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Coin collectors' thread
Posted on 8/9/14 at 1:54 pm
Posted on 8/9/14 at 1:54 pm
It's been awhile since we discussed coin collections, so here goes....
I only collect coins, I don't sell them. But I do give them as gifts occasionally.
I have about 400 coins in my collection, mostly coins minted in New Orleans, which I enjoy getting. However I also have some decent Roman coins and a few coins from Nazi Germany.
My best two coins are an 1846 "seated liberty" silver dollar minted in New Orleans which is in very good condition and an 1814 "Capped Bust" dime (no mint mark) also in good condition.
Let's hear about your coins.
I only collect coins, I don't sell them. But I do give them as gifts occasionally.
I have about 400 coins in my collection, mostly coins minted in New Orleans, which I enjoy getting. However I also have some decent Roman coins and a few coins from Nazi Germany.
My best two coins are an 1846 "seated liberty" silver dollar minted in New Orleans which is in very good condition and an 1814 "Capped Bust" dime (no mint mark) also in good condition.
Let's hear about your coins.
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Posted on 8/9/14 at 2:19 pm to LSURussian
I collected coins as a kid, haven't even looked at it in years, they're probably worth quite a bit now.
My grandmother was a teacher, and used to take admission at the high school basketball games back in the day, when there were a few silver dollars still in circulation. Whenever she'd get one, she'd replace it with a paper dollar and save it for me, so I have quite a few of them, varying from pretty good condition to nearly worn flat.
I have a few proof sets, a few commemorative half dollars-including one from the 1884 World Cotton Exposition in NOLA. I bought several of the uncirculated Carson City silver dollars from the trove that was discovered in the seventies. All together, I probably have a couple hundred silver dollars that I bought or were given to me, mostly Morgan dollars. Also, nearly complete sets of dimes quarters, and halves, from the late 1800's to the 1950's, and a complete set, or close to it. of Indian head pennies.
My most valuable single item is a $5 gold piece from the late 19th century-don't remember which mint, but I think it's San Francisco. My oldest coin is a penny from around 1800.
Never got into foreign coins except the occasional one I found in change or someone gave me.
ETA: Also a complete set of proof Eisenhower silver dollars
My grandmother was a teacher, and used to take admission at the high school basketball games back in the day, when there were a few silver dollars still in circulation. Whenever she'd get one, she'd replace it with a paper dollar and save it for me, so I have quite a few of them, varying from pretty good condition to nearly worn flat.
I have a few proof sets, a few commemorative half dollars-including one from the 1884 World Cotton Exposition in NOLA. I bought several of the uncirculated Carson City silver dollars from the trove that was discovered in the seventies. All together, I probably have a couple hundred silver dollars that I bought or were given to me, mostly Morgan dollars. Also, nearly complete sets of dimes quarters, and halves, from the late 1800's to the 1950's, and a complete set, or close to it. of Indian head pennies.
My most valuable single item is a $5 gold piece from the late 19th century-don't remember which mint, but I think it's San Francisco. My oldest coin is a penny from around 1800.
Never got into foreign coins except the occasional one I found in change or someone gave me.
ETA: Also a complete set of proof Eisenhower silver dollars
This post was edited on 8/9/14 at 2:26 pm
Posted on 8/9/14 at 5:50 pm to LSURussian
I grew up collecting coins with my father. He would but new eagles from a magazine and I would collect the state coins. Soon we got into peace and morgans. Now we have about 60 silver dollars from various years and mints.
My father used to work downtown and had befriended a guy that emptied parking meters. Somehow, my dad would get to pick through the coins and grab silver coins. Mostly pre-65 quarters and mercury dimes.
Another story, my father(about 70) would cut his grandmothers yard as a boy. She would give him a silver dollar each time. When he had saved enough to buy a motorcycle, his mother exchanged them for cash. His mother died about 20 years ago and had a trunk with her keep sakes that was raided by the family. My grandfather died a couple years ago and my father always felt like she had held onto the coins but had not seen them since. My grandfather would mention "coins" that he had but not much else. While we were going through his stuff we found what amounted to a single handful of peace dollars.
Most valuable coin came from my grandfather, an 1892 $20 gold coin.
My father used to work downtown and had befriended a guy that emptied parking meters. Somehow, my dad would get to pick through the coins and grab silver coins. Mostly pre-65 quarters and mercury dimes.
Another story, my father(about 70) would cut his grandmothers yard as a boy. She would give him a silver dollar each time. When he had saved enough to buy a motorcycle, his mother exchanged them for cash. His mother died about 20 years ago and had a trunk with her keep sakes that was raided by the family. My grandfather died a couple years ago and my father always felt like she had held onto the coins but had not seen them since. My grandfather would mention "coins" that he had but not much else. While we were going through his stuff we found what amounted to a single handful of peace dollars.
Most valuable coin came from my grandfather, an 1892 $20 gold coin.
Posted on 8/11/14 at 10:42 am to LSURussian
I've got a foreign coin question. The coin I use as a ball mark when I play golf is from Bahrain.
It's the size and color of our quarter. There is no denomination engraved on the coin. Odd since our number system is Arabic and it's an Arab country.
So, does anyone know the denomination of the coin?
It's the size and color of our quarter. There is no denomination engraved on the coin. Odd since our number system is Arabic and it's an Arab country.
So, does anyone know the denomination of the coin?
Posted on 8/11/14 at 2:43 pm to LSURussian
One of my favorite hobbies. I collected old Confederate Money in college. I had some great pieces like "Iberville Parish $.50 bill.", which is where I grew up. I miss them. They were all in perfect condition.
Not the most valuable but most enjoyable.
Not the most valuable but most enjoyable.
Posted on 8/12/14 at 3:26 pm to LSURussian
I'm not much of a coin collector, but I order a few boxes of half dollars from the bank every month. I have built a nice little horde of silver doing this. I usually find 2-3 40% silver halves in each box.
I also have a 1900 New Orleans mint silver dollar. The story goes that a general store owner in Houma would give a silver dollar to all his customers when they had a baby. My Gramma saved the 9 silver dollars he gave her, and gave them to my dad, aunts and uncles at Christmas one year.
I also have a 1900 New Orleans mint silver dollar. The story goes that a general store owner in Houma would give a silver dollar to all his customers when they had a baby. My Gramma saved the 9 silver dollars he gave her, and gave them to my dad, aunts and uncles at Christmas one year.
Posted on 8/13/14 at 8:49 am to LSURussian
When I was 9, I bought a quarter for $42,000 in New York. Even made it into the New York Times. I hear it's about to sell again for a hell of a lot more than that.
My dad gives me updates from time to time on how much his former collection is worth. I wish he'd stop.
My dad gives me updates from time to time on how much his former collection is worth. I wish he'd stop.
Posted on 8/22/14 at 9:16 am to LSURussian
My coin collection has not changed whatsoever in the past 7 - 10 months. Life has gotten in the way from coin roll hunting which is my main focus in adding new coins (primarily hunting silver pieces). I wish to get started with ordering halves from the bank soon. My biggest problem is I am on pace to finally freeing up enough time to get back into the groove of searching through coins but now football season kicks off in just a week. First world problems
I do keep a spreadsheet with details about my collection regarding dates and coin types as well as another spreadsheet tracking the silver value of my collection. Unfortunately I do not have them available on this machine and instead backed up on an external. If I get around to restoring the spreadsheets I will try to list some of my inventory here.
Here are some pictures I took previously showing parts of my collection:
Silver pieces, steel pennies, and buffalo nickel
Walking liberty half dollars:
A few Morgan dollars:
I do keep a spreadsheet with details about my collection regarding dates and coin types as well as another spreadsheet tracking the silver value of my collection. Unfortunately I do not have them available on this machine and instead backed up on an external. If I get around to restoring the spreadsheets I will try to list some of my inventory here.
Here are some pictures I took previously showing parts of my collection:
Silver pieces, steel pennies, and buffalo nickel
Walking liberty half dollars:
A few Morgan dollars:
This post was edited on 8/22/14 at 9:19 am
Posted on 3/19/16 at 6:41 pm to LSURussian
I have a set of 27 silver dollars minted in New Orleans, one for each year they were minted 1879-1904, trying to decide if I should get the 3 or 4 that are the most valuable professionally graded for the possibility of selling in the future.
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