Home› U.S. Coin Forum

So, what numismatic item did you GIVE for Christmas??

LakesammmanLakesammman Posts: 17,464 ✭✭✭✭✭
in U.S. Coin Forum

Bought this from CRO a few years ago - decided it was time to give to my daughter. She likes elephant items. I like it too, so made her a deal - if she EVER decides she'd rather have the $$, I get the right of 1st refusal!

It's ironic in that we bought a rental cabin in 2016 that is advertised as the Elephant House! :D

"My friends who see my collection sometimes ask what something costs. I tell them and they are in awe at my stupidity." (Baccaruda, 12/03).I find it hard to believe that he (Trump) rushed to some hotel to meet girls of loose morals, although ours are undoubtedly the best in the world. (Putin 1/17) Gone but not forgotten. IGWT, Speedy, Bear, BigE, HokieFore, John Burns, Russ, TahoeDale, Dahlonega, Astrorat, Stewart Blay, Oldhoopster, Broadstruck, Ricko, Big Moose, Cardinal.

Comments

  • DCWDCW Posts: 7,644 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Nice. Can you post the reverse? Is that struck in gold?

    Dead Cat Waltz Exonumia
    "Coin collecting for outcasts..."

  • ZoinsZoins Posts: 34,401 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @Crypto said:
    My family prefers bank notes... current ones at that. :(

    Do they appreciate crisp notes with consecutive serial numbers?

    Private Mint News | 2010 Lincoln Reverse Finalists
  • ZoinsZoins Posts: 34,401 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @Lakesammman said:
    Bought this from CRO a few years ago - decided it was time to give to my daughter. She likes elephant items. I like it too, so made her a deal - if she EVER decides she'd rather have the $$, I get the right of 1st refusal!

    It's ironic in that we bought a rental cabin in 2016 that is advertised as the Elephant House! :D

    Awesome! :+1:

    That's a great way to build on her existing interests.

    But did she get the hat to go with it? ;)

    Private Mint News | 2010 Lincoln Reverse Finalists
  • clarkbar04clarkbar04 Posts: 4,983 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I gave my niece a small plastic bag of coins. Buffs, mercs, and a few circulated type coins.

    MS66 taste on an MS63 budget.
  • LakesammmanLakesammman Posts: 17,464 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Asking for the reverse reminds me of a friend who comments after a bad golf shot...... "elephants a$$ - high and stinky". :D

    "My friends who see my collection sometimes ask what something costs. I tell them and they are in awe at my stupidity." (Baccaruda, 12/03).I find it hard to believe that he (Trump) rushed to some hotel to meet girls of loose morals, although ours are undoubtedly the best in the world. (Putin 1/17) Gone but not forgotten. IGWT, Speedy, Bear, BigE, HokieFore, John Burns, Russ, TahoeDale, Dahlonega, Astrorat, Stewart Blay, Oldhoopster, Broadstruck, Ricko, Big Moose, Cardinal.
  • CryptoCrypto Posts: 3,876 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @Lakesammman said:
    Asking for the reverse reminds me of a friend who comments after a bad golf shot...... "elephants a$$ - high and stinky". :D

    North bound view of a south bound bull

    11.5$ Southern Dollars, The little “Big Easy” set

  • ɹoʇɔǝlloɔɹoʇɔǝlloɔ Posts: 1,436 ✭✭✭✭✭

    got this czech medal commemorating brno for my younger brother - was the only gift I had on order that didn't make it by christmas, so excited to get it to him when it finally gets here

    .999
    42 g
    500 mintage

  • heavymetalheavymetal Posts: 633 ✭✭✭✭

    We gave Bullion ASE’s.

  • EdGOhioEdGOhio Posts: 107 ✭✭✭
    edited December 26, 2020 5:55PM

    My 2 Granddaughters received a 2010 and a 2014 ASE that matches their birth year. Grandpa got a 2001-D American Buffalo Commemorative.

    Strive not to be a success, but rather to be of value.

    • Albert Einstein
  • TitusFlaviusTitusFlavius Posts: 321 ✭✭✭

    I put together a bag of Christmas goodies for my neighbor, and her grandson, that included a couple of buffalo nickels. The grandson really excited about the nickels! Hope we can get our coin club back to its old self soon, because we may be getting a new junior member!

    "Render therfore unto Caesar the things which are Caesar's; and unto God the things that are God's." Matthew 22: 21
  • jmlanzafjmlanzaf Posts: 36,975 ✭✭✭✭✭

    test

    All comments reflect the opinion of the author, even when irrefutably accurate.

  • Early_Milled_Latin_America Early_Milled_Latin_America Posts: 6,518 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited December 26, 2020 6:17PM

    I gave my young niece two 8 Reales from Mexico common dates graded by NGC from the 1890's and a coin with a train on it she enjoys trains (30$) very much and seems to like the large Mexican 8 Reales. She is the only one I buy gifts for everyone else can afford their own stuff. I will buy her one NGC graded 8 Reales twice per year on her birthday and Christmas let her build them up if she sells them later in life I do not mind it's hers.

    and this as well non numismatic related was 27$

  • EdGOhioEdGOhio Posts: 107 ✭✭✭

    @KingOfMorganDollar said:
    I gave my young niece two 8 Reales from Mexico common dates graded by NGC from the 1890's and a coin with a train on it she enjoys trains (30$) very much and seems to like the large Mexican 8 Reales. She is the only one I buy gifts for everyone else can afford their own stuff. I will buy her one NGC graded 8 Reales twice per year on her birthday and Christmas let her build them up if she sells them later in life I do not mind it's hers.

    and this as well non numismatic related was 27$

    Nice timepiece, always have a soft spot for those.

    Strive not to be a success, but rather to be of value.

    • Albert Einstein
  • ms70ms70 Posts: 13,956 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Love the look on that one, Smudge!

    Great transactions with oih82w8, JasonGaming, Moose1913.

  • SmudgeSmudge Posts: 9,833 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @ms70 said:
    Love the look on that one, Smudge!

    Thanks, I’m a DOG lover.

  • KliaoKliao Posts: 5,697 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Not many collectors that I know of personally. Many are show dealers that I have been out of contact from for almost a year. Gave some 90% silver to a cousin that is sorta into the hobby but that's it.

    Collector
    91 Positive BST transactions buying and selling with 56 members and counting!
    instagram.com/klnumismatics

  • YQQYQQ Posts: 3,341 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I gave a very good friend 50 Newfoundland 1 cent coins.

    Today is the first day of the rest of my life
  • TurtleCatTurtleCat Posts: 4,628 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I actually have a few collectors in my extended family. I’ve given them some coins in the past but they weren’t super excited by them. So I don’t do that anymore. But I’d love it if people gave me cool coins!

  • ZoinsZoins Posts: 34,401 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @TurtleCat said:
    I actually have a few collectors in my extended family. I’ve given them some coins in the past but they weren’t super excited by them. So I don’t do that anymore. But I’d love it if people gave me cool coins!

    Interesting. What do they collect and what did you give them?

    Private Mint News | 2010 Lincoln Reverse Finalists
  • TurtleCatTurtleCat Posts: 4,628 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @Zoins said:

    @TurtleCat said:
    I actually have a few collectors in my extended family. I’ve given them some coins in the past but they weren’t super excited by them. So I don’t do that anymore. But I’d love it if people gave me cool coins!

    Interesting. What do they collect and what did you give them?

    It varied at times. My mom collects mostly moderns but loves coins from her youth so I got her various high grade coins from her birth year and some gold 20 francs when gold was less expensive. My oldest brother is a stacker and I got him SAEs at times. My other brother likes world coins but some US coins so I’ve given him various stuff that I thought he’d be interested in. Each of them still have the items I gave them but they didn’t really resonate with them the way I thought they might.

  • DollarAfterDollarDollarAfterDollar Posts: 3,215 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I have a coin bud who is an avid reader. I got him some old used numismatic books to buzz through.

    If you do what you always did, you get what you always got.
  • Namvet69Namvet69 Posts: 9,279 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Gave a friends 2 children each a group of coins with animals on them including buffalo, beaver, elk, birds. They loved them and we talked about nature. Peace Roy

    BST: endeavor1967, synchr, kliao, Outhaul, Donttellthewife, U1Chicago, ajaan, mCarney1173, SurfinHi, MWallace, Sandman70gt, mustanggt, Pittstate03, Lazybones, Walkerguy21D, coinandcurrency242 , thebigeng, Collectorcoins, JimTyler, USMarine6, Elkevvo, Coll3ctor, Yorkshireman, CUKevin, ranshdow, CoinHunter4, bennybravo, Centsearcher, braddick, Windycity, ZoidMeister, mirabela, JJM, RichURich, Bullsitter, jmski52, LukeMarshall, coinsarefun, MichaelDixon, NickPatton, ProfLiz, Twobitcollector,Jesbroken oih82w8, DCW

  • ZoinsZoins Posts: 34,401 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @TurtleCat said:

    @Zoins said:

    @TurtleCat said:
    I actually have a few collectors in my extended family. I’ve given them some coins in the past but they weren’t super excited by them. So I don’t do that anymore. But I’d love it if people gave me cool coins!

    Interesting. What do they collect and what did you give them?

    It varied at times. My mom collects mostly moderns but loves coins from her youth so I got her various high grade coins from her birth year and some gold 20 francs when gold was less expensive. My oldest brother is a stacker and I got him SAEs at times. My other brother likes world coins but some US coins so I’ve given him various stuff that I thought he’d be interested in. Each of them still have the items I gave them but they didn’t really resonate with them the way I thought they might.

    Interesting. Have you talked to them about what drives their interests? It seems like you have a lot more family interest than most and it would seem nice to take advantage of that.

    Private Mint News | 2010 Lincoln Reverse Finalists
  • erwindocerwindoc Posts: 5,291 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I sponsored a YN give-away earlier in the month. With postal delays, I hope they get it before the new year thought!

  • ShaunBC5ShaunBC5 Posts: 1,819 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Tried to give small groups of coins to my kids, but lost contact with the shop I was dealing with (I’m sure they got busy, and I quit calling back). When I can go to shops/travel again I’ll put together something for them.
    Was going to give foreign a to my daughter and classic Americans to my son.

  • BearlyHereBearlyHere Posts: 297 ✭✭✭✭
    edited December 27, 2020 1:23AM

    Father in-law & Mother

  • johnny9434johnny9434 Posts: 29,343 ✭✭✭✭✭

    They all got the same finger err I mean card. Poverty sure sucks 😔

  • BoosibriBoosibri Posts: 12,425 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I gave my 8 year old a nice IHC

    Latin American Collection

  • BLUEJAYWAYBLUEJAYWAY Posts: 10,176 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @KingOfMorganDollar said:
    I gave my young niece two 8 Reales from Mexico common dates graded by NGC from the 1890's and a coin with a train on it she enjoys trains (30$) very much and seems to like the large Mexican 8 Reales. She is the only one I buy gifts for everyone else can afford their own stuff. I will buy her one NGC graded 8 Reales twice per year on her birthday and Christmas let her build them up if she sells them later in life I do not mind it's hers.

    and this as well non numismatic related was 27$

    Those are really attractive pieces. The train really jumps out.

    Successful transactions:Tookybandit. "Everyone is equal, some are more equal than others".
  • ReadyFireAimReadyFireAim Posts: 1,835 ✭✭✭✭✭

    So, what numismatic item did you GIVE for Christmas??

    I attempted to give a few rolls of innovation coins.
    Since 13 Dec the order has been marked "PROCESSING"
    I really need to let them go for good.

    My Saint Set

  • rickoricko Posts: 98,724 ✭✭✭✭✭

    No outgoing or incoming numismatic items..... Except for cash gifts. Cheers, RickO

  • amwldcoinamwldcoin Posts: 11,269 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Why didn't you splurge and get her a 1950 Mexican Railroad Peso? That would follow your Mexican passion!

    @KingOfMorganDollar said:
    I gave my young niece two 8 Reales from Mexico common dates graded by NGC from the 1890's and a coin with a train on it she enjoys trains (30$) very much and seems to like the large Mexican 8 Reales. She is the only one I buy gifts for everyone else can afford their own stuff. I will buy her one NGC graded 8 Reales twice per year on her birthday and Christmas let her build them up if she sells them later in life I do not mind it's hers.

    and this as well non numismatic related was 27$

  • TurtleCatTurtleCat Posts: 4,628 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @Zoins said:

    @TurtleCat said:

    @Zoins said:

    @TurtleCat said:
    I actually have a few collectors in my extended family. I’ve given them some coins in the past but they weren’t super excited by them. So I don’t do that anymore. But I’d love it if people gave me cool coins!

    Interesting. What do they collect and what did you give them?

    It varied at times. My mom collects mostly moderns but loves coins from her youth so I got her various high grade coins from her birth year and some gold 20 francs when gold was less expensive. My oldest brother is a stacker and I got him SAEs at times. My other brother likes world coins but some US coins so I’ve given him various stuff that I thought he’d be interested in. Each of them still have the items I gave them but they didn’t really resonate with them the way I thought they might.

    Interesting. Have you talked to them about what drives their interests? It seems like you have a lot more family interest than most and it would seem nice to take advantage of that.

    Many times. They enjoy coins and such but aren’t quite as into it as I am. They are more accumulators with some added interest than serious with goals.

  • LakesammmanLakesammman Posts: 17,464 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Here's the reverse - not high and stinky after all ..... :D

    "My friends who see my collection sometimes ask what something costs. I tell them and they are in awe at my stupidity." (Baccaruda, 12/03).I find it hard to believe that he (Trump) rushed to some hotel to meet girls of loose morals, although ours are undoubtedly the best in the world. (Putin 1/17) Gone but not forgotten. IGWT, Speedy, Bear, BigE, HokieFore, John Burns, Russ, TahoeDale, Dahlonega, Astrorat, Stewart Blay, Oldhoopster, Broadstruck, Ricko, Big Moose, Cardinal.
  • ChangeInHistoryChangeInHistory Posts: 3,093 ✭✭✭✭✭

    A co-worker mentioned he collected a few coins when he was younger. I asked him what his favorite design/series was - Buffalo Nickels, so I slipped him a Christmas card with 3 VF-AU Buffs in it.

  • SwampboySwampboy Posts: 13,121 ✭✭✭✭✭

    "Inspiration exists, but it has to find you working" Pablo Picasso

  • PurpleEchoPurpleEcho Posts: 139 ✭✭✭

    " My wife it’s Christmas everyday"

    Similar in my house, except everyday is my husband's birthday :|

    AKA Pakasmom

Leave a Comment

BoldItalicStrikethroughOrdered listUnordered list
Format
SpoilerCodeQuote
Heading 2Heading 1
Emoji
:):D:(;):/:o:s:p:'(:|B):#:*<3o:)>:)
Url
Image
Align leftAlign centerAlign rightToggle HTML viewToggle full pageToggle lights
Drop image/file
Home • U.S. Coin ForumComment As ...