Great news, everyone! Our Trade Up Game is still going strong!
Almost four years ago, we embarked on a mission to transform $0.00 into a $20 St. Gaudens Gold Double Eagle coin—one of the most beautiful and sought-after coins in our collection. I’m thrilled to announce that we’ve traded up to $50.00 so far!
It may have taken almost half a decade, but as they say, good things take time. With our latest trade, I’m hopeful we can speed things up even more.
Here’s a quick recap of how we got here:
We started from scratch, and luckily, my good friend and fellow financial blogger, Donna Freedman, donated our first coin: a worn-out, no-date Buffalo Nickel she found in a jar of coins. It was a great way to kick off our adventure, and we’re incredibly grateful to her. Thank you, Donna!
You can read the full story of this coin and the beginning of our game here: The “Trade Up” Game
About a year later, Matt R. joined the fun and traded us a 1945-S “Mercury” Dime for our humble Buffalo Nickel. This boosted our trade value by 600%, and we soon traded the dime for the Panda coin you see below.
Learn more about this coin and its trade here: Trade Up Game #2: 1945 Mercury Dime!
The next challenge was trading away the 2015 Chinese 1 oz Silver Panda, which had been generously donated by Rich from the now-closed RedeemedFinance.com. Despite increasing our trade value again, it remained with us for three years until recently, when another blogger reignited our progress.
For more details on this coin and its place in our game, visit this post: The Trade Up Game Continues!
Today’s exciting update comes with a fresh trade—a crisp $50.00 bill from fellow blogger Erik at TheMasterMindWithin.com. Not only did this literally double our previous value from $25 to $50, but it also boosts our goal of advancing the game! Who wouldn’t want to add $50 to their collection?
PANDAmonium indeed!
This might not be a numismatist’s treasure, but it certainly holds financial value. Hopefully, it’ll help us reach $100 in coin value soon, keeping our game alive!
If you love this game, take a moment to check your collection. Maybe there’s something you’d like to swap for this $50 gem!
You’ll earn my “favorite person of the week” title (sorry, Erik!) and get a shoutout for your name/blog/website/company/coin collection here. Or, if you prefer to remain anonymous, that’s cool too! We’re not expecting to go viral quite yet, but who knows? 😉
Happy collecting!
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PS: You can always check out the ongoing list of trades here: cointhrill.com/game
