So I'm perusing the interwebs, enjoying a diet tonic with vodka (large! My second, now need a third) and I lowballed this - it's got an ugly hole in it, but for the price (145) I'm quite pleased with myself. Any recent cocktail related purchases you'd like to share?
Couldn't resist this. Something about pre33 US gold around $150 seems like a deal these days. Only 10k mintage
I'll make cocktail-influenced posts.... such as right now. Started the night with a martini, moved to a negroni, progressed to something with rum and luxardo? Never really bought a coin while on the sauce, however. If its an auction that ends in the evening, I'll just submit my high bid and hope I won. And I definitely wouldn't, under any circumstances, buy a coin with holes or problems. You will only regret it. It's an ugly damaged coin. I only want nice coins, and I'd rather skip a few, save my money, and buy one nice one rather than several damaged ones. I would have zero interest in the damaged, holed stuff y'all posted. Oops, sorry, that was the Bacardi talking... although I might agree.
I think people who only buy perfect coins are amazing - I wish I had that kind of money, I also don't know what luxardo or negroni are, but I'll bet they are delicious and congratulations -cheers on that. I have lots of details coins, and don't mind them for a minute, this one is ugly but I didn't have one of these and now I do, for me that's a win - I'm not in the coin collecting game for only perfect MS PCGS certified CAC beaned coins, I'm in it for the funsies, it's just a hobby and this is how I have my fun. Lol. I have zero regrets about this coin or any of my other detailed coins - in fact my top 5 coins are details - my 1916 SLQ (that I bought in a consignment store lot), my 1641-43 1 Eng. Shilling NGC Details, Charles I, my 1921 SLQ that I bought for a details price, hoping it would grade straight [sad trombone], my 1875 P 20 cent piece ANACS details, my 1877 micro S trade dollar NGC details - I confess now that I look I have a $5 Indian gold and a 1870 Seated Liberty Dollar that are straight graded that I also really really like, plus most of my top SLQs. Out of curiosity - do you buy and sell or hold as investments? I think that would change my calculation. My coins aren't any sort of investment or all that valuable, really, so they are just for fun, I also have some Captain Midnight badges from the 40s I just bought. I think they are neat!
Huh. When I had a holed coin that I wanted to submit to ANACS at a show, they weren't accepting holed coins at all. I guess they go back and forth on it.
Sorry, but I think you missed the point. It’s not about buying “perfect” CAC coins, but rather about avoiding coins which are cleaned or damaged. Even though you don’t consider your collection an investment, you’ll be better off with problem-free coins if you ever need to sell them.
Why? Please explain how I would be better off not buying coins you think are beneath you, seriously how would I be better off not having some of my favorite coins that are key to me - for example my 1916 FR2 Details (Damaged) Standing Liberty Quarter, how in the world would I be better off with not having that? I mean I'm not rich, maybe you are, but here's a thing, I can't afford $5,000 for a low grade NO DETAILS 1916 Standing Liberty Quarter. I'm just a bit exasperated at the pretense that buying coins that are cleaned or damaged is somehow a bad thing. I like them, and it's my damn collection, so I will buy them if I want to. If someone like me buys those coins willingly and happily for the right price, why do you care? Leave us alone, please. Just disdain us quietly - you don't need to keep insisting that we're losers to our faces, do you? We get it, you despise us. Thanks!
I think we can all agree that this guy had one drink too much. Reprorthrrd. Repororthred. Report… you know what I mean.
