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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