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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Theoretical question: You are evacuating from a natural disaster and you can only take 5 coins with you in your pocket. Which coins would you take ?
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1429 Posts |
the 5 with the smallest size to value ratio. If there is a disaster at that magnitute you will need to have barter capacity as I assume all else will be gone.
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Rest in Peace
United States
5375 Posts |
1894-S dime 1802 Half Dime, blast white unc (good luck) 1913 Liberty nickel1849-C $1 gold open wreath 1870S $3 gold, somehow went from the 'bass foundation collection' to my pocket |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
7123 Posts |
If I could only take five ? what the heck is that ? can each of my dogs have five also ?
well what I would take would not be coins ,,who would buy them ?
I would take five ten ounce silver bars ! and my wife would take 5 and each of my dogs would have a dog tag made out of 2 ounce silver bars .
gold coins are to small to cut up silver will be much easier to divide and trade .
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Valued Member
United States
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1415 Posts |
The five with the lowest mintage - preserve history
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Pillar of the Community
United States
4541 Posts |
i would keep the 3 with lowest value..and bring 1 copy of my coin collection and 1 copy of pcgs price guide. that way insurance would have to pick up the rest that I lost and pay me high dollar for new.. j/k I hope I never get in that situation
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Valued Member
United States
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Most of mine my uncle hand down to me are in a bank safety deposit box I just hope all the PCGS,NGC ANACS slab seals hold!
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Pillar of the Community
 United States
1130 Posts |
The idea came to me after watching people return to their battered homes from Hurricane Ike but it could have been something else for anyone... fast moving fire, massive flooding, tornado, earthquake, tsunami or even a terrorist attack.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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As you can tell by the answers it was not clear as to what is takable. I mean you didn't stipulate if you could take some coins you presently have, some from a bank, some from a friends house, from a coin store, from a museum, etc. As you can see most people fantasized taking the rare ones that are not really accessable.
Same with bare metals such as Silver or Gold bars.
Also, if the situation was as you described as happening fast such as a fire, terrorist attack, etc. who in their right minds would stop and say OH! I've got to go get my favorite coins. During 911 in New York just how many people stopped to gather coins would you think?
If the situation warranted time to consider, why take only 5 coins? Why not the entire collection?
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Hypothetical question ! hypothetical answers ! seems reasonable to me !
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Also, if the situation was as you described as happening fast such as a fire, terrorist attack, etc. who in their right minds would stop and say OH! I've got to go get my favorite coins. During 911 in New York just how many people stopped to gather coins would you think?
If the situation warranted time to consider, why take only 5 coins? Why not the entire collection?
If my house were on fire or I was given 2 minutes to pack up for mandatory evacuation, you bet I would try to take my most valuable coins AFTER I make sure my family is safe. Obviously, lugging around your entire coin collection would not be practical at this point, you just grab what you can, stuff it in your pocket and go. |
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Moderator
 United States
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Coins? Why not just remember your keys? You know, that key chain that probably has your SDB key on it?   |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
2443 Posts |
Screw the coins! I'd quickly go online and buy coin insurance. Then go and take photos of the coins/collect receipts. And then log onto Coin Community and complain about it.  |
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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I personally like to think I am well prepared for a natural disaster (depending on what it is) I keep a bag packed beside my front door with spare clothes, first aid kit, sleeping stuff for my daughter important documents, emergency numbers and some cash.
I got the idea reading a newspaper story about christmas being the time of year with the most fires and thought it would be good to keep jackets in a bag by the door and it turned into my "fire bag"
and YES... I keep my silver ounces in the bottom of the bag just in case. I guess I'd be in trouble if I can only take 5 of them and silver happens to be low! I thought I was the only one who thinks of that stuff.
On a side note.... in my bag I have to keep all my receipts from receiving my newest copy of my american birth certificate since it is a large size document and most places here seem to think its fake since it doesn't fit in my wallet like canadian ones do.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
673 Posts |
I think I am going to die in that disaster..... All or nothing ! It's like asking me which child I would save.... I have a few coins in a special album, the ones that mean the most (and none are very valuable numismatically ) If it really came down to it, I guess those would be it. But guess who arrives first when the disaster abates.... |
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Posted 09/24/2008 02:10 am
