If you sold your WHOLE collection . . .

I can't believe I am STILL looking at the reverse and obverse of my Saint and LHDE purchased almost 3 months ago.

In the past, I always have packed up my purchases within a week or so.

This time, I guess the 6 years to get back to FUN and the time it took me to get some $$$ to spend there made it that much more appreciated by me.

 

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I would say no. I think there are some coins I would part with, and as others have said go for few higher quality coins. However many in my collection are ones I bought as a child at my LCS, and have sentimental value. Others were given to me by my grandparents which are priceless too me and though they are not big ticket items, I would not part with for the world.

 

Yes, they are super nice coins. Saints are common, and we do not appreciate them enough. I have 37 US gold coins. The St. Gaudens is amazing esp. when MS-67 my 1908 No Motto cost me $800!
But the 1790s-1830s are magnificent designs, way nicer then Coronet. The Stellas are nice too. The 1915 $50 types really nice. The "Morgan" design Union 5 oz coin is beautifull. The bottom AV 20 Dukaten Basel, I do not own, wish I could.....sold for 1.6M Sfs. Th Austro-Hungarian AV 4 Dukaten 1848-A in one of my fav. I won it for a steal 5KUS Spink/ USA auction.

 

What a trade ! I saw a pair of MS-67 NM's (I don't believe they were Wells Fargo) @ FUN 2026....$6,700 each.

Lots of other nice coins, agreed. For me, part of the reason for buying these coins is the historical attachment to the country's economic and financial development.

 

Yes, I love coins too, for their link to the past. The first ones, maybe the Egyptian Tutenkamen silver ingots with value, weight, ruler in hierogyhics, or the Uncertain City States Ionia/ etc from natural electrum. Most had 60% gold/ 40% silver. German States, is my best group, have 450 gold coin. Germany struck 25% of all the gold, silver coinage struck. But there were thousands of states that minted coins, then some Cities had coins under Holy Roman Emperor/ Municipal City coinage/ Church coinage.......
One from 625BC

 

I received my father’s coin collection when he passed in 2011. It is big and I have only added to it. I have no one to pass it down to and my brother’s kids are not into collecting ‘anything’ they cannot get their nose out of their cell phone long enough. I have a little of everything - complete sets - odds and ends - Canadian coins- paper currency. So yes, I will be selling it at some point, but adding to it made me feel closer to my Dad. It was something that we did together.

 

When you buy a gold coin for $1500 or so, it's not that much of a stretch to save up.

But a pair of coins at just under $5K....took alot of Ramen Noodles over sushi or Thai !!

 

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