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<p>[QUOTE="lordmarcovan, post: 3267292, member: 10461"]<font size="5"><b>What to buy with a $50-75-ish budget? </b></font></p><p><font size="5"><br /></font></p><p><font size="5">I was all tapped out, coin splurge money spent, a few Christmas gifts left to buy, when suddenly this morning I found a surprise PayPal gift from [USER=82194]@dadams[/USER], which made my day. I've had fun browsing for $50-75-ish ideas all day. See what you think of these.</font></p><p><font size="5"><br /></font></p><p><font size="7"><span style="color: #ff0000"><b>A.</b></span></font></p><p><b><a href="https://www.vcoins.com/en/stores/traianvs_coins/250/product/roman_republic_anonymous_ae_semis_211__207_bc_hispania_mint_saturn__prow_rigth/847544/Default.aspx" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.vcoins.com/en/stores/traianvs_coins/250/product/roman_republic_anonymous_ae_semis_211__207_bc_hispania_mint_saturn__prow_rigth/847544/Default.aspx" rel="nofollow"><font size="5">ROMAN REPUBLIC, Anonymous. AE, Semis. 211 - 207 BC. Hispania mint. Saturn / Prow right.</font></a></b></p><p><font size="5">Cost: €60.00 ($67.71) + 10.16 shipping = $77.87</font></p><p><font size="5">[ATTACH=full]860867[/ATTACH] </font></p><p><b><font size="5">Pros: </font></b><font size="5">it looks great to me. Nice contrasting patina, and I don't have any ancient bronze in my collection currently. Furthermore, I've never owned </font><i><font size="5">any</font></i><font size="5"> Roman Republican bronze. And I've been wanting an ancient with a ship on it.</font></p><p><font size="5"><b>Cons: </b>at 20 mm, it's kind of small compared to other Roman Republic bronze denominations, but it's not tiny. The more pressing issue is that slabbing it at NGC would drive the cost over $110-ish, which would likely put me "underwater" in this coin. (Or would it? And does that even matter?)</font></p><p><font size="5"><br /></font></p><p><font size="3">(The obvious answer you slab-hating ancient collectors will have is, "<i>Just don't slab it, then</i>!", and I hear you, but mine is a slabbed collection- it's one of the few rules I set for myself. So let's not debate that point here, if you don't mind. The question is whether or not this coin is a contender for my slabbed set, given the expenses involved.)</font></p><p><br /></p><p><font size="7"><span style="color: #ff0000"><b>B.</b></span></font></p><p><font size="5"><b><a href="https://www.ma-shops.com/kuenkeramdom/item.php?id=7190" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.ma-shops.com/kuenkeramdom/item.php?id=7190" rel="nofollow">Nuremberg, city of Jeton (by Dockler) on the 2nd jubilee anniversary Jeton 1730 ss +</a></b></font></p><p><font size="5">(Listing title was auto-translated from German)</font></p><p>Cost: €45.00 ($50.83) + $16.83 shipping = $67.66.</p><p><font size="5">[ATTACH=full]860872[/ATTACH]</font></p><p><b>Pros:</b> this is an awesomely engraved silver jeton, and suitably early, with its 1730 date. Furthermore, it has handsome toning. I like the design and style a lot, and look forward to studying more about what's going on there on the obverse. At 26 mm, this piece is of a nice middling size; bigger than a US quarter but smaller than a half dollar.</p><p><b>Cons: </b>I don't know if PCGS will slab this, but I think they will. I don't really know the significance of the design yet, or much of anything about this piece, really, except it caught my eye and I like it. Really there's no question about me liking it enough. The main question is whether I like one of the other pieces <i>more</i>.</p><p><br /></p><p><b><font size="7"><span style="color: #ff0000">C.</span></font></b></p><p><a href="https://www.ma-shops.com/schimmer/item.php?id=70957" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.ma-shops.com/schimmer/item.php?id=70957" rel="nofollow">HAMBURG - NEW STOCK EXCHANGE 1841 - 1841, by Loos and Lorenz. 42.6 mm. ... bronze medal 1841 excellent</a></p><p>(Listing title was auto-translated from German)</p><p>Cost: €55.00 ($62.12) + $10.05 shipping = $72.17.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]860883[/ATTACH]</p><p><b>Pros: </b>Big! Beautiful! C'mon, just <i>look</i> at this thing ... It's drop-dead <i>gorgeous</i>! Really, I'm practically sold, but for one tiny sticking point I'll mention below.</p><p><b>Cons: </b>at 42.6 mm, there's a chance this will not fit into a standard PCGS slab, and might need an oversized holder. I don't want those in my box. I'll have to call PCGS customer service and see. I know they'll do stuff up to 40 mm (US Silver Eagle size) in a standard holder, but that 43-45 mm stuff, I don't know.</p><p><br /></p><p><font size="7"><span style="color: #ff0000"><b>D.</b></span></font></p><p><a href="https://www.ebay.com/itm/2016-Mongolia-Chinggis-Khaan-1000-Tugrik-Gold-PCGS-PR69-DCAM-/113122300656" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.ebay.com/itm/2016-Mongolia-Chinggis-Khaan-1000-Tugrik-Gold-PCGS-PR69-DCAM-/113122300656" rel="nofollow">2016 Mongolia Chinggis Khaan 1000 Tugrik Gold PCGS PR69 DCAM</a></p><p>Cost: $59.00 (free shipping)</p><p>[ATTACH=full]860898[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]860901[/ATTACH]</p><p>[ATTACH=full]860902[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]860903[/ATTACH]</p><p>(More images in listing)</p><p><b>Pros: </b>a Mongolian coin celebrating Genghis Khan is kind of fun. And it's gold. <i>Proof</i> gold at that. Ultra high grade. And already in a PCGS slab, so it's "collection ready" in that sense. No extra work or expense. Gold, even small or modern gold, is always nice to have, and always relatively easy to sell later if the need arises.</p><p><b>Cons: </b>it's a modern NCLT "widget", so not as historically interesting as the pieces above. But it's <i>proof gold</i>. And I do intend to add some more moderns to make my "Eclectic Box" more truly eclectic. It's small, but for a gold coin in this price range, that shouldn't be surprising. Genghis Khan is kind of ugly, but properly fierce looking. I'm worried those main pictures are stock images, which would mean I'd need to reimage the coin, since the other (slab) images of the actual coin are too small and not of suitable quality. I suppose I can ask if the big images are of the actual coin.</p><p><br /></p><p><b>So... what do you think is the best pick for the money?</b></p><p><br /></p><p>I can't swear I'll follow the advice of the poll results, or that I won't run off and buy something else entirely, but I thought I'd solicit opinions on these four, just for fun.</p><p><br /></p><p>I might even buy more than one of these if I come across more funds later. These are all watchlisted.</p><p><br /></p><p>Thank you all for looking and advising, and thanks again to [USER=82194]@dadams[/USER] for the surprise gift of enough "mad money" to go on this little mini-shopping spree. At the bare minimum, I've had a blast shopping around, thanks to the surprise windfall gift. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="lordmarcovan, post: 3267292, member: 10461"][SIZE=5][B]What to buy with a $50-75-ish budget? [/B] I was all tapped out, coin splurge money spent, a few Christmas gifts left to buy, when suddenly this morning I found a surprise PayPal gift from [USER=82194]@dadams[/USER], which made my day. I've had fun browsing for $50-75-ish ideas all day. See what you think of these. [/SIZE] [SIZE=7][COLOR=#ff0000][B]A.[/B][/COLOR][/SIZE] [B][URL='https://www.vcoins.com/en/stores/traianvs_coins/250/product/roman_republic_anonymous_ae_semis_211__207_bc_hispania_mint_saturn__prow_rigth/847544/Default.aspx'][SIZE=5]ROMAN REPUBLIC, Anonymous. AE, Semis. 211 - 207 BC. Hispania mint. Saturn / Prow right.[/SIZE][/URL][/B] [SIZE=5]Cost: €60.00 ($67.71) + 10.16 shipping = $77.87 [ATTACH=full]860867[/ATTACH] [/SIZE] [B][SIZE=5]Pros: [/SIZE][/B][SIZE=5]it looks great to me. Nice contrasting patina, and I don't have any ancient bronze in my collection currently. Furthermore, I've never owned [/SIZE][I][SIZE=5]any[/SIZE][/I][SIZE=5] Roman Republican bronze. And I've been wanting an ancient with a ship on it. [B]Cons: [/B]at 20 mm, it's kind of small compared to other Roman Republic bronze denominations, but it's not tiny. The more pressing issue is that slabbing it at NGC would drive the cost over $110-ish, which would likely put me "underwater" in this coin. (Or would it? And does that even matter?) [/SIZE] [SIZE=3](The obvious answer you slab-hating ancient collectors will have is, "[I]Just don't slab it, then[/I]!", and I hear you, but mine is a slabbed collection- it's one of the few rules I set for myself. So let's not debate that point here, if you don't mind. The question is whether or not this coin is a contender for my slabbed set, given the expenses involved.)[/SIZE] [SIZE=7][COLOR=#ff0000][B]B.[/B][/COLOR][/SIZE] [SIZE=5][B][URL='https://www.ma-shops.com/kuenkeramdom/item.php?id=7190']Nuremberg, city of Jeton (by Dockler) on the 2nd jubilee anniversary Jeton 1730 ss +[/URL][/B] (Listing title was auto-translated from German)[/SIZE] Cost: €45.00 ($50.83) + $16.83 shipping = $67.66. [SIZE=5][ATTACH=full]860872[/ATTACH][/SIZE] [B]Pros:[/B] this is an awesomely engraved silver jeton, and suitably early, with its 1730 date. Furthermore, it has handsome toning. I like the design and style a lot, and look forward to studying more about what's going on there on the obverse. At 26 mm, this piece is of a nice middling size; bigger than a US quarter but smaller than a half dollar. [B]Cons: [/B]I don't know if PCGS will slab this, but I think they will. I don't really know the significance of the design yet, or much of anything about this piece, really, except it caught my eye and I like it. Really there's no question about me liking it enough. The main question is whether I like one of the other pieces [I]more[/I]. [B][SIZE=7][COLOR=#ff0000]C.[/COLOR][/SIZE][/B] [URL='https://www.ma-shops.com/schimmer/item.php?id=70957']HAMBURG - NEW STOCK EXCHANGE 1841 - 1841, by Loos and Lorenz. 42.6 mm. ... bronze medal 1841 excellent[/URL] (Listing title was auto-translated from German) Cost: €55.00 ($62.12) + $10.05 shipping = $72.17. [ATTACH=full]860883[/ATTACH] [B]Pros: [/B]Big! Beautiful! C'mon, just [I]look[/I] at this thing ... It's drop-dead [I]gorgeous[/I]! Really, I'm practically sold, but for one tiny sticking point I'll mention below. [B]Cons: [/B]at 42.6 mm, there's a chance this will not fit into a standard PCGS slab, and might need an oversized holder. I don't want those in my box. I'll have to call PCGS customer service and see. I know they'll do stuff up to 40 mm (US Silver Eagle size) in a standard holder, but that 43-45 mm stuff, I don't know. [SIZE=7][COLOR=#ff0000][B]D.[/B][/COLOR][/SIZE] [URL='https://www.ebay.com/itm/2016-Mongolia-Chinggis-Khaan-1000-Tugrik-Gold-PCGS-PR69-DCAM-/113122300656']2016 Mongolia Chinggis Khaan 1000 Tugrik Gold PCGS PR69 DCAM[/URL] Cost: $59.00 (free shipping) [ATTACH=full]860898[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]860901[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]860902[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]860903[/ATTACH] (More images in listing) [B]Pros: [/B]a Mongolian coin celebrating Genghis Khan is kind of fun. And it's gold. [I]Proof[/I] gold at that. Ultra high grade. And already in a PCGS slab, so it's "collection ready" in that sense. No extra work or expense. Gold, even small or modern gold, is always nice to have, and always relatively easy to sell later if the need arises. [B]Cons: [/B]it's a modern NCLT "widget", so not as historically interesting as the pieces above. But it's [I]proof gold[/I]. And I do intend to add some more moderns to make my "Eclectic Box" more truly eclectic. It's small, but for a gold coin in this price range, that shouldn't be surprising. Genghis Khan is kind of ugly, but properly fierce looking. I'm worried those main pictures are stock images, which would mean I'd need to reimage the coin, since the other (slab) images of the actual coin are too small and not of suitable quality. I suppose I can ask if the big images are of the actual coin. [B]So... what do you think is the best pick for the money?[/B] I can't swear I'll follow the advice of the poll results, or that I won't run off and buy something else entirely, but I thought I'd solicit opinions on these four, just for fun. I might even buy more than one of these if I come across more funds later. These are all watchlisted. Thank you all for looking and advising, and thanks again to [USER=82194]@dadams[/USER] for the surprise gift of enough "mad money" to go on this little mini-shopping spree. At the bare minimum, I've had a blast shopping around, thanks to the surprise windfall gift. :)[/QUOTE]
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