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I thought it would be interesting if people would share which coin in their collection holds the most significance to them. (Maybe it is their first, most valuable, received as a gift, etc.)
I'll put mine up here when I receive it in hand. It was this recent purchase that gave me the idea for the topic.
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Wow. Good question!
From a gift perspective, it would have to be the 1992 Aviation Series $20 Avro Arrow given to me by my Dad. He was in the RAF, and in the aerospace industry his entire career after moving to Canada. And we've both shared a spirited seething fury for the way the Arrow program was shut down back in 1957, mere weeks before it was destined to brake records.
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My proof like set of canadian fifty cent pieces (1968 to 2000W). When I first started collecting, I didn't know when I ordered the set from Colonial Acres that proof like coins at a high grade worth way less than uncirculated coins with high grades. Although I paid a high price for shipping, it still means a lot to me since it gave me my first coin collecting experience. Since then, I never ordered anything else except for the bag of half dollars 2011 from US mint and circulation packs (uncirculated set from Royal Canadian Mint, too). |
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Nice idea for a topic. Sorry I don't have a photo of my coin but it is similar to these.   It's a US two and a half dollar gold coin given to me many years ago by my grandmother. |
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$20.00 Lancaster from the aviation set. My father flew these in WW2
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Really hard to say... I like the 1827 Capped Bust half, but I also have an 1876-CC Trade dollar in AU w/ a couple chopmarks that is really neat too    Edited by Dave H
08/23/2012 8:07 pm
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My American 2$ bill. Grandpa gave it to me the week he died!
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I haven't received it yet but this is the first coin I have purchased since my Mother passed away in Halifax last week. She was born in 1931 and the coin is coming from Halifax, so this one will hold a special spot in my collection.   |
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Beautiful dime. I'm sorry to hear about the loss of your mother.
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mine WAS my avatar, an backdoor mint error which I got in change from a convenience store. I sold for a good chunk of $$$ and with the money I replaced all the coins that I sold as a kid (grandpa's coin collection) to buy beer and chase girls. that binder is pretty special and reminds me of lessons learned (dont let your kids collect anything that can be spent as face value or cashed it at the pawnshop as melt) i also have an 1888 penny that I found on one of my first demolition jobs 20 years ago, not worth much but I doubt I would ever sell it. but honestly my favorite changes everytime I get another envelope in the mail, recently I came across this in a random lot on ebay. it's a high school fraternity coin (1899), stamped on top of an Indian Head penny. the frat went on to be a national chain. I have no idea what it is worth but the cool factor is monsterous!   Edited by Wade
08/23/2012 9:14 pm
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My two 1967 Canadian Quarters, given to me by my grandmother 25 years ago.
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Wade, there is nothing wrong with buying beer and chasing girls. I did the same thing, with a motorcycle or two thrown in the mix... I don't consider that money wasted, but rather an investment in my social education!
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my 1899 canadian half handed down from my family generation to generation since they came to canada.unfortunately it was stolen two years ago while I had ran to my local store to get some milk. ill always be kicking my sself in the back for leave my window open.
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How to choose, how to choose.
Well, among all of the great coins that my Great Aunt Tootsie passed down to my family, I would choose an 1851 Gold Dollar.
You see, this was the only one of which she spoke of while she was still alive.
When I saw it after her death, (although she lived with us for a few years her coins were never opened from the plain wrapper),
its tiny size and the fact that it was issued exactly 100 years after my birth, 1951, it holds a special place in my heart.
Not the most valuable coin in her holdings, but the only one which has a special meaning to me.
Oh POOPIES!
This is a Canadian post question.
So sorry you Maples, wildlife loving people - please forgive me.
And God save the Queen!
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08/24/2012 3:14 pm
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@shonit123: OUCH!! What grade?
Did 1899 represent the year your ancestors immigrated?
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I don't consider that money wasted, but rather an investment in my social education  at the time the 'return on investment' was vey much worth it! in fact a 6 pack (roughly $1 face silver at the time) resulted in meeting a very special girl one summer (at 16 years old courage comes in a bottle!). it worked out so well I married her... TWICE. now the only girl I can chase is Queen Elizabeth  |
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