Coins I Wish I Had But Unlikely To Ever Afford - Page 2

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Peter S Thomas Valued Member Australia 216 Posts	Posted 04/20/2012 8:03 pm Hmmmm.. I have the 23 half penny, and I will get the 1930 eventually. It's an issue of coin or mortgage, you can only pay for one at a time. So what would I like but probably never own. A 1916 half penny mule, not due to cost more that there are only about a dozen of them known. A 1945 Aust Shilling, once again just due to rarity. There are also a bunch of Australian gold sovereign and half sovereigns that I'd like but at present I don't do gold coins. . . . Yet Report this Post to the Staff
mkman123 Pillar of the Community United States 3184 Posts	Posted 04/20/2012 8:58 pm To the OP, the coins you posted, how much would they cost to obtain or are they "unique"? Report this Post to the Staff
trout1105 Pillar of the Community Australia 7096 Posts	Posted 04/20/2012 9:10 pm Quote: A 1945 Aust Shilling, once again just due to rarity. You could get this from a Chinese seller along with a 1954 penny Report this Post to the Staff
Sovereign Debt Valued Member Australia 51 Posts	Posted 04/21/2012 03:20 am In answer to mkman123 Keeping in mind that the US dollar is worth almost as much as the Australian dollar at the moment, the following prices should give you an idea of why us mere mortals will never own most of these beautiful coins. 1930 Penny, Mintage 3,000 Fine $8,500 : Proof $1,000,000+ 1923 Halfpenny, Mintage 1,113,000 Fine $1,300 : Proof $500,000 Gothic Crown. Mintage 8,000 Proof Impaired $500 : Proof $9,000 Wreath Crown, Mintage 932 in 1934 up to 9,034 in 1928 Fine $100 : Proof $12,500 Waitangi Crown, Mintage 660 + 468 Proof Fine $1,200 : Proof $5,500 Type 1 Sydney Mint Sovereign, Mintage 21,000 in 1855 & 478,000 in 1856 Fairly beat up VG $1,950 : Proof $500,000 For trout1105: What about a full set of 1937 ha'penny 1/2d, penny 1d, thripence 3d, sixpence 6d, shilling 1/- & two bob 2/-? I'm sure I've seen these advertised at one time or another. BTW Peter S Thomas, Macca's lists the 1945 pattern 1/- at $250,000 Meanwhile, what about Edited by Sovereign Debt 04/21/2012 07:47 am Report this Post to the Staff
sel_69l Bedrock of the Community Australia 21788 Posts	Posted 04/21/2012 04:24 am I am a member of the Mercedes - Benz Car club of N.S.W. One of our members who is a Melbourne Cup winning jockey, owns what he calls: "My Two Penny Mercedes" His car was bought with the sale proceeds of two 1930 pennies. Report this Post to the Staff
mkman123 Pillar of the Community United States 3184 Posts	Posted 04/22/2012 03:38 am Thanks for the reply.....pricey coins! I will say that I love the design of the gothic.crown! Report this Post to the Staff
JamieSpat Valued Member Australia 119 Posts	Posted 04/22/2012 10:23 am I'd pay 9k for that Gothic Crown if I had it. Beautiful. I'm going to go look in my couch cushions. Hahahahaha. Report this Post to the Staff
Snooba Pillar of the Community Australia 1360 Posts	Posted 04/22/2012 10:17 pm Firstly, these photographs belong to Northeast Numismatics - where I go to drool. Wish I owned them, but I doubt I ever could! Edited by Snooba 04/22/2012 10:38 pm Report this Post to the Staff
Snooba Pillar of the Community Australia 1360 Posts	Posted 04/22/2012 10:23 pm Again, not mine. They belong to Northeast Numismatics. Report this Post to the Staff
BuffaloNuts Valued Member United States 57 Posts	Posted 04/23/2012 03:18 am Wow, that Gothic Crown just got added to my list. What a graceful, very detailed coin. As for me... (thanks to heritage auction for the pics) A MS Original Fugio Cent... Any Flowing hair Dollar in/or near MS. Any DMPL or PR Capped bust Half And I know this is currency and not a coin, but I personally think it is one of the two best looking bills ever produced in the US... And hey, it does say "coin" on it, and could probably exchange it for a pretty nice $20 St. Gaudens... Edited by BuffaloNuts 04/23/2012 03:21 am Report this Post to the Staff
Sovereign Debt Valued Member Australia 51 Posts	Posted 04/23/2012 06:53 am Ahhhh! This is what I had in mind - these sure are some beautiful pieces that I'll have to investigate further. Thank you for bringing them to the attention of the wider community. Report this Post to the Staff
argentum Pillar of the Community United States 1195 Posts	Posted 04/23/2012 10:26 am I'm with you on those Trade dollars, Snooba. Report this Post to the Staff
Newmismatist Valued Member United States 197 Posts	Posted 04/23/2012 11:08 am Well, since we're talking hypotheticals here, I'd go for an MS-70 ultra high relief 1 oz. Double Eagle. http://www.pcgs.com/Articles/Detail/5600 Report this Post to the Staff
svslav Pillar of the Community United States 2605 Posts	Posted 04/23/2012 4:25 pm Both pics are lifted off "A Short History Of English Coins" website. A Double-Leopard (6 shillings) of Edward III (only three known to survive) Una and the Lion (5 pounds) of Victoria Report this Post to the Staff
COMET Valued Member United States 223 Posts	Posted 04/23/2012 11:03 pm I'm not familiar with the Gothic Crown, but it looks really sweet. Report this Post to the Staff
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