I have $1,250.00 to spend on coins, what should i spend it on?

books, first, then coins

 

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Should be open season on both in my opinion at least for a week. Or just let us shoot out their tires when their driving like idiots. They forget us people that live here don't have all day we gotta get to work

 

I would save for the $20.00 Gold Liberty. As a matter of fact, I am saving for one now.

 

Why? What is the difference between one $1000 coin and three $333 coins?

 

1793 U.S coin

 

I just spent $750 on a coin and that scared me a little. but I am confident that I did very well on it. and I do NOT intend on selling it any time soon (40 years) lol. for a $20 Liberty or St. Guadens that money seems reasonable. I want to start saving money up for a MS $2.50 or $5.00 indian gold coin.

 

I would buy multiple higher grade key(ish) date coins. I am in the same boat as you have have some extra to spend and am trying to decide what to do. It's tempting to get that one big coin you have wanted, but on the other hand it's fun to have multiple new, nice coins to play with.

 

I think it's all about coin priorities. the coin I just paid $750 on will not be in the market for about 10-15 years from now so I jump at the chance of winning it. I am sure everyone has at least a top 10 coin want list ? I have a top 50-60 list. the top 10 are either to expensive or I am waiting for them to come on the market for sale.

 

my top 10 want list is practically unobtainable, especially with my budget :

1) 1964-D Peace Dollar
2) Flowing hair dollar
3) 1934 $10,000 bill
4) 1893-S Morgan Dollar
5) 1895 Morgan Dollar
6) 1793 chain cent
7) 1934 $5,000 bill
8) Confederate Cent
9) 1795-1797 $10 gold w/ small eagle
10) Gobrecht Dollar


Top 10 list of things i can/may be able to afford:

1) Liberty Head Double Eagle
2) Liberty Head Eagle
3) $1,000 bill
4) Indian Head Eagle
5) Bust Dollar
6) $500 bill
7) Seated Liberty Dollar
8) St. Gaudens Double Eagle
9) Classic Head Half Eagle
10) Liberty Head Half Eagle

 

I would suggest a 1908 No Motto St. Gaudens. They are quite popular, 1 of a 2-year only type, are available slabbed in MS63/64 for around the $1,250+ that you have to spend.

 

I've been researching Liberty head double eagles and it looks like i'm going to need around $1,400.00, so I'll probably wait a couple weeks and hope it snows so i can go shovel some driveways

 

Of your want list I have one and the chain cent and gobrecht dollar are on my hopefully sometime list. The chain hopefully soon. If sure love a confederate cent but I'd be happy with one of the restrikes like I would the half. I have limited funds too or id be after
1822 $5
1794 $1
Continental dollar especially in silver
1792 half disme (maybe someday)
Small eagle half again maybe someday
Small eagle $10 (me too)
$4 Stella
And the 1884 and 1885 trade dollars that will complete the set in trying to put togetherc

 

I wish it'd snow here too! Bitter cold is all what goods wintercwithout snow to play in!!

 

stick with your doable list.

 

Just got very cold here in Mi too. I'm with you Bill, if it's going to be cold, it might as well snow. Last year we broke a state record with 97" of snow for the season.

 

On the contrary, there is only one possible good reason (and I don't agree even with it) to ever want snow. That's if one owns a ski resort.

Two flakes of snow are two flakes too many.

 

LOL. I hear you. I used to love snow -- but then I spent the record-breaking winters of 93-94 and 95-96 in southeastern PA (Lancaster). Multiple FEET of snow on an area that's accustomed to a few inches at a time. I blew out my shoulder shoveling our very short sidewalk and driveway, and it took years for it to recover. That was a big motivator for us to move to North Carolina.

Now, we find ourselves wishing for snow, and rarely getting it -- but I'm much happier this way than I was with the alternative!

 

I grew up in Chicago. I've lived on both coasts and the southeast. I remember my feelings when I was moving to CA. I was happy I would no longer have to knock my feet together when entering my car...if you grew up with snow, you know of what I describe.

Anyway, believe it or not, I missed the snow. It can be a pain, but I find it oddly peaceful when we're getting a major snow storm and am willing to live with the consequences. I've always known I was a bit off....