Celebrity Coin Collectors

nwcs · September 12, 2002 10:15PM

Not quite like Celebrity Boxing on Fox, but I thought I'd start a light and fun thread. What celebrities do you know of who collect coins and what do they have?

I've heard that Dennis Rodman collects coins and has a high wire rim St. Gaudens among some other great proofs of the 19th century. Anyone else know of anyone?

ara · September 12, 2002 10:22PM

I read somewhere before that Wayne Gretzky acquired a famous set upon the advice of an investment advisor/friend. Maybe somebody who knows the details can provide specifics.

muenzen · September 12, 2002 11:12PM

Sometime in the 80s, the actress that played the teenaged love interest of Michael Caine in the movie: Blame It On Rio, bought an 1894s Barber 10 cent. Not a bad move for a early 20 something actress.

kranky · September 12, 2002 11:48PM

Buddy Ebsen (Jed Clampett of the Beverly Hillbillies) had a big collection, sports agent Dwight Manley is a well-known collector, and there's another one I won't mention because he's a board member and might prefer just being "one of the guys".

goyankeez · September 12, 2002 11:59PM

Good thread.

I think a lot of celebrities "invest" in coins. I wonder which ones truly collect and study them as we do.

I thought I saw a catalog on ebay featuring the coins of the guy who played "Radar" on MASH. Early coppers, I believe.

danglen · September 13, 2002 12:24AM

I read somewhere that Russ collects JFKs.

Blade · September 13, 2002 1:09AM

I read a few years ago that David Byrne, singer for the 80's band Talking Heads, had sold a gold coin valued at $70,000. There was unresolved discussion whether he was really a collector or if this was just a portfolio diversification play by his investment advisor.

EVillageProwler · September 13, 2002 1:55AM

The hottie in Blame It on Rio is Michelle Johnson. She recently divorced from D-Backs 3B Matt Williams...

I wish I were a professional athlete...

EVP

tradedollarnut · September 13, 2002 2:01AM

Wayne Gretzky bought H. Linderman's personal trade dollar pattern set. Unfortunately, he spent 6 figures buying it and it's now worth about half that (maybe).

griffin6 · September 13, 2002 2:11AM

I believe that Dwight Manley was Gretsky's agent or at least was the one who got him into buying coins. He's brought a number of his athletes "into the fold." Heritage auctioned the collections of Montreal Expos great Andre Dawson and Houston Oilers player Greg Bingham a couple of years ago. Seemes like I know a few more, but my memories sketchy this morning.

CalGold · September 13, 2002 2:16AM

I gusess Eli Lilly wasn't a celebrity the athlete, movie star sense, but was in the Wall Street Journal, Fortune Magazine sense.

shylock · September 13, 2002 2:23AM

Besides those already mentioned, others I've dug up: Malcolm Forbes (medals), Chris Schenkel (Bowers and Merena sold his collection), Paul Harvey and Robert Elliott (of Bob and Ray).

gmarguli · September 13, 2002 2:27AM

Richard Moll (Bull on Night Court) collects. I've seen him several times at the Long Beach show.

Toningintheblood · September 13, 2002 2:50AM

Penny Marshall of Laverne and Shirley fame.

kranky · September 13, 2002 2:53AM

<< Penny Marshall of Laverne and Shirley fame. >>

You'd think she would know it's a "cent".

nwcs · September 13, 2002 3:26AM

>and there's another one I won't mention because he's a board member and might prefer just being "one of the guys".

So we have a celebrity in our midst?!?!? Can we just claim it's someone without proof? How about Jessica Alba?

Neil

gemseeker · September 13, 2002 9:04AM

Dennis Rodman collects coins? Then that would explain the coin with his likeness that I saw on ebay recently.

wingedliberty · September 13, 2002 10:36AM

Carl Malone of the Jazz collects and so does Connor Trenier of Star Trek Enterprise. Its actually
in his bio on the star trek site. I was told that he attends Long Beach and so does Malone. Malone
was at the Fun show a few years back.

Brian.

savoyspecial · June 22, 2008 4:40AM

***6 y/o thread REVIVE!!!***

any new names to add to this list? from time to time i know this topic comes up......seems like i heard somewhere that Alanis Morrisette has a nice collection of Canadian Dollars (can anyone confirm?)

oh, and speaking of AM you have to check out her parody of Fergie's "My Humps" on youtube...

Link if you have 4:10 to spare

greg

NumisOxide · June 22, 2008 4:55AM

I've heard James Earl Jones does.

ricko · June 22, 2008 5:19AM

I have a nice collection... Oh.. sorry...

You said celebrity... well, in certain circles, I am...

Cheers, RickO

ArizonaJack · June 22, 2008 5:22AM

<< ***6 y/o thread REVIVE!!!***

any new names to add to this list? from time to time i know this topic comes up......seems like i heard somewhere that Alanis Morrisette has a nice collection of Canadian Dollars (can anyone confirm?)

greg >>

Yeah, that was me. My daughter was really a fan for a while and told me that.

TwoSides2aCoin · June 22, 2008 6:50AM

In the most recent Omaha Coin Club newsletter dated June of '08, it has a photo of Nicole Kidman. It says she is an Ancient Judean coin collector.

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foodude · June 22, 2008 7:32AM

I read somewhere before that Wayne Gretzky acquired a famous set upon the advice of an investment advisor/friend. Maybe somebody who knows the details can provide specifics

I saw Wayne Gretzky at the Superior Boys Town sale. I thought he went in on an aluminum pattern set at the sale.

BillJones · June 22, 2008 7:43AM

Adolphe Menjou an old time Hollywood acter who worked from the time of the silent movies with Charlie Chaplin until 1960 in Walt Disney's Pollyanna had quite a collection. I don't remember all of the rarites, but it was pretty impressive. Menjou was known for his wardrobe. He was an impeccable dresser.

The composer Jerome Kern owned one of the 1876-CC twenty cent pieces.

Also Andre Dawson, the baseball player who had some great years with the Cubs, had quite a collection that was sold in PCGS holders with his name on them.

Sportscaster Chris Shenkel (sp) had a large collection of medals that included one of Thomas Jefferson’s 1800 inaugural medals by John Reich.

duck620 · June 23, 2008 6:14AM

gary burghoff (radar) of mash was a big collector in the 80's.

coindeuce · June 23, 2008 7:32AM

<< I believe that Dwight Manley was Gretsky's agent or at least was the one who got him into buying coins. He's brought a number of his athletes "into the fold." Heritage auctioned the collections of Montreal Expos great Andre Dawson and Houston Oilers player Greg Bingham a couple of years ago. Seemes like I know a few more, but my memories sketchy this morning. >>

Bruce McNall(former NHL L.A. Kings owner) was the one who got Gretzky into coins. The pair also co-owned a Honus Wagner T206 baseball card at one time - considered by some as the 1913 Liberty nickel of sports trading cards.

The most famous T206 Honus Wagner is the "Gretzky T206 Honus Wagner" card. The card has a controversial past, as it is speculated that it was once altered, based on the card's odd texture and shape. The Gretzky T206 Wagner was first sold by Alan Ray to a baseball memorabilia collector named Bill Mastro, who sold the card two years later to Jim Copeland for nearly four times the price he had originally paid. Copeland's sizable transaction revitalized interest in the sports memorabilia collection market. In 1991, Copeland sold the card to hockey figures Wayne Gretzky and Bruce McNall for $451,000.

Gretzky resold the card four years later to Wal-Mart and Treat Entertainment for $500,000, for use as the top prize in a promotional contest. The next year, a Florida postal worker won the card and auctioned it at Christie's for $640,000 to collector Michael Gidwitz. In 2000, the card was sold in an auction on eBay to Brian Seigel for $1.27 million. In February 2007, Seigel sold the card to an anonymous collector for $2.35 million. Less than six months later, the card was sold to a California collector for $2.8 million. This Wagner card is the most valuable baseball card in history.
Too bad Gretzky didn't pursue a 1913 Liberty nickel in the same time period...

YaHa · June 23, 2008 7:44AM

<< I read somewhere that Russ collects JFKs. >>

Yea I saw him on vegas vacation, I think he collected those booth coins.

lathmach · June 23, 2008 8:34AM

This thread is so old, I had to clean the cob webs off before I could read it.

Ray

Edscoin · June 23, 2008 11:09AM

<< gary burghoff (radar) of mash was a big collector in the 80's.

>>

Yea, I remember when he auctioned off his Standing Liberty Quarter set. It was said to be one of the Finest ever assembled.

TwoSides2aCoin · June 23, 2008 12:26PM

I have noticed a reluctance on famous people's parts to admit being geeks.

PerryHall · June 23, 2008 7:57PM

<< 

<< gary burghoff (radar) of mash was a big collector in the 80's.

>>

Yea, I remember when he auctioned off his Standing Liberty Quarter set. It was said to be one of the Finest ever assembled. >>

I remember his collection to be primarily large cents.

CoinHusker · June 23, 2008 10:01PM

<< In the most recent Omaha Coin Club newsletter dated June of '08, it has a photo of Nicole Kidman. It says she is an Ancient Judean coin collector.

edit for those who say this post is useless without pictures :

>>

Ah, you beat me too it.

lasvegasteddy · June 23, 2008 10:08PM

it's claimed that kid rock has a buffalo nickel collection too

njcoincrank · June 24, 2008 4:10AM

lasvegasteddy...please pm me.

njcoincrank

BlindedByEgo · June 24, 2008 4:20AM

I'm not a coin collector, but I play one on T.V.

WoodenJefferson · June 24, 2008 4:21AM

<< it's claimed that kid rock has a buffalo nickel collection too >>

He wears it on stage.

OKbustchaser · June 24, 2008 4:27AM

<< In the most recent Omaha Coin Club newsletter dated June of '08, it has a photo of Nicole Kidman. It says she is an Ancient Judean coin collector.

edit for those who say this post is useless without pictures :

>>

Funny, she doesn't look like an Ancient Judean.

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