How cool! I could be the first person ever to collect these!
MrEureka
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Have you ever heard of anyone collecting any of the following?
Uncirculated 1921 Peace dollars with varying strikes. Imagine 20 coins, side by side, each slightly better struck than the preceding. What a cool display that would make!
Civil War Token errors. Seems like someone should be collecting these, but I've never met him.
Coin Show Photo ID's - One from each dealer. Collect them now and win first prize at the 2030 ANA exhibits.
1866 Shield nickels by die variety and die state. These things come with wild die breaks, multiple punched dates, etc. A collection could contain at least 200 different coins. Write a book in ten years.
Auction envelopes and flip inserts. I'll bet there are some great rarities just waiting to be discovered.
Anyone else have some suggestions?
Uncirculated 1921 Peace dollars with varying strikes. Imagine 20 coins, side by side, each slightly better struck than the preceding. What a cool display that would make!
Civil War Token errors. Seems like someone should be collecting these, but I've never met him.
Coin Show Photo ID's - One from each dealer. Collect them now and win first prize at the 2030 ANA exhibits.
1866 Shield nickels by die variety and die state. These things come with wild die breaks, multiple punched dates, etc. A collection could contain at least 200 different coins. Write a book in ten years.
Auction envelopes and flip inserts. I'll bet there are some great rarities just waiting to be discovered.
Anyone else have some suggestions?
Andy Lustig
Doggedly collecting coins of the Central American Republic.
Visit the Society of US Pattern Collectors at USPatterns.com.
Doggedly collecting coins of the Central American Republic.
Visit the Society of US Pattern Collectors at USPatterns.com.
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<< <i>Uncirculated 1921 Peace dollars with varying strikes. Imagine 20 coins, side by side, each slightly better struck than the preceding. What a cool display that would make! >>
I like that one! I might have to steal that idea!
Michael
Standing Liberty Quarters - Tear Drops by different die state
Standing Liberty Quarters - different die cracks (around the head, on the date and don't forget the 1928-P shooting star)
Herb
My attempt at humor@ 5:45a.m.
I have a bunch of 21s with die cracks and can't make heads or tails about any order they should be in.
Looks like 21 was a bad year for dies.
Also found a 22 peace double strike in my pile BUB60 (brilliant uncirculated bullion)
Cameron Kiefer
Now THOSE could be rare! For example, how many PCGS submission forms for Regency holders could remain in existence?
Doggedly collecting coins of the Central American Republic.
Visit the Society of US Pattern Collectors at USPatterns.com.
<< <i>Have you ever heard of anyone collecting any of the following?
Civil War Token errors. Seems like someone should be collecting these, but I've never met him. >>
I have.
<< <i>Anyone else have some suggestions? >>
I thought my clipped Lincoln cent by date collection was a unique idea when I started it seven (or is it eight...?) years ago. I've since met three others working on the same thing, and heard of at least three more. I'm thinking about doing a set of impaired proof cameo Lincolns next, I'm gonna call it my Dalmation Collection (perfect if you love lots of black spots). Cameo proof Lincolns are still mighty to look at, the coins are available and dirt cheap, and maybe someday NCS will figure out how to safely remove carbon.
Sean Reynolds
"Keep in mind that most of what passes as numismatic information is no more than tested opinion at best, and marketing blather at worst. However, I try to choose my words carefully, since I know that you guys are always watching." - Joe O'Connor
<< <i>Civil War Token errors. Seems like someone should be collecting these, but I've never met him. >>
Here I am!!!
I collect Civil War, Hard Times and 19th century presidential campaign tokens and medalets. I also deal in them and write articles for collector newspapers.
I don't collect everything. My interest in CWTs include Lincoln and most any political slogan, New England merchant pieces, Sanitary Fair , Indiana Primatives, and anything that might strike my fancy.
<< <i>Uncirculated 1921 Peace dollars with varying strikes. >>
already done it. sold my hoard off several years ago - you may have seen them at heritage
<< <i>Auction envelopes and flip inserts. I'll bet there are some great rarities just waiting to be discovered. >>
done.
suggestion: collect bust halves by varying diameter. of course, you can't have 'em slabbed then....
K S
<< <i>Now THOSE could be rare! For example, how many PCGS submission forms for Regency holders could remain in existence? >>
I know of only two
Cameron Kiefer
I have a small and large NYC subway token. Also a Salt Lake City token and a San Jose token.
Complete and unmarked order forms with envelopes and all......for every US proof set going back to 1936!!!!!!
Impossible to duplicate
Doggedly collecting coins of the Central American Republic.
Visit the Society of US Pattern Collectors at USPatterns.com.
<< <i>How about collecting one non-numismatic work by the designer of each US coin? Display them in your home. Next to each work you could have a nicely framed coin, picture of the artist, and bio. >>
Here's about as close as I have even gotten to that. An example of the original plaque that Victor David Brenner did before he designed the Lincoln cent. One of these probably inspired President Theodore Roosevelt to push for the Lincoln cent project.
This artist stuff can get to be really pricey. Sometimes more money that the coins.
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