Anyone getting coins for Christmas?

My dad and uncle both got a lump of coal on year. That's all they got. Must have been a bad year.

 

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Yes for me. I had success in several auctions last month and wife gave the cash to pay for one coin.

 

I believe I am getting one last coin for my “coin from each city I visited” collection. Some cities proved quite difficult. But this makes my collection complete

 

This year my wife bought me a 1843 D DAHLOEGA $5 gold piece in Xf. Next year a Charlotte gold piece. Then I’ll have all the mints. AND YES I’ve already put in my order for next year so I have to be extra good!

 

Pretty much nothing, certainly no coins. Everybody in my family thinks I'm nuts for spending money on tiny bits of metal. They do understand coins as an alternative and somewhat illiquid investment, however.

 

yeah, we already knew that...that kind of news travels fast!

 

I have bought myself some coins for Christmas, hope they show up soon.

 

I already got 2 nice 2018 Crowns (Salted Maple & Apple)...to toast (already started) all on CT for a great year, Merry Christmas & Happy New Year!

 

Same...although that's pretty much because few people know I do this...other than my wife, who doesn't get the thrill, but then again, she only knows of about half of my stuff. She is a great knitter though, so....

 

Do you know how hard it is to find coal nowadays?

 

We also have given up exchanging gifts inside the family. We buy Christmas presents for poor kids and a homeless shelter so there is still the fun of shopping. There are plenty of people who will appreciate something warm more than my family would. Our daughter started at age 13 asking for money and a ride to the big mall nearby for the after Christmas sales. Now she gets house accessories when needed like the new roof last winter but now at Christmas Our grandson is into computers and impossible to buy for since none of us speak his language. I do not want coins bought by people who do not speak 'coin' and my exact dialect of 'coin'. I make enough mistakes as it is. I never understood the concept of sending a check for $50 for Christmas to someone who then sends you a $50 gift certificate for a restaurant you don't like.

A lot of this is the way you were raised. My mother was a Director of Nurses and worked every Christmas (Easter, Thanksgiving etc.) so her staff could have off with their families. We did 'Christmas' a day or week early or late as the schedule required. As a result, I did not become attached to certain dates or times as much as people who had large families who had to bet there 'or else'. This is how you become 'hard to buy for'. If any of us wanted something that we could afford, we already would have bought it.

 

My wife always asked me what I want for Christmas, and there's never anything I want that we can afford. However, I saw a picture of this medal on E-Sylum last Sunday, and I asked her to order it for me, which she did.

 

I gave myself an 1878 US $3.00 Gold Piece & 1852 US 3 Cent Silver .
Common enough coins but I just love the Denominations .
This forum has given me an interest in Ancient Coins , maybe I'll give myself 1 for my Birthday .

 

I am looking for a MS-64 Three Dollar gold piece, they are pricey in higher grades.

 

I know it is out here on the prairie. Wonder if I should give my kids cow patties? They sort of burn like coal and would probably get the message across.

 

I only have 2 right now in AU an 1854 & 1878 , even in AU they are pretty pricey .
I personally would have to save up and trade some to acquire an MS-64 but I will .

 

That would be fine if I wore socks or a necktie. Since I retired, I wear sandals or deck shoes w/o socks, and I've worn a necktie no more than twice in the past 6 years at a wedding and a funeral. But it is the thought that counts right?

 

Ah, but the aroma of burning coal...what memories it brings back!

 

My wife the same, so I tell her that I will win something really nice from sixbid auction site, when it arrives at the door, she then can wrap it and put it under our Christmas tree. That way I only get to see my prize on the 25th. Last Christmas it (hate to mention it on ancient forum) was a MS-66 Friedrich's d'or 1832 -A Berlin Mint/ Friedrich Wilhelm III of Brandenburg-Preussen

 

I wouldn't trust my family to buy coins for me. Of course, I do buy myself some coins on the side. What they don't know, doesn't hurt them. However, I supply my daughters with the name of a coin book or two so there is something numismatic under the tree to open.