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"Lottery" money

PostPosted: Mon Jul 18, 2016 1:56 pm
by beauanderos
ok... so $2000 lands in your lap and you don't need to spend it on bills. You have to spend it on some form of coin, bar, or round.

It doesn't need to be a "smart" purchase... just something you've always wanted but never picked up.

I suppose my purchase would be a blazing, high grade (MS65 or better) Standing Liberty Quarter.

What would you add to your collection?

oh, yeah... and maybe some of the ancient silver coins in good condition. Would be fun to study history of different periods and
own some of the representative coins. :)

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PostPosted: Mon Jul 18, 2016 3:37 pm
by Diggin4copper
I have always wanted a nice Massachusetts large cent. I would buy the nicest example I could find. I do have one, I found it metal detecting, it's a little beat up...

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PostPosted: Mon Jul 18, 2016 3:52 pm
by Rastatodd
1 oz. gold buffalo with the balance of the $2000 going for silver bars.

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PostPosted: Mon Jul 18, 2016 4:09 pm
by im2shakey
The nicest mercury dime 1916d I could buy with the 2k!

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PostPosted: Mon Jul 18, 2016 4:16 pm
by Doctor Steuss
I’d probably buy one of my favorite commemorative half designs. Either, Hawaiian Sesquicentennial, Oregon Trail, or San Diego, California Pacific Exposition.

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PostPosted: Mon Jul 18, 2016 4:33 pm
by pitw
Englehard bars.

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PostPosted: Mon Jul 18, 2016 4:48 pm
by wolvesdad
Haha! My life is too transitional right now. I've been litening the load, selling rare coins from my collection, etc. I'd just buy more silver, or platinum: all the 1/10 ouncers I could.

Now if the question was more broad, what one coin would you buy if money was no option ( or at least a $10,000 cap),
Then I would get a Type 1 Standing Liberty Quarter in the nicest original condition I could find/afford.

That is a coin I like, it looks pretty '!blah!' :-P in circulated, but has always been too expensive for my blood.

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PostPosted: Mon Jul 18, 2016 4:53 pm
by wolvesdad
I need to read better.....I just glossed over the fact that you chose the Standing liberty Quarter!!! Haha

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PostPosted: Mon Jul 18, 2016 5:19 pm
by beauanderos
wolvesdad wrote:I need to read better.....I just glossed over the fact that you chose the Standing liberty Quarter!!! Haha

well, heck... I'm sure they made more than one of them :lol:

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PostPosted: Mon Jul 18, 2016 6:21 pm
by blackrabbit
pitw wrote:Englehard bars.


Poured! :thumbup:

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PostPosted: Mon Jul 18, 2016 6:26 pm
by blackrabbit
I might get a full set of the Frazetta sterling statues they have at APMEX as well. I bought "The Huntress" and it is very beautiful/cool.

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PostPosted: Mon Jul 18, 2016 8:25 pm
by beauanderos
blackrabbit wrote:I might get a full set of the Frazetta sterling statues they have at APMEX as well. I bought "The Huntress" and it is very beautiful/cool.

Pics or it didn't happen :lol:

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PostPosted: Mon Jul 18, 2016 8:49 pm
by rsk1963
nicest Japanese 1 yen (1880-1915) coins I can find, or Chinese dollar coins 1914-1932

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PostPosted: Mon Jul 18, 2016 9:45 pm
by blackrabbit
Sorry about it not being a coin/round/bar. It is 6 ounces of collectible silver though, and I like well done sterling figurines.

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PostPosted: Mon Jul 18, 2016 10:27 pm
by pennypicker
A PCGS or NGC MS65 Saint Gaudens with beautiful luster is always a nice addition to any collection :thumbup:

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PostPosted: Mon Jul 18, 2016 10:43 pm
by johnbrickner
Apologies for taking this off subject but here is the complete chess set: http://www.bullionstacker.com/viewtopic ... ta#p459844

The original digital artwork is credited to Caleb Nefzen (David Molina) of Bogota, Columbia.

More of his work here: https://www.artstation.com/artist/calebnefzen

My dream is to have a complete set put on one of these in the Library, just for show. Teak with Birds eye maple: http://hollywoodthing.com/photos/pi/2/v ... -inlay.jpg

Back on subject: And yes, a type one. I am one of those kind of guys. '17, any mint, MS.

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PostPosted: Mon Jul 18, 2016 11:07 pm
by Recyclersteve
pennypicker wrote:A PCGS or NGC MS65 Saint Gaudens with beautiful luster is always a nice addition to any collection :thumbup:


+1. Not sure how much MS-66 would cost, but I'd "settle" for MS-65 if I had to. Maybe I'd try to find a better date if I could to spend as close to the $2k as possible.

Re: "Lottery" money

PostPosted: Tue Jul 19, 2016 12:29 am
by pennypicker
Recyclersteve wrote:
pennypicker wrote:A PCGS or NGC MS65 Saint Gaudens with beautiful luster is always a nice addition to any collection :thumbup:


+1. Not sure how much MS-66 would cost, but I'd "settle" for MS-65 if I had to. Maybe I'd try to find a better date if I could to spend as close to the $2k as possible.

Common date 66's look to be bringing $2200 to $2300 on the low side on ebay and occasionally one can be had for $2000. $1750 will get you a nice 65.

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PostPosted: Tue Jul 19, 2016 12:35 am
by Bigjohn
Older YPS pours

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PostPosted: Tue Jul 19, 2016 1:47 am
by HoardCopperByTheTon
Some good ideas here. I would buy a nice Proof Seated Liberty Half Dollar. :mrgreen:

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PostPosted: Tue Jul 19, 2016 4:51 am
by silverflake
A B.U. trade dollar. Gosh those are beautiful. And if theres any left over, MS65 Morgan dollars. Classic.

Keep stacking, even with imaginary money.

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PostPosted: Tue Jul 19, 2016 9:32 pm
by neilgin1
beauanderos wrote:ok... so $2000 lands in your lap and you don't need to spend it on bills. You have to spend it on some form of coin, bar, or round.

It doesn't need to be a "smart" purchase... just something you've always wanted but never picked up.

I suppose my purchase would be a blazing, high grade (MS65 or better) Standing Liberty Quarter.

What would you add to your collection?

oh, yeah... and maybe some of the ancient silver coins in good condition. Would be fun to study history of different periods and
own some of the representative coins. :)


what a fun thread OB....I'm with you on the high grade SLQ, pre-1925, AND a high grade Barber dime, quarter and Half.

also 6 to 7 good condition Roman denarius, starting 200 BC to 400 AD, and if possible to show silver content in each, so that the debasement history can be shown.

also, one roll of 50 1/10th toz Au American eagles.

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PostPosted: Sat Jul 23, 2016 1:02 pm
by Treetop
They would cost way more then 2k but Id love one of the 1792 half dimes which according to some washington melted down family silver to make. Other then that Id like the few commemorative coins I dont have, or maybe a morgan or peace dollar set.

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PostPosted: Sat Jul 23, 2016 1:28 pm
by Chief
I'd go with a MS 1900 Lafayette dollar and a MS 1893 Queen Isabella quarter.

Re: "Lottery" money

PostPosted: Sat Jul 23, 2016 1:37 pm
by beauanderos
Treetop wrote:They would cost way more then 2k but Id love one of the 1792 half dimes which according to some washington melted down family silver to make. Other then that Id like the few commemorative coins I dont have, or maybe a morgan or peace dollar set.



ok, gotta admit... those are pretty cool :clap: :thumbup:
Image

http://www.bing.com/images/search?q=1792+half+disme&qpvt=1792+half+disme&qpvt=1792+half+disme&qpvt=1792+half+disme&FORM=IGRE