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Is there a coin in your collection that you would NEVER sell???

Regardless of value??? For me, the birth year set of cent,nickel,dime and quarter (1970) that my twins got from circulation and gave me a few years ago will stay with me and is part of my will to go in the casket at my passing...only worth .41 cents to most, but priceless to me...Also, I inherited a circulated wheat cent collection 1909-1958 (complete with the exception of the 09-S VDB and the 55 double die) from a dearly departed relative...I will pass that down in the family when the time is right....what do you have, either moon money valuable or otherwise that you would not ever sell???

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    RussRuss Posts: 48,514 ✭✭✭
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    ZoinsZoins Posts: 34,461 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Everybody has a price and it's not like coins are people.
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    rickoricko Posts: 98,724 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Zoins, People sell people..... I wonder if people that sell people use the money to buy coins???? image Cheers, RickO
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    storm888storm888 Posts: 11,701 ✭✭✭
    No.
    Folks Who Bite Get Bitten. Folks Who Don't Bite Get Eaten.
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    guitarwesguitarwes Posts: 9,308 ✭✭✭

    I'd have to say no reguarding my current collection, since I've never received anything "special" from anyone that has huge sentimental value. Maybe one day my Grandma will let me have that bag of '95-P Morgans that she got from her Dad for her wedding.


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    curlycurly Posts: 2,880



    Brothers....you can't replace fingers and toes....coins are just a hobby.
    Every man is a self made man.
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    UtahCoinUtahCoin Posts: 5,366 ✭✭✭✭✭
    My grandmother gave me a 1912 $5 gold piece 20 years ago. That piece is not for sell.... Unless somebody thought it was worth a million.
    I guess everything has it's price.
    I used to be somebody, now I'm just a coin collector.
    Recipient of the coveted "You Suck" award, April 2009 for cherrypicking a 1833 CBHD LM-5, and April 2022 for a 1835 LM-12, and again in Aug 2012 for picking off a 1952 FS-902.
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    ronsrons Posts: 338 ✭✭
    I have a1892 proof set I am working on to honor my grandfather. image I am missing the Morgan but it has been a treat to assemble and allows me to reflect on what a great guy he was. For sale when I die I supposeimage
    "When the people fear their government, there is tyranny; when the government fears the people, there is liberty." Thomas Jefferson
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    TorinoCobra71TorinoCobra71 Posts: 8,097 ✭✭✭


    << <i>No.

    Russ, NCNE >>



    So when ya gonna sell that 69-S Hairy Head to me then? image

    TorinoCobra71

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    CladiatorCladiator Posts: 18,345 ✭✭✭✭✭
    No. Never say never.
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    coinlieutenantcoinlieutenant Posts: 9,328 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Everything is for sale at a certain level...
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    RussRuss Posts: 48,514 ✭✭✭


    << <i><< No.

    Russ, NCNE >>

    So when ya gonna sell that 69-S Hairy Head to me then?

    TorinoCobra71 >>



    Okay, maybe there's one.

    Russ, NCNE
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    al410al410 Posts: 2,435 ✭✭✭✭
    I have a 1950 PCGS mint set that my son got me started on that I will NEVER sell. Regardless of value!

    AL
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    ttownttown Posts: 4,472 ✭✭✭
    My first barber dime I purchased for 85 cents when I was 7.image
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    TorinoCobra71TorinoCobra71 Posts: 8,097 ✭✭✭


    << <i>

    << <i><< No.

    Russ, NCNE >>

    So when ya gonna sell that 69-S Hairy Head to me then?

    TorinoCobra71 >>



    Okay, maybe there's one.

    Russ, NCNE >>



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    So tell me where your burial plot is gonna be so I can come and dig it up after it gets buried with ya........... imageimageimage

    TorinoCobra71

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    JoeLewisJoeLewis Posts: 1,913 ✭✭✭✭


    << <i>I have a 1950 PCGS mint set that my son got me started on that I will NEVER sell. Regardless of value!

    AL >>



    Likewise, I have coins from my dad that I will never sell either. Other than those coins, I am such a fickle collector that no coin I have is in a permanent collection.
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    relicsncoinsrelicsncoins Posts: 8,279 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Yes, I would never sell this coin, well maybe if someone offered enough to change my current lifestyle. image

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    It was left too me (raw) in a group of coins my grandma left me when she passed. They were mostly Morgans, and this was the best of the lot. I submitted it to Anacs and was lucky to get a top 100 VAM in Gem out of it.

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    DennisHDennisH Posts: 14,040 ✭✭✭✭✭
    No.

    Everything I own is for sale at some price... although I don't know yet what the price is for some of them.
    When in doubt, don't.
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    STONESTONE Posts: 15,275
    I've got several coins that I will NEVER sell. Some other coins I HOPE never to sell, unless an upgrade becomes available and affordable.

    Most of the my other stuff I would consider selling for a nice price, but if not, I'm going to keep it.
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    silverpopsilverpop Posts: 6,934 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Yeah

    there are 6 coins in my collection that i'd never sell

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    etexmikeetexmike Posts: 6,852 ✭✭✭
    Up until a couple of weeks ago I thought I owned a coin that I would never part with.

    Things change. image

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    back when i was a kid in the 50's--a couple of my friends and i sneaked into a mortuary and i stole a penny off a dead mans eye--still got it-and it's for sale if anyone is interested
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    YES
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    19Lyds19Lyds Posts: 26,503 ✭✭✭✭
    Well..........I got a AU-53 1972 Type 1 Eisenhower that I will never sell!

    I'll trade that sucker but I could never really sell it!

    Originally purchased as an AU53 Type 2 IKE which turned out to be a Type 1 that was really beat up! I did a grading guarantee on it and it now resides in an AU-53 PCGS Holder.
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    << <i>No.

    Russ, NCNE >>




    Hmmmmmmmmm.

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    TACloughTAClough Posts: 1,598


    << <i> No.

    Russ, NCNE
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    I will take the first one listed in this SET! image
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    AU58WALKERSAU58WALKERS Posts: 3,562
    too many to list
    "Everyday above ground is a good day"

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    BaleyBaley Posts: 22,663 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Every statement that begins with "All" "None" "Every" "Always" "NEVER" is false. Including the previous one.

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    VetterVetter Posts: 977 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Yes, the 1921 DDO Buffalo Nickel that I was the discover.
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    SkyManSkyMan Posts: 9,592 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Everything has a price, but there are several coins that would take serious money and/or unexpected bills of a worthwhile nature (children's education etc.) to pry them out of my sticky, appreciative fingers. Here are three examples of coins that I plan to hold on to (the good Lord willing) for decades more...

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    Yes.... A 1928 Peace dollar my grandmother gave me.It will be passed down to one of my sons and hopefully stay in the family( You never know what they will decide to do).
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    1913 Gold Eagle - my grandmother won first prize for a science project when she was in high school and this was her award. This will stay in the family forever.
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    JcarneyJcarney Posts: 3,154
    There's one coin that would give me pause, but if I needed the money for something more important, I'd sell it and not look back.
    “When the people find that they can vote themselves money, that will herald the end of the republic.” — Benjamin Franklin


    My icon IS my coin. It is a gem 1949 FBL Franklin.
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    JcarneyJcarney Posts: 3,154


    << <i>back when i was a kid in the 50's--a couple of my friends and i sneaked into a mortuary and i stole a penny off a dead mans eye--still got it-and it's for sale if anyone is interested >>



    So, what happened to the other penny? Oh and what's the date?
    “When the people find that they can vote themselves money, that will herald the end of the republic.” — Benjamin Franklin


    My icon IS my coin. It is a gem 1949 FBL Franklin.
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    trozautrozau Posts: 3,455 ✭✭✭
    Quite a few!
    trozau (troy ounce gold)
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    fcloudfcloud Posts: 12,133 ✭✭✭✭
    My basic answer is I would never sell the coins my wife gave me as gifts about 30 years age. Two quick examples 1942/41 dime and a 1937-D three-legged buffalo.

    President, Racine Numismatic Society 2013-2014; Variety Resource Dimes; See 6/8/12 CDN for my article on Winged Liberty Dimes; Ebay

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    Definitely. Most coins I would sell, but for sentimental reasons, I wouldn't sell others. My great-grandfather gave me a 1817 large cent in about VF. My first large cent, and it was a gift from him.
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    Newcomp103Newcomp103 Posts: 2,223


    << <i>My basic answer is I would never sell the coins my wife gave me as gifts about 30 years age. Two quick examples 1942/41 dime and a 1937-D three-legged buffalo. >>




    Being married myself...I can safely say that you gave a good answer!!!! (And a great decision on both coins!)

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    saintgurusaintguru Posts: 7,728 ✭✭✭
    I love every coin I have, but at some time in the next 7-10 years anything will be saleable.

    Especialyl considering the amount of cash that they represent...I gotta retire with paper money, NOT $20 gidl coins. image
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    fcloudfcloud Posts: 12,133 ✭✭✭✭


    << <i>

    << <i>My basic answer is I would never sell the coins my wife gave me as gifts about 30 years age. Two quick examples 1942/41 dime and a 1937-D three-legged buffalo. >>




    Being married myself...I can safely say that you gave a good answer!!!! (And a great decision on both coins!)

    image >>



    Thanks, Newcomp103, and I didn't even ask for either coin. I think Linda did a great job is the selection of these coins!

    President, Racine Numismatic Society 2013-2014; Variety Resource Dimes; See 6/8/12 CDN for my article on Winged Liberty Dimes; Ebay

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    RYKRYK Posts: 35,800 ✭✭✭✭✭
    I have no emotional attachment to coins based on who gave them to me. I have sold coins given to me by my grandfather, two grandmothers, and father, some of which would be considered heirlooms. Ultimately, all three of those people would want me to be happy, not clinging to some worn Morgan dollar as if it is a piece of their soul.

    I have coins that I consider long-term keepers, but from one year to the next, coins do move in and out of this circle. Ultimately, at the right price (ie. stupid money), everything is for sale...I think.
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    fcloudfcloud Posts: 12,133 ✭✭✭✭


    << <i>I have no emotional attachment to coins based on who gave them to me. I have sold coins given to me by my grandfather, two grandmothers, and father, some of which would be considered heirlooms. Ultimately, all three of those people would want me to be happy, not clinging to some worn Morgan dollar as if it is a piece of their soul.

    I have coins that I consider long-term keepers, but from one year to the next, coins do move in and out of this circle. Ultimately, at the right price (ie. stupid money), everything is for sale...I think. >>



    I had a friend like that. We exchanged Christmas gifts every year for many years. I always got a list and purchased what was on the list but it was alway returned. I stopped the exchange it just wasn't worth my effort any longer. I guess I wanted them to be happy, but it was just too much work. Maybe it would be easier for people to give gifts of cash if they want you to "be happy" that way you can get what you want or need.

    I don't keep the coins my wife gave me as a piece of her soul. I keep them because I love her and respect her efforts! (I'm sorry even stupid money wouldn't make me sell them.)

    President, Racine Numismatic Society 2013-2014; Variety Resource Dimes; See 6/8/12 CDN for my article on Winged Liberty Dimes; Ebay

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