Author Topic: You've just been given $1000 dollars US. What would you buy? (Read 7253 times)

basemetal · « **on:** October 18, 2006, 09:42:02 pm »

Another post on the fake coins forum set me to thinking.
Along the lines of how many coins do you have, if you had $1000 dollars US, to be used for no other purpose except for coin acquisition, what would you buy?
I'm not talking about long lists of coins for $5.00 each, this is cash for your dream coins.
They must be available, not one of a kind unbuyable and commonly for sale even if only one for the $1000.
And to further limit loooong posts of 50 coins in a row, you are allowed to buy only 5. That's five.
Think on it in the days to come.

frgreg · « **Reply #1 on:** October 18, 2006, 10:17:07 pm »

I'd go with one for sale right here on Forum:

17277. Copper as, RIC 38, Cohen 27, BMC 46, S 1803, EF, 10.706g, 28.5mm, 225o, Rome mint, 37-38 A.D.; obverse C CAESAR AVG GERMANICVS PON M TR POT, bare head left; reverse VESTA S C, Vesta seated left holding patera and transverse scepter; $980.00 (€772.24)

areich · « **Reply #2 on:** October 19, 2006, 12:29:30 am »

Potator II · « **Reply #3 on:** October 19, 2006, 03:16:07 am »

Hi
It is exactly what occured two weeks ago and I bought 3.38 gr. of silver

Potator

Arminius · « **Reply #4 on:** October 19, 2006, 12:34:57 pm »

But maybe 1000§ will not be sufficient.

A.

ecoli · « **Reply #5 on:** October 19, 2006, 01:51:10 pm »

What I got two years ago...

moonmoth · « **Reply #6 on:** October 19, 2006, 03:05:09 pm »

One of the things on my distant wish list is a coin of Croesus. This one would do nicely.

awl · « **Reply #7 on:** October 19, 2006, 07:29:13 pm »

i would finish up my collection on war themed coins, well try too...

Jerome Holderman · « **Reply #8 on:** October 19, 2006, 10:50:55 pm »

I would try for a decent Galba or Pupienus Sestertius, with Victory Reverse. For $1000 certainly not a choice VF example, of either but a decent one. These are two I can't afford unless something like this happens ...

ecoli · « **Reply #9 on:** October 19, 2006, 11:45:58 pm »

my Pupienus Sestertius with victory only costed about $240. Of course, it's far from VF

Howard Cole · « **Reply #10 on:** October 20, 2006, 05:48:41 am »

My first coin was a little under a thousand dollars.

The second and third one were about $1500, but you really have to specialize to appreciate them. (post the third in the next post)

Howard Cole · « **Reply #11 on:** October 20, 2006, 05:51:39 am »

Here is the third one.

peterpil19 · « **Reply #12 on:** October 20, 2006, 09:54:28 am »

Hi Howard, the Augustus Tetradrachm is a wonderful coin. I have one myself though not nearly as nice, antioch issues are addictive.

To answer the $1000 question, I'm going to be a little unoriginal and settle for the best quality Athens Tet (449-404 BC) that I can for that price.

TLP · « **Reply #13 on:** October 20, 2006, 10:47:31 am »

A lil over a 1,000, but who counts a lot of chunk change

ecoli · « **Reply #14 on:** October 20, 2006, 12:05:59 pm »

Hi peter,

Here is mine for a little over $1000

Howard Cole · « **Reply #15 on:** October 20, 2006, 04:50:04 pm »

Hi peterpil19,

I really like the early Antioch tetradrachms too and I am slowly starting a collect of them.

I made a mistake on my second coin. It only cost about $800, but you have to be into Islamic figural bronzes to realize how rare it is.

gallienus1 · « **Reply #16 on:** November 16, 2006, 08:32:53 pm »

I'm in this happy position! I've put aside $1,000 and I'm going into Sydney to buy something on the 24th. Don't know what yet- see when I get there. Maybe a few nice things or just one wonderful thing!

Just got back from Sydney with something wonderful. ($1,000 in Australian dollars is about $760 U.S.)

Regards
Steve

Goodies · « **Reply #17 on:** November 28, 2006, 08:05:26 pm »

This summer I could have bought for $1000,-.. ahum..

stupid me

I spent it all on.. whatever

Still missing.. Eugenius, this coin

Eugenius. AD 392-394. AR Siliqua (1.77 g, 12h). Treveri (Trier) mint. Struck AD 392-394. Pearl-diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Roma seated left on cuirass, holding Victory on globe and reverted spear; TRPS. RIC IX 106d; RSC 14.

Lx

Potator II · « **Reply #18 on:** December 03, 2006, 09:20:53 am »

Hi Goodies,

You should have. The one you'll buy in 2011 for 2500$ will have a bitter taste...

Regards
Potator

Bolt · « **Reply #19 on:** December 03, 2006, 02:01:12 pm »

I would get one of these, a coin of Arsinoe, wife of Ptolemy 11. Or perhaps put it towards one of the gold ones

Cleisthenes · « **Reply #20 on:** January 27, 2007, 07:39:06 am »

After reading Curtis Clay's interesting post regading Domitian denarii, I've been hooked! I'd buy the following coin:
Domitian, AR Denarius, 81, Second Issue, Rome; Obverse: IMP CAES DOMITIAN AVG PONT Laureate head right; Reverse: TR P COS VII-DES VIII P P, Winged thunderbolt facing left on draped table. 18mm x 19mm, 2.89g RIC II, --

Then I would augment my remaining "gift" money with a little of my own and purchase this coin of his older brother:
TITUS, 79 - 81 AD. Denarius, Rome, 80 AD (3.57 g, 18 mm). Obverse: Laureate head right; Reverse: dolphin entwined around anchor. Fine toning. RIC 26 b.

AncientCoins · « **Reply #21 on:** January 27, 2007, 09:36:48 am »

I love that second Domitian (with dolphin), Jim!

If I had $1000, I would buy an Elagabalus denarius with Emesa stone reverse. A nice one goes for around that, I believe.

Andrew

4to2CentBCphilia · « **Reply #22 on:** January 27, 2007, 09:56:38 am »

Hmmm.

I have already been down that road and bought my Philip II tet ($900). I also orginally went for a $1k Athens Tet, but drifted well above that by the time I was done (although ecstatic with what I got).

Unfortunately the coins I REALLY want (Ptolemy I elephant skin/athena tet, and Syracuse Agothokles/quadr tet) are just too darn high to qualify for the $1k mark.

But, to finally address the question, if I had another $1k and got to choose another coin, I would go with Howard Coles Augustus Cistophoric Tet. Does not fit my Greek interests, but I have been looking at those for over a year and it fits a historical interest.

Love that coin Mr. Cole. Sharp, centered, minor porosity..........real nice coin.

BR

Mark

Raymond · « **Reply #23 on:** January 27, 2007, 04:50:59 pm »

I don't know how much this is worth but I figure that with a thousand bucks, I could afford to seriously consider adopting this work of numismatic art.
Raymond

4to2CentBCphilia · « **Reply #24 on:** January 27, 2007, 04:59:59 pm »

Quote from: rapre on January 27, 2007, 04:50:59 pm

I don't know how much this is worth but I figure that with a thousand bucks, I could afford to seriously consider adopting this work of numismatic art.
Raymond

Yes, and I would buy a Ferrari for a dollar.

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