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Anty Ep | 11-09-2007 04:17 PM
your most valuable coin post description and pics of your best coin, meaning, most valuable. if you want to make it fun, be sure to name your most valuable non-gold coin too I have to go back and look at my stuff before I can say

SilverNuts@Bolts | 11-09-2007 04:21 PM
Re: your most valuable coin The 100 kg Canadian coin is all mine. I wish.

Master_Ho | 11-09-2007 06:39 PM
Re: your most valuable coin 3 Attachment(s) Hmmmmmmmm.....I have two of approximate similar value - but they are hard to get prices for because they are not US coins..........but - if we make it a non-gold coin listed too - that helps! 1) GOLD - 2000 Australian 2 oz. Dragon Attachment 36135 2) PLATINUM - 1988 100 Yuan Year of Dragon (<?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" /><st1:country-region><st1:place>China</st1:place></st1:country-region>) - 1 oz and numbered Attachment 36136 Attachment 36138

drewfu | 11-09-2007 06:45 PM
Re: your most valuable coin Cool idea. My most valuable gold coins are proof 1 oz GAEs. Not too different than what everyone has seen. Most valuable non-gold is 1/4 oz. Canadian Wildlife series Platinum proof. I'll try to get a pic of that up.

j-son | 11-09-2007 06:51 PM
Re: your most valuable coin 1 Attachment(s) i guess this one would be my most expensive coin....whatever the price is nowadays.

Wyldwil | 11-09-2007 07:57 PM
Re: your most valuable coin 3 Attachment(s) These coins.......(pics courtesy of our very own TomD)......

KASHMAN02 | 11-09-2007 08:04 PM
Re: your most valuable coin I reckon my 2006 first strike pcgs buffalo. ms69

Paranoid Android | 11-09-2007 08:41 PM
Re: your most valuable coin 1 Attachment(s) I don't know about most valuable, but certainly a favorite... an Alexander the Great silver drachm circa 323-319 BC. I believe Alexander died in 323 BC, so he probably wasn't around when this coin was made. The obverse shows Hercules wearing a lion skin headdress. The figure seated on the reverse is Zeus. This one was slabbed by ICG, as you can see from the scan. Many of these ancient Greek coins are very pretty.

drewfu | 11-09-2007 08:46 PM
Re: your most valuable coin Quote:
Originally Posted by Paranoid Android (Post 822799) I don't know about most valuable, but certainly a favorite... an Alexander the Great silver drachm circa 323-319 BC. I believe Alexander died in 323 BC, so he probably wasn't around when this coin was made. The obverse shows Hercules wearing a lion skin headdress. The figure seated on the reverse is Zeus. This one was slabbed by ICG, as you can see from the scan. Many of these ancient Greek coins are very pretty.
THAT IS AWESOME!!! The closest I have are 100 drachma coins with Alex from right before the Euro...

GoldRocks | 11-09-2007 09:12 PM
Re: your most valuable coin Saw a 1 kilo gold coin on eBay last weekend. Didn't bid on it. lol

TomD | 11-09-2007 09:15 PM
Re: your most valuable coin I'm really impressed by the Greek and Roman coins though all I have are some Roman coppers given as a present a few years back. I don't really have any high value numismatic coins, I doubt that anything I have doubles melt value. Probably some of my silver Britannias are the most valuable relative to melt. The most valuable coin that I own is the pictured 1 oz Gold Dragon. It's probably now worth somewhere slightly north of $1,300 but it really doesn't matter because I'm not selling. http://i185.photobucket.com/albums/x...000dragon4.jpg

RossL | 11-09-2007 09:31 PM
Re: your most valuable coin 1 Attachment(s) Probably not my most valuable, but it is one I have already in my vast collection of scans. Proof quarter from 1886

momopanda | 11-09-2007 09:34 PM
Re: your most valuable coin 1983 Silver Panda. Last few I've seen sell on eBay went for well over a grand, especially slabbed ones. Not bad for an ounce(actually 27 g.) of Silver.

RossL | 11-09-2007 09:34 PM
Re: your most valuable coin 1 Attachment(s) Here's a nice 1910D Saint in MS65.

RealJack | 11-09-2007 09:39 PM
Re: your most valuable coin 1 Attachment(s) I sold this 1889 cc a while back when spot was about $11.00 and bought 225 SAE's with the proceeds. While I love old coins, I just couldn't see that coin going up in value as fast as silver bullion. And as far as I know it's value hasn't risen at all since I sold it. Probably should have bought gold but I can't really complain.:D

davycoppitt | 11-09-2007 09:40 PM
Re: your most valuable coin 1 Attachment(s) My most valuable coin is my 1916-D Mercury Dime. Attachment 36153 This is the only picutre I have of it. I only need a 1944-S and I have every year of mercury dimes.

Master_Ho | 11-09-2007 09:46 PM
Re: your most valuable coin Quote:
Originally Posted by TomD (Post 822862) The most valuable coin that I own is the pictured 1 oz Gold Dragon. It's probably now worth somewhere slightly north of $1,300 but it really doesn't matter because I'm not selling.
It is per Ebay...........

RossL | 11-09-2007 09:47 PM
Re: your most valuable coin 1 Attachment(s) Here is another nice scan. It has just a few too many surface marks and only graded MS64. click on the pic to make it bigger

Antonio | 11-09-2007 09:56 PM
Re: your most valuable coin pamp suisse 100 gram gold bar

RossL | 11-09-2007 10:21 PM
Re: your most valuable coin 1 Attachment(s) MS 65 RED :D click on the pic to make it bigger

Ryedale | 11-09-2007 10:58 PM
Re: your most valuable coin Quote:
Originally Posted by RossL (Post 822944) MS 65 RED :D click on the pic to make it bigger
Love it RossL, My best find in circulation is a 1924D penny, Found 3 of the 1909 but all regular (70 some million I think minted) Actually the 1924D is the most valuable coin compared to it's face, (I bought it for a penny) Seems to be worth $25 to $35 on Ebay. I know.... silly pennys. Dont really have a "most valuable" myself, my brain is just wired different, I like quantity.

RossL | 11-10-2007 12:01 AM
Re: your most valuable coin 1 Attachment(s) I also have a 1931S in MS65 RED in the old style PCGS slab. 1931S is the cent with the second lowest mintage number after the 1909SVDB

RossL | 11-10-2007 12:03 AM
Re: your most valuable coin 1 Attachment(s) not my most valuable coin 1923D Saint NGC MS65

RossL | 11-10-2007 12:11 AM
Re: your most valuable coin 1 Attachment(s) reverse of a PCGS certified MS66 cent 1955S wheat back not my most valuable coin. :shocked_ma:

RossL | 11-10-2007 12:31 AM
Re: your most valuable coin 1 Attachment(s) 1909 VDB without the S NGC MS66 RED (not my most valuable coin)

electrum | 11-10-2007 12:33 AM
Re: your most valuable coin 4 Attachment(s) I'm a bullion man generally, but here are my two most valuable Silver coins: 5 ounce, 25 Ruble, 60mm Russia Silver Commemorative for Malye Korely National Historical Site - very difficult to obtain 1 ounce, 20 Ruble, 38mm Belarus Silver Commemorative for the Braslaw Lakes National Park - nearly impossible to obtain, due to relations between Belarus and most of the West

electrum | 11-10-2007 12:47 AM
Re: your most valuable coin 5 Attachment(s) And my most valuable bi-metals: .1 ounce Platinum / .1 ounce Gold 25 Diners Andorra - not too hard to find, but premium is very high 14.6 gram Silver / 38.6 gram Tantalum 500 Tenge Kazakhstan "Space" series (2007 is Sputnik 50th Anniversary) - Tantalum is more of a novelty than a semi-precious metal - difficult and expensive to obtain

electrum | 11-10-2007 12:56 AM
Re: your most valuable coin 9 Attachment(s) And my Gold 2000 years of Christianity set (well, I guess it's not a "coin" but coins): 10 gram 22 mm set of four from Austria - The Birth of Christ, The Bible, The Christian Religious Orders, Christian Charity, with custom wooden box - not too difficult to obtain if you can read & successfully search auf Deutsch, but a substantial premium when all four are together in the box

AlwaysWrite | 11-10-2007 12:52 PM
Re: your most valuable coin Quote:
Originally Posted by Paranoid Android (Post 822799) I don't know about most valuable, but certainly a favorite... an Alexander the Great silver drachm circa 323-319 BC. I believe Alexander died in 323 BC, so he probably wasn't around when this coin was made. The obverse shows Hercules wearing a lion skin headdress. The figure seated on the reverse is Zeus. This one was slabbed by ICG, as you can see from the scan. Many of these ancient Greek coins are very pretty.
Very cool - I picked one up last month in Paris that looks almost identical to that (but not in a slab). I like it a lot, even though my bullion friends tell me I paid many many many times the silver value! :s9: Any idea about what it's worth?

drewfu | 11-10-2007 12:59 PM
Re: your most valuable coin Electrum-- I really like the smooth simplicity of the Andorran Pt/Au coin.

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Mujahideen | 11-10-2007 12:59 PM
Re: your most valuable coin its gotta be my 1886 bu silver dollar or my 1986 proof silver eagle

Satyr | 11-10-2007 01:15 PM
Re: your most valuable coin Gold: My 2007 five nines maple. Silver: My 2006 SAE sets with the reverse proof. Those are my tops.

electrum | 11-10-2007 04:32 PM
Re: your most valuable coin Quote:
Originally Posted by drewfu (Post 823644) Electrum-- I really like the smooth simplicity of the Andorran Pt/Au coin.
PandaAmerica has some in stock. :wink::wink:

electrum | 11-10-2007 04:33 PM
Re: your most valuable coin Quote:
Originally Posted by Satyr (Post 823670) Gold: My 2007 five nines maple.
I just ordered another one of those. :bear_w00t:

Paranoid Android | 11-10-2007 07:19 PM
Re: your most valuable coin Quote:
Originally Posted by AlwaysWrite (Post 823638) Very cool - I picked one up last month in Paris that looks almost identical to that (but not in a slab). I like it a lot, even though my bullion friends tell me I paid many many many times the silver value! :s9: Any idea about what it's worth?
AlwaysWrite- I got mine a while back, I think I paid $150 for it. That seems to still be the average going rate, some scarcer varieties are worth more. Here's a similar example for $160: http://www.forumancientcoins.com/cat...=553&zpg=11016

HistoryStudent | 11-10-2007 08:25 PM
Re: your most valuable coin http://coins.about.com/od/famousrare...Gold_Eagle.htm Just dreamin' HS Wish you each had ONE!

fasTTcar | 11-10-2007 09:09 PM
Re: your most valuable coin 2 Attachment(s) I have a couple higher premium coins, but I would guess my most valuable would be a collection as opposed to a single coin. I own at least one of every single silver maple minted by the RCM including all the privy's, zodiacs, fractional's, holograms etc... I have yet to run into a dealer or collector who has the full set. I also own 2 fake maples (silver content and weight are correct) that I think are really interesting, especially this one that I bought just recently, a 1 troy pound example. Attachment 36228 Attachment 36230 A full knock off using Country and denominational marks. Even has a COA from a Delaware company. Brazenly illegal on the minters part.

electrum | 11-10-2007 09:36 PM
Re: your most valuable coin Quote:
Originally Posted by HistoryStudent (Post 824191) http://coins.about.com/od/famousrare...Gold_Eagle.htm Just dreamin' HS Wish you each had ONE!
If you ever obtain one of those, don't be like that stupid, greedy woman who gave hers to the US Mint for "authentication." The Mint kept it, "stolen property."

RossL | 11-10-2007 09:52 PM
Re: your most valuable coin 2 Attachment(s) this thread needs more pics :no_ma:

Miss Kitty | 11-10-2007 10:35 PM
Re: your most valuable coin Great Thread.....luv looking at everyones coins, for me its a 1799 bust dollar 8x5 stars variety, belonged to my mother.....

HistoryStudent | 11-10-2007 11:14 PM
Re: your most valuable coin Quote:
Originally Posted by electrum (Post 824344) If you ever obtain one of those, don't be like that stupid, greedy woman who gave hers to the US Mint for "authentication." The Mint kept it, "stolen property."
Her father, a CLOSE friend of the MINT DIRECTOR circa 1930s, had 10 of them. He croaked a few years back and she found them in the SAFE of the GOLD COIN & JEWELRY STORE she & the REAL OLD father (or the grandfather both) ran. She sent all ten into the US Mint a few years back to make sure they were LEGIT! THEY CONFISCATED them, "you're in good hands with the TRUSTY MINT!" 10 times about 3 to 6 million EACH! Bet ya GREENSPAN got one! All she had to do is Frequent flyer miles to Europe and a dealer, ah, forget it ........... HS

electrum | 11-10-2007 11:25 PM
Re: your most valuable coin Quote:
Originally Posted by HistoryStudent (Post 824438) Her father, a CLOSE friend of the MINT DIRECTOR circa 1930s, had 10 of them. He croaked a few years back and she found them in the SAFE of the GOLD COIN & JEWELRY STORE she & the REAL OLD father (or the grandfather both) ran. She sent all ten into the US Mint a few years back to make sure they were LEGIT! THEY CONFISCATED them, "you're in good hands with the TRUSTY MINT!" 10 times about 3 to 6 million EACH! Bet ya GREENSPAN got one! All she had to do is Frequent flyer miles to Europe and a dealer, ah, forget it ........... HS
I can imagine where they ended up. Definitely not the cauldron! I stand corrected: Joan Langboard, Israel Switt's daughter, did indeed submit TEN of them to the USM. Considering her background, she should have known that they were extremely valuable - and "illegal."

Sparky | 11-11-2007 02:15 AM
Re: your most valuable coin 2 Attachment(s) This one's worth $15.48 right now...

negative1 | 11-11-2007 02:30 AM
Re: your most valuable coin I will post my two most valuable coins... http://www.hunt101.com/img/483071-big.jpg http://www.hunt101.com/img/483073-big.JPG http://www.hunt101.com/img/483070-big.jpg http://www.hunt101.com/img/483072-big.JPG Gotta love ancients -1

WAoG | 11-11-2007 02:53 AM
Re: your most valuable coin Is not it amusing that stand the lady up and put a torch in her hand and you could put her on those silver coins they are selling today? Some idiots call these idol coins the greatest designed American coins and even one of the greatest coins of all times. Sold all mine could not stand looking at them!! Even the guy looks like he has been on American coins just dressed up like a girl with a little less nose. I like your old coins thanks for sharing:-)

Ronnie Mexico | 11-11-2007 06:45 AM
Re: your most valuable coin I don't have any gold or silver, except one coin I inherited, a gold $10 from 1912

TomD | 11-11-2007 07:52 AM
Re: your most valuable coin Quote:
Originally Posted by fasTTcar (Post 824291) I have a couple higher premium coins, but I would guess my most valuable would be a collection as opposed to a single coin. I own at least one of every single silver maple minted by the RCM including all the privy's, zodiacs, fractional's, holograms etc... I have yet to run into a dealer or collector who has the full set.
Good lord, how many Maples would that be?

fasTTcar | 11-11-2007 08:15 AM
Re: your most valuable coin Quote:
Originally Posted by TomD (Post 824706) Good lord, how many Maples would that be?
About 75 coins. From the eBay guide I wrote: The Royal Canadian Mint began producing $5 Silver Maple Leaf coins in 1988. One coin has been issued each year containing 1 oz. of .9999 silver. No other country produces a coin that is purer. Along with the yearly issues, there have been several different privy marks imprinted to commemorate different events. They are: Silver Maple singles: 1998 10 oz. $50 1998 Tiger 1998 RCMP 1998 RCM Anniversary 1999 Titanic 1999 Rabbit 1999-2000 Fireworks 2000 Fireworks with date 2000 Dragon 2000 Expo Hanover 2001 Snake 2002 Horse 2003 Sheep 2004 Monkey 2004 D-Day 2004 Desjardins 2005 Rooster 2005 Liberation of the Netherlands 2006 Dog 2007 Pig 2001, 2003, 2005, 2007 Chinese based coins 2001 - 2007 have a group of coloured maple leafs from different species of maples Silver sets A set of holograms including a 1 oz., 1/2 oz, 1/4 oz, 1/10 and 1/20 was produced in 2003. A similar set without holograms was produced in 2004. A 12 privy set representing the zodiac was produced in 2004. A 3 piece Legacy of liberty set that includes the D-day above was produced in 2005.

TaxHaven | 11-11-2007 09:18 AM
Re: your most valuable coin Sorry, don't have a scanner...most valuable is a 1914-C sovereign but my favourite (which I carry around in my wallet!) is a 1908 French IndoChina Trade Dollar or my 1929 sovereign (I like that date!):rolleyes_m:

hystckndle | 11-11-2007 10:22 AM
Re: your most valuable coin Awesome thread AE. Thanks to all for sharing. Negative1 and RossL, Electrum and RealJack nice stuff. Haystackneedle

RossL | 11-11-2007 11:45 AM
Re: your most valuable coin WOW -1 that's a beauty you have there. Quote:
http://www.hunt101.com/img/483073-big.JPG

aknot | 11-11-2007 04:59 PM
Re: your most valuable coin Here is mine. I still need to find somebody to help me move it from the kitchen table to the bedroom. I plan to store it under my bed :tongue_ma::tongue_ma::tongue_ma: http://www.goldseiten-forum.de/attac...chmentid=18769

drewfu | 11-11-2007 05:15 PM
Re: your most valuable coin Quote:
Originally Posted by aknot (Post 825285) Here is mine. I still need to find somebody to help me move it from the kitchen table to the bedroom. I plan to store it under my bed :tongue_ma::tongue_ma::tongue_ma:
That's not a coin, that's a damn manhole cover made out of gold!

highroller4321 | 11-11-2007 05:15 PM
Re: your most valuable coin Quote:
Originally Posted by aknot (Post 825285) Here is mine. I still need to find somebody to help me move it from the kitchen table to the bedroom. I plan to store it under my bed :tongue_ma::tongue_ma::tongue_ma: http://www.goldseiten-forum.de/attac...chmentid=18769
HOLY SH*T!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

drewfu | 11-11-2007 05:29 PM
Re: your most valuable coin Quote:
Originally Posted by aknot (Post 825285) Here is mine. I still need to find somebody to help me move it from the kitchen table to the bedroom. I plan to store it under my bed :tongue_ma::tongue_ma::tongue_ma:
Still, from an investment standpoint it was a bad deal since you paid over 5 million for it and there is "only" a little over 2 million in gold in it.

aknot | 11-11-2007 05:32 PM
Re: your most valuable coin Quote:
Originally Posted by drewfu (Post 825324) Still, from an investment standpoint it was a bad deal since you paid over 5 million for it and there is "only" a little over 2 million in gold in it.
Trust me, it isn't mine. Nevertheless, you are right.

Anty Ep | 11-12-2007 09:12 AM
Re: your most valuable coin nice responses thanks everybody esp ross. where did y'all get your ancients? what is the best way to get value for ancients? I find that pricing information is a lot harder to come by and vendors are more sparse than modern coins

drewfu | 11-12-2007 09:18 AM
Re: your most valuable coin Quote:
Originally Posted by Anty Ep (Post 826460) nice responses thanks everybody esp ross. where did y'all get your ancients? what is the best way to get value for ancients? I find that pricing information is a lot harder to come by and vendors are more sparse than modern coins
There is a great dealer in Denver, for those in that area. His shop is huge (2 strip mall stores combined) and filled with old coins from Europe, Middle East, China, India, Japan, and South America. I picked up a Constantine I copper for $35, one of the cheapest coins he had in the store.

Joejeweler | 11-13-2007 10:37 PM
Re: your most valuable coin I've put quite a lot of effort into building my USA "Eye Appeal" Type set, and it's a work in progress. It has taken many years to aquire what i have so far,.......and a huge outlay of both time and capital have been expended to build it. It still has a long way to go....... Here is the link to the set for those wishing to view additional eye candy! http://coins.www.collectors-society....opleSetID=3337 My most expensive coin is one that i have yet to get a quality photograph of,....as it is fairly dark blue in tone and tough to photograph. A 1795 NGC AU58 Flowing Hair Dollar,......i had to sell some gold to aquire this one,.....and it didn't come cheap! ($39,900.00) The coin is outstanding in originality and has wonderfully clean fields with an almost prooflike appearence. Pics don't do it justice: http://i204.photobucket.com/albums/b...8_FlowHair.jpg Since the previous photo is not up to what i would consider it's full potential,.....i will include a few others from that set that might get your juices flowing. Here is a NGC 1829 over 1827 MS65 Capped Bust Half Dollar that is simply beautiful. The pics came from the seller,.....Anaconda Rare Coin. Cost was a bit cheaper at $12,000.00 http://i204.photobucket.com/albums/b...C_MS65_50C.jpg Here's one of my favorites also aquired from Anaconda Rare Coins. It's an 1868 NGC PF66 Cameo Seated Dollar with amazing toning. The pics speak for the coin, which came to me at $19,000.00 http://i204.photobucket.com/albums/b...66CAM_50C4.jpg My final sample from my set is a coin that you don't see very often,......and i believe this is among the finest of the 12 or so known (PCGS & NGC),.... when the cameo contrast is considered. Although this coin is bested by a few in PF67 Cameo,.....the few i've seen have a much lower cameo contrast. This coin is also one of the few that don't have attractive toning, which is my preference. This coin, in fact, ....has no toning, and the mirrored fields are simply superb. Readily available in proof for this year without the cameo designation,......this gem set me back $9,250.00 , or over 3 times what a non cameo coin costs. http://i204.photobucket.com/albums/b...am_5C_Slab.jpg http://i204.photobucket.com/albums/b...PF66Cam_5C.jpg I hope you all enjoy the sampling of some of my favorites. Some i have aquired i don't yet have ony pics up yet, but are outstanding. Among my "Key Dates" are a 1937 D 3 Leg Buffalo Nickel in NGC MS65. It has nice luster for the issue and wonderful rainbow toning. When i get pics i'll share that one. ($25K) An 1877 PCGS MS65RB Indian Cent($14,000.00), a 1856 NGC PF64 Flying Eagle Cent($19,000.00), a 1911 D PCGS MS64 2 1/2 Dollar Indian, and a PCGS MS66RB 1909 S VDB Cent($6,875) round out most of my key date coins,.........with the 2 1/2 Indian being my 2nd most costly coin at $31,200.00 BTW,......prices mentioned only to convey what these types of gems garner in todays marketplace.............. ............safe to say with the falling dollar they should be going up in "dollar" value!

fasTTcar | 11-13-2007 11:16 PM
Re: your most valuable coin I am a bullion guy, but have been putting together a few collections of coins as I buy them. Have some exceptional coins and have bought and sold some very nice examples. But what you just posted is way out of my league. Very nice to see, thanks Joe!

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Joejeweler | 11-13-2007 11:26 PM
Re: your most valuable coin I'm a bullion guy too,.....but for some diversification i chose to put some serious money into pieces of American History. I believe in "hard" assets in all my investments,......and own no stocks or other paper investments. Just my home, bullion, and rare US coins for me!:rolleyes_m:

money matters | 11-13-2007 11:33 PM
Re: your most valuable coin Thanks to everyone, especially JJ for a look at your beauties!

Master_Ho | 11-14-2007 01:11 AM
Re: your most valuable coin Quote:
Originally Posted by Joejeweler (Post 829334) I've put quick a lot of effort into building my USA "Eye Appeal" Type set, and it is a work in progress. It has taken many years to aquire what i have so far,.......and a huge outlay of both time and capital have been expended to build it. It still has a long way to go....... Here is the link to the set for those wishing to view additional eye candy! http://coins.www.collectors-society....opleSetID=3337 My most expensive coin is one that i have yet to get a quality photograph of,....as it is fairly dark blue in tone and tough to photograph. A 1795 NGC AU58 Flowing Hair Dollar,......i had to sell some gold to aquire this one,.....and it didn't come cheap! ($39,900.00) The coin is outstanding in originality and has wonderfully clean fields with an almost prooflike appearence. Pics don't do it justice: http://i204.photobucket.com/albums/b...8_FlowHair.jpg Since the previous photo is not up to what i would consider it's full potential,.....i will include a few others from that set that might get your juices flowing. Here is a NGC 1829 over 1827 MS65 Capped Bust Half Dollar that is simply beautiful. The pics came from the seller,.....Anaconda Rare Coin. Cost was a bit cheaper at $12,000.00 http://i204.photobucket.com/albums/b...C_MS65_50C.jpg Here's one of my favorites also aquired from Anaconda Rare Coins. It's an 1868 NGC PF66 Cameo Seated Dollar with amazing toning. The pics speak for the coin, which came to me at $19,000.00 http://i204.photobucket.com/albums/b...66CAM_50C4.jpg My final sample from my set is a coin that you don't see very often,......as i believe this is among the finest of the 12 or so known (PCGS & NGC) when the cameo contrast is considered. Although this coin is bested by a few in PF67 Cameo,.....the few i've seen have a much lower cameo contrast. This coin is also one of the few that don't have attractive toning which is my preference. This coin, if fact, ....has no toning and the mirrored fields are superb. Readily available in proof for this year without the cameo designation,......this gem set me back $9,250.00 , or over 3 times what a non cameo coin costs. http://i204.photobucket.com/albums/b...am_5C_Slab.jpg http://i204.photobucket.com/albums/b...PF66Cam_5C.jpg I hope you all enjoy the sampling of some of my favorites. Some i have aquired i don't yet have ony pics up yet, but are outstanding. Among my "Key Dates" are a 1937 D 3 Leg Buffalo Nickel in NGC MS65. It has nice luster for the issue and wonderful rainbow toning. When i get pics i'll share that one. ($25K) An 1877 PCGS MS65RB Indian Cent, a 1856 NGC PF64 Flying Eagle Cent, and 1911 D PCGS MS64 2 1/2 Dollar Indian, and a PCGS MS66RB 1909 S VDB Cent round out most of my key date coins,.........the 2 1/2 Indian being my 2nd most costly coin at $31,200.00 BTW,......prices mentioned only to convey what these types of gems garner in todays marketplace.............. ............safe to say with the falling dollar they should be going up in "dollar" value!
Joe - I am SO jealous!!! I wish I had had the money for some coins like that - and I LOVE the toning on those coins, especially the Seated dollar - I wish I had one.........thankyou so much for posting those!!!

Joejeweler | 11-14-2007 01:18 AM
Re: your most valuable coin Hehehe,......sometimes i wish i had the money to buy MORE coins like this! :banghead: There are so many coins i have to pass on that would fit in great for my set,......but i don't want to sell any more gold to pay for them. We all live within our financial borders,......and run out of cash like everyone else. ............imagine if Bill Gates started to buy up the limited supply of top notch coins,.........now that's a bankroll i could have some fun with! Quote:
Originally Posted by Master_Ho (Post 829463) Joe - I am SO jealous!!! I wish I had had the money for some coins like that - and I LOVE the toning on those coins, especially the Seated dollar - I wish I had one.........thankyou so much for posting those!!!

Master_Ho | 11-14-2007 01:33 AM
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Originally Posted by Joejeweler (Post 829472) Hehehe,......sometimes i wish i had the money to buy MORE coins like this! :banghead: There are so many coins i have to pass on that would fit in great for my set,......but i don't want to sell any more gold to pay for them. We all live within our financial borders,......and run out of cash like everyone else. ............imagine if Bill Gates started to buy up the limited supply of top notch coins,.........now that's a bankroll i could have some fun with!
I constantly tell my wife she needs to win the lottery for me so I can buy the coins I want......I read about fantastic old US coins - but can not afford any of the really wonderful ones......the ones who have are some of the best I have ever seen outside of a museum or coin show. Is it too late for me to become a jeweler???? :wink:

Joejeweler | 11-14-2007 01:44 AM
Re: your most valuable coin Better choose again! The most i ever made as a jeweler working for someone else was $36,000 a year,.......and working as an independant contractor around $45,000. Most of my funds have been invested thru Casino Blackjack play,.......and it's not easy to win consistantly. I seem to have the right disposition to do it, however............. Quote:
Originally Posted by Master_Ho (Post 829480) I constantly tell my wife she needs to win the lottery for me so I can buy the coins I want......I read about fantastic old US coins - but can not afford any of the really wonderful ones......the ones who have are some of the best I have ever seen outside of a museum or coin show. Is it too late for me to become a jeweler???? :wink:

Master_Ho | 11-14-2007 01:51 AM
Re: your most valuable coin Quote:
Originally Posted by Joejeweler (Post 829488) Better choose again! The most i ever made as a jeweler working for someone else was $36,000 a year,.......and working as an independant contractor around $45,000. Most of my funds have been invested thru Casino Blackjack play,.......and it's not easy to win consistantly. I seem to have the right disposition to do it, however............. [/b][/size]
Guess its back to standing outside the ATM machines with a crowbar for me............*sigh*

Mike_Templar | 11-14-2007 09:45 AM
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Originally Posted by RealJack (Post 822896) I sold this 1889 cc a while back when spot was about $11.00 and bought 225 SAE's with the proceeds. While I love old coins, I just couldn't see that coin going up in value as fast as silver bullion. And as far as I know it's value hasn't risen at all since I sold it. Probably should have bought gold but I can't really complain.:D
Holy smoke, I was reading down through this list and spotted this.... Here's what's so interesting about it: This summer, after heading down to the coin store on my weekly Saturday pick up run, I stopped by my Dad's. He asked where I'd been, and I said, down at the coin store. He said, well, I've been waiting for you to get interested in coins. I've been waiting to give you this... He goes into his room, under the dresser, pulls out an old cigar box full of old coins, wheat backs, etc, and pulls out this very coin and gives it to me. He said, the day I was born this coin was place in my hand by my grand father, who was born in 1889. So, it is my most valuable coin and I was going to post it, but it's already there! I've never inquired on it's worth, because I don't want to know.

Anty Ep | 11-14-2007 11:18 AM
Re: your most valuable coin Joe Jeweler, stunningly beautiful coins. I am deeply impressed by your aethetic & numismatic choices. :applause_

j-son | 11-14-2007 12:02 PM
Re: your most valuable coin i am more fascinated with joes blackjack gambling than his coins. i find it amazing to win so much at a game that has close to even odds. your betting much be huge to be able to win so much. i ran a computer program once and had the computer play itself using basic strategy and the more games i had it play the more it lost. seems like to win blackjack you need to bet big and play brief. is that what you do?

Jekyll7 | 11-14-2007 03:27 PM
Re: your most valuable coin Fantastic coins, Joe. For those that feel they can never have a valuable collection with modest means, the J.J. Pittman story is certainly one worth reading. http://www.goldcentral.com/rarecoins/1066/detail.html My most valuable is probably this raw high-MS 1913 Canada $5 gold. http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y38...125dollars.jpg

Joejeweler | 11-14-2007 04:40 PM
Re: your most valuable coin I'm not a card counter,.....more of "flow of the game" player using progressive/regressive betting techniques coupled with sound money management,........followed by,..... ......RUN WHEN YOU GET UP DECENT AMOUNTS! :D Time is your enemy in a Casino so.....Let me repeat: "Run Forest,......RUN!!!" Anyway,..... i start with $300 to $500 bets at a $100 or $200 minimum table. Win or loose the 2nd bet goes down to about 1/2 my original bet. This way if i win the 1st bet and lose the 2nd one,......i'm up some chips for that series. If i lose the 1st bet i'd want to drop the 2nd anyway,......part of my regression when losing play. Sometimes i have to drop back to a $25 minimum table if the losing series are extended, and even there you can still play up to a $1,000.00 maximum bet. (but usually with a crowd and i prefer one on one with the dealer.) .....and basically after those 1st 2 bets i'd start topping off my bet stack when winning,......and keep lowering it to table minimum if i hit a losing stretch. I take all splits and double downs for full amounts,......and try to always have a "win goal" to tell me when to quit while up. It's easy to leave when you tap out and are close to broke for the session/day. It's quite another thing to leave when winning because the temptation to stay longer and try to break the bank is always there. It won't happen, of course,.....but the temptation is always there. Once i drove 100 miles (each way) to the closest casino and played only about 15 minutes, and drove back home. Reason was i hit my win goal of $5,000 and wanted to lock up payment on a new coin purchase i had committed to. Sometimes in a prolonged winning session i'll get my bets up to $1,500 to $2,250 per hand,......and twice i've split 4 times with a double down on 1 hand. I lost one and won once,......at 2 different months of play. I lost the 1st one at 5 hands times $2,250 or a total of $11,250.00 I picked up all 18's, 19's and a twenty. Dealer had a 5 showing and i felt pretty good. Then she flips over a 6 and drew the 10 to beat all my hands with a 21 card total. Big bummer........ The big hand i won was similiar with 4 hands of $2,150 out and 1 double down. $2,150 times 5 equals $10,750.00 out with a dealer showing a 6. I got crap on ALL my hands,.....was stiff(had a 12-16 card total) on everything including the double down,.....and remembered the bad beat when the dealer pulled a 21 on me. This time i have crap hands and the dealer can beat me on all hands with just a 17 or higher card total...... ........but she BUSTED and i won them all. That's the kind of thing you have to live thru when you have serious money on the table,......and play consistantly. A lot of folks would not have played the 2nd hand like they should having had the bad beat in recent memory. I played it and they averaged out,.....like they should over time. ....so i lost ALL the hands i was confident i would win,.......and won all the hands i was pretty sure i might lose. That's why they call it "Gambling"! :D Anyway,.....no matter what,.... quiting and getting the hell out while winning is surely the hardest part of winning. Time is your enemy in a casino,....and i can't tell you how many folks complain they never win,......only to see them up a few thousand playing $100 to $300 hands at my table,......only to lose it all and their own money too. They walk away mad,....."see,....i NEVER WIN",........ .........and fail to see they DID win right then,......but hadn't learned to walk when up! Sometimes they never do................ ........i was one of them for a lot of years! My first time ever in a casino 30 years ago i went down with just $500,.......and got it up to $21,000 I progressed my bets up and by the end of the evening was betting $500 and $1,000 bets. I quit for the night at an even $20,000.00 up,.......over a year and a quarter "net" pay for me at the time! I stayed over because i was offered a comped (free!) room at 4:00 AM, and took it to save on a long 5 1/2 hr drive home. Next morning i was broke,.... betting $500 to $1,000 hands just like the night before,.......and it only took 1 hour to get there! Over my next 9 trips, starting with just $500.00 , i was up on EVERY trip from between $2,500 to $12,000,.....only to stay each time and lose it all plus my initial $500.00 (i kept a chart!) I had the heart to play without fear, and skill to get up substantial sums considering my very modest bankroll,........but the smarts to leave when i was up hadn't arrived yet! :banghead: On the 11th trip i went home with a few thousand profit,.........and a light went on in my head. .......i've never been so "bright" as when i discovered when to leave!!!!:wink: Quote:
Originally Posted by j-son (Post 829978) i am more fascinated with joes blackjack gambling than his coins. i find it amazing to win so much at a game that has close to even odds. your betting much be huge to be able to win so much. i ran a computer program once and had the computer play itself using basic strategy and the more games i had it play the more it lost. seems like to win blackjack you need to bet big and play brief. is that what you do?

Krugerrand | 11-14-2007 07:45 PM
Re: your most valuable coin Great stuff, Joe! I love reading your blackjack stories. :wavey:

j-son | 11-14-2007 11:03 PM
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Originally Posted by Krugerrand (Post 830525) Great stuff, Joe! I love reading your blackjack stories. :wavey:
me too. love gambling stories...especially when they are for large amounts with a specific goal to buy stuff.

Silver Gorilla | 11-15-2007 10:18 PM
Re: your most valuable coin 2 Attachment(s) Rare Australian coins Sydney Mint George V, sovereign, 1926S "Very Very Very difficult coin to find these days RARE" :D Price �18,000

AgAuPt | 12-03-2007 01:35 PM
Re: your most valuable coin Mine's in my avatar. Russian 12 Ruble platinum--about 1 1/3 troy ounces of sponge unrefined platinum.

Kahlil Gibran | 12-03-2007 02:17 PM
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Originally Posted by Anty Ep (Post 829920) Joe Jeweler, stunningly beautiful coins. I am deeply impressed by your aethetic & numismatic choices. :applause_
Attachment 37379 :yippee: show us more Joe!

Paranoid Android | 12-12-2007 11:08 PM
This thread deserves to live... 2 Attachment(s) I think this is my most valuable coin. An 1877-S Double Eagle. It's not worth much over spot but it's a cool coin from the old west. Also I posted an '89 proof Panda... not because it's very valuable, I just think it's pretty. btw: I took these pix with a $20 digital camera got on clearance at Target... I know they're not TomD quality but I tried my best.

thrifty_bob | 12-12-2007 11:36 PM
Re: your most valuable coin I'm afraid I have nothing to compare to any of those.

Paranoid Android | 12-14-2007 09:06 PM
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Originally Posted by Anty Ep (Post 826460) nice responses thanks everybody esp ross. where did y'all get your ancients? what is the best way to get value for ancients? I find that pricing information is a lot harder to come by and vendors are more sparse than modern coins
yeah, there isn't much reliable market info for ancient coins. I got some of mine from these guys:http://www.forumancientcoins.com/ they seem pretty decent to me. I got a Nero denarius from them for only $60.

brjwjaj | 12-15-2007 07:51 AM
Re: your most valuable coin It would be my set of Lincoln's. MS 63 red set....with some grading higher. 1909 s vdb ms 64 red (sold my ms66 red ...bought it so I could say I had one) 1914 d is only ms 61 1922 type 2 is au50 but my 1926 s is ms65 red 1921 s is ms65 red 1924 d is ms64 red 1931 s is ms66 red 1955 double struck is ms63 brown

Anty Ep | 12-18-2007 10:28 PM
Re: your most valuable coin hell if this aint the best thread in this subforum. say, who started it? :D

Angra Mania | 12-19-2007 12:19 AM
Re: your most valuable coin 1/10 ounce 2001 Australian lunar gold coin. Minimum wage ftw!

Krugerrand | 12-19-2007 03:47 AM
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Originally Posted by Delusional (Post 881597) 1/10 ounce 2001 Australian lunar gold coin. Minimum wage ftw!
At least you've got some lunar gold! They sure are pretty coins. I just look at pics that others here post, for now anyway. I worry, or perhaps hope?, that someday the urge will overtake me and I'll have to splurge for one. :bear_tongue: Will have to save up for a while for that coin.

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