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What is your most prized coin?
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Raybob15239
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Stuck in a frozen hell here not wanting to do anything, so I started wondering...
What is the one coin that you hold above all others? Not the most valuable or expensive, but that one coin, regardless of monetary value, that you would never part with?
Mine is a worn 1881 P Morgan that belonged to my Grandfather. It holds a very prominent place in my collection. If I had to, I could sell of every single coin in my collection, but they would have to pry that one coin from my cold dead hands...
So, what is that one coin that you would never let go under any circumstance and why?
Edited to add why mine is special:
I remember as a kid, going into my Grandparents' bedroom and looking at that old, worn 81P Morgan. My grandfather kept it on his dresser. The coin belonged to his mother; 1881 was the year that she was born. He kept it as a connection to her as she died when he was just 12. I would sit on his bed and examine that coin all the time. I would try to imagine who had handled that coin so long ago. WHen he died in 1980, I ended up with the coin. It sat in my dresser drawer for a few years and I rediscovered it. It was the very first coin in my Morgan collection. I started buying Morgans whenever I had a few extra dollars to spare. I've bought and sold hundreds of Morgans over the years, but that one, old, worn dollar will never leave my hands. It is now my connection to my Grandfather. One day, I hope to pass it down to my son, who will be born in April. Maybe it will hold a special place in his collection as his connection to me once I am gone.
What is the one coin that you hold above all others? Not the most valuable or expensive, but that one coin, regardless of monetary value, that you would never part with?
Mine is a worn 1881 P Morgan that belonged to my Grandfather. It holds a very prominent place in my collection. If I had to, I could sell of every single coin in my collection, but they would have to pry that one coin from my cold dead hands...
So, what is that one coin that you would never let go under any circumstance and why?
Edited to add why mine is special:
I remember as a kid, going into my Grandparents' bedroom and looking at that old, worn 81P Morgan. My grandfather kept it on his dresser. The coin belonged to his mother; 1881 was the year that she was born. He kept it as a connection to her as she died when he was just 12. I would sit on his bed and examine that coin all the time. I would try to imagine who had handled that coin so long ago. WHen he died in 1980, I ended up with the coin. It sat in my dresser drawer for a few years and I rediscovered it. It was the very first coin in my Morgan collection. I started buying Morgans whenever I had a few extra dollars to spare. I've bought and sold hundreds of Morgans over the years, but that one, old, worn dollar will never leave my hands. It is now my connection to my Grandfather. One day, I hope to pass it down to my son, who will be born in April. Maybe it will hold a special place in his collection as his connection to me once I am gone.
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The first is this 1792 half disme because it was produced from silver (probably coins NOT silverware) furnished by George Washington.
The second is this 1805 dime. Many years ago this coin got me hooked on high grade early U.S. coins.
And the third is this 1795 half eagle. I never thought that I would ever own an example of a small eagle gold type coin.
I was a Monkey
<< <i>1913 Barber dime. My late grandfather kept it in his wallet, it was his birth year. He gave it to my mother, and 3 days before she died of cancer I found it for her in her storage unit. She calmly kissed it and handed it to me and told me to hold onto it. And now it stays in my wallet and goes with me everywhere. >>
A very heart-warming story. Thank-you for sharing.
Ryan
After I paid and he made a similar comment I remember saying "Well it was worth it, some stupid dealer left a 1916 in there!"
Still have the coin, still treasure it
WS
As for why I "would never let go of it under any circumstance," it's purely sentimental.
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<< <i>A dateless 1916 SLQ. I bought it at a coin show in Manhattan in the early 1980s, I must have been 7 or 8 I suppose. Anyhow, the dealer who sold it to me (I cherrypicked it out of his junk box for $1 or $2, whatever it was) made a few smartaleck comments like "Look at that stupid kid wasting all that time for one piece of garbage haha".
After I paid and he made a similar comment I remember saying "Well it was worth it, some stupid dealer left a 1916 in there!"
Still have the coin, still treasure it
Great story. Is this ignorant dealer still in business?
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The first is a coin I picked up 5 or so years ago. It represents perfection in circulated coinage, an 1837 half. I never get tired of looking at it. The next is my 1872 half. It represents perfection in originality on a MS coin, I love its rarity and beauty.
These two are surely my most prized coins.
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My oh my, that is a lovely piece. Love the nice toning on it.
Steve
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<< <i>Got this one 3 1/2 years ago .. was a souvenier from our mini vacation to Erie Pa.
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<< <i>There are two.
The first is a coin I picked up 5 or so years ago. It represents perfection in circulated coinage, an 1837 half. I never get tired of looking at it. The next is my 1872 half. It represents perfection in originality on a MS coin, I love its rarity and beauty.
These two are surely my most prized coins.
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