Name a coin you would love to own if the price wasn't so high
braddick
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Personally, I'd love to own a GEM MS65 Mercury dime in a PCGS Rattler slab with a Gold CAC sticker.
Sadly, they are always priced too high- in my mind's eye- to make it doable.
This one is priced at $350.
Who knows? Maybe that is simply the new normal and I should get used to it.
What is your coin?
One you would love to own yet it is simply too expensive (perhaps compared to what they used to be not too long ago)?
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J-1776
A man of few numbers and even fewer letters.
Nice!
(You have excellent taste too.)
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A Chain cent with a visible date and no major issues.
I remember when you could purchase a Chain Cent with GD04/06 problem free details back in the early 80s for 1K.
I know because I did in 1984 through JJTeaparty.
I should have kept that coin!
I eventually sold it in 1988 as a downpayment (along with other neat coins) on my first home.
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1955 Doubled Die Lincoln
Chain cent for me
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@braddick the gold CAC common coins have spiked in the last few years (2x-3x in some cases). I’ve seen some easing of prices the last six months or so but it’s still high in my opinion. I think they could come back down if those that have bought a lot decide to let go of their holdings.
My example is a coin from Kazakhstan with a low mintage of 300 pieces. The release price was about 150 and one of my contacts expected to have it around 300. He wasn’t able to get it from the mint website and now the aftermarket has pushed them to 600-650, which is more than I want to pay.
Sac Mule
Those have risen in price/value so much over the last two years.
Even problem coins now exceed $1,500.
peacockcoins
16 D Merc in XF or so
Do you know the pricing history of those?
I haven't kept up.
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Nice problem free flowing hair dollar.
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Don
61D gold dollar.
The first milled dollar of the Americas.
About 45 known to exist starts at around 10 000$ in authentic:
Mexico = 1732 milled 8 reales
Maybe 1 day I will be able to afford one will see.
1873-cc NA seated quarter.
School Girl pattern dollar
Similar to the half million thread, but I'll keep it within the series I am most pursuing.
I would buy a late state 1807 O-111b, Bearded Goddess ... preferably this one;
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$350 is actually rather inexpensive for this coin, many that I have seen have sold in the past couple of year in the $400 to $600 range.
For myself I would love to own an early capped bust $5 gold coin like this one on GC currently. This is not really out of reach if I decided to sell a bunch of my current coins, but I have to admit that I'm not sure I really want to have so much capital tied up in a single coin.
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1849 double eagle (also if it wasn't cleaned)
1700's US gold $2.5, $5 or $10 with no major issues.
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A nice high grade 1822 dime.
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A decent Gobrecht dollar! That’s a dream coin for me.
I too wouldn’t mind a 1955 DDO cent but not enamored enough to stretch to buy one.
Whoa Nelly!
First image I’ve seen of that super late lds crack 🤯
Through the eye, down the nose, way up in the cap… insane.
I want to call it a O-111c 😅
Here’s one of my dreamers… New South Wales Holey dollar.
1796 quarter in F or better
Braddick, surely you have a coin worth more than $400 ...
as far as your question goes, any early gold before 1834
I would really like to own a Continental Dollar. These have always been too pricey for my budget.
I had some hope prices would drop after it was fairly well proven they were not struck in the United Staes, and almost certainly never circulated there. However, the market seems to have ignored that.
Same. Right now that coin is priceless since the owner is not selling.
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There are several Civil War era Seated Dimes and Half Dimes that I can't afford right now. That series has been fun for me to collect over the last few years and I'm getting down to some of the tougher issues.
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This thread has taken on a life of its own.
My initial inquiry were coins you can feasibly afford yet choose not too as the pricing is too high (for what it is), in your opinion.
peacockcoins
Coin is with an east coast collector I wish it will come to auction. Supposedly the coin was never certified but is thought to be proof or MS 69 by some experts who viewed it
Would be crazy if this ever comes to auction. I wonder if it will be more valuable than the 1933 DE.
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Gem Fugio
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J-161.....It's just out of my reach....when I start my Social Security next year I will save my first few checks and buy a nice one!
1870-S half dime, to complete my set
Collector of Liberty Seated Half Dimes, including die pairs and die states
1856 FE or Gobrecht Dollar
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An 1802 Draped Bust Half Cent in g-vg condition to complete my collection. Now if the tooth fairy was involved, an AU58 at least.
Jim
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I own a nice ANACS G4 Chain cent, but I’d REALLY love to own a mint state example. Don’t see that happening though.
Dave
I’ll go with something more pedestrian. My 7 yr. old daughter and I are doing a Lincoln album, I would love to have a really nice 09-S VDB to fill that slot, just because watching her excitement each time she puts a coin in is priceless, and she already knows that coin is going to be our tough get for the album.
There are many things; early capped and draped bust gold, mint state flowing hair half dime, and plenty of patterns I would love to own.
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1793 Wreath Cent Vine & Bars PCGS MS69 OGH
Gobrecht Dollar
1856 Flying Eagle in MS
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A nice problem free VF or better Bust Dollar.
1794 $1
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