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coinsalot New Member United States 24 Posts	Posted 08/08/2011 1:45 pm Hi all, I'm thinking of branching out with my collection but I'm uncertain in which direction I should go and I was hoping to get some opinions from the forum. I personally prefer average rarity coins of higher quality over key dates and I tend to like diversity rather than a complete collection of all dates. I have between $5-10K to spend and I'm wondering what you all would think would be the best to get into next? Some highlights from my collection for context: US Gold: 1986 $50 1oz Gold 1924 $20 Saint Gaudens Double Eagle 1910 $10 Gold Indian Eagle 1904 $5 Liberty Head Gold Half Eagle 1986 1/10 oz $5 Gold Eagle 1856-S $3 Indian Head Princess Gold 1850-O $2.50 Liberty Head Gold 1915 $2.50 Indian Head Gold 1851 $1 Liberty head gold 1794 8 Escudos Spanish Doubloon 1755 Spanish 1/2 Escudo 1556 Charles & Joanna of Spain Gold Cob Coin US Non-Gold: 1798 Draped Bust Large Cent Type 1 hair 1803 Half Cent C-2 1817 One Cent 1857 Flying Eagle One Cent 1859 Indian Head Cent 1869 Two Cents 1843 Seated Liberty Half Dime 1833 Capped Bust Dime 1854-O Seated Liberty Dime 1898-S Barber Dime 1853-O Seated Liberty Quarter 1911-D Barber Quarter 1926-S Standing Liberty Quarter 1827 Capped Bust Half 1901-S Barber Half Dollar 1884-O Morgan Dollar (and several hundred Mercury dimes and several dozen silver quarters/walking liberty halves) US Currency: 1929 $5 National Currency (Marion, Ohio) 1953 B $5 Red Seal 1934 D $5 Blue Seal 1963 $5 Red Seal 1950 A $5 Green Seal 1953 A $2 Red Seal 1935 D $1 Blue Seal 1935 F $1 Blue Seal Non-US Ancient Gold: 1382-1400 Gold Ducat Venice Doge Antonio Venier 998-1030 Mahmud, Ghaznavid Gold Dinar 706-715 Umayyad Al Walkid I Dinar 093H (Gold, Damascus mint) 582-602 Mauricius Tiberius Solidus 364-367 Valentininanus I Thank you for the assistance! Report this Post to the Staff

junior e Pillar of the Community United States 931 Posts	Posted 08/08/2011 1:59 pm Get some high grade Mercury dimes and Buffalo nickels. All beautiful coins with a big future Report this Post to the Staff
yankee1227 Pillar of the Community United States 1151 Posts	Posted 08/08/2011 2:04 pm You could also look into key dates or errors. I would look into a nice 1916D Mercury dime or an 1877 Indian Head cent for keydates. For erros I would look into the 1955 Double Dies Lincoln Cent or a 1937D 3 legged Buffalo nickel. Report this Post to the Staff
Bryan1315 Bedrock of the Community United States 14454 Posts	Posted 08/08/2011 2:20 pm I would look at the different series of coins and which ever you like the best start collecting those. Its hard for others to suggest what will work for you because everyone likes different designs. We have some people that like Peace dollars and we have some that think they are the ugliest coin the US has ever minted, its just a matter of personal taste. Another thing to look at is are you wanting a few coins for that amount of money or allot of coins for that amount of money. If less is fine Gold may work for you, if more is what your goal is Mercury dimes would definitely be a way to go since you can buy MS-66 common dates for around 20-30 bucks a piece Report this Post to the Staff
upstate Pillar of the Community United States 3278 Posts	Posted 08/08/2011 2:22 pm Seems to be a lack of Lincolns in there. Great collection! Report this Post to the Staff
coinsalot New Member United States 24 Posts	Posted 08/08/2011 2:50 pm Thanks for the suggestions everyone! I do have quite a lot of wheaties and Buffalo head nickles (too many to count of both) - I've included primarily the highlights here and I didn't include the semi-keys I have of them, but I suppose I don't like them as much as other coins. I'll familiarize myself with more of the coin designs that the US has minted. I'm liking the early dollars (1798 is a bit more reasonable with regard to price range but still very expensive) and I think I would like to expand out my 17xx collection more. Thanks again! Report this Post to the Staff
Gyrene7483 Pillar of the Community United States 1704 Posts	Posted 08/08/2011 2:56 pm As Bryan 1315 has stated only you can decide which direction to go from this point in time. You can figure it out yourself by looking at the various series of coins and the ones you happen to like the most then concentrate on those and purchase the pieces which fit your grade/price criteria. Ed ANA LM-3175 Report this Post to the Staff
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