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LinkBack Thread Tools Rate Thread Display Modes 09-22-2002, 03:47 PM   #1 (permalink) its4real Junior Member   Join Date: Sep 2002 Posts: 4 Proof like 1861 Half dime...value? I lucked into a half dime purcahse and the coin is flawless! I was wondering what it was worth in MS-65 or MS-67? Any ideas? What about Proof-like? 8O __________________ "spare change?....no - don't have any....sold it all on E-bay"   09-23-2002, 03:45 PM   #2 (permalink) mbbiker Senior Member   Join Date: Sep 2002 Posts: 178 I don't know what its worth but I'll give ya $20 bucks for it :lol: __________________ Looking for holed coins ignore the post# i just post alot   07-07-2007, 12:49 AM   #3 (permalink) mrbrklyn CEO of Brooklyn     Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Brooklyn Posts: 10,092 My Mood: Blog Entries: 3 Quote: Originally Posted by its4real I lucked into a half dime purcahse and the coin is flawless! I was wondering what it was worth in MS-65 or MS-67? Any ideas? What about Proof-like? 8O It needs a photo Ruben __________________ "The tremendous problem we face is that we are becoming sharecroppers to our own cultural heritage -- we need the ability to participate in our own society." Coin Talk Museum Exhibits http://www.mrbrklyn.com/coins.html   07-07-2007, 01:33 AM   #4 (permalink) Shortgapbob Emerging Numismatist     Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: West Virginia Posts: 1,505 In MS-65, this coin would likely be worth between $1500 and $2000. However, a better valuation could be provided if you posted some pictures of the coin. __________________ "It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it." -- Aristotle ANA Member # 1214770 WINS Member #678 EAC Member# 5591 Member: Western Maryland Coin Club   07-07-2007, 01:59 AM   #5 (permalink) CoinNewb3 Senior Member   Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 171 The original post was in 2002. The coin was probably a bit cheaper back then   07-07-2007, 02:02 AM   #6 (permalink) Magman U.S. Money Collector     Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Phoenix, AZ Posts: 3,019 My Mood: Quote: Originally Posted by CoinNewb3 The original post was in 2002. The coin was probably a bit cheaper back then lol, probably.   07-07-2007, 10:01 PM   #7 (permalink) mrbrklyn CEO of Brooklyn     Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Brooklyn Posts: 10,092 My Mood: Blog Entries: 3 Quote: Originally Posted by CoinNewb3 The original post was in 2002. The coin was probably a bit cheaper back then And just as useless without a photo. He's still a member. Ruben __________________ "The tremendous problem we face is that we are becoming sharecroppers to our own cultural heritage -- we need the ability to participate in our own society." Coin Talk Museum Exhibits http://www.mrbrklyn.com/coins.html   07-07-2007, 02:06 AM   #8 (permalink) Danr Numismatist     Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 2,711 My Mood: why not put it in plastic? (I would)   07-07-2007, 09:35 PM   #9 (permalink) Shortgapbob Emerging Numismatist     Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: West Virginia Posts: 1,505 Shucks.....I didn't even look at the date on the original post. __________________ "It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it." -- Aristotle ANA Member # 1214770 WINS Member #678 EAC Member# 5591 Member: Western Maryland Coin Club   07-08-2007, 12:45 PM   #10 (permalink) bqcoins You get what you pay for.     Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Nebraska/Iowa Posts: 4,770 My Mood: thats an old post! __________________ BQ Sometime Numismatic Consultant See my Bust Halves here: http://s240.photobucket.com/albums/f...albumview=grid See my Holey coins here:http://s240.photobucket.com/albums/f...albumview=grid   07-08-2007, 12:51 PM   #11 (permalink) jody526 Sic Semper Tyrannis     Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Patrick County, Virginia Posts: 3,025 My Mood: Must be fun to dig up a thread from 2002, and talk to a member who hasn't posted here in nearly five years. LOL   07-08-2007, 01:50 PM   #12 (permalink) bruce 1947 Support Or Troops     Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: ARIZONA Posts: 2,320 It always pays to look at the thread date and see if the member is still here. __________________ Cointalk member4713 Member Mesa coin club   07-08-2007, 01:53 PM   #13 (permalink) hamman88 Coin Collector     Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: FL Posts: 1,679 For all we know he's dead, or moved to Kazachastan. __________________ The Young Numismatist Coin Club freepowerboards.com/yncc   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. 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