Post your $50 to $100 coin purchase

Inflation comes even to Cointalk, so I'm upping the ante for low cost coins. Not a put-down of under $50 coins; I've got plenty of those. Purchase doesn't have to be recent. Anything bought in the 20th or 21st century will do. To kick things off, here is my $50-100 coin. It's my one and only lowball coin ... a centennial year S mint sitting liberty half. Bought it to show newbies and noncollectors what the low end looks like, but have actually become fond of the lady. Let's see what you've got!

Cal

 

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Wow, Meow has not ever seen a coin graded PO01 before. can it get even worse of grade than this? PO00 maybe?

 

Fun idea. Here’s one I got for $80 to add to my NGC registry of war nickels. It is a type one, but the set had a place for it since Denver did not mint silver nickels until 1943.

 

I like this range, lots of quality coins to be found in it.

A bill on the nose..

 

@calcol- Straight grade PO01!

 

Does this count? From what I've read, these coins were accepted as legal tender in the United States up until the civil war. I know it's probably not worth what I paid for it ($57), but it satisfies my urge to own a shipwreck coin.

 

Today's acquisition.

 

Was happy with it's 70 dollar price tag

 

These wound up being about $90 each. Sold the 1741 for $175, and the 1744 for $250:

 

Super cool, love the old cases.

 

I paid $75.00 for this one in the early '90s.....

 

I paid about 4000 Belgian Francs for this 1794 cent in 1989. That was about 65-70 dollars back then.

It is worth a bit more now, but also 30 years have gone by...

 

I used to pick up coins like these for about $60 each. Wish I had bought more.

 

All nice coins, but the toning on the 1829 is really eye-catching. Cal

 

$100 on the nose...

 

1 bill! are you pulling my leg?

 

$100 ea. Before the one went to cac

 

Some early small silver