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Valued Member
United States
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Everyone is talking sentimentality I have zero sentimental coins. None of my parents collected or grandparents so I have never had a coin passed down. I remember when I was a kid I found a Mercury dime in our house and it was like finding pirate treasure. I thought that coin was worth a million dollars and always dreamed of seeing a Buffalo nickel (this is why sometimes I will buy Buffalo nickels just to spend or give to a kid). That coin was probably worth less than a dollar this being the 1980's but I didn't know that. In the late 1990's I had a friend that got me into coin collecting. It actually started as bullion. We would buy bullion rounds for $3-5 to set aside as a savings plan. The very first coins I ever bought were Franklins as I ended up completing a MS set of Franklins. But I sold those in college for money for school so I don't even have those. I have built sets for my boys and hopefully they will have sentimental coins but I have none. For me my most prized coin related item isn't a single coin but it is actually my nearly complete 7070 type set. Its been started 3 times over 15 years and sold off twice and has taken pain saking work to get to the 64 coins out of the 76 coins in it. No single coin it is it worth that much with the Trade dollar being the most expensive and even the set as a whole probably wouldn't match some peoples single coins but to me its the most precious. Heck my triathlon bike is worth more but it is what is valuable to me. |
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Quote:No single coin it is it worth that much with the Trade dollar being the most expensive and even the set as a whole probably wouldn't match some peoples single coins but to me its the most precious. Heck my triathlon bike is worth more but it is what is valuable to me. Sounds like sentimental value to me.  |
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United States
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Yeah, sentimental is not just stuff inherited or gifted. For me, it includes the stuff I have spent the last 37 years acquiring.  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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If you don't want to say what your most valuable coin is, then don't. I shake my head at the people who think there's something wrong with that question. I think it's a great question.
Okay, so it makes sense that perhaps some people don't want to reveal that information. So don't if you don't want to. But why spoil the fun for others? Yeeesh.
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03/05/2015 8:35 pm
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United States
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I find it a little strange that some on here are so squeemish about saying what their most valuable coin is for fear of being tracked down and robbed, yet have no problem posting pics of their gold coin collections or 4-5 figure value high MS Morgans.
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United States
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You'll find there's little to be learned about the people who post $10k Morgans here unless they're dealers who want you to know where they are. They have learned the lessons already, and are not the intended audience for such comments. We're worried about the readers who are unaware of how easily information can be gathered on the Internet, the new collectors who are our focus and form such a large percentage of our audience.
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I feel THE EXACT same way and really, its kind of funny. But also kind of sad. I wasn't going to comment it but someone else already did kindof, about how on other threads there's coins that should maybe belong on this thread and when you see someone post that there most sentimentally valuable coin is a 1946 penny you can then stand right up and say "Yes and your most financially valuable coin is _____"... from whatever other thread you saw it on. The harsh reality is that if someone actually did have the balls to do as carnold744 said, if they did it to me they would be greeted with a very unexpected painful and long lasting surprise, a surprise that if I actually said on here you guys would probably never look at me the same way again. |
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Valued Member
United States
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As for my answer to the question, it's an 1878-CC Morgan in AG condition that I got for 42 bucks on ebay. I'm not exactly a big spender on coins, as evidenced by the fact that I'm trying to complete a Buffalo nickel set for under 64 bucks! |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1757 Posts |
My AU Vexator Canadian Token. It will be my "COVER COIN" on my new book due out in early 2017.
John Lorenzo
Numismatist
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New Member
United States
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I will play. My most expensive (and also a coin that has a fair amount of sentimental value) is a PCGS 45 1932d Washington quarter. When my grandfather died, this was the only quarter missing from the Washington silver set, so I went out and got a nice one. I have one more hole to fill in his Walking Liberty half dollar album (1921d) and 3 in his Franklin album, and 7 in the Mercury dime album. I am working on (for me) silver dollars. |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
11951 Posts |
I am really not sure.
I guess they are all worth about same ...until you sell them
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Valued Member
United States
312 Posts |
My most valuable coin to me is an AU 1923 Peace dollar that was given to me from my uncle, who is also a collector. 1923 was the year that my grandfather was born (may his soul rest in peace now :) ) |
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Valued Member
United States
186 Posts |
In 2004, I purchased this 1883 Eagle for $230. I'm gladly proud to buy ahead of its rise to its $700 worth today. Too bad I hadn't yet started my full-time job.   |
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Bedrock of the Community
Australia
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My most valuable ancient Greek coin was also the first Greek coin into my collection.
It came from Spinks in London, a long time ago. I still have all of the purchase documentation to prove it.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
7390 Posts |
Hey SilverSearcher, can u please post a pic of your 1880s with the tape stain you mentioned on page 2 thnx. I'd like to see it ~@@~
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