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<p>[QUOTE="Troodon, post: 1583379, member: 4626"]No idea everything you're into, but for sake of example this is what I got last coin show:</p><p><br /></p><p>1986-S American Silver Eagle Proof, OGP, $70 (Christmas gift for my brother)</p><p>1936 Buffalo nickel, MS 64, ANACS, $50</p><p>1995 Brilliant Uncirculated Pound Coin (with Welsh Dragon), OGP, $7.50</p><p>1983 South Korean 5 won coin (with dragon boat reverse), raw, $0.50</p><p><br /></p><p>I was somewhat already planning to buy a high grade buffalo nickel if one presented itself. The cheaper purchases were impulse buys. I was looking to get <i>a</i> gift for my brother, born in 1986 so something from that year, but got the ASE specifically because someone actually had a nice one in original packaging (most of the others I saw were either not that great with obvious spots or scratches, or slabbed).</p><p><br /></p><p>$100 should be able to get something nice. Keep your eyes open. Can easily get a good condition buffalo nickel of the more common dates. Old paper money? Probably be able to get something decent in that budget too. (Not both of these probably though lol...). Keep your eyes open, something might catch your eye.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Troodon, post: 1583379, member: 4626"]No idea everything you're into, but for sake of example this is what I got last coin show: 1986-S American Silver Eagle Proof, OGP, $70 (Christmas gift for my brother) 1936 Buffalo nickel, MS 64, ANACS, $50 1995 Brilliant Uncirculated Pound Coin (with Welsh Dragon), OGP, $7.50 1983 South Korean 5 won coin (with dragon boat reverse), raw, $0.50 I was somewhat already planning to buy a high grade buffalo nickel if one presented itself. The cheaper purchases were impulse buys. I was looking to get [I]a[/I] gift for my brother, born in 1986 so something from that year, but got the ASE specifically because someone actually had a nice one in original packaging (most of the others I saw were either not that great with obvious spots or scratches, or slabbed). $100 should be able to get something nice. Keep your eyes open. Can easily get a good condition buffalo nickel of the more common dates. Old paper money? Probably be able to get something decent in that budget too. (Not both of these probably though lol...). Keep your eyes open, something might catch your eye.[/QUOTE]
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