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What Would You Buy With $500,000?

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 Posted 10/29/2008  8:57 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add biggfredd to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
I remember seeing new buying prices every week or two in Coin World.
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 Posted 10/30/2008  10:22 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add TreasHunt to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
That must have been interesting, especialy since you knew what was going on.
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 Posted 10/30/2008  10:35 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add DL20K to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
I'd go for Japanese gold coins. The prices of the 20 yen (Y52) are crazy enough
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 Posted 10/30/2008  11:42 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add biggfredd to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
TS - I didn't know until later that the researhers were causing the price rise, and it made no sense otherwise.
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 Posted 10/30/2008  1:25 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add Bonedigger to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
I'd buy a couple hundred acres of land in the Rocky Mountains and one MS capped bust half dollar Dollar.
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I hereby bequeath my wonderful nephew/niece $500,000, BUT.... he/she MUST spend it on a coin collection.

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I'd buy a couple hundred acres of land in the Rocky Mountains and one MS capped bust half dollar Dollar.
I suppose you can somehow justify the land as "coin collecting supplies" by providing them a secure location!
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 Posted 10/30/2008  2:47 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add Bonedigger to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply

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I hereby bequeath my wonderful nephew/niece $500,000, BUT.... he/she MUST spend it on a coin collection.


OOPS, I missed that part, LOL...
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 Posted 10/30/2008  2:49 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add nod2003 to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
could it be you are going to metal detect on the land to add to your coin collection?
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Yes, that would ne my rationale for the purchase.

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Make sure you purchase the land in the Cripple Creek/Victor CO area- thar's gold in them thar hills!
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I love it! Even better than my justification.

I would expect more gold and silver finds out there.
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 Posted 10/31/2008  06:18 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add TreasHunt to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
Interesting responses, lets keep it going.
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