Your $1,000,000 Collection

It is your lucky day! A man approaches you and informs you that he will give you $1,000,000 to spend on the coins of your dreams under the following conditions.

• You can buy any coin you want whether it is available for sale or not at the Numismedia Retail Price.
• You can only buy a maximum of 3 coins.
• Any money that you do not use will be lost.

Show us your $1,000,000 collection

I will start with my collection:

1. 1896-S Morgan Dollar NGC MS69 (Jack Lee Pedigree)--$500,000: I selected this coin because it is considered the finest known Morgan Dollar in existence. As a Morgan Dollar collector, this is the absolute pinnacle.
2. 1915 Panama-Pacific $50 Octagonal NGC MS67--$340,000: I consider this coin to be the most beautiful coin in the History of United States coinage. It is certainly the most unique. A huge octagonal $50 gold piece in the highest level of preservation available. I have always wanted to own one of these coins and would consider the acquisition of one the crowning achievement of my coin collecting pursuits.
3. 1881-S Morgan Dollar PCGS MS68--$5,200: We all know that I am a toning freak. I consider this coin the finest known toned coin in history. In fact, I don't remember seeing another coin that even approaches this coin with regards to eye appeal. Immaculate preservation in combination with the most stunning toning imaginable. This is my dream coin. Numismedia lists this coin's retail value at $5,190. If memory serves me correctly, this actual coin sold for well over $10,000. However, considering that I had $160,000 left from my million, I am basically saying that I will forfeit well over $100,000 in order to have the opportunity to own this coin immediately. The reason for this is simple. I firmly believe that the owner of this coin is a toning freak just like myself. If that is true, he probably won't sell it until he is dead. I just don't want to wait that long. Besides, this is fantasy anyway, but this exercise might just separate the collectors from the investors.

Collection Total: $845,200



Now show us what you can do with $1,000,000.

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All nice choices.

:goofer:You're killing me with all your amazing toned coins.

I have to think on it a while.

Bruce

 

Here is my dream coin in the slab.

 

- The aforementioned Pan-Pac - $340,000
- Commodus AE bimetallic medallion, 189-190 AD - $32,500


- The Zodiac series of drachms minted under Antoninus Pius at Alexandria. I can't find any pictures right now.

- And pretty much after that, anything that tickles my fancy.

 

NumisMedia price for that thing is only $5,200 ?

Hmmmm.... it's a good thing you left that extra $154,800 on the table. You're gonna need it to cover the NT premium !

 

my dream coins cost more than a million each sometimes it is tough to even dream

 

Awright gentlemen, I'm ready to step up to the table. I came to play, so git ready !!!

1899 $20 Liberty PR67 DCAM $266,500 - Proof Gold. 'Nuff said.
http://coinfacts.com/double_eagles/liberty_head_with_motto.htm

1793 Chain 1c Sheldon-1 AMERI MS65 $412,500 - Our first regular issue coin; mint records indicate this first die variety was struck between the dates of February 27th - March 1st, 1793 (a three day window).

Some say these were ceremonially struck in honor of George Washington's 61st birthday. Is it possible this very specimen, preserved as a gem, was presented to George himself as a birthday present ?
http://coinfacts.com/large_cents/1793_chain_cents/1793_chain_cents.html

1799 Draped Bust, Heraldic Eagle S$1 MS66 $325,000* - The most stunning and dramatic design amongst our "old school" classics. What imagery ! Bold motifs say "nothing can hold this country back"... and they were right.
http://coins.ha.com/common/view_item.php?Sale_No=432&Lot_No=889


"A" game, men. That's my "A" game, right there.


* OK, OK, so I overspent by $4,000. That's only 0.4%. The rules don't preclude ponying up a little cash of my own. If disallowed, I'll "settle" for an MS65. Should still wow 'em at the coin club "show and tell".

 

I would rather have a plain old 1964D Peace Dollar.

 

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stainless

 

That's only $999,998.

Where ya gonna splurge the other two bucks ?

 

Stainless:
Just a Little info
http://www.pcgs.com/articles/article337.chtml

 

you would need a million just to hire spock and the lawyer to spring you out of the slammer

 

You know, with that one million dollars, I'll rather get a lot catalog to read or a bunch of world coins. Who knows, you might be able to discover something rare or even an unknown variety.

 

Oops.....I chastise people who fail to thoroughly read e-mails.....Then I butcher Lehigh's post and put up 28 5-figure coins I'd like to own.

 

thanks for the linky:smile

stainless

 

Wow,

So a guy walks up an offers to give you $1,000,000 to buy coins as long as you follow 3 simple rules and the response from our forum members is "whatever buddy, I make my own rules"

Thanks to 900fine for playing the game by the rules. The purpose of this thread is to make you think and to see some really cool high end coins. For those that forgot. Here are the rules again.

• You can buy any coin you want whether it is available for sale or not at the Numismedia Retail Price.
• You can only buy a maximum of 3 coins.
• Any money that you do not use will be lost.

 

a 1792 Half Dime MS whatever $375,000

a 1894 S Barber Dime, (I do believe stacks has a G-4 in their showcase for a measely $100,000) making it the highest priced coin continually offered to the public.
you don't need the pic.

a 1794 Flowing Hair dollar AU-58, I can probably wrap that up for the remaining 525,000.

 

Me? I take the money, go to a neighborhood where some people will do anything for money, hire a few to get rid of the person that gave me the money. Now I have no commitments as to what to do with the money so I put it all in a money market account, have the interest sent to me, use it to buy any coin I want and as many as I want.

 

Thanks, L, but I'm afraid I broke an unwritten rule.

One may buy any coin whether available or not... but in my case, at least one of the coins does not actually exist !

According to Breen, the Condition Census for Sheldon-1 Chain Cents lists a single MS61 specimen as the finest known. So my MS65 was a fantasy in more ways than one.

 

Aw, heck. Looks like I broke another unwritten rule.

According to Spock, the coins I picked are not high-end coins !!!