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What would you buy or are interested in now? $100 - A PCGS slabbed Ike for the extended set. Likely the 1990 or 2013 commemorative dollars or possibly a higher grade 1972 variety 3. $200 - This would buy me the 1972 variety 2 Ike, for sure. I found one I want and it is $200, but not really in the budget right now. $500 - This would buy one of the six remaining coins to complete my original Dansco albums: 1877 and 1909-S IHC, 1909-S VDB and 1922 "Plain" LWC, 1916-D dime, and Seated dollar with Motto for the 7070. Quote:
What would you recommend someone new to coins buy? Not sure. I would need to know more about the collector.  Quote:
Now to find someone to give me the coin money...  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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$100 - a box of nickels
$250 - a box of dimes
$500 - a box of quarters
Whatever I don't want to keep I'll turn in and put in my bank account for more boxes to look through.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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$100 - Barber half for an album
$250 - Capped bust half for an album
$500 - Half eagle or 1/4 ounce gold bullion (should be roughly spot)
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United States
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Well played, Big-Kingdom!  |
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Rest in Peace
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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I knew something was amiss when you said that.  In Memory of Crazyb0 12-26-1951 to 7-27-2020
In Memory of Tootallious 3-31-1964 to 4-15-2020
In Memory of T-BOP 10-12-1949 to 1-19-2024
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Pillar of the Community
 United States
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I'll make a wild guess the seller is decimal challenged (looks like his or her first time on ebay). |
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I pretty much spend $100 a week on coins and sometimes $200 anyway. Are we talking $100 American or $100 New Zealand Pesos?
Assuming American
$100 - 1953 NZ Prood set with no flaws
$250 - An AU or Uncirculated Australian, 1934/35 Victoria Centenary Florin
$500 - An Uncirculated UK Halfcrown of the 1820s
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08/25/2020 8:50 pm
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Pillar of the Community
United States
7966 Posts |
I was wondering when we would see another list without U.S. coins. I never answered "What would I recommend someone new to coins to buy?" At $100 I recommend buying a multi-century world coin lot, and then enjoying the research involved in identifying the coins. At $200 I recommend doing the same with an ancient coin lot. At $500 I recommend buying a lot that contains nicer 19th century U.S. type coins. |
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United States
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hmm. my first thought was:
i combine all the cash— $850- to make the best gold coin purchase I can, within the limit of the $850. if any cash left, I buy silver of some kind.
if I have to keep the purchases separate:
$100- junk silver;
$250- I might be able to find a really decent 1909-S wheatie;
$500- upgrade some of the business strike ASEs in my dansco, not giving a hoot about premiums if the cash is given to me, just get the upgrades.
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I'm not very good at recommending anything, but if I had to i'd say:
spend it sparingly, get a nice variety of things that draw your attention immediately, get various grades, study them, shop slowly, no rush, pause to do some reading.. pursue a wide variety, get as many different things as you can, don't limit yourself to strictly coins, allow yourself some slack for supplies, books, etc., and most importantly—- go after what makes you happiest. if you get something that you ultimately don't like, find someone to trade with. whatever you end up doing, have fun doing it.
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I am going to have a second bite of the cherry and keep the American theme going (I am not averse to American coins afterall) $100 - A nice VF to EF classic head cent from about 1810 $250 - A MS Colombian Half $500 - A Seated Liberty dollar in VF or seated Half in XF/AU. For some reason, gold has never got me - I don't know why, but with the overheated Gold market, the best coin I could buy with $500 would probably be a quarter eagle - compared to the chunky silver on offer, its lacking. |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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If given any money at all I'd use it to pay my property taxes.
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Canada
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I'll play along too, though my understanding of the prices of these things might not be up-to-date. $100 - Maybe 2 or 3 MS-65 Franklin halves (non-FBLs), or one MS-65 with FBL. $250 - A couple of gem MS-65 Peace dollars that I am missing from (1922, 1923, 1924, 1925). $500 - 2 or 3 of the semi-key date Canadian silver dollars that I need in MS-62 (1938, 1946, 1950 ARN). Of course, if you ask me in 30 minutes, the list might look different.  |
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United States
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Quote:$500 - A Seated Liberty dollar in VF or seated Half in XF/AU. Quote:
For some reason, gold has never got me - I don't know why Same here I have exactly zero gold coins. |
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United States
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Of course, if you ask me in 30 minutes, the list might look different.  |
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