What coin(s) are you targeting if you can scrounge up the $$$....find a coin exactly to your liking....etc. ? I have 3 coins I'd love to get: My 1908 No Motto Wells Fargo Saint in MS-66 with the OGH and CAC. I want the OGH not because of any holder-envy but because it's what the Wells Fargo Hoard was originally encapsulated in. Struck out on this at FUN 2026. Something like a 1922 Saint but with a Gold CAC (I don't have any Gold CACs). I'd like OGH here but it's not a dealbreaker. Probably targeting MS-63 or LOWER. An otherwise common Saint in low-60's grade to keep the cost down. A 2013-W Buffalo Reverse Proof in the NGC Black holder with the bison on the label. The gold in the reverse proof just looks so much better against a black holder than the white one, IMO. Unfortunately, even if I find them, the cost factor is somewhat prohibitive. I might have to settle for just 1 coin and MAYBE luck out and get 2 of them.
Pretty simple for me: 1. A reasonably affordable (for me) 1909 S VDB that has reasonable eye appeal. 2. Upgraded seated half dollar for my seated type set. 3. A reasonably affordable (for me) 1877 Indian head cent that has reasonable eye appeal. I am not actively pursuing these coins, but if I come across them, I will bite.
If I don't get any of them or goto FUN 2027 with $$$ to buy one...and I don't see what I like...then the question is do I compromise and maybe goto choices #4, #5, etc. ? Or maybe I put the $$$ into currency options like a Large Denomination Bills.....Gold Certificates...etc. I'll settle for stuff I like but not just buy anything. Originally, I had Buyer's Remorse on the FUN 2026 CAC purchases probably because I was used to buying/looking at MS-65's and higher. But a Choice UNC MS-63, with the CAC, still looks nice so they've grown on me. Might goto a local coin show this weekend and I did buy a bill on HA a few months ago but the Big $$$ are staying locked-up until January unless I see one of those 3 in front of me before then. I'm thinking that 1 and 2 might be tough to see at FUN 2027 so maybe best to pounce before then. Coin #3 I think being a modern I should be able to find it among 600 dealers.
I am currently working on 2 different sets. 1 is a date set of Barber Dimes with an emphasis on old ANACS soap box holders (Plus a few other Barbers; quarters & Halves). The other set is a group of Seated coins; also in the old ANACS holders. I allready have about 80 Seated coins but only a handfull are old ANACS. Since I'm hoping to win the lottery I hope to throw in some other 19th Century coins too. James
I'll borrow one of your choices. The 1908 No Motto Wells Fargo Saint with the OGH, I don't need a 66 just one that looks good. 1947 Saudi Arabia Gold Pound ARAMCO Still kick myself for not snagging the last one I saw even though it wasn't certified and made into a pendant. A finger of gold from the Atocha come on lottery winnings...
MS-63 with a CAC -- just like my 2 DEs from FUN 2026 -- could be the ticket, RTE. Good-looking coins....CAC for luster or overall eye appeal...definitely stick with Wells Fargo pedigree with OGH/CAC and it should have really nice luster and eye appeal.
