In 1923, did collectors know what were key dates ?
Such as, the 1909 Lincoln Cent, 1921 coins, 1916-D Mercury dime ?
Or were those coins still sleepers ?
I thought most average people collected the small stuff, such as, Lincoln cents, Buffalo nickels, etc.
If time travel were possible, then I would already have those key coins in a safety deposit in 2023.
See as I've already travelled to 1923, saved the high-valued coins & placed them in a safety deposit box that I know would still be around in 2023.
I would have died in the past, but would already known where the safety deposit box was before I went back in time to 1923.
I would had an Auction House sell off the coins, then go travel back to 1923 (which is the initial time travel experience).
I could play with different coins, making average coins, in our eyes, become more valuable coins.
That's how time travel works.
Now that you brought that up...
What has a wide range of designs, color, and craftmanship....?
I think I'm a Glass man.
Hmmm ? That's doable even in 2023. My next project.
@SilverEagle1974 said:
In 1923, did collectors know what were key dates ?
Such as, the 1909 Lincoln Cent, 1921 coins, 1916-D Mercury dime ?
Or were those coins still sleepers ?
I've heard that the 09-S VDB was already well known (to the extent any coin is actually well known), but it was still dirt cheap. Most expensive coins of today and even back to the 60's were dirt cheap then, by today's standards even adjusted for price changes.
The mintages of your examples are low for the series (hence "key") but the series were still new, mass market collecting didn't start until the 1930's, and the mintages were not low compared to the majority of dates from earlier series. Also, as recently issued, none of these coins would have been scarce in high grade. It would have been very common, though communication limitations would or could have made it difficult to find coins that are easy to find now.
I thought most average people collected the small stuff, such as, Lincoln cents, Buffalo nickels, etc.
They did, because there were far fewer affluent collectors both due to a completely different economy and the lack of financially motivated buying.
The posts you're reading here are mostly "wish lists". Even now, I've looked at the few "prominent" auctions for my primary interest which occurred in 1988, 1991, and 1996. I wasn't aware of these auctions and wasn't actively collecting the whole time during this period, but that's irrelevant.
In 1988, I was 23 and 31 in 1996. If I had been aware of these auctions, I could have bought something, but not "loaded up". The coins were dirt cheap then (mostly) but I was broke anyway. So, it didn't make any difference.
I might try buying the 1870-S $3 off the current owner. It was a known rarity at the time but nowhere near as valuable as it is today.
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I believe they had them in 1923, even 1823...1723...1623...
In 1923, did collectors know what were key dates ?
Such as, the 1909 Lincoln Cent, 1921 coins, 1916-D Mercury dime ?
Or were those coins still sleepers ?
I thought most average people collected the small stuff, such as, Lincoln cents, Buffalo nickels, etc.
If time travel were possible, then I would already have those key coins in a safety deposit in 2023.
See as I've already travelled to 1923, saved the high-valued coins & placed them in a safety deposit box that I know would still be around in 2023.
I would have died in the past, but would already known where the safety deposit box was before I went back in time to 1923.
I would had an Auction House sell off the coins, then go travel back to 1923 (which is the initial time travel experience).
I could play with different coins, making average coins, in our eyes, become more valuable coins.
That's how time travel works.
Chris
Now that you brought that up...
What has a wide range of designs, color, and craftmanship....?
I think I'm a Glass man.
Hmmm ? That's doable even in 2023. My next project.
I've heard that the 09-S VDB was already well known (to the extent any coin is actually well known), but it was still dirt cheap. Most expensive coins of today and even back to the 60's were dirt cheap then, by today's standards even adjusted for price changes.
The mintages of your examples are low for the series (hence "key") but the series were still new, mass market collecting didn't start until the 1930's, and the mintages were not low compared to the majority of dates from earlier series. Also, as recently issued, none of these coins would have been scarce in high grade. It would have been very common, though communication limitations would or could have made it difficult to find coins that are easy to find now.
They did, because there were far fewer affluent collectors both due to a completely different economy and the lack of financially motivated buying.
The posts you're reading here are mostly "wish lists". Even now, I've looked at the few "prominent" auctions for my primary interest which occurred in 1988, 1991, and 1996. I wasn't aware of these auctions and wasn't actively collecting the whole time during this period, but that's irrelevant.
In 1988, I was 23 and 31 in 1996. If I had been aware of these auctions, I could have bought something, but not "loaded up". The coins were dirt cheap then (mostly) but I was broke anyway. So, it didn't make any difference.
I might try buying the 1870-S $3 off the current owner. It was a known rarity at the time but nowhere near as valuable as it is today.
Custom album maker and numismatic photographer.
Need a personalized album made? Design it on the website below and I'll build it for you.
https://www.donahuenumismatics.com/.