The poor collectors WISH list.

I forgot about the 1913 V Nickel good choice

 

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All I really want is a genuine chain cent in MS64 RD.

Since you asked for five coins, here are a few more:

1895 PF Morgan $1 double struck on a $20 gold planchet

1933 $20 in MS

1913 V-nickel in PF

and one from the bullion category:

220 Pound Canadian Gold Coin

 

1) 1909 VDB s
2) copper 1943 penny
3) 1973 aluminum penny
4) Morgan Dollar
5) Canadian Dino silver coin full set

 

1796 S-96 large cent
1801 S-217 large cent
1803 S-264 large cent
1793 S-1 chain cent
1793 liberty cap cent any variety

and I'll take those in any grade as long as they are identifiable.

 

You're right - a poor collector's wishlist would probably have a price ceiling. Here are 5 coins that I'd love to have and could probably find for under $200:

1) A Pedley Ryan Dollar in well circulated condition
http://www.so-calleddollars.com/Events/Pedley_Ryan_Dollars.html


2) A 1904 Louisiana Purchase Expo gold Fleur de Lis medal

3) An EF40 or better 1915-S Panama Pacific Commemorative Half Dollar

4) A 1912 US Philippines peso (preferably not cleaned like this one: )
http://cgi.ebay.com/Philippines-191...134?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item3a6295bb3e

5) A 1930 3 Mark from one of the mints I'm still missing

 

1 a 1933 penny
2 a 1954 penny
3 a complete set of union bank of scotland notes
4 a lydian obol
5 a 1952 proof penny

 

forgot to add the 1914-18 5 shilling and 2/6 notes and the 1939-45 5 shilling and 2/6 notes................

 

Funny thing, but every US-Philippine silver peso that I have seen here in Japan has been harshly cleaned. I don't know what the deal is about that.

 

Well since it is a wish list I would like to have the following set of Small Size Banknotes.

Vivid-yellow green seal Series 1934 $100, $50, $20, $10 and $5 banknotes.
I do have in mind that it could be any District as long as it was a true set.
Currently doing some research on this and and might I add what an expense this would be for me even in quality status of AU.

I took me quite a while to save up for some items I felt compelled to accquire and this would be no different.

 

Of course, I could wish for a 1933 Saint or maybe an 1895 Proof Morgan or an 1889CC Morgan in MS64, but I'd really rather have these:
1878 8TF VAM-9 in MS65
1879CC, 1890CC, 1891CC, 1892CC & 1893CC in MS65

Chris

 

Actually, there's a pretty good explanation for that. When the Japanese Army invaded the Philippines, US armed forces emptied out all of the bank vaults / safety deposit boxes and carried the contents with them on the retreat to Corregidor. The goal was to deny the bullion to the invading forces.

When it became clear that Corregidor was going to fall, the defenders took motor boats out into Manila bay and dumped tons of gold into the ocean so that it wouldn't fall into enemy hands. Some of it was recovered during the war, but most of the coins spent months, years, and even decades submerged in salt water:

http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/360761/millions_in_silver_coins_dumped_in_pg2.html?cat=37

http://corregidor.org/chs_trident/trident_15.htm

Some of the high grade silver pesos that we have available today were actually smuggled off of the island by submarines that evacuated VIPs. The ballast was emptied and replaced with coin bags. About 2 tons of silver pesos made it out before Corregidor fell. There are stories of sailors sitting on the bags and using the pesos as poker chips, but I don't know how credible those are.