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My business partner told me to go find myself a coin for around $50 and said Merry Christmas. So now after a couple months of shopping for other people I'm shopping for myself. What would you do with $50 for a coin. Somewhat limited since I'm an XF and up kinda guy. I was thinking perhaps a Barber quarter in XF or Barber dime in AU. What would you do? |
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United States
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I'm a silver dollar guy. I would kick in another $15-20 and get two raw MS63 common date Peace dollars. With the drop in silver those are heading to the low $30's range. I'm like you, I only buy XF or better (even when I'm buying 90% for bullion). |
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United States
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You have a tough road to travel. You are slightly beyond your $50 limit.
A quick glance at my grey sheet suggests the the quarter would be ever so slightly less
expensive.
However, your bigger problem is in trying to find either of these coins. In many cases
the list price is meaningless. And as importantly, a technical XF or AU will often not have eye appeal.
Let me know if you would like further ideas.
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United States
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Silver Bullion sounds pretty good to me right now. If it had to be a coin, then a nice VF Seated quarter with Arrows & Rays would fit the bill!  -or- a MS63RD 1909 VDB. Edited by oih82w8
12/21/2012 09:38 am
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United States
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I'd fill up my tank with gas. Oh, coins, right :P I'd see if could get a common date Buffalo nickel in MS 64-65. Edited by HippieOutcast
12/21/2012 09:41 am
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 United States
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I'm looking at executivecoin.com and also cheapslabs.com I may just find the best coin I can get. If I were to purchase anything in the Barber series at that price point it would mean an upgrade in the future.....and I'm basically tapped out until Feb.....I went a little overboard with Christmas this year....oops....I can probably up the ante and add in an extra $25
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United States
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I'd fill up my tank with gas.
Oh, coins, right :P Me too. After a fill up there would be nothing left to buy anything with. |
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United States
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I like the arrows and rays quarter idea.....have one on watch ....need one for my type set, however wanting an AU....but it's a coin design I really like and wouldn't mind having extras.....High grade common date buffalo isn't a bad idea either, I'm slowly working on one of those sets as well.
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United States
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More of a currency collector and I would use the $50 to start my new area of collecting, German Notgeld notes. There are group lots going for around that and it would give me a good starting base to add to later with the more expensive notgelds.
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 United States
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I do not have too many sub $50 classic US coin holes remaining on my list, but I am sure I can come up with a hole or two I can fill with $50.  |
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United States
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@jbuck that's kinda where I'm at.....I guess I could start a Mercury dime set....common date mercs can be had cheap in 64 and 65......I really don't need another set to start haha |
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United States
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I would probably toss in a little extra and buy a Marine Corps 230th Commemorative. I've always wanted one.
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Russian Federation
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If more than one coin is possible: a Morgan, a CC mint dime in low grade, and maybe a Franklin half or a silver quarter of some kind with remaining money. If only one coin: well, I don't know exactly... maybe some uncommon type, like an 1837 No Stars Half Dime or dime, or a decent (Numismedia says VF is possible) 1875 CC Above Bow dime (because I happen to like the particular design). Or maybe one of the two With Rays types (i.e. either the above-mentioned quarter or the early nickel; I might well choose the nickel because of its significance as the US's first nickel 5c coin... not first nickel coin though - that's the 1865 3c, which I might well get instead as it's apparently much cheaper than I expected). Realistically without leaving my city: a Morgan (hopefully O mint), if I find one that cheap (I did find some for $55ish though, so $50 is likely possible if I search enough). Or, that one holed two-cent piece, and random various cheap stuff for the remaining $20  ...All of that is, of course, only including classic US coins as per this forum's name. Realistically, I'd buy some 17th-century stuff (which I've taken a fondness of recently, not least because of their unexpectedly low price), some random world coins, and maybe even some classic US coins (I just recently bought an 1917-S dime in what looks like low XF to me for about $13, and only passed on a very cool Philippine half centavo for $19 because I didn't have enough money left over) - but only if I happen to see any! |
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United States
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A nice Britannia would be my choice.
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Canada
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I would buy one of the following: A) Ancient Coin from Persis B) Seleucid Coin (ancient) C) A few more German Notes from the Hyperinflation time period. D) MS-65 Buffalo nickel |
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United States
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Since gas was used, how about 5 bags of Starbucks Caffe Verona?
As for coins, 50 dollars could go a long way depending on what you buy and whom you buy it from (was whom properly used?). Or you could buy 50 dollars in change from the bank and go roll hunting. It only costs you what you keep.
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Posted 12/21/2012 09:33 am
