It's Simply, "Frugal Frugal Friday!" Bought on the cheap.....Post yours.....

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  1. SensibleSal66

    SensibleSal66 U.S Casual Collector / Error Collector

    1909lincolnObv.jpg 1909lincolnRev.jpg 1909lincolnObv-side.jpg Hello all. :) It's time for a new thread! It's called Simply "Frugal Frugal Friday!". A thread about buying a Coin(s), token or medal that you purchased perhaps a while ago or recently "on the cheap" and now is worth way more than when you purchased it. A good story behind your post should be interesting as well.
    Here is my short story. I met this very pretty girl back in 1990 and while we were out and about one day, we went to a small flea market in a mall. I guess I was trying to impress her by buying a coin I saw there or at least that was the plan. ;)
    It was this 1909vdb Lincoln Cent. The guy had it at an EF40 which meant nothing to me at the time. It was the decent condition that got me and the $3.00 price tag. What a bargain I thought. I figure that I got my money's worth.
    Oh, by the way, I married that girl in 1995! Well worth it. ;)
    :). So, I got the coin and the Love of my life, forever. :woot:
    Comments welcome.... :watching:
     
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    SensibleSal66, Nov 21, 2025 at 12:31 AM
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  3. lordmarcovan

    lordmarcovan Eclectic numismatist Moderator

    This is NOT a cheap coin- it was appraised at $1,000.

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    And I've got $750.00 in it, which is not exactly cheap, either.

    That's an OK price, but not what made this a steal. You see, I did not just get this Owl for my $750.00. I got FOUR ancient coins for that 750 bucks. The Owl plus three others.

    The second coin was this Tiberius Tribute penny which also was appraised at $1,000.

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    The third coin was this Alexander the Great lifetime drachm worth a couple hundred bucks.

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    The fourth coin was a Constantine the Great AE3 in Mint State that was worth perhaps a hundred bucks.

    So for that one $750 investment, I got four coins worth about $2,300 or so. It's as if I got the Owl tetradrachm for a decent price and then got the other three for free. I'd say that counts as a frugal deal.
     
    lordmarcovan, Nov 21, 2025 at 1:11 AM
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  4. longnine009

    longnine009 Darwin has to eat too. Supporter

    Talk about frugal, how about a bird? I brought this just last week for just $8.36. I couldn't find any info on what the bird means to IKO-TAMS. I'm not exactly patient enough to be a good researcher but birds do sit up in trees and talk to each other so I suspect it might symbolize dissemination of information, knowledge, ideas etc.

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    longnine009, Nov 21, 2025 at 2:01 AM
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  5. lordmarcovan

    lordmarcovan Eclectic numismatist Moderator

    The bird shown is a cardinal, which happens to be the state bird for Indiana, Kentucky, and Ohio. (And a good many other states besides.)
     
    lordmarcovan, Nov 21, 2025 at 2:10 AM
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    longnine009 Darwin has to eat too. Supporter

    Thankyou. I never thought three states would have the same bird.
     
    longnine009, Nov 21, 2025 at 2:11 AM
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    lordmarcovan Eclectic numismatist Moderator

    I just looked it up: seven states have the cardinal as their state bird. Which ties it for most popular with the robin, which is also the state bird in seven states.
     
    lordmarcovan, Nov 21, 2025 at 2:17 AM
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