I paid a record price for a ...

RYK · February 15, 2012 8:36AM

(fill in the blank with the description of a coin for which you paid a record price)

AnkurJ · February 15, 2012 8:42AM

I don't know of any official record price, but my friend said I paid a lot for my 1795 Flowing Hair Dollar in F15.

lkeigwin · February 15, 2012 8:46AM

...1951-D 65RB Lincoln. Price guide says $3. I paid twenty-five times that.
Lance.

Elcontador · February 15, 2012 8:46AM

For what I collect, paying a record price for anything means I paid far too much for it. I never go there.

PerryHall · February 15, 2012 8:47AM

Sounds like this will be a great thread but some here will be hesitant to admit that they got themselves buried in a coin.

crypto79 · February 15, 2012 8:47AM

For a MS61 "common" date Trade Dollar. No regrets at all, it was my pleasure and I would do it again

Lakesammman · February 15, 2012 8:52AM

1894/94 IHC
1873 S2 DDO IHC

STONE · February 15, 2012 8:58AM

...a Cud on an EF three cent silver coin!

joecopper · February 15, 2012 9:00AM

1815 Large Cent

PerryHall · February 15, 2012 9:05AM

<< 1815 Large Cent >>

I understand that genuine specimens of this coin are quite rare.

originalisbest · February 15, 2012 9:07AM

The amount of shame depends entirely on when the record price in question, was paid.

copperhunter · February 15, 2012 9:08AM

1951-D 65RB Lincoln. Price guide says $3. I paid twenty-five times that.

All of us toner lovers have done that too many times. It really would be nice for a valiant attempt to be made at the real market average for these toners.....$3 is laughable. I do not understand how any of the coins listed in the PCGS price listing can be anything less than the lowest tier grading + handling fees (split at a minimum of say 4 coins per submission) ~ $14 + $8/4 = $16. This would not even include shipping. After all the price list is for PCGS graded coins, not raw or red book prices.

EVillageProwler · February 15, 2012 9:08AM

I think I paid 65RD money for my SVDB in 65BN because it looked really pretty. This was many years ago. I saw it recently while at the bank to get a common date TD, looked at the SVDB, and no longer saw the attractive colors. Maybe it was the poor lighting at the bank. Sigh...

Broadstruck · February 15, 2012 9:10AM

HTT

RYK · February 15, 2012 9:19AM

A circulated 1818 $5

lloydmincy · February 15, 2012 9:48AM

1916 DDO Buffalo Nickel MS64 PCGS - 2004...

earlyAurum · February 15, 2012 9:53AM

An 1878 gold dollar in ms65

CarlWohlforth · February 15, 2012 9:53AM

PCGS PR 68 DCAM nickels from the 1950s. Some PR 69 DCAM nickels from '60-'62.

I later sold them all for more than what I paid so new records were set...

Manorcourtman · February 15, 2012 10:11AM

Well for me anyway........

pontiacinf · February 15, 2012 10:13AM

<< ...1951-D 65RB Lincoln. Price guide says $3. I paid twenty-five times that.
Lance.

>>

nice all around!

MidLifeCrisis · February 15, 2012 10:20AM

...coin that became the centerpiece of my collection. In fact, I re-built my collection around it.

RYK · February 15, 2012 10:21AM

<< ...coin that became the centerpiece of my collection. In fact, I re-built my collection around it. >>

Spell it out for the rest of us, rat man!

MidLifeCrisis · February 15, 2012 10:23AM

Rat Man...na na, na na, na na, na na...Rat Man!

Made me chuckle.

I'm sure you can figure it out.

TahoeDale · February 15, 2012 10:28AM

1892-O micro -o Barber half in PCGS 68.

But it was 10 years ago. I think I am okay with it.

OnlyGoldIsMoney · February 15, 2012 10:30AM

Circulated 1859 $2.50 Old Reverse (AU58+)

crypto79 · February 15, 2012 11:11AM

<< ...coin that became the centerpiece of my collection. In fact, I re-built my collection around it. >>

good for you, mine is the centerpiece of my collection as well. I will probably take your lead and try to rebuild parts on the rest of my set to match the quality of the cornerstone.

GeorgeKellogg · February 15, 2012 11:19AM

I paid a record price for a PCGS AG03 1842-D Small Date half eagle. It's the lowest grade issued to a PCGS-certified 1842-D Small Date half eagle (and the only one in existence, as of today). Unfortunately, I don't have a photograph at the present time.

lkeigwin · February 15, 2012 11:32AM

Not sure it's a record price for an XF40 but I paid $400 more for this. Maybe I'm buried for a decade or two.
Lance.

STONE · February 15, 2012 11:36AM

<< Not sure it's a record price for an XF40 but I paid $400 more for this. Maybe I'm buried for a decade or two.
Lance.

>>

That's a VERY high-end EF-40! You ain't buried in it!

Aegis3 · February 15, 2012 12:03PM

all apparently...

1901 assay medal in silver (since exceeded)
1917 assay medal (since exceeded)
1930 assay medal (since exceeded)
(possibly) low price for 1974 assay medal (probably will stay for a while)
(possibly) low price for 1976 assay medal

AnkurJ · February 15, 2012 12:08PM

Possibly this, but its ok with me.

GeorgeKellogg · February 15, 2012 12:24PM

The 1842-D Small Date half eagle (above) was offered somewhat tongue-in-cheek (since it's the only PCGS AG03 in existence, for that date). On the other hand, this piece has a more legitimate claim to the mantle. I paid "Triple Trends" (for a VF35) when I purchased this coin in early 2001. It is one of only three Dahlonega coins certified by PCGS with the "SS Central America" gold foil label. I have recently been told by a respected rare date gold dealer that he feels that the market value for this coin is now in the high four figures, which is still "Triple Trends."

golden · February 15, 2012 12:45PM

I am going to pay a record price for a 1943 Steel Cent in PCGS 58 if I can ever find one.

Cam40 · February 15, 2012 12:46PM

I have to agree with your respected rare date gold dealer
Thats a hellava coin

oakcoin · February 15, 2012 1:26PM

<< I am going to pay a record price for a 1943 Steel Cent in PCGS 58 if I can ever find one. >>

lol your advertisement has been up for a long time!

Lakesammman · February 15, 2012 1:27PM

Superior Gugelman sale, early 2000's - monster coin, in my opinion - $48,300 - at the time 1886 Ty2 PCGS MS66R, Pop 0/0. Wish I still owned it.

Twinturbo · February 15, 2012 4:33PM

Peace dollars
1923 P Ms60 I paid 12x greysheet
1926 S ms60 I paid 5x greysheet
1922 P MS62 I paid 10x greysheet

Morgan Dollars
1921 MS64 I paid 8x greysheet
1921 D MS61 I paid 9x greysheet

Quarters:
1954 P ms61 I paid 17x greysheet
1964 D ms62 I paid 3x greysheet

Franklin halfs:
1963 P MS64 I paid 5x greysheet
1967 D MS61 I paid 15x greysheet
1968 MS63 I paid 4x greysheet

Toner madness!!!
Ill only sell them if I can set new records.

lordmarcovan · February 15, 2012 4:47PM

I paid a record price for a love token carved on an 1887 dime with a hole in it and an engraving of the Statue of Liberty and the name "MAMA".

A Pop 1, that one is.

PS- and to keep the NYC theme goin', I then went and spent stupid money (at least by love token standards) for my well-worn piece with the Brooklyn Bridge river scene carved on it.

joecopper · February 15, 2012 9:49PM

ph - ones that look genuine really are hard to find

seanq · February 15, 2012 11:43PM

I paid $100 for a raw UNC 1994-D cent.

Sean Reynolds

coindeuce · February 16, 2012 12:25AM

Don't remember how long I've owned it, but it is 1878 8TF VAM 14.11 NGC MS-65. and it is rare enough that recently VAM specialists have paid more for circulated examples, so I'm happily eclipsed.

tradedollarnut · February 16, 2012 12:59AM

Just about everything i've ever bought in numismatics. When you collect the finest, you pay for it

CoinRaritiesOnline · February 16, 2012 1:22AM

Within my collecting specialty (which is pretty obscure), I paid a record price for the entire series in a Stack's colonial coin auction back in 2007 for this:

For what I collect it is not wildly expensive to become the "Louis Eliasberg" collector in the field. That coin (which was cataloged by forum member Pistareen, I believe) is one of maybe 4 or 5 known with this being the finest, and is pedigreed to the what was formerly the finest collection of these coins. It is in superb shape (for this series, anyway!) and even has a visible undertype of another coin to add interest.

My record bid? $1,725.

Mowgli · February 16, 2012 2:27AM

I have never paid a record price for anything and hope I never do.

JCMhouston · February 16, 2012 2:42AM

I've paid record prices for a few pieces, but all British.

1771 Halfpenny in 66 RB, paid the highest price at the time, but since beaten by a lower graded piece.

1788 Peck 940 pattern halfpenny in Gilt copper, one of 3 currently known and the only one outside a museum.

The highest priced 1806 halfpenny in 66RB at the time, but since ecplipsed by a lower graded piece.

cardinal · February 16, 2012 3:07AM

<< When you collect the finest, you pay for it >>

Indeed, each of these were records at the time of purchase:

From 2005:

From 2007:

From 2008:

From 2009:

From 2010:

--Cardinal
Portraits of Liberty

johnny9434 · February 16, 2012 6:02AM

you gotta love the better grade large cents

amwldcoin · February 16, 2012 8:22AM

LOL...Probably most of the mid grade Barber 1/2's I've battled for at auction. Not surprisingly I see my record price slammed the next time around!

DavidLawrence · February 16, 2012 8:37AM

I paid around $1.9 million for this coin...and I wish I had her back!

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SeattleSlammer · February 16, 2012 8:45AM

I paid quite a bit for a rattler slabbed 1909 VDB in 66RD......but it's really, really, really nice.

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