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LinkBack Thread Tools Rate Thread Display Modes 01-26-2006, 05:52 AM   #1 (permalink) beau Junior Member   Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: coral springs, florida Posts: 5 Gold state quarter collections Can anyone tell me whether the gold state quarter collections, say from the Morgan mint, are valid. They are selling 10 gold quarters for $10 plus $10 for shipping. Are these worth collecting? Are they legal tender? As you can tell I am a begginer. thanks   01-26-2006, 09:18 AM   #2 (permalink) Dockwalliper Coin Hoarder     Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Tonawanda, New York Posts: 984 The quarters are regular state quarters, legal tender, and are plated with a very thin gold (24K) layer. The Gold on these coins is only worth a few cents. Most collectors consider these "altered" coins and do not collect them, but people do collect them and they are worth what someone is willing to pay. I, and I would think almost everyone here, would not be willing to pay $1 each for these. http://www.morganmint.com/product.cfm?Prod=2601&Link=29 __________________ BNA #539   01-26-2006, 09:20 AM   #3 (permalink) jody526 Sic Semper Tyrannis     Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Patrick County, Virginia Posts: 3,025 My Mood: Hi beau, Most serious coin collectors don't buy those. They are "novelty" items, not collector coins. It's up to you, but I would recommend spending that $20 on a nice coin that has some history behind it. Good luck, and enjoy. Oh, I see you asked about legal tender status. Yes, I believe they can still be used as money, if you could find someone to accept them. Also, it shouldn't cost $10 to ship a small group of coins. Be very wary of any mail order that charges more than a few dollars for shipping and handling.   01-26-2006, 09:21 AM   #4 (permalink) jody526 Sic Semper Tyrannis     Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Patrick County, Virginia Posts: 3,025 My Mood: Sorry doc, didn't see your post.   01-26-2006, 09:53 AM   #5 (permalink) Dockwalliper Coin Hoarder     Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Tonawanda, New York Posts: 984 Quote: Originally Posted by jody526 Sorry doc, didn't see your post. No problem, More info/opinion is better. __________________ BNA #539   Bookmarks Digg del.icio.us StumbleUpon Google Would you like to support CoinTalk? Coin Talk Code of Honor 1. Post unto others as you would have them post unto you. 2. Keep it clean, like a 1950s family television show. 3. If you don't like the coin, don't trash the person. « Taking a chance on a crazy ebay auction! | Advice for those new to collecting » Thread Tools Show Printable Version Email this Page Display Modes Rate This Thread Switch to Linear Mode Hybrid Mode Switch to Threaded Mode Rate This Thread: 5 : Excellent 4 : Good 3 : Average 2 : Bad 1 : Terrible Posting Rules You may not post new threads You may not post replies You may not post attachments You may not edit your posts BB code is On Smilies are On [IMG] code is On HTML code is Off Trackbacks are On Pingbacks are On Refbacks are On Forum Rules LinkBack LinkBack URL About LinkBacks

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