引用する: elvis123...Also, please identify yourself if you own the 1 Million dollar coin.
You don't know the 1933 $20 coin story?
No I can't say I do. Please tell me the story.
Okay, here it goes:
Way back when, in 1933 (no, I wasn't alive back then!), Roosevelt decided to ban private ownereship of gold in significant quantities. That also meant banning gold coins. The Mint, however, struck all normal gold coinage for 1933. Those coins had to be melted. All the coins were melted safely ecxept a few $20 gold coins, which were stolen by the head of the mint. He sold them to a jeweler and from there they went to coin shops around the country. Most of them were melted after being seized by the police except 11. 10 stayed in the house of the head of the mint, while one was sold, with a legal export visa (a government mistake) to King Farouk of Egypt. Through a long sequence of events, they got auctioned off in America to an anonymous person. The other ten were recently seized by the government, but they allow the Farouk one because it has a legal export visa. I had the privilege to see the legal $20 gold coin, since the owner lent it to the Federal Reserve.
引用する: elvis123...Also, please identify yourself if you own the 1 Million dollar coin.
You don't know the 1933 $20 coin story?
No I can't say I do. Please tell me the story.
Okay, here it goes:
Way back when, in 1933 (no, I wasn't alive back then!), Roosevelt decided to ban private ownereship of gold in significant quantities. That also meant banning gold coins. The Mint, however, struck all normal gold coinage for 1933. Those coins had to be melted. All the coins were melted safely ecxept a few $20 gold coins, which were stolen by the head of the mint. He sold them to a jeweler and from there they went to coin shops around the country. Most of them were melted after being seized by the police except 11. 10 stayed in the house of the head of the mint, while one was sold, with a legal export visa (a government mistake) to King Farouk of Egypt. Through a long sequence of events, they got auctioned off in America to an anonymous person. The other ten were recently seized by the government, but they allow the Farouk one because it has a legal export visa. I had the privilege to see the legal $20 gold coin, since the owner lent it to the Federal Reserve.
That is a very interesting story and that is cool that you got to see the one legal coin.
By the way, if anyone has a Latvian 5 Lati for sale or swap, please PM me.
Also, please identify yourself if you own the only legal 1933 Double Eagle!
What a coincidence! The Latvian 5 Lati is coin at the top of my wishlist at the moment too. It really is a beautiful coin. I am watching an auction on a New Zealand auction site and thinking about placing a bid. http://www.trademe.co.nz/Browse/Listing.aspx?id=537210726
引用する: elvis123Also, please identify yourself if you own the 1 Million dollar coin.
I'm just wondering why do you need this information. It makes me a little nervous.
Probably I'll buy a good safe for my coin.
There are 5 made. One is in a muesem in Ottawa, Canada. When I was there I was told that one was sold to a rich Saudi Arabian and is currently in use as a coffee table. That leaves three left. I know numista is an amazing site but I still have my doubts that anybody on numista has it.
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引用する: elvis123Also, please identify yourself if you own the 1 Million dollar coin.
I'm just wondering why do you need this information. It makes me a little nervous.
Probably I'll buy a good safe for my coin.
There are 5 made. One is in a muesem in Ottawa, Canada. When I was there I was told that one was sold to a rich Saudi Arabian and is currently in use as a coffee table. That leaves three left. I know numista is an amazing site but I still have my doubts that anybody on numista has it.
Oh, you're right. I just checked my collection and apparently it's missing my favorite million dollar coin!
...that you want and could foresee buying soon?
Mine:I buy what comes my way
...that you can buy, but only if you save up enough money?
Mine: https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces15073.html
...that you would but if you won the lottery?
Mine: most new world mints owned by Spain and some new England coins from around 1600s and early 1700s, north American settlement (not on Numista) https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces28664.html
I actually have 2 of them. But not looking to swat (ATM at least).
My dream coin used to be the one I use as an avatar but I got it a couple months ago.
My immediate goal is any Greenland coin to cover a glaring grey spot on my Numista dashboard.
I actually have 2 of them. But not looking to swat (ATM at least).
My dream coin used to be the one I use as an avatar but I got it a couple months ago.
My immediate goal is any Greenland coin to cover a glaring grey spot on my Numista dashboard.
...that you can buy, but only if you save up enough money?
Mine: The 1948 Voyageur Dollar in UNC condition, probably down the road, maybe, I hope. https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces451.html
...that you would but if you won the lottery?
Mine: Depends on how much the lottery win adds up to. The 1916 type I Standing Liberty Quarter will do. I would also get a handful of coins around the $1000 - $2000 price range. https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces30785.html
I'd probably work my way down the entire list. I once read that the late Barak Bulsara* was an avid stamp collector, how cool is that. He could just log into eBay and buy up everything he liked the look of.
Until the unlimited budget arrives I will have to content myself with acquiring an occassional large vintage silver coin. While 19th century coins are my favorites I've recently been lucky enough to find a few nice 20th century items, a 1953 Mexico 5 Pesos:
Shame about the rev. rim ding but it's BIG!
Also, in view of the discussion above, a Latvia 1931 5 Lati from one of our Numista members. It was described as "cleaned" but it would be more accurate to say "beautiful, but lacking patina". It doesn't have any ugly scouring which can mar a cleaned coin permanently. A few years in the "patina friendly" Florida climate and it will start to develop the rich tones of inter-war silver.
I've seen the 5 Lati piece this particular collector acquired to supplant the one which I now have and it's a true beauty with deep rich tones. One day I'm going to talk him out of THAT one.
* That's Freddy Mecrury, for those stuck on Justin Bieber.
Non illegitimis carborundum est. Excellent advice for all coins.
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...that you can buy, but only if you save up enough money?
Mine: The 1948 Voyageur Dollar in UNC condition, probably down the road, maybe, I hope. https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces451.html
Canadian 20 cent coin 1858 (a bit outta my budget)
East Germany 1950 fünfzig pfennigs (can't find one...... )
1983 Bermuda 1 and 5 dollar circ. coins (too hard to find, even on eBay)
and a lot more I can't remember right now...
more Edward VIII (8) coins...!
University is time consuming, cherish your free time!
引用する: dptashnyBy the way, if anyone has a Latvian 5 Lati for sale or swap, please PM me.
I have a 5 lati coin but it's not for sale. There is a guy who sells them on trademe every now and then and I recently purchased a 1 and 2 lati coin off him for my father-in-law who is from Latvia. I can keep an eye on his listings for you if you want. How much would you be willing to pay for it? I think he sells them for NZ$35-$40 (around US$28-$32)
my coin that that I want and could forsee buying soon is the 1943 copy of this
The Royal Canadian Mint produced the world's first 100-kilogram gold coin with a face value of $1 million. Why did it do this? "Because we can," the mint said on its website. The coin is the size of a "very thick pizza" — 50 centimeters in diameter and three centimeters thick — and it is .99999 pure. It was originally meant to be a one-off novelty item to help promote other gold coins that the mint sells. But after several interested buyers came forward, the mint decided to produce "a very limited quantity" of the $1 million coins on a made-to-order basis for public sale. Even though the big coin has a face value of $1 million, it won't sell for that. At current prices, the coin's 3215 troy ounces of gold are worth approximately $5.5 million. In 2007, the Royal Canadian Mint sold 5 of these coins for between $2.5 million and $3 million each.
If you like coins, medals and tokens with ship motives follow my new instagram account with regular updates @numisnautiker
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Also, please identify yourself if you own the 1 Million dollar coin.
Hello,
Well it has been a few months since this was discussed. How have people done. Mostly with the one you can forsee buying soon. I have accomplished mine and I got a UNC https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces12502.html. Has anyone else had any luck.
It is pretty hard for me to say "I will soon buy this coin" simply because there is so few places to search and buy here, so I simply buy on opportunity and not have any as a priority. But could say that any of the "Mexican Empire" coins are my dream coins, an Empire that only lasted 1 year and so its coins.
Coin so rare I wish but is almost impossible I have? Well, since I am basically poor I try not to think too much of coins I simply cannot have, because it only makes me miserable.
But since I mainly collect Mexico's coins I can't but hope to some day even see this one https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces28662.html
The only 3 Real coin made (seems they figured out a 3 doesn't work too good on a system based on 8), only minted in 1536, the same year Mexico Mint was created.
If I win the lottery? I would buy a car, because I need one... And then travel to Japan (as it is my dream), and take the chance to fill some cloth bags with several kilos of asian old and new currency, along with the Prefecture commemorative colored-Silver coins. And save and invest the rest of the money.
Numista referee for the "Viceroyalty of the New Spain" (most of it).
History through coins.
Eli V
I want the 1984 Hutt River George Orwell 25 dollars coin, the amount of silver ones printed could be counted with two hands, and the amount of copper ones (still worth 100 dollars) minted was 1,984!
"In my opinion, sir, any officer who goes into action without his sword is improperly dressed"
-Jack Churchill, on his assault of a Nazi german camp riding a motorcycle with his bow and arrows, scottish claymore and bagpipes
I know there are thousands of coins out there that I have no clue about but that is part of the fun in collecting coins it has such a diverse history. My dream coin at the moment would have to be the 1839 Great Britain 5 pound piece " Una and the Iion". Absolutely gorgeous imo
There are 5 made. One is in a muesem in Ottawa, Canada. When I was there I was told that one was sold to a rich Saudi Arabian and is currently in use as a coffee table. That leaves three left. I know numista is an amazing site but I still have my doubts that anybody on numista has it. 
Sorry i just coulnt make up my mind and choose only 1 on each but I think that would be my top list
