Ætheling Posted July 23, 2005 Report Share Posted July 23, 2005 Imagine you've woken up and you've somehow got $500 going spare, small lottery win, or money left by a distant relative or whatever. Lets say you fancied spending this money on coins what would you do? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan769 Posted July 23, 2005 Report Share Posted July 23, 2005 Probably 2 to 3 coins for my F-XF U.S. type set. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ætheling Posted July 23, 2005 Author Report Share Posted July 23, 2005 Depends upon which of my sets i'm working on. If it's my German then i could probably buy the remaining 5 or 6 and finish it and still have plenty left over for something else. If it was my Henry VI or my Saint Gauden's set then i could probley only get the one. If it was for my Anglo-Saxon set then i'd have to put it on one side and find some more more before i could get the next coin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geordie582 Posted July 23, 2005 Report Share Posted July 23, 2005 A Henry I of England penny would just about cover it! Are you good at making dreams come true??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scottishmoney Posted July 23, 2005 Report Share Posted July 23, 2005 No coins Something special for three kids in a faraway place, my family hopes to see them again very very soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ætheling Posted July 23, 2005 Author Report Share Posted July 23, 2005 A Henry I of England penny would just about cover it! Are you good at making dreams come true??? Henry I eh? You sure do like the tougher ones don't you of the Norman kings? (well at least it's not William Rufus ) Sorry i haven't got any Henry I's! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Stujoe Posted July 23, 2005 Report Share Posted July 23, 2005 There was a time when my answer would have been 100+ coins but I have bought almost all those coins already. Now the answer would probably be several dozen coins if it is money I have saved up for a purpose. However, if it is 'found money', it might be 1 or 2 or 3 coins. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jody526 Posted July 23, 2005 Report Share Posted July 23, 2005 I said "several coins". I am very happy with coins that cost less than a hundred dollars. When I spend more than that for a coin, it starts to become more than just a hobby, and that's not what I'm interested in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ætheling Posted July 23, 2005 Author Report Share Posted July 23, 2005 I said "several coins".I am very happy with coins that cost less than a hundred dollars. When I spend more than that for a coin, it starts to become more than just a hobby, and that's not what I'm interested in. It all depends what you like. I like history, unfortunately i'm getting into Anglo-Saxon/Viking history and coins are probably the only really viable way of owning things contemporary to this period. Books that survive from this period and all perishable materials that survive are exceedingly rare and tend to be in museums. Other archaeological finds exist which offer an alternative to coins, brooches and stuff but at the end of the day a brooch probably only went into a few households, maybe went down a few generations at most. A coin went all around the country, saw all kinds of people and can be dated far more accurately. They often have political statements on them, religious devotions. They capture the whole era in ways that personal items and jewelry cannot; social, political and religious. Now this doesn't mean that i just like expensive coins... i seem to hoard Washington quarters in all kinds of grades, silver ones, clad ones, in UNC, AG, paint on them, corroding ones, spotty ones, cleaned ones. I like the silver ones the most and i like and find happiness in just adding more of them to the hoard. I guess i just like the design. So i like dirt cheap and really expensive coins pretty much equally. I spend more time with the cheaper ones as it happens. Love raiding junk boxes too. Got a few Third Reich coins last time i went scouring through a junk box, it was fantastic to finally find a bronze 1 reichspfennig decent grade with a bit of lustre (i only had zinc ones) and the brass 10 reichspfennig was a nice one to find too. I got those for about 10 pence each at the York coin fair from some Americans, i hope they're there next weekend too so i can find some more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Art Posted July 23, 2005 Report Share Posted July 23, 2005 I'd put it aside and save it towards my 1877 IHC or my 1909-S IHC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crystalk64 Posted July 23, 2005 Report Share Posted July 23, 2005 Not real sure what I would buy but guarantee everyone it would go into a coin or coins. I like putting my money there so I would make plans to do so but I would also make sure I was getting a coin(s) that would hold its value or be in demand for quite a long time which would probably lead to a purchase of gold or a key, semi-key date coin(s). As long as its coins I am a happy man! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jody526 Posted July 23, 2005 Report Share Posted July 23, 2005 Got a few Third Reich coins last time i went scouring through a junk box, it was fantastic to finally find a bronze 1 reichspfennig decent grade with a bit of lustre (i only had zinc ones) and the brass 10 reichspfennig was a nice one to find too. I got those for about 10 pence each at the York coin fair from some Americans, i hope they're there next weekend too so i can find some more. Yeah, I love finds like those. I have a Choice BU red 1 reichspfennig that I truly treasure. Didn't cost much at all. I like the way you collect, and I couldn't agree more that history is an all-important factor in coin collecting. I've always said that this hobby can be enjoyed by anyone. It has nothing to do with how much money you throw at it, and it has everything to do with how much pleasure you can glean from it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ætheling Posted July 23, 2005 Author Report Share Posted July 23, 2005 Yeah, I love finds like those.I have a Choice BU red 1 reichspfennig that I truly treasure. Didn't cost much at all. I like the way you collect, and I couldn't agree more that history is an all-important factor in coin collecting. I've always said that this hobby can be enjoyed by anyone. It has nothing to do with how much money you throw at it, and it has everything to do with how much pleasure you can glean from it. Expensive coins for the sake of it really don't do that much for me. For example i can think of say 1934 UK Wreath Crowns, mintage 932 (or near to). Sure if i sold a few things here and there i could get a few thousand pounds and buy a decent one in VF or something. But at the end of the day the coin has no real historical connection to it and i care even less for the design (and it's a psuedo-collector coin as well since the issue were minted to be sold at Post Offices as Christmas gifts for people and not for circulation), so i see one and get no reaction whatsoever, it might as well be 1928 for all i care. I can see why people get excited about that 1933 double eagle because that coin has got history written all over it. Smuggled out of the mint, owned by a King, minted and directly affected by the politics in the US at that time, directly affected by the politics during it's exile. Tracked down by the US secret service and witnessed a custody battle over it. When it comes to history that particular coin is absolutely loaded with history. Infact i can't think of a better example at this time than that. I wouldn't want it for the sake of owning the most expensive coin in the world or having it for investment reasons, i'd own it for it's legacy, i'd keep it a while and then i'd probably sell it at a loss, there's only me that could lose money on a 1933 double eagle! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jody526 Posted July 23, 2005 Report Share Posted July 23, 2005 Expensive coins for the sake of it really don't do that much for me. Right you are, sir. I like your reference to the 1933 Double Eagle. You express yourself very well, and it's easy to grasp your meaning. One of my favorite collecting interests is Merchant tokens from my local area. Nothing overly expensive, but the history they contain means a great deal to me, on a personel level. That's not something that's easily explained to anyone other than true lover of our hobby. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AuldFartte Posted July 23, 2005 Report Share Posted July 23, 2005 I siad "several" but it would actually only be two or three ... all Victorias, of course Well, okay ... maybe a nice George IV, too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest 50cents Posted July 23, 2005 Report Share Posted July 23, 2005 I voted one coin it would be a key date walking liberty...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JDen1952 Posted July 23, 2005 Report Share Posted July 23, 2005 Easy. One coin, an 1877 or 1877-S Trade Dollar, MS-60 or 61, for my oldest daughter's century birth year set. Hey, it IS found money. Jerry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Sisu Posted July 23, 2005 Report Share Posted July 23, 2005 I voted: I'd put it on one side till i had enough to afford my next coin... I voted this way with the thought in my mind that this is "extra" money. I almost exclusively buy what I consider to be low to moderately priced coins. On occasion I have splurged on a gold coin of higher value. Right now, I could not think of saving up money to buy one of the more higher priced coins to fill my sets. It may sound strange, but for some reason "found" money would be easier for me to spend on a single frivolous coin; whereas money that I would gather from working and saving would have to go to some important necessity like a bunkbed for the kids, new winter tires for the car, etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ætheling Posted July 23, 2005 Author Report Share Posted July 23, 2005 Right you are, sir.I like your reference to the 1933 Double Eagle. You express yourself very well, and it's easy to grasp your meaning. One of my favorite collecting interests is Merchant tokens from my local area. Nothing overly expensive, but the history they contain means a great deal to me, on a personel level. That's not something that's easily explained to anyone other than true lover of our hobby. I'm glad someone finally understands! So many invesment orientated collectors have been left banging their heads on the table after only half an hour talking to me. I also like coins with a local feel to them. I always smile when i see an 1812 Sheffield shilling token, i near fell over when i saw a Sheffield sixpence cos i didn't know they even existed! Tokens i don't usually deal in so much but the local feel gets me a bit. Same with medieval coins i find certain mints more appealing, Lincoln is my favourite because it's my favourite city but i've yet to actually buy one! All i keep coming across are London, Canterbury and a few York mint issues. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccg Posted July 23, 2005 Report Share Posted July 23, 2005 I'd wait for some nice moderately priced ($50 or so) pieces to show up, and hope that the publishers didn't put out expensive new textbooks for the courses I'm in... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ovrundr Posted July 24, 2005 Report Share Posted July 24, 2005 there are several Morgans I need that cost about $500 each. Or serveal that are $1-200 and I could get a couple. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burks Posted July 24, 2005 Report Share Posted July 24, 2005 I'd probably buy myself a Carson City Morgan and a few lesser value coins like some highly toned dimes, quarters, etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
28Plain Posted July 24, 2005 Report Share Posted July 24, 2005 Several coins, maybe three. I would sell those and buy several more, and do that a few more times until I owned the blue Gothic crown which appears as my avatar pic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rabone Posted July 24, 2005 Report Share Posted July 24, 2005 Coin, single, gold in makeup, probably French, maybe Dutch or Austrian. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiffibunny Posted July 26, 2005 Report Share Posted July 26, 2005 I'm working on my modern US Dansco collections at present, so it would probably end up being a couple of dozen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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