dollar Flowing Hair

    0001000179517980 1.000 1795-1798 0 0 Dollar Draped Bust, Small Eagle Reverse

    0001000179818040 1.000 1798-1804 0 0 Dollar Draped Bust, Heraldic Eagle Reverse



    0002500179618070 2.500 1796-1807 0 0 Quarter Eagles Capped Bust to Right

    0002500180818080 2.500 1808-1808 0 0 Quarter Eagles Capped Bust to Left, Large Size

    0002500182118270 2.500 1821-1827 0 0 Quarter Eagles Capped Head to Left, Large Diameter

    0002500182918340 2.500 1829-1834 0 0 Quarter Eagles Capped Head to Left, Reduced Diameter

    0002500183418390 2.500 1834-1839 0 0 Quarter Eagles Claasic Head, No Motto on Reverse



    0005000179517980 5.000 1795-1798 0 0 Half Eagles Capped Bust to Right, Small Eagle Reverse

    0005000179518070 5.000 1795-1807 0 0 Half Eagles Capped Bust to Right, Hearldic Eagle Reverse

    0005000180718120 5.000 1807-1812 0 0 Half Eagles Capped Bust to Left

    0005000181318290 5.000 1813-1829 0 0 Half Eagles Capped Head to Left, Large Diameter

    0005000182918340 5.000 1829-1834 0 0 Half Eagles Capped Head to Left, Reduced Diameter

    0005000183418380 5.000 1834-1838 0 0 Half Eagles Claasic Head, No Motto



    0010000179517970 10.000 1795-1797 0 0 Eagles Capped Bust To Right, Small Eagle

    0010000179718040 10.000 1797-1804 0 0 Eagles Capped Bust To Right, Heraldic Eagle



    $100K won't be able to buy them all, but could get many of them and would be a heck of a nice collection. For extra challenge, look for all the same grade and surface quality, say perfect VFs or EFs or AUs. Although, reading the OP, maybe a type set, even if "early" coins, would be the opposite of "specialized"?

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  • RehctelfRehctelf Posts: 103 ✭✭
    I would advise him to spend the entire $100k on one truly awesome coin ... or maybe something more esoteric like a high grade silver Libertas medal. For that amount, he can have an average size collection of "nice" coins, or he can have one AMAZING coin that he wants to pull out of the safe and look at all of the time ... I would choose the latter ;-)
    Fugios by Variety
  • winkywinky Posts: 1,671 ✭
    Originally posted by: oih82w8
    The "donkey" filter is in full swing today.

    I like varieties myself....most others do not share that sentiment though.




  • winkywinky Posts: 1,671 ✭
    Originally posted by: oih82w8
    The "donkey" filter is in full swing today.

    I like varieties myself....most others do not share that sentiment though.


    VARIETY'S, is there anything else??? Thai is my only thing I collect and love them, Seated dime variety's and I like the rare ones and that is a problem when you are retired!!

  • coinkatcoinkat Posts: 24,345 ✭✭✭✭✭
    George I Crown set- doubt you will find examples to meet your standards

    Experience the World through Numismatics...it's more than you can imagine.

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