Would you rather...

If you had to keep it in your collection and pass it on to the next generation...

and they're both equally valued at $100K, with future value exactly the same assuming no damage to either, and maintaining the same present value (selling either would net you the same at any time), would you rather have this or that?

In other words, how much of a die hard coin collector are you?

Let's see where you draw the line!


This:



That:

(Enter your favorite sports/muscle/classic/etc. car; not my favorite example below, as I'm more of a classic car guy, but it's a nice filler that'll do )

 

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I'd take the coin. It will appreciate in value (i.e. an asset); whereas, the car will depreciate (i.e. a liability). Economics 101.

 

Ceteris paribus caveats fore-mentioned. Economics 101.

 

Classic cars don't depreciate if they're cared for and done right. Anyway, once a hoard of 1000 rolls of the 1943 copper cents are found, your $100k coin will be worth very little.

 

I'd rather have a 70' Buick GSX Stage 1 455CI in Saturn Yellow - generally they go for over 100,000$ fully restored at auction. Lot more fun to drive than a 43 copper penny that just sits there.

 

Give me a red Ferrari 250 GTO with a racing history. That coin will never reach the price of just the car's drivetrain w/o the body or interior!

 

I'll see your '70 Buick GSX Stage 1 455CI in Saturn Yellow, and raise you a 1969 Ford Mustang Boss 302 in Wimbledon White.

 

I'd have to re-raise the 69' Boss 429 in Red (if I had to choose a Mustang)

 

But only because the Mustang looks better...

 

Some like blondes, some like brunettes!

 

I'll have to re-raise my original raise, with the '69 Boss 302's better handling despite the smaller engine. Plus, the one I posted is a rare variety with mostly all original parts and finish, provenance, and signed by the designer himself, the late Larry Shinoda.

I think the 429 may require some extra (hefty) cash beyond the $100K, too.

Though, if you bought the 429 instead of the 302 way back then, you'd have done much better today.

 

As to what the OP stated, in this hypothetical scenario, both will be worth exactly the same at anytime in the future.

So based on that, I'd take the 1943 copper cent. It's much easier to store and hide from potential theft. Plus I can look at it anytime I want and don't have to worry about some dumb teenybopper texting and crashing into me.

 

HEY! Who the hell just drew on my car????? LOL!

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You have to worry even if you are in your house looking at that penny!!

 

HAHAHA!!!! I guess so. But, I still think it's safer.

 

This is a tough one for me. I think I'd still go with the 43 Bronze Lincoln. There are a finite number, which is less than that of the Aston. There aren't going to be any more, and although there are only so many Astons made each model year, they are still in production. I can just buy a new one. Above all, I hesitate to speculate on the future values of modern sports cars, particularly Astons. Make it a DB5 or a DB4S or a Zagato body? We'll talk. Astons post 1980 have a bad long term track record.

 

'Wheels' don't much turn me on no mo......I'll take the bronze.

 

I would prefer to sell that 1943 cent, and with the money buy something like this. A nice type coin.

I prefer a nice type coin better than a key date, which is only expensive because of the date or some other reason. When you look at a 1943 copper cent it looks no different then a 1942 cent. An interesting type coin is cooler to look at in my opinion.

 

Upping the ante.... Would you rather have that 1793 1-cent, or a hoard of unknown pre-20th century 1-cent coins sold in a $100K lot? In other words, would you settle on a coin with a known value of $100K, or risk it all for whatever's in that hoard that may or may not actually be worth a total that's equal to or is valued at a whole lot more than $100K?

 

I like Red heads let's see a 43 copper cent,muscle car....... I'll take a 26 y/o red head...... no matter what the wife is going to kill me......so might as well go out with a smile