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U.S. patterns are rare and exotic. They are not widely available and very expensive, but still very interesting and some very beautiful.
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Rest in Peace
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Buy all the 1913 Liberty Head Nickels you can. There's got to be a comedian in every crowd .   |
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Jcarl
1913 nickel—just barely out of my price range!!
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This is just my Two Cents, so take it how you will. Pick a set and work on completing it. You will appreciate the work and dedication more than just a smattering of "cool" coins. I have been a collector of US coins most of my life, but a few years ago I decided to dip my toes in the water that was the infinitely deep abyss we call ebay. I started out buying lots of world coins for trivial amounts of money (like 10-25 cents per coin) and kept the cool stuff. A couple hundred dollars later, I had bags of "cool" coins with no rhyme or reason, and a lot of duplicates. Somehow, I got it in my head to start a type set of Japanese coins, skipping the expensive gold and Trade dollars. It took months of research and then over a year of scouring ebay listings, but I did it, and I still regularly flip back through that binder, remembering every hole I filled. I couldn't tell you the last time I dug through my bags of random world coins. |
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That's a very interesting list you posted!
My conclusions:
- You're attracted to gold and silver
- So far, your coins are all "modern" (variously reckoned as post-1500 or post-1600), and U.S. or European
- You pick based on eye appeal and/or unusual features/stories.
A couple of ideas (also aligned with Finn235's suggestion):
- You have a U.S. gold coin from your grandmother's birthyear (and at 1841, either you meant your great-grandmother, or you were born to parents who were pretty well along in age). Why not extend that theme with a special coin from your mom or dad's birth year (or both) and your own? Maybe gold, maybe a high grade silver coin. I have partial U.S. year sets for the year my grandfather arrived in the U.S. (1907) and my mom and dad's birthyear (1923). As luck would have it, all the U.S. types changed over between those years.
- Extend your collection backward in time from the 1700s with a nice European thaler from the 1600s. There are a lot of CCF members who collect these and can give you advice. Or, you can stretch your budget by looking for a fraction of a thaler, which usually cost less, but can still have great eye appeal. If you continue backwards with a "one from each century" collection, you have lots of opportunities for cool coins with historical figures: like a Henry VIII or Phillip IV silver for the 1500s ($200-300 would get you either in a nice grade), a Ferdinand and Isabella coin for the 1400s, an historical gold florin or Venetian ducat for the 1300s (maybe $400 to 500), then maybe medieval Islamic gold?
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08/29/2018 1:45 pm
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tdziemia...I wondered about the grandmother's 1841 coin as well. Did the math and it didn't work out. Went back and looked and what he said was that it was given to hies grandmother on the occasion of her birth, I don't think it's from her birth year necessarily. I recall not too long ago there was a story about a coin release and a president from the 1820's or 1830's had their grandson attend a release ceremony and it didn't seem possible. Did the math and it was. Only possible for males because they can still father children late in life. I guess it could be possible if the poster was pushing a hundred and his mother and grandmother both had their children in their 40's, but unlikely I'd think.
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Ah, that makes more sense! Still, since this is one of the OPs favorite coins, I hope the birthyear concept will be considered. I remember having fun acquiring high grade Barber silvers and one gold for 1907 (pre-2005, back when gold was cheap). The 1923 set was tougher as the half in high grade is semi-key (I settled on a F-VF), and for gold there is only the $20.
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Yes it must of been my great grandmother's year of birth—never did the math on it—or given to my grandmother by my great grandparents(somehow its from a maternal side birth year)—too late to ask now I guess but still emotional value since good old mom gave it to me
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Was looking through an auction list, and thought of this discussion Imag8r. Just in case the "one from each century" idea struck a chord, here is medieval Venetian gold where the bidding is currently at a reasonable price. No telling where it will go, but at least it's in dollars rather than euros. https://www.cNGCoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=367830 |
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High grade modern (1950s) world silver coins can often be bought for about their weight in silver and look beautiful. I particularly like such Arabic silver coins.
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Thanks everyone for suggestions—i have also talked with couple dealers and get impression alot people stick with one or two areas of coins like foreign or US or even more detailed than that—i kind of like to have a little of everything I guess
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