Poll: 1964 Peace Dollars- Do You Think Any Still Exist?

The thing is though, if you couldn't show it off to the world, sell it for a fortune, or anything else, what would be the point of owning it - to sit there in your basement at night looking at it by yourself?

If one fell in to my hands, I would probably accept the pcgs reward, take a lot of pictures and videos, and then turn it to the secret service or whoever. I would have a guilty conscience if I didn't, and I'd always be worried that something would happen to it.

At this point it would be considered a national treasure. Private citizens really have no business keeping such an item in a collection.

If you wound up with the original declaration of independence, would you keep it in a box in your closet, a safe deposit box, or return it to where it belongs?

I probably fit this description. Not counting the photos I have posted, I can count on one hand the number of people who have seen my collection. Myself included.

Of course, my collection is far from fine art.

In reality, the low viewing numbers are probably equally attributed to the non-interest of those around me and my reluctance to show anyone.

"A coin owned for the purpose of impressing others is a coin deserving of other hands"

Aha...

So as an amateur astronomer, if I suddenly came in to possession of an observatory class telescope, should I allow, the public, universities, or scientists to use it on occasion in hopes that it may spark some great scientific breakthrough, or discovery?

No. I should just be like "no no no.. no one is ever looking through it but me!"

I think if I were actually doing that, I would have to use a Bela Lugosi - Robert Deniro style maniacal laugh whenever I was looking through it.

"Ahahahaaaaaa... "

To those elite collectors, they would definitely want it bad if it exist. And I believe some probably are in their hands.

Darth, I stayed up just to see if after I saw your post. How much is that actually worth? And I'm guessing they are current asking $300-400 at the store...

Would they physically come after it, no. If it was publicly offered for sale would they contact the auction house or the countries government and request its return, Yes. Precedent, when the 1933 double eagle was up for sale in the 1954 Farouk sale the US Government requested it be withdrawn and returned. The Egyptian government withdrew it but they didn't return it.