Most expensive coin you have ever purchased

Atta Boy !
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And, my wife backs me up with this;

 

No problemo!

 

I'm not going to stir the pot.

It is the "Coin Chat" forum, so I'm not going to call you a NinnyPants.
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I really don't think being in a rural setting makes you any more secure when it comes to getting robbed. Think about it, if your neighbors are 1/4 mile away, what are the odds they'll hear any distress calls?

 

Good luck finding me.
Good luck breaking in.
If you do, have at my coins -- I keep all the expensive ones in the bank.
I am not afraid.

 

To comment on every other post regarding this being a please rob me thread, it is equally dangerous being in rural and urban areas. In rural, nobody can really help because of distance (due to separation by farmland); in urban, chances rare your own neighbor is the one to steal your collector. Mystery solved, case dismissed.

 

This is exactly why the Amish are 5 times more likely to be robbed at home.
Of course, I don't imagine any Amish are posting here, but it's a fun fact to support your statement.

 

Country: RUSSIA
Type: Ducat Date: 1849
Certification: NGC #1915585-012 Grade: PF 64 Cameo
Coin Information:
Design: OBVERSE: Legend around inner circle with standing knight in full armor holding a sword and a sheaf of arrows. The arrows signify the unity of the northern provinces, which banded together and signed the union of Utrecht in 1579, which was there declaration of independence from Spain. Legend – “CONCORDIA RES PARVAE CRES****” translates “Union Makes Small Things Grow” ~ REVERSE: Legend or motto on tablet. “MONETA ORDINUM PROVINCIARUM FOEDERATARUM BELGII AD LEGEM IMPERII” translates “Coin of the Provinces of the United Netherlands According to the Law of The Empire”
Mint: St. Petersburg
Mintage: Unknown
References: KM #83.1 (Netherlands) / Fr. 161
Specifications: Diameter – 21.0 mm
Weight – 3.5100 g. @ 0.9860 Gold = .1113 oz AGW
Acquired: Ponterio 2010 N.Y.I.N.C. Auction – Lot #7357 – January 2010
Providence: None
Notes:
➢ "1849" dated ducats were struck at St. Petersburg mint from 1849-1868. 4,350,190 per St. Petersburg mint records. Seems like a lot yet you do not see a lot of these on the market!! A common coin in its day, remember that the ducat was the best known gold trade coin in its day and the Russian Armies and Imperial family traveled extensively through all of Europe and central Asia; therefore it was commonly melted to produce other gold coins, jewelry, etc. of the other countries??
➢ As to whether or not this is a real proof strike coin vs. a proof-like commercial strike coin ... I posed the question to Mr. Rick Ponterio (Formerly owner of Ponterio & Associates & now with Bowers and Merena Auctions and a noted world coin expert) himself, asking him to review the coin in-hand and give me his opinion .... his email answer "In my opinion, this coin is a proof, and not a prooflike business strike. NGC has properly designated it as a proof."
➢ Now for a proof 1849 St. Petersburg ducat. Do they exist? .... Obviously based on this specimen they do, but they have to be rare ... Could it have been a special proof presentation coin for the State Treasury or purse of the Russian Imperial family of Nicholas I or Alexander III ???
➢ In all my extensive reference materials (both book and internet) I can find no record of any "proof" ducat pre 1900 (Dutch or Russian). This is a very rare and exceptionally choice coin.

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Nice one, silvereagle82!

 

09 s vdb--$1350

Don't let me get the big guns out!

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One time I payed $40 for a regular-nothing special 1998
washington statehood quarter, cuz sometimes your just missing that one year in the album!!!

 

Nice a whole year before they were released too.. Probably why it was so expensive..

YO Doug, I can find your address.. LOL..

 

That's a sweet grill, but imagine if it were a pumpkin-launcher ?

 

Yeah. I bought one of those too, so I could have something next to that 1978 Susan B!

 

silly, boys...

the Statehood Quarters didn't begin until 1999. The Articles of Confederation Quarters were 1998... sheesh!

 

Hey, if someone wants to commit a robbery, then they can go over to eBay where the city and state are already posted of the owner and even be selective on the items they want.

My most expensive, and what became my most profitable coin, was a UHR 2009 $20 gold piece. Paid the mint $1263, sent it to PCGS and had it slabbed. Came back First Strike PCGS MS70. Like everything else valuable, it sits in my safety deposit box with all my other good to best coins.

 

Only if I knew where each and every single poster lived.