U.S. coins , which are most desirable ??

[ARC]

if you wanna find a mega rare silver... this would be one of the possible out there...

1652 Massachusetts three pence...
its the size of a nickel...
the last one was found in a cabinet
And...
Sold for $2.52 million.

“Since before the Civil War, collectors have regarded the 1652 New England threepence as the single-rarest American colonial coin,”

Read more at: https://www.miamiherald.com/news/nation-world/national/article295872419.html#storylink=cpy

 

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[TORRERO]

The holy grail of all coins would be the 1933 double eagle.

LAst one sold for $18.9 million in 2021.

GOOD LUCK WITH THAT !!

 

[TORRERO]

You notice the USA nearly eliminates something: Native people, buffalos..,
Then honor them on coins.

Our housing developments are the same way:
Bulldoze all of the trees. Then name the subdivision “Royal Oak Estates”,
“Pine Tree Hills”, etc.

SO TRUE !!

 

[unclemac]

Thanks.... That is the knowledge right there !!!!
My asking may seem stupid to some, but I don't care... I have plenty of knowledge of Central European coins , but only get that knowledge when i research a coin in my possession...
So, those are all US minted coins... but Spanish/Mexican and various other coins show up too ?
Do Russian coins show up on the Northern Pacific coast ??
just interested .....

AD

Russian coins show up in Alaska and from time to time near the old Russian forts along the Pacific coast even down to California. Not a lot mind you. Spanish colonial coins (think Mexico) were legal tender in the U.S. until 1857 and our own dollar was patterned after the Mexican 8 Reales. Canada too used a huge variety of coins from all over the world but especially Mexico, France and Britain. the history of North American coinage is interesting and has a definite start date ... The oldest mint in the Americas is the Casa de Moneda de México, which was established in 1535.

Do you have any specific questions? We can go on and on off different tangents forever!

 

[cudamark]

GOOD LUCK WITH THAT !!

Yup, considering none went into circulation.

 

[cudamark]

Every coin I find is valuable at that moment. I don’t rate coins according to someone else’s evaluation.
I like what I like:
Franklin halves: especially frosted ones

Gold Indians: for the Indian more than the gold!

Delaware quarter: first state with the gumption to radify.

Indian Head pennies
Buffalo nickels.

You notice the USA nearly eliminates something: Native people, buffalos..,
Then honor them on coins.

Our housing developments are the same way:
Bulldoze all of the trees. Then name the subdivision “Royal Oak Estates”,
“Pine Tree Hills”, etc.

Sorry for ranting. 😟

If they had to work around existing trees, it would cost you 3 times as much to build you a house. Much easier to bull doze everything and have a clean slate to design a housing project. A lot easier to plant more trees than to work around them and have an arborist evaluate each one for preventing damage and seeing what they need.

 

[AstralDruid]

Russian coins show up in Alaska and from time to time near the old Russian forts along the Pacific coast even down to California. Not a lot mind you. Spanish colonial coins (think Mexico) were legal tender in the U.S. until 1857 and our own dollar was patterned after the Mexican 8 Reales. Canada too used a huge variety of coins from all over the world but especially Mexico, France and Britain. the history of North American coinage is interesting and has a definite start date ... The oldest mint in the Americas is the Casa de Moneda de México, which was established in 1535.

Do you have any specific questions? We can go on and on off different tangents forever!

Nothing specific.. was just trying to get the feel for what you guys are finding or hoping to find... A lot of nicknames are used in thread titles and posts, so was just curious really...
AD

 

[ARC]

Yup, considering none went into circulation.

Eh well...
That where "Treasure" comes in...
There are 13 floating around out there some where.
Could be on some lake bed...
Could be in some woods...
Could be,,,,,

The 1933 double eagle is a United States 20-dollar gold coin. Although 445,500 specimens of this Saint-Gaudens double eagle were minted in 1933 in the midst of the Great Depression,[1] none were ever officially circulated, and all but two were ordered to be melted down. However, 20 more are known to have been rescued from melting by being stolen and found their way into the hands of collectors before later being recovered. Nine of the recovered coins were destroyed, making this one of the world's rarest coins, with only 13 known specimens remaining—only one of which is privately owned, which is known as the Weitzman Specimen. Because the coin was never released to the public, it is illegal to privately own any of the 1933 double eagles, with the exception of the Weitzman Specimen.[2] The United States Secret Service is said to investigate reports of the existence of other specimens that come to light.[1]

 

[Blackfoot58]

If they had to work around existing trees, it would cost you 3 times as much to build you a house. Much easier to bull doze everything and have a clean slate to design a housing project. A lot easier to plant more trees than to work around them and have an arborist evaluate each one for preventing damage and seeing what they need.

I agree. Call it Stumptown. 😀

 

[pepperj]

If they had to work around existing trees, it would cost you 3 times as much to build you a house. Much easier to bull doze everything and have a clean slate to design a housing project. A lot easier to plant more trees than to work around them and have an arborist evaluate each one for preventing damage and seeing what they need.

That's where forest management comes into play.
Not buying the 3X the cost, even if it did so what really.
The homes that keep the natural landscape (mature trees) just have a higher price tag.
I know lots of enclaves that the homes start easily in the high 6 digits going into the 7 digit range.
In a few years they're all part of the surrounding landscape.

Then there's the ones the cheap ass developers do. Cut and bulldoze every thing, take all the top soil away, put the houses that look like every other POS built on the block.
But let's have that beautiful 10' 3" pecker pole tree planted out on the lawn for an extra $1500.
Yup the urban sprawl of paradise.

 

[cudamark]

That's where forest management comes into play.
Not buying the 3X the cost, even if it did so what really.
The homes that keep the natural landscape (mature trees) just have a higher price tag.
I know lots of enclaves that the homes start easily in the high 6 digits going into the 7 digit range.
In a few years they're all part of the surrounding landscape.

Then there's the ones the cheap ass developers do. Cut and bulldoze every thing, take all the top soil away, put the houses that look like every other POS built on the block.
But let's have that beautiful 10' 3" pecker pole tree planted out on the lawn for an extra $1500.
Yup the urban sprawl of paradise.

Cost to BUILD was my estimate, not, what the house may be worth down the road. You have to figure that there will be less houses per acre to start with. Meandering roads, sewer lines, water lines, and power lines add lots of extra costs, as well as having to carefully work around the saved trees with heavy equipment. Floor plans and actual layouts that are not "cookie cutter" add enormous costs also since the blueprints and materials list has to be fairly unique for each building. I agree, I'd much rather have a custom house among the virgin trees, but, for the average home buyer, it's just not in the budget. Most builders will build what is currently in the most demand if they want to get their money back quickly so they can move on to the next project.