2026-01-14
What Makes a Coin Worth Keeping? (Beyond Spot Price)
Sometimes the most valuable coin in your stack is the one worth the least money.
There are two ledgers. The Financial Ledger and the Spiritual Ledger.
The Financial Limit
Financially, a Dateless Buffalo Nickel is worth $0.50. It is scrap. You should not buy it.
The Spiritual Limit
But if that nickel was the one your grandfather gave you... If that nickel was the first "real" money you ever held... Then its value is Infinite.
The Rule of the "Forever Stack"
Build a sub-stack called the "Forever Stack." These are coins you will NEVER sell, no matter how high the price goes. These are the anchors. If you sell your anchors, you drift.
The Forever Stack
How to build a 'Forever Stack' that anchors your family history. Download the template for 'The Box That Never Opens'.