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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Old GOOD !!!New ... not so much ...  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1984 Posts |
Have to agree that old is better. While I do buy them both, I too buy Silver Eagles only when my dealer doesn't have any interesting bars. I'd much rather have something "fun" to look at and show the kids in silver bullion. Even though I love the original Walking Liberty design, I'm not that fond of the updated silver eagle version.
Last week I spent just over $30 total for two bust dimes, an 1827 and an 1830. Granted they're only AG/G and G/AG but I still wouldn't trade them for a Silver Eagle.
Cast my vote for type coins.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
751 Posts |
It's nice to have shiny, flawless, new mint products--but I can't imagine a collection of them.
After you buy a couple sparklers, buy the old Walkers.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1327 Posts |
ok, this all depend on what it is, for my silver bullion dollar must be shiny, but for some of the older coin I am putting in my type set they are alittle dirty but still nice condtion. most of my set beside silver sets. have been circulated but still nice looking so I like both.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
675 Posts |
This is what makes the hobby of coin-collecting so great! All of the different options available for collectors. I too am in the "old Walker" camp on this one. I really am mostly a fan of coins that were made for circulation, so that makes my decision pretty easy. I would not fault anyone for spending the money on the new shiny proof though!
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
20753 Posts |
This is what makes the hobby of coin-collecting so great! All of the different options available for collectors. I too am in the "old Walker" camp on this one. I really am mostly a fan of coins that were made for circulation, so that makes my decision pretty easy. I would not fault anyone for spending the money on the new shiny proof though!
Exactly my opinions.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Ooooh, I like the good dirt, A.F. Here's an 1857-o quarter. I wish they all looked like this: Image:  1857h1.jpg38.08 KB Image: 1857t1.jpg43.4 KB "Two minutes ago I would have sold my chances for a tired dime." Fred Astaire
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1173 Posts |
I, too, prefer the old to the new, if only because they could make a gazillion of the new ones, but the number of old ones is distinctly limited.
It's hard to tell which is the better investment, however, since most coins that would cost what an ounce of silver bullion costs are typically pretty worn examples of not-too-uncommon dates/mint marks.
So, the best advice is to settle on what most speaks to you and collect 'em. Then in a year or two or ten, when you wake up one day to find your tastes have changed, you can collect the others!
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Pillar of the Community
United States
4868 Posts |
Some circulated older coins seem to have character.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
2335 Posts |
I've got some of both & like 'em all. The modern coins for the detail, the older coins for the better looking (IMO) designs. If money was no object I think I'd go for the old coins in the high grades, might as well get the best of both worlds.
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Pillar of the Community
Luxembourg
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I am more interested into coins from Luxembourg and France, but there too I prefer the old coins that were made for circulation.
I made the experience that the common and worn coins haven't seen much movement on their value during the last 5 or 10 years, while the rare and the unc coins are much more expensive than some years ago.
So I decided to spend my money rather on a few better coins than on a lot of average ones.
Beside that I still have my world coin collection where I get my coins mainly from junk boxes and from swaps from people all around the world. I've already spent a lot of money in stamps ;-)
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Valued Member
United States
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I have a pretty funny story when I thought of a way to clean some change... I realized once that I had left some coins in my pants pocket, ended up going through the washer and drier. I took out the coins when I heard them clinking together in my pockets. I took them out and they were pretty shiny and cleaned up. I remembered right there that the pants I had worn the other day, I had put some change in the pockets that I remembered were a little dirty. So that got me thinking... I got a sock and a bunch of old dirty coins, all pennies, mostly 70's and 80's, and put them all in the sock. I put the sock in with the wash and waited till the cycle was all done. When the washer stopped, however, I just realized that I forgot to tie off the sock!  I looked all around the washer after taking all the clothes out. Couldn't find the sock, or any trace of pennies! I just put it out of my mind for a few days. Then one day, when my brother was doing the wash, he noticed a sock sticking ever so slightly underneath the drum part of the washer. (our washer is suspended horizontally and rides on a rubber drum.) He pulled it out and there were some of my coins! I don't remember exactly how many I originally put in the sock, but it was heavy enough to slip underneath the drum of the washer. I am sure some coins are still lost somewhere inside the washer at this very moment. That is the last time I try washing coins that way. I think I will just stick with not washing coins period. |
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Pillar of the Community
Australia
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04/27/2007 6:21 pm
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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