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Pillar of the Community
Australia
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Would whether the coin is currently for sale/at auction be an object?
I don't know anyway, there's a lot of things that would be nice.
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Pillar of the Community
Russian Federation
5174 Posts |
Realistically (as in something I could actually find offered, just don't have the money for it IOTL), probably the Russian "cloud" 1 kopek of the 1750s (or maybe a silver 5 kopek from the same series). Alternately, some kind of gold (whatever one I find first, but certainly something old - modern NCLT just wouldn't cut it).
Otherwise: probably a Sestroretsk ruble.
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Pillar of the Community
United Kingdom
548 Posts |
I would rather have hundreds of rare coins rather than own one super-rare coin.
I guess it might as well be the 1933 Double Eagle which I would then sell.
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Pillar of the Community
United Kingdom
856 Posts |
My problem is that money is no object.
No, I'm not a billionaire! It's just that the coins I want just don't come up for sale very often. They are both scarce and the nicer examples are presumably owned by other people, so it's more a waiting game. For the most part the coins aren't even that expensive.
So, sure, there are nice coins that it would be fun to have. But what I most want is to fill a few more of those gaps in the collection ...
... tricky when patience really isn't my thing!
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Pillar of the Community
United States
624 Posts |
Easy answer for me... an MS70FB 1916D Mercury dime. However, it would be a subdued joy to just buy this coin. I would much more prefer to find it than to buy it from another collector... |
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Pillar of the Community
United Kingdom
548 Posts |
Yeah, the best coins are always the ones you get for free.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
5856 Posts |
Well, I'm a traditionalist, so if money were literally no object and I could convince the current owner to part with the coin by offering hundreds of millions of dollars if necessary...
Yeah, an 1804 Dollar would look nice in my collection.
Or perhaps a 1912 "V" Nickel.
Or maybe a copper 1943 cent.
Or maybe even an early "Chain" cent in AU+ condition...
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Valued Member
United States
176 Posts |
1652 Massachusetts silver, first "American" coin in my opinion
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Valued Member
United States
165 Posts |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1109 Posts |
1933 Gold double eagle, or 1943 copper cent, or 1944 steel cent, or a gem BU Roman coin with COA signed by some emperor from back then  |
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Moderator
 United States
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Pillar of the Community
Russian Federation
5174 Posts |
Quote:
I would rather have hundreds of rare coins rather than own one super-rare coin. Seconded. (Maybe I should've chosen something rarer than the Sestroretsk ruble for mine... then again, it's the only one I could think of offhand that actually makes sense as a separate acquisition rather than part of a series.) |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
7840 Posts |
This type of wish reminds me of a story;
..."Well," says the man, "several years ago I was cleaning the attic and I found an old lamp. When I rubbed it a Genie appeared and offered me two wishes. My first wish was that if I ever had to pay for anything, I just put my hand in my pocket, and the right amount of money will always be there."
Edited by oih82w8
04/02/2013 1:44 pm
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Pillar of the Community
United States
950 Posts |
I would buy ALL OF THE COINS! but if I had to pick just one... a double eagle. Ultra high relief. @barryg.. I'll sell you my 1912D V nickel!  |
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Valued Member
United States
337 Posts |
Does buying an Type Set album filled with coins count?
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