The poor collectors WISH list.

So I don't know how many of ya CTers our there live on the verge of the poverty level but I will be honest, I do

The reason for this posting is just for fun.

Goal: create a list of the top 5 items you wish you could afford and post it here.
Just for the fun of it. To share with fellow cters what you wish you had/could afford.
Unless I get promoted, I will be stuck roll searching and saving money until I can afford coins in the price range of $100-200 ea.

Here are my top 5 wants for my collection that I may or may never have

1. 2001 Buffalo Silver and Gold Coin set
   
2. 1943 Copper One cent piece
   
3. $5 USD educational note
   
4. 1880/79 DPL Morgan Silver Dollar
   
5. And Finally! Which I cannot find anywhere a $5 food Stamp note Voided or not I want one they look so amazing, I just recently acquired one from the 70's but I want one of these
   

How about your poor mans list?

 

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1.) J-72 1838 Pattern Half Dollar
2.) 1955/1955 Doubled Die Cent
3.) 1794 Silver Dollar
4.) 1792 Half Disme
5.) 1909-S VDB Cent

 

1. Any mint 1895 Morgan
2. 1909 S VDB
3. 1932 D Wahington Quarter
4. 1916 D Merc
5. 1891 Seated Liberty Half

 

1. Barber Half in AU+
2. 1921 Peace Dollar AU+
3. Athena Owl Tetradrachm
4. Leopold I Taler
5. $5 Gold Indian

 

You have just given me a GREAT idea for a thread....

 

Well have at it

 

1948 Canadian silver dollar
1948 18,780 1,100.00 1,300.00 1,475.00 1,750.00 2,100.00 3,100.00 5,000.00 22,000.00 Grading runs from VF20-MS65

 

Three legged 1937-D Buffalo
1918/17 Buff Overdate (These two Buffs complete my set!)
Lincoln 1909-S VDB
1916-D Winged Liberty (Mercury) Head Dime
Any Augustus Saint-Gaudens Double Eagle Common Date OK (I'm a Simple Man)
Now if anyone would like to adopt a 53 year old Numismatist.....
Steve

 

Any $4 gold piece (I'm not picky)
Any $10, $5 or $2.50 capped bust gold coin
Any Dahlonega or Charlotte gold coin
1933 $10 Indian
1804 dollar
1913 Liberty nickel
1870-S $3 gold
1838-O Bust half
1822 $5 gold
1894-S Barber dime

 

1) NE Threepence
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2) St. Patrick "Halfpenny"
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3) Washington "double head"
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4) Liberty Cap half cent
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5) 1985 Liberty Head

 

J-906 pattern quarter dollar
link:
http://uspatterns.com/j906p994.html

 

I don't get it, isn't this the same idea as a normal wishlist? I don't think any of us could afford any of the mentioned coins without some saving/studying :yes:

 

1. Any mint 1895 Morgan
2. 1909 S VDB(i have it)
3. 1932 D Wahington Quarter(i have it)
4. 1916 D Merc
5. 1891 Seated Liberty Half

Any $4 gold piece (I'm not picky)
Any $10, $5 or $2.50 , 1 dollar or capped bust gold coin
Any Dahlonega or Charlotte gold coin
1933 $10 Indian
1804 dollar
1913 Liberty nickel
1870-S $3 gold
1838-O Bust half
1822 $5 gold
1894-S Barber dime
Three legged 1937-D Buffalo
1918/17 Buff Overdate (These two Buffs complete my set!)
Lincoln 1909-S VDB
1916-D Winged Liberty (Mercury) Head Dime
Any Augustus Saint-Gaudens Double Eagle Common Date OK (I'm a Simple Man)
1.) J-72 1838 Pattern Half Dollar
2.) 1955/1955 Doubled Die Cent(i have it)
3.) 1794 Silver Dollar
4.) 1792 Half Disme
5.) 1909-S VDB Cent.....(i have it)

 

i should have gotten that 1916 d merc dime... when i had the chance..

 

I guess so, just with some of the threads some members have started makes me wonder how many figures some of us make. Rather instead, I don't worry about it as I know my place on this earth and understand I may never have an opportunity to make more than 25k annually. And that is of course if hyperinflation is truly a big myth.

 

When I was young and didn't have a lot of money, I lusted after large cents in mint state. I can remember vividly looking at one in the case of my local dealer, staring at that sparkling and unobtainable large cent (it was an 1820 Randall Hoard coin). Many years later, I got to purchase one, but I can remember how impossible it felt to be able to spend that kind of money on a coin. I guess the reason I share this is that you never know what the future may hold, and if you work hard and keep your dreams alive you can accomplish them. I know I never thought I would be able to hold a mint state large cent, yet that happened.

 

1913 V nickel
Complete V nickels set(finest in the world)
Huge Clipped planchet collection
huge obsolete note collection
and mint error mania

 

1) 1920 Gold Wilson Dollar SCD
http://www.coinnews.net/2008/04/01/...-heritages-april-central-states-auction-4021/

2) 1945 Gold 'Disc' minted for Saudi Oil
http://www.coinlink.com/News/gold-s...-disks-made-for-oil-payments-to-saudi-arabia/

3) 1905 US Mint Opening Medal in Silver HK-876a (heck, I'd take a bronze...)
http://www.so-calleddollars.com/Events/Denver_Mint_Opening.html

4) 1906 US Philippine Peso (only 501 struck in Philadelphia, all in proof). The San Francisco issues are also pretty rare despite much higher mintage numbers:
http://blog.filipinonumismatist.com/2009/02/finest-1906-s-one-peso-offered-at.html

5) 1939 or 1940 Charbneau Dollar (another So-Called Dollar). By preference, I'd go with the HK-488:
http://www.so-calleddollars.com/Events/Golden_Gate_Exposition.html

 

1 Judd J1776-1905
2 Chain cent
3 1895 Morgan Dollar
4 1921 Proof Peace dollar
5 1916 Standing liberty quarter