junk issues make our hobby a laughing stock.

thanks I needed that

When these rocks become available I'll take a dozen:devil:

 

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I don't think you can cut down Canada or Australia, when you look at some of the garbage the U.S. mint comes up with for Commems. The only time many of them go up in price is when silver does.

 

Now those are cool coins. Never have seen anything like them. Regarding the OP semi rant - well I sort of see them as both art coins, county coins, and bullion. Personally, I seek these type of coins out on APMEX and other places when I can.

I am not exactly the smartest coin collector in town, but I am definately zoning high on fun marks.

 

I have no interest in a "coin" where the metal content is displayed on the coin. I have no problem with commerating various things in metal- and there are some I wouldn't mind having in my collection, although a very low number as most of them I've seen don't appeal to me...but since they have the metal content, it totally ruins it for me.

I do want those car coins, though. Especially the Mustang. But not for my coin collection, for my car collection! I doubt I would even type them into my coin collection chart.

 

british mints are just as bad
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/2009-DOCTOR-1...pt=Coins_BritishProofs_RL&hash=item35ab72c0dd

 

I like the Isle of Man and Gibraltar fractional gold coins and I do not feel that they are "junk" coins. They are gold coins so they are not junk to me. With that said, those gold coins usually sell for a very high premium over melt price and I am not going to pay that high premium for that. Based on my very limited personal experience buying these, a person can buy a fractional Isle of Man or Gibraltar fractional gold coin at melt or slightly above melt at a local coin dealer or a better bet is to buy one at a coin show. There are several on ebay but the prices on the 1/25 oz gold coins have very high premiums over melt.

 

but the "coin" listed is a medallion not a genuine coin.

 

what about these classic "circulaing coins" from liberia..............

 

Funny that you mention rocks, I DO collect rocks from places I visit, LOL. So far I have a rock from Bannockburn Scotland, Thrermopylae Greece, New Grange Ireland, an quite a few other historic places. Not that I pull them off castles, just pick up a small pebble as we explore the area.

 

Those are the Somali Guitar coins, and they were only struck in Proof, not for circulation.

Chris

 

sorry i thought it was liberia, still crap all the same.

 

Amen to that!

Chris

 

I have to admit my comment originated from the same concept of yours. My sister used to collect rocks from places she visited. They drove to most of their vacation spots, picked them up, and she started a rock garden in her back yard. Along with others, the vacation rocks became an item of interest within it. They all exceeded pebble status and several required two people to move about!

 

I picked this rock out of a stream in eastern Oregon. It reminded me of the three monkeys.....See no evil, Hear no evil, Speak no evil.

Someone once told me that it is illegal to take rocks out of Colorado. Does anyone know if this is true or not?

Chris

 

I would be more concerned with the abominations being produced by the US Mint. I find that all the current $ coins look no better than an old subway token and are less useful and several of the other silver dollar issues are almost cartoonish in their design. Many of the other mints put out some stunning coins in comparison.

 

i thought the state quarters programme was brilliant, the coins ok weren't the best quality (u.s coins have always been poor quality) but the subject matter was superb.

 

I don't think it's illegal. Looks like you have a VERY nice agate there! If you know a rock person with a saw you should have it opened, I'd be willing to bet it is a beauty!