What does it take to have a hoard??

2manycoins2fewfunds · February 21, 2012 2:37AM

Is it number of coins or percent of a particular issue??

Before I die I'd like to have my name attached to a numismatic hoard of some kind.

Greeniejr · February 21, 2012 2:50AM

The proper marketing

fly2k · February 21, 2012 2:52AM

Either being locked in a bank vault underground or in a sunken ship. I'm thinking if you lock a safe in the ground with 1000$ dollars in pennies and five bottles of Tabasco sauce... Tobasco hoard!

OldEastside · February 21, 2012 2:54AM

I had a hoard once, but then I had to take a bunch of antibiotics

Steve

19Lyds · February 21, 2012 2:55AM

<< Is it number of coins or percent of a particular issue??

Before I die I'd like to have my name attached to a numismatic hoard of some kind. >>

I think you can still get some LP1/LP2/LP3/LP4 boxes fairly cheap!

PerryHall · February 21, 2012 3:00AM

<< Either being locked in a bank vault underground or in a sunken ship. I'm thinking if you lock a safe in the ground with 1000$ dollars in pennies and five bottles of Tabasco sauce... Tobasco hoard! >>

Wouldn't that be more properly called a treasure trove?

okracer · February 21, 2012 3:36AM

<< What does it take to have a hoard??

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.....one more wheat cent than I currently have!......

Tiny · February 21, 2012 4:03AM

A hoard would be a lot of coins and I mean a lot. You would better be trying for a
" Collection " rather than a hoard. Collections are cooler like, Bass Collection,
Richmond Collection, McClaren Collection I & II, Great Falls Collection and one of
my favorites The Battle Creek Collection. See cool names not like the Olathe Dollar
Hoard From U.S. Treasury Bags or Windy City Monster Box Hoard. Another of my favs
I all most forgot, STP Legacy Collection and Patriot Collection. Go for "The" collection,
it will be easy.

MidLifeCrisis · February 21, 2012 4:11AM

<< Is it number of coins or percent of a particular issue?? >>

Yes.

At least 5,000 coins or 25% of a particular issue.

And if it's a large number of coins, those coins should not be otherwise special...i.e., average, common date, nothing special.

There ya go.

Greeniejr · February 21, 2012 4:18AM

<< A hoard would be a lot of coins and I mean a lot. You would better be trying for a
" Collection " rather than a hoard. Collections are cooler like, Bass Collection,
Richmond Collection, McClaren Collection I & II, Great Falls Collection and one of
my favorites The Battle Creek Collection. See cool names not like the Olathe Dollar
Hoard From U.S. Treasury Bags or Windy City Monster Box Hoard. Another of my favs
I all most forgot, STP Legacy Collection and Patriot Collection. Go for "The" collection,
it will be easy.

>>

The Olathe hoard was 25 BU bags of Dollars. If I am not mistaken, McClaren had closer to 20. Unlike some hoards that the seller holds back significant portions like McClaren, the whole hoard was placed with one distributor before being sold.

derryb · February 21, 2012 4:19AM

more than one.

2manycoins2fewfunds · February 21, 2012 4:38AM

Since my name is Black I think the "Black Hoard" has a nice ring.

PerryHall · February 21, 2012 4:44AM

Would a group of very rare coins be considered a hoard such as ten 1933 Saints?

MidLifeCrisis · February 21, 2012 4:53AM

<< Would a group of very rare coins be considered a hoard such as ten 1933 Saints? >>

Sure, if you owned 3 or more of them then you would have a hoard.

steveben · February 21, 2012 5:20AM

<< Would a group of very rare coins be considered a hoard such as ten 1933 Saints? >>

well, someone did say "25% of a particular issue" above. so yeah...i would think so, using that logic and that issue. the langboard hoard. the langhoard.

fastfreddie · February 21, 2012 5:34AM

More than you need. Accumulating for the purpose or driving up the price. Wait...I guess that s called greed.

shorecoll · February 21, 2012 5:45AM

Twice in my life I was foolish enough to buy out retiring dealers leftover stock of mostly darkside "stuff". I refer to it as my retirement project, but since I'm not sure I'll ever actually retire...hmmm!!! I have Chinese cash, double-row stock boxes of 19th century darkside and a whole lot of "stuff". Some of it is OK but I think it's a hoard...it's definitely not a collection.

Edit to add: My library is also sort of hoardish. Who needs 3 sets of Numismatic Scrapbook, anyway?

johnny9434 · February 21, 2012 5:47AM

I would say as one sees it. Marketing would have alot to do with it as well, jmo to

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