Silver Coins Minted 1911-18. What Is "desireable/Cool?"

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dbrown0398 New Member United States 6 Posts	Posted 08/04/2011 7:14 pm I am an FNG (friggin new guy) when it comes to coin collecting and I am trying to build a collection around coins that were minted during years of "historical significance," and since I have carried and collected the US Colt 1911 semi-auto pistol for the last 22 years, I have decided that I want to should start my collection by getting some "cool" silver coins from the years 1911 through 1918 (when the 1911 was adopted through the end of WW I) and I need some ideas as to what I should buy. I want to buy silver, but I am not looking for anything rare or exotic, just something historic and nice, but I don't know where to start. Any tips or suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Semper Fi, Derek Report this Post to the Staff

junior e Pillar of the Community United States 931 Posts	Posted 08/05/2011 10:10 am Semper Fi Derek. Welcome! I would get a really nice 1911 Liberty nickel, a 1912 Quarter, a 1913 Buffalo nickel, a 1914 Dime, a 1915 Half Dollar, a 1916 Buffalo nickel, a 1917 Mercury dime, and a 1918 Standing Liberty quarter. If I were going to put a set of coins together to celebrate my Colt 1911 collection I would go with $2-1/2 Dollar Indian Gold Eagles. They are about the same size as the Colt medallion on your pistol grip. You could put the set 11-18 together for around $3500 or less and you would have a nice little investment in historic US Gold coins. Indian Quarter Eagles are easily obtainable on ebay. Just punch in " Indian quarter eagle ". Edited by junior e 08/05/2011 10:14 am Report this Post to the Staff
rjkingston Pillar of the Community United States 642 Posts	Posted 08/05/2011 9:42 pm Welcome dbrown! This time period in US coinage is one of a lot of changing designs. If this is where you were starting I'd get some coins from 1911 design, and coins from new design. I'd go with High Grade one of each of the following (at least) Nickels changed in 1913, so get a Liberty Head and an Indian Head Dimes changed in 1916, get a Barber dime, and a Mercury dime Quarters changed in 1916, Get a Barber and a Standing Lib Halves changed in 1916, Get a Barber and a Walking Lib I think junior_e gold recommendations are great also. Silver dollars weren't minted during 1911-1918, but the new Peace design started in 1921 was meant to commemorate the end of World War I. To say the world is now in Peace because we had fought the 'war to end all wars' Report this Post to the Staff
dbrown0398 New Member United States 6 Posts	Posted 08/06/2011 2:03 pm Thanks Guys! You can tell that I am still learning. I wasn't even aware that silver dollars were not minted during that time period. I will start on the silver immediately, then if money permits, move to the gold coins. Nothing like holding history in your hands, whether it is a coin that could have been held by some old legends of the Corps, such as Dan Daley or Chesty Puller, or shooting a Colt 1911 that saw service in two, if not four, wars the US fought in the 20th Century. Report this Post to the Staff
just carl Bedrock of the Community United States 20753 Posts	Posted 08/06/2011 3:51 pm Mine is a 1911A1 Remington. No big difference except the name I suspect. If I were you I'd look into purchasing a thing called the Red Book by Whitman Publishing. With that coin book you could browse through all the coins made during that time and decide what you'ld like coin wise and money wise. And some coins crossed that time line such as the Liberty Head Nickel/Indian Head Nickel. One ended in 1913 and the other one started in 1913. Would make for an interesting display with the Colt in the middle. Report this Post to the Staff
dbrown0398 New Member United States 6 Posts	Posted 08/06/2011 10:45 pm Thanks Carl. I need to place an order for some books for my little boy on Amazon tonight so I will see if I can find that book you mentioned. Report this Post to the Staff
perfessor Pillar of the Community United States 927 Posts	Posted 08/07/2011 12:38 am One coin of each date is a good idea and there is a lot of variety in this range. One other thing you might want to consider is to get a type 1 Standing Liberty quarter and liberty walking half with the mintmark on the obverse. The quarter would be 1917 only and the half could be 1916 or 1917. All other coins have the mintmarks on the reverse (at least before 1968). It would stand out. Report this Post to the Staff
daviscfad Pillar of the Community United States 4541 Posts	Posted 08/07/2011 11:38 am Report this Post to the Staff
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Silver Coins Minted 1911-18. What Is "Desireable/Cool?"