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The most expensive nickel ever
Posted: Thu Jun 02, 2005 7:39 pm
by Fios
I would have killed for the chance to attend that auction and constantly bid until they escorted me from the building: "Five cents" ... "five cents" ... "five cents"
I would also like to meet the person who feels that going to see a single, solitary nickel is NOT a complete waste of time.
CONCORD, N.H. (June 2) - Not many people can retire on a nickel - unless it's a rare 1913 Liberty Head like the one that sold Thursday for $4.15 million.
It is the second-highest price ever reported paid for a rare coin.
Legend Numismatics, a coin dealership in Lincroft, N.J., bought it from collector Ed Lee of Merrimack, N.H. It is one of only five such nickels known to exist.
"Owning a 1913 Liberty Head nickel is unlike owning any other coin in the world," said Laura Sperber, co-president of Legend Numismatics. She called the 1913 Liberty Head the most famous of American rare coins.
The nickel will be on display through Saturday at a coin show in Long Beach, Calif. "We are going to display it and enjoy the hell out of it," Sperber said.
Lee bought the coin from California sports agent Dwight Manley two years ago for nearly $3 million. At the time, he joked that he would be able to retire on the nickel.
Liberty Head nickels were minted from 1883 to 1912. "Miss Liberty" was replaced the following year by the Indian, or Buffalo, nickel.
But five 1913 nickels depicting "Miss Liberty" were minted illegally, possibly by a mint official. They were never put into circulation and were considered illegal to own for many years because they were not regular issue. The coins surfaced in the 1920s.
The old record for a 1913 Liberty Head nickel was $3 million, paid last year. The record for any rare coin is $7.59 million, paid in 2002 for a 1933 U.S. $20 gold piece.
Posted: Fri Jun 03, 2005 7:51 am
by Irn-Bru
Well, at least they are
[enjoying] the hell out of it
Posted: Tue Jun 07, 2005 2:42 pm
by tazlah
So, after reading this, I dug out 3 old coins I had in a keepsake box and did some online research to see how much they might be worth. (BossHog laughed at me, knowing I was hoping for a big payday!
)
I have a 1893 and 1899 Canadian One Cent and an 1896 US Indian Head penny -- all told, they are worth a wopping ...
...
$15! Woohoo -- we are going to Disney World!! .... or not.
Posted: Tue Jun 07, 2005 3:15 pm
by Fios
I will personally offer three cents for them
Posted: Tue Jun 07, 2005 4:02 pm
by joebagadonuts
Fios wrote:I will personally offer three cents for them
well, maybe 2 1/2 cents (two of them are canadian).
Posted: Tue Jun 07, 2005 4:18 pm
by Fios
joebagadonuts wrote:Fios wrote:I will personally offer three cents for them
well, maybe 2 1/2 cents (two of them are canadian).
Posted: Tue Jun 07, 2005 7:07 pm
by Alcatraz
Its a nickel wow
Posted: Tue Jun 07, 2005 7:18 pm
by Fios
Alcatraz wrote:Its a nickel wow
Never let it be said you can't restate the exact point of a post
Posted: Tue Jun 07, 2005 7:21 pm
by Alcatraz
I repeat
Alcatraz wrote:Its a nickel wow
Posted: Tue Jun 07, 2005 7:25 pm
by Fios
Alcatraz wrote:I repeat
Alcatraz wrote:Its a nickel wow
Twice
Posted: Tue Jun 07, 2005 7:41 pm
by Alcatraz
Alcatraz wrote:I repeat
Alcatraz wrote:Its a nickel wow
Posted: Tue Jun 07, 2005 7:59 pm
by tazlah
Fios wrote:I will personally offer three cents for them
I'm holding out.
Posted: Tue Jun 07, 2005 9:09 pm
by Fios
tazlah wrote:Fios wrote:I will personally offer three cents for them
I'm holding out.
Four cents, final offer
Posted: Wed Jun 08, 2005 8:48 am
by tazlah
... And holding...
Posted: Wed Jun 08, 2005 12:42 pm
by Fios
Five cents plus a contract laden with virtually impossible to reach incentives (i.e. find an intelligent and coherent post by Loy, convince Angelina Jolie to marry me) that bring the potential value of the contract to a heavily backloaded $8.5 million.
Posted: Wed Jun 08, 2005 12:50 pm
by JansenFan
And if either of you leaves theHogs.net, the contract becomes null and void and Fios gets to keep the pennies.
Posted: Wed Jun 08, 2005 12:53 pm
by tazlah
If I can convince Angelina Jolie to marry you, then you can afford Much More than 5cents! (I don't waste my time with drivel such as the Loys of this site so that clause would need to be removed.)
(Now, how to convince Angelina Jolie to marry a virtual cup and straw with tiny little wings????
)
Posted: Wed Jun 08, 2005 4:00 pm
by Fios
tazlah wrote:If I can convince Angelina Jolie to marry you, then you can afford Much More than 5cents! (I don't waste my time with drivel such as the Loys of this site so that clause would need to be removed.)
(Now, how to convince Angelina Jolie to marry a virtual cup and straw with tiny little wings????
)
Hey buddy, those are hands, gloves to be more precise. And those gloves hold the key to everything you ever ... OK they hold hands, but they are still vital.
I think we should "hire" agents and start the most boring thread ever featuring the inane minutia of our contract talks.
Posted: Wed Jun 08, 2005 4:10 pm
by tazlah
First I want my pennies back!
If those are "gloves" containing "hands" as you insist -- where are your arms??? How are you supposed to hold Angelina without any arms???? And how do you scratch, clap, type for that matter????
Posted: Wed Jun 08, 2005 4:13 pm
by General Failure
tazlah wrote:If I can convince Angelina Jolie to marry you,
If you can do that do you think you could get Lexa Doig to drop the restraining order?
Posted: Wed Jun 08, 2005 4:15 pm
by tazlah
She said NO WAY -- and the restraining order prevents you from even mentioning her name! (but I won't report you -- this time)
Posted: Wed Jun 08, 2005 4:15 pm
by General Failure
Could you pass her a message for me? Please?!
Posted: Wed Jun 08, 2005 4:19 pm
by tazlah
Who?
Posted: Wed Jun 08, 2005 4:22 pm
by General Failure
Sir Dingly Dan ... you! Who else is talking to my sweet, sweet Lexa?
... Seriously, who else is talking to her? If it's a guy I'll gut him.
Posted: Wed Jun 08, 2005 4:25 pm
by tazlah
Because of you, she switched sides! So nope, she ain't taking calls from guys right now! Way to go GF -- what's that, the 5th one this year????