most valuable coin collection of the world
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I was always thinking Simpson might have the most valuable coin collection of the world, with Del Hansen being closely behind him. Now this came up, never heard of it before:
http://thetyrantcollection.com/
Curious to see what else there is in there, especially also US coins. It is possible that actually this collection is the most valuable one, if it really contains all the rarities of ancient, world and US. The British part for sure looks great.
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The most valuable coin collection in the world is the one which brings its owner fresh pleasure and knowledge each day.
Gee Roger, you're a poet!
@RogerB ....You just described my collection....Wow.... Feels good...
Cheers, RickO
Epic collection
Latin American Collection
Epic collection
Latin American Collection
This is not a new collector. He has been around and is a known major buyer today. He does his biz very quietly. His holdings include the King of Siam set and the BEST $10 set 1795-1933 that exists.
This collection is probably worth $100 million but not much more.
The order is still Simpson, Hanson, and maybe this guy.
You can say that again!
Depends on your definition of collection and private / public because their our also a few other collections that are worth more
There’s a possibility that the valuable collection in the world doesn’t contain a single US coin.
I was planning on day-tripping down to LA for one of the Long Beach days this February... will have to make sure I have time to check this out. Thanks for posting @privaterarecoincollector!
mine is the most valuable coin collection of the world
Simply because:
1) It is mine;
2) I don't owe anything on it.
3) It is mine
BHNC #203
Unlikely given the overpriced US market
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From the descriptions, it's hard to imagine a more valuable collection than what the Smithsonian holds.
Here's a warning parable for coin collectors...
Still curious, why are you behind the bars? Were you bad? I wish you would post more often. Now, since the OP did not add "in private hands," I would think as another posted that a major world museum would have the most valuable collection. Disagree? Think of all the rarities you could "place" with the three collectors you mention.
I don't think my statehood quarter collection compares.
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The most valuable coin in the world would be:
The one you grandfather gave me when I was very young
A gold coin which is PRICELESS
Money value is so overrated
Memories priceless!
He passed away when I was across the big pond
What makes you believe the US market is overpriced ?
The US market is insanely overpriced. There's no reason why a $13 piece of silver with 5000+ examples available in mint state should cost $5000 in MS61. http://www.pcgscoinfacts.com/Coin/Detail/7086
The same goes for nearly every other US coin. There are very VERY few US coins that I would call reasonably priced. Here's one: http://www.pcgscoinfacts.com/Coin/Detail/4350
If you get into foreign coins you'll see that their prices are beyond cheap by comparison.
In an open market with frequent buying opportunities, price = demand / supply. Nobody is fixing the price of 79-CC Morgans. Multiple auctions this year demonstrate that people are willing to pay the money to get this coin.
Yes, many foreign coins are quite inexpensive in comparison, but most of those countries don't have much of a collector base either.
Don't forget the demand side. People just like (and buy with gusto) big US coins and gold. Probably hundreds of Morgan Dollar collectors for every half dime collector. Collect what you love, but the tape doesn't lie.
Awwww my doggie liked that when I told her that! She wagged her tail!
it really depends on what he has in world and ancient. His UK coins are 15 Mio, ancient coins could be much more depending on what he has, a golden Eid Mar is a good start, so he might have 100 Mio USD and could have another 200 Mio ancient and world, its possible.
let us know what you see !
True. But my point remains. You would need a much larger, much more extant collection of non-U.S. material to equal the perceived value of a high end U.S. collection.
And don't forget that demand is not organic. Hype creates demand. Look at 1856 flying eagle cents. That coin is probably the MOST COMMON PATTERN coin in the U.S. cabinet, yet sells for many multiples of much, much rarer pattern coins. Max Mehl did the same with the 1913 Liberty nickel which otherwise might have been eschewed as Mint shenanigans.
Who told collectors they NEED a 16-D dime or an S-VDB cent? Those coins are beyond common. I've always wondered what percentage of those coins actually reside in collections and what percentage simply exist in dealer stock.
Look at what registry sets have done to the prices of pretty common modern material due to perceived condition rarities. I defy most (all?) collectors to be able to be able to see the difference between a 69 and a 70. [Is there really one?] The value difference is largely market perception due to hype not any real quality difference or even rarity difference.
The value is the value. But the U.S. market is overpriced relative to most other segments of the coin market.
All comments reflect the opinion of the author, evn when irrefutably accurate.
As far as I know, there are only 2 known gold Eid Mar coins. One is in the British Museum, the other is privately owned but sadly is holed. It's bounced around on the auction scene a few times in the last decade or two, I don't know if this collector owns it, but because of the damage it is probably not among the most valuable coins in the collection.
The coin on the front page of "The Tyrant Collection" of Brutus is another fantastic issue of the famous assassin but is not of the "Eid Mar" (i.e. Ides of March) type.
That's it for now on ancient coins. We now bring you back to your regularly scheduled US coin programming.
It does look like there are some amazing coins in the collection, but I guess we'll have to wait for the "full reveal"
thanks, Im waiting for BASS !!!
From someone who knows... you might be onto something with those numbers if you figure in his ancient and world at those numbers (maybe even much higher
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Specialist---do you still feel this way now that he has begun to display his collection?
I doubt it would bring what the first and only $20 double eagle minted, that being the $1849 DE in the Smithsonian. Collectors from all over the world would be bidding on this coin as it is truly one of a kind.
AGREED.!.!
While I'm not certain about cash value, the collector of these coins can bury Simpson and most others in terms of real knowledge about what he collects. I worked with him on his $10s, and he REALLY did his homework on every coin in that set.
The depth and breadth of this group impresses me far more than any of the private collections mentioned here.
What is now proved was once only imagined. - William Blake