the "didn't need it. saw it. had to have it for some reason or another." thread
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I know you have one in your collection so let's see em.
Just discovered NORFED dollars the other day thanks to this one. Paid too much. Fine with me.
Whatcha got?
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I think every single numismatic (or philatelic) thing I've ever bought falls into this category.
Here are most of the better ones that I still have:
Most of my collection falls into the “I didn’t need it but I wanted it” category. My most recent one...
I knew the first one was fake, but just wanted it...and turned out to be silver. The second one, because I am a big fan of boxing and Carson City. Cheers, RickO
I've made my share of impulse buys, without a doubt. But the two that really fit this thread are both darkside coins, which I don't collect. Somehow, they both spoke to me, and to this day, I'm not sure why. But they still do!!
Caliph Harun al-Rashid (AD 786-809) was the caliph of the "Arabian Nights" or "One Thousand and One Nights".
Aladdin, Sinbad, genies popping out of lamps, flying carpets, and yes, gold dinars.
Abbasid Dinar Harun al-Rashid Baghdad AD 802 (AH 186)
Gold, 18.5 mm, 4.02 gm
Mint: Not named but Madinat Al Salam "City of Peace" (Baghdad)
Obverse:
Ring outer: Muhammad is the messenger of Allah. He sent him with the Guidance and a religion of the truth in order that he might cause it to be bright over the existing religion, although the polytheists disliked it
Field: Three lines, There is no god but Allah, He is One and has no partner, and Muhammad is His Servant and Messenger
Reverse:
Ring outer: In the name of God, this dinar was minted in the year 186
Ring inner: Ordered by Amir al-Amin Muhammad son of the Commander of the Faithful
Field: Three lines, Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah
The Mysterious Egyptian Magic Coin
Coins in Movies
Coins on Television
I blame that second one on Weiss.
Great transactions with oih82w8, JasonGaming, Moose1913.
These are hotstruck die trials on one ounce silver rounds. By Ron Landis.
The first one struck to test his dies out. He had to use 2-one ounce rounds
because of the deep die impressions.. you can see where they were compressed together on the sides.
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CoinsAreFun Toned Silver Eagle Proof Album
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Gallery Mint Museum, Ron Landis& Joe Rust, The beginnings of the Golden Dollar
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More CoinsAreFun Pictorials NGC
I was surfing eBay back when I was actively building my British classic silver collection. Ran across this coin and was captivated by its character and age. A $2500 impulse buy! Sold it in the past year for a small loss. If I were convinced the surfaces are totally original, I'd probably still own it.
These are stunning pieces folks. I really really love them!!
This girl is my most recent.
Has a Littleton sticker, OGH. Was listed with a poor title that kept it out of the search engine and sandwiched between two 1874 dollars with similar titles and prices. The pictures started with a blurry picture of the reverse.
Free returns? I just couldn't help myself. I'm sitting 500 back off pcgs list if it reholders 55 and doesnt cac. Lol.
Hard to tell from those photos, but looks like a nice piece. I'd send it to CAC before I'd crack it if you're looking towards increasing its value. But as you probably know, I'm quite partial to OGHs.
It really depends on how she looks. Tbh, I bet she's great, and I just got stupid lucky and right place right time. I'd love to keep it in the ogh for sure. I got a lot of gold in em. But if she ends up being like, 58+ or something wild its gotta go.
Good luck to you. If it's 58+ quality, I'm betting it wouldn't still be in that holder without a CAC sticker, but stranger things have happened.