Post your favorite coin purchase of 2017

Gotta love how the holder the coin is in makes it worth stupid money. Buy the holder and not the coin!

Was that an eBay coin?

 

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Could be the lowest mintage of the Gold Buffalo series

 

Yep, eBay. But dumb luck.

 

I dont see how wanting to collect and pay a premium for a very rare holder is any different than doing so for a rare coin. At the end of the day its just another form of collecting...not one I'm interested in but I get it nonetheless.

 

True. Just consider those PCGS Regency holders and the NGC original black holders.

 

This is my favorite for this year.

 

Favorite for the year? Tough one but I have to give this one the nod over my first St. Gaudens and a Gold Buffalo proof. In hand, it’s a killer.

 

I guess it is like a toy in its original box being worth more than one without its box. The premium makes no sense, but now I know people are willing to pay egregious amounts of money for certain coins in GSA holders.

 

That is just too Awesome - thanks & Happy New Year!!!

 

The premium makes no sense to you because you prioritize coins first and foremost. I'm personally with you there. I also don't care about varieties and stuff either but understand people who are.

For someone who is really into different holders or specifically GSA stuff since it's so popular...they don't only need to find the coin they're missing but it also has to be in the GSA holder they need for their set. When the holder is way rarer than the coin like the one CBD sold then the coin almost becomes irrelevant you have to settle for whatever coins comes in the holder and still pay up because another holder with that coin may not come around for years after.

Can you appreciate why the lone 1889-CC in a GSA holder is worth millions or does that not make sense to you either? I ask because personally that's the one coin that I would pay a ridiculous amount for just due to the holder and being unique if money was no object to me.

 

There's currently a GSA softpack 1882-CC on eBay... The only one. A NGC XF45 listed for $2750. Its been there for a couple months. The only one for sale since my un-graded MS one went for $2500.

 

Not as cool as some of the other coins posted, but this 1935 S Peace Dollar was my best purchase. $65.

 

If you want something unique, why not this painting? It is Interchange by Willem de Kooning. It sold for only $300 million. How much sense does that make to you? Sure, people can pay whaterever they want for anything, but it does not mean it has to make sense.

 

But you're determining what makes sense and what doesn't. I'm assuming you paid more than 50C for the 1825 half on the previous page right? To some people that doesn't make any sense either. But to you, someone who loves coins for your personal reasons, it makes perfect sense. Same goes for whoever bought that painting or CBDs soft pack.

 

It's all subjective, like I said.

 

Two more I am very happy with..

 

Nice 2017, Jon.

 

Tough to pick just 1 but.......

 

One of my favorites is this 09' S/HOR S NGC MS 63 RB CAC