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If you had one trip on a time machine for coins............
majorbigtime
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.....where and when would you visit??
For me, I'd select an ANA convention post WW2--should be full of rare coins at very low prices.
For me, I'd select an ANA convention post WW2--should be full of rare coins at very low prices.
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Dennis
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I'm going to need a book, some boxes and a 2-wheeler
A 20s show in Philly might be nice as well.
Something to think about.
You would have to take old money with you to buy with.
Apropos of the coin posse/aka caca: "The longer he spoke of his honor, the tighter I held to my purse."
Worry is the interest you pay on a debt you may not owe.
TorinoCobra71
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~Wayne
and making a night shift visit to the Philly mint in 1857 to find out what is really the story with those mules would be a treat ...
but if it was all about the money, I think I'd show up in San Francisco in the spring of 1901, and in addition to a few of each of the new issues, I'd be checking my change.
It'd certainly be worth buying five common date twenties before I went back.
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If you did have a bag of 1893-s dollars they wouldn't be worth $50,000 each today. Maybe $1000-2000 each or so.
I think I'd visit a major auction some time in the past or possibly visit a coin dealer like B. Max Mehl and stock up. Cheap money that they would easily accept in the past would be common date BU silver dollars for anything post 1881. Rolls of key date Lincolns and Indian Cents come to mind.
roadrunner
Silver Proof Sets, Delaware Quarter Bags, anyone?
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You risk being killed in an eathquake.
Worry is the interest you pay on a debt you may not owe.
Then come back in today's time and pick up those 'examples' send one of each to the top graders and watch all haites break loose.
I could then pay for my cancer treatments quite well.
<< <i>The Philadelphia Mint,1888. I would buy most of the proof coins they made for that year. I would say to the mint employee. "Hey, what do you think these will grade at PCGS." He would just stare at me and say in his head, "What the he** is he talking about."
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Also have the hour
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Looking for alot of crap.
<< <i>Philadelphia, late 1797
Even if I got stuck there at least the coins should have some value and it would be an interesting time to live.
I'd bring back gold and a few coins for my collection.
They call me "Pack the Ripper"
<< <i>Lumpkin County - 1838 >>
fats.... my name is Lumpkin...i had family all over georgia
s.c. & n.c. rumoured that lumpkin county was named after my ancestors.
why is it numismatically significant?
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