The Most We've Ever Spent On A Single Coin

Since I don't really keep those kind of records, I believe (!) this was the coin that cost me the most, 1787 British shilling:


In general I never paid more than $100 for a single coin, although a few coins in my collection should be worth quite a bit over that.

The "CCF penalty" in this matter would be me personally vaporizing the member who made something like this in any way an issue. Your stunning woodwork alone is likely capable of financing some nice acquisitions, leaving your working income to support your family. Whatever number of pennies you've been blessed with to throw at coins, you've earned every single one of them.

Me?





$350 in NGC 63. Yes, I flipped it and yes, I made a pretty decent profit. Even after cracking it; being a half-decent photographer has it's rewards.

Number two:





Bought at Philly earlier this month, for a somewhat smaller number. This specific issue is a bit of a personal specialty, and the one here is the first Mint State example I've owned. They get pricey in Mint State. Yes, I'm going to flip it and, as liquid as they are in the market, yes, I'm going to make a profit.

Although I hate to admit this back in 2007 I paid $ 750 for a NGC slabbed MS-65 2007 John Adams smooth edge $1 on ebay.

At the time this price was extremely competitive.

Unfortunately, the price on this coin has dropped like a rock to half of its original value over the five years since I purchased it.

with the above statement especially since I have now seen the equipment, operator (SsuperDdave), and excellent photographic results in person working together at the Philly Coin show earlier this month.

Dave unselfishly devoted(donated) a 'lot' of his time at the CCF booth with this equipment at this show assisting visitors with various photographic endeavors.

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Oooooh... Show & Tell!

Well, as Nickelsearch mentioned, after paying for my own education, dedicating untold hours to professional growth, keeping the nose to the grindstone over a long career and putting away a tidy sum for my son's college education, I have finally achieved enough financial security to purchase some decent coins. Aside from the two $20 gold pieces I bought to fill my 7070 album, here are the coins I spent the most on at various coin shows (probably all in the $200-400 range). I don't have exact numbers, since I bought them in batches of coins and negotiated a price for each batch.
















And there are these two that I bought from APMEX last December for $279.99 and $299.99, respectively:







[I was making a year-end purchase of silver and figured my wife wouldn't notice mind if I added them to the shopping cart...]

Too much sometimes, but I love every one of them, and I regret NOTHING!!


I can't divulge the actual prices I have paid since most of my coins end up on JBuck's "Guess The Price Contest" and I don't want to give anyone an unfair advantage!!

$320 for 10 ounce Australian dragon coin. It was such a pleasure looking at the coin when it arrived that I instantly bought a second one for another 320 dollars.