If you could go back in time

Discussion in 'Coin Chat' started by Carl, Nov 1, 2010.

  1. coinup

    coinup Junior Member

    dude, you're way over-analyzing...it's a hypothetical question. Besides, if I did come back with a handful of 1804's, they'd still be rare simply because that would be all there were....and I'd have them all!
     
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  3. gboulton

    gboulton 7070 56.98 pct complete

    I'd go to 1897 or so..

    With $8, I'd cherry pick the highest quality $1, $2, and $5 1896 Educational series notes I could find.

    With the other $92, I'd buy all the gold I could lay my hands on.
     
  4. camlov2

    camlov2 Member

    Over-analyzing? With that mind set you will never create a time machine. ;)

    I would try and spread it around. I would probably go to 1909, pickup 1909 VDBs and 1909 indian heads. I would also pick up the 01s and 03s dimes that I need. I like the idea of getting a few of each different year and also getting the lowest denomination that I can so I get more coins.

    Oh yeah, like above I would pick up the educational notes and a porthole (but that would have had to be later)
     
  5. coinup

    coinup Junior Member

    1.3 jigawatts??
     
  6. coinmaster1

    coinmaster1 Active Member

    If you went to 1849 you'd get 100 :D
     
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    coinmaster1 Active Member

  8. texmech

    texmech Wanna be coin collector

    First I would find the guy that said the Bride's parents have to pay for the wedding and have a serious talk with him. Then I would I would move to 1909 and be at the bank when the 09 S VDB's were released.
     
  9. coinup

    coinup Junior Member

  10. Carl

    Carl Member

    Was thinking after I did post on this subject, if we did go back in time and did bring back any sort of coin's what would happen as in change anything in the the rem of time, like say we took a 20 dollar gold coin back with us, the person that had it might of save it for any reason and would that change something in the future? It's like looking up on a clear night in the sky and thinking where does outer space end, is there a wall you hit at it's end:headbang: ? Carl < is not normal, watches to much T.V twilight Zone from the 60's :thumb:
     
  11. rotobeast

    rotobeast Old Newbie

    A most excellent observation !

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  12. 10gary22

    10gary22 Junior Member

    Yep, but I don't know if there were collectors and buyer premiums in 1878 for those ? Even so, I would like to have bought all the uncircs I could have.
     
  13. Conder101

    Conder101 Numismatist

    I've wondered about that as well. If you go back and pick up a coin that exists in a collection today, when you bring it from the past to today it can't be in two different places at the same time so it would disappear from the other collection. Would this disappearance be noticed?
     
  14. rotobeast

    rotobeast Old Newbie

    This is why my choice of 33 Dbl Eagles would work.
    I'd grab them at the time in which they were to be melted.
    ;)
     
  15. 10gary22

    10gary22 Junior Member

    Any alteration of the past would change the present as any decision or action taken in the present affects the future. At least that's what I think Spock said ?
     
  16. vnickels

    vnickels Matt Draiss Numismatics & Galleries

    Go back to the golden age of patterns and buyem up
     
  17. zekeguzz

    zekeguzz lmc freak

    Yes, but where's the money for doing all of this coming from? Maybe from me after buying all those winnig lottery tickets and sharing them with evrery CT'er that wanted one. Let's see, hmmmm, what could you buy with a million bucks after taxes and all your bills and mortgages paid and college costs all funded in advance and anything else you can think of. ? One or two little gold trinkets maybe. lol
     
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