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I decided to drive over to the Houston Money Show this weekend. It seems like a large show, with about 100 tables.
I have $500 to spend invest without any pressing needs to fill.
If you were in this position, what would you be looking for? Inordinately fascinated by bits of metal with strange markings and figures
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Canadian one cent Vicki's
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Something old, perhaps Visigoth?
"If you climb a good tree, you get a push."
-----Ghanaian proverb
"The danger we all now face is distinguishing between what is authentic and what is performed."
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Canadian one cent Vicki's Always have my eye open for those, mcshilling. And tokens too, of course. Quote:
Something old, perhaps Visigoth? Ooooh, I like that idea, Spence!
Inordinately fascinated by bits of metal with strange markings and figures
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I have several different sets I'm working on, $500 would get a few mint state Morgan's, but you asked for you.
If I had $500 with no plans, I would walk around and look for Byzantine gold or another ancient coin in high grade.
Something cool that others would also appreciate.
Another item would be a bank note from the state I live in or was born in.
Any of those would be a nice addition to a coin set.
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01/15/2025 9:18 pm
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Good ideas, hfjacinto! I went through a Morgan dollar phase about 20 years ago and picked up most of them but then lost interest when confronted with the key dates. I like the thought of Byzantine gold or a nice ancient, but those are far out of my wheelhouse. But I will be looking out for them. Inordinately fascinated by bits of metal with strange markings and figures
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For me the drive would be long - I would first look for cheap gas stations as to not eat up the $500 too much Then I would use the rest to find fillers for my 7070 album as well. Good idea Greasy - buying Trade dollars on line is very risky these days.... |
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Always have my eye open for those, mcshilling. Hondo you could always get me a couple, 
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$500 would not buy any of the coins I need to fill the last three big Dansco holes. Well, maybe the 1922-D "Plain" if settled for a virtually invisible weak D. But the 1909-S VDB and 1916-D? Not a chance.  But, somehow I have $500 to spend at a show and I have to spend it, so I would continue to work on my list of World Coins That Feature Dwight David Eisenhower and other various pieces of exonumia I have admired over the years.  |
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If I had $500 laying around & needed to spend invest, I would get a Albany Commemorative half & a Capped Bust quarter. But I feel I would have a tough time staying on track I've been collecting for a couple years... Favorite Coin's are Standing Liberty quarters, Working on my type set | Coffee, Corvettes, Coins & the CCF what could be better? |
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Investing in coins. That is your first mistake.  Just teasing, to each their own. 
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I still have a few holes in my 7070, and a Capped Bust quarter is one of them. Trade dollar is filled, but Seated dollar no motto is empty. Those are two on the BOLO list now. I don't have an international Ike coin, for some reason - most likely because I've not run across one at the small shows around here. Another glaring hole is a Barber half. So many coins, so few dollars... Inordinately fascinated by bits of metal with strange markings and figures
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Quote: Seated dollar no motto is empty. That is a ~$500 buy right here.  Quote:
So many coins, so few dollars... Preach, brother! 
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So many coins, so few dollars... No matter the amount of disposable income I think that's a problem for all of us here.....
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I went to a show today that was about half that big.
The first couple hours were so busy it was hard to get close enough to a table to look at anything.
One of the two WL halves I need to finish the set was there, in unmolested Vf
but it would have cost $1000.
500 would not touch any of the~six hole fillers my 7070 still needs.
I came home with a used Dansco for $35 and a shiny Mexican peso for $27.
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Posted 01/15/2025 8:46 pm
