What's the most you've spent on a raw coin?

Shamika · July 30, 2005 4:02AM

$120 in my case.

longtimecollector · July 30, 2005 4:03AM

9K

EvilMCT · July 30, 2005 4:06AM

$220.

dwssws · July 30, 2005 4:07AM

too much

Russ · July 30, 2005 4:07AM

$150. Then I got it slabbed and sold it for $1275.

Russ, NCNE

Weiss · July 30, 2005 4:10AM

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~$2K

Robgetty · July 30, 2005 4:17AM

$700 on a raw 1872 $3 gold in XF that fortunately made it's way into a PCGS XF40 holder.

p8nt · July 30, 2005 4:17AM

$8.

mgoodm3 · July 30, 2005 4:18AM

$250

Mark · July 30, 2005 4:22AM

$160 in 1969 for a pattern, J-1627, which later slabbed as PR63. Given the changing value of the dollar and fact that I could have invested the $160 in 1969, I would have been a lot better off financially not buying the pattern. But I still love the coin anyway!

Mark

RYK · July 30, 2005 4:22AM

$200 or so.

PerryHall · July 30, 2005 5:04AM

$2,600 for a 1803/2 $5 turban head gold coin back when all coins were raw.

tradedollarnut · July 30, 2005 5:06AM

$75,000.

kranky · July 30, 2005 5:06AM

$500 for a Fugio cent.

moneyhungry · July 30, 2005 5:07AM

$200.00 for a Beautiful 1968 S Kennedy Proof!!! It was "pretty" I might add I also had a "few" beers in me!!

Russ · July 30, 2005 5:08AM

<< <i>$75,000. >>

Cheapass.

Russ, NCNE

NumisOxide · July 30, 2005 5:09AM

$195.00

Barry · July 30, 2005 5:09AM

$9K (never again)

ARCO · July 30, 2005 5:13AM

$750 for an XF 1904-S Barber half.

Tyler

tjkillian · July 30, 2005 5:20AM

My wife bought me a 1852-D half eagle raw that made it in to a PCGS VF-35 holder for $400.00

She also bought me a 1799 silver dollar that had AU details that finally made its way in to a NCS holder with improperly cleaned, AU details for $900

Tom

ER · July 30, 2005 5:25AM

<< <i>$150. Then I got it slabbed and sold it for $1275.

Russ, NCNE >>

Flea market Morgan?

DNADave · July 30, 2005 5:25AM

1894 Morgan for $600.00. Slabbed at ANACS as F12

MrScience · July 30, 2005 5:33AM

$180 for a 1921 Peace that I haven't had slabbed yet (I think it's either AU or MS64?!)

$170 for a 1934 Peace that went MS64 at PCGS.

LeeG · July 30, 2005 5:42AM

Bought several Raw coins in the $300 range. All are still Raw.

Baley · July 30, 2005 5:50AM

around $700:

O.125a rare terminal die state

runner up is about $650 for an 1855-S half eagle in EF

Russ · July 30, 2005 5:56AM

<< <i><< $150. Then I got it slabbed and sold it for $1275.

Russ, NCNE >>

Flea market Morgan? >>

Nope, only paid $100 for the Flea Market Morgan and it sold for $1475. The $150 was for a 1967 SMS Kennedy; actually bought two at $150 each. Both slabbed MS67DCAM.

Russ, NCNE

ddbird · July 30, 2005 5:56AM

$60 for a MS64DMPL morgan (my grade at least and the dealers) a couple years ago.

Ill get it slabbed one day..if its at least a 63PL im a happy camper.

ms70 · July 30, 2005 5:59AM

Whatever the U.S. Mint charged me.

mirabela · July 30, 2005 6:02AM

$850, although that doesn't really count because I know what it had been cracked out of only days before. Other than that... around $145, I think.

Danegeld · July 30, 2005 6:04AM

$458

jdimmick · July 30, 2005 6:07AM

3K

1932-d Washington quarter

went PCGS-64 and sold it, although a tad bit too early as the price went to over 6k, course now they are coming back down in price and fast!!

jim

MFH · July 30, 2005 6:30AM

$3,000 for a 1927-S SLQ in AU 55 with almost a full head. It rests happily in my raw Dansco album.

VTCoins · July 30, 2005 6:51AM

12K for a High Relief Saint

MICHAELDIXON · July 30, 2005 6:53AM

25k

dthigpen · July 30, 2005 6:53AM

7k, in ANACS plastic now.

21Walker · July 30, 2005 6:59AM

$356 for what else .....a 21 D Walker in fine..............Rick

Colorfulcoins · July 30, 2005 7:17AM

$3500

MikeInFL · July 30, 2005 7:22AM

$571 for a Saint-Gaudens.

boucharda · July 30, 2005 7:28AM

$485 for a 1885cc Morgan the slabbed at MS 65

777 · July 30, 2005 7:37AM

in 2003, I spent $2000. but I received 20 of them, a paper wrapped original roll of 1882cc morgans from a retired banker; all were ms64/65s [needless to say their gone now]

Barndog · July 30, 2005 8:13AM

$500 for a beautiful Capped Bust Half Dime...and I got a great deal!

relayer · July 30, 2005 8:29AM

$1,250

nesvt · July 30, 2005 8:35AM

My top two would be $380 for a 1928-P Peace dollar and $190 for an 1884-CC GSA Morgan.

leothelyon · July 30, 2005 1:02PM

Paid $1100 for a PCGS MS66 1943/2-P Jefferson nickel that wasn't designated as having full steps but it does have close to 6 sharp steps! Does that count?

Leo

Abaco24 · July 30, 2005 1:06PM

TRADE Dollar, can we all see the $75K coin?

ColonialCoinUnion · July 30, 2005 1:13PM

$41,000.

numobri · July 30, 2005 2:17PM

$1800. in three payments.

It was for a 1798 small eagle bust dollar,it's in a SIG's slab as,cleaned vf20.

I still like the coin.

Brian

mozin · July 30, 2005 2:21PM

Back in April 1999 I paid $900 for an 1814/3 Bust Half that is now in an NGC AU 55 holder where it belongs.

TorinoCobra71 · July 31, 2005 12:27AM

$175.00...................

TorinoCobra71

Shamika · July 31, 2005 12:31AM

ColonialCoinUnion,

I was hoping you'd post to this thread.

Now if we can just get Dorkkarl to chime in...

uofa1285 · July 31, 2005 1:04AM

eBay - $5,000 for a "rainbow" toned Trade dollar in "Proof 65"...bought it in my first year of returning to collecting (a few years back). S

Sent to PCGS, came back a bodybag. Fortunately, the dealer refunded my money upon return.

I dodged that bullet but not so lucky in that same first year buying other raw, white, key coins, spending hundreds on Morgans that ended up being body bagged as problem coins.

As others refer to it, I think of the losses as my education "tuition".

Doug

What's the most you've spent on a raw coin?

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