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There are some dates that have numismatic value but not the 1945's as there mostly restrikes and simply worth the gold bullion value, same goes for the dos pesos.

 

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So basically you want the originally minted pieces and not the restrikes if youre interested in the numismatic value versus bullion value, correct?

Also, do you know how much price difference there is between the restrikes and originals. Is it so much that youre better off buying the restrikes?

 

If your buying for numismatic value the non restrike's command a very high premium for the ones I've seen. The restrikes are basically bullion that's what I buy them for and they are readily available for very low premium over spot usually.

 

Thats what I was thinking. I wasnt really in it for the numismatic value, but wouldve preferred that route if they werent valued too high over the restrikes. Ill probably just go with the cheaper ones as I only want them for the metal content

Thanks for the time answering my questions

 

I believe they used the same dies for the restrikes, so how would you be able to tell the difference?

 

Good point JA, i actually wondered about the same thing, or at least why the word COPY wasnt stamped somewhere on the coin. Then i realized its another country and they probably dont care.

 

But they're not copies. Some were originally minted for circulation. When they were hoarded, the Mexican mint decided to stike some more for collectors - they would have been hoarded anyway. To me, it's all the same coin.

 

I found myself in Denver the last 4 days enjoying some time with family and broke away for some coin shops and some antiquing. I found myself buying these two Bust Halves and they mark my last coin purchases for the year. I like them because they are an interesting/quirky design and I especially like the edge lettering. In these grades the price is relatively bearable and handling them raw is no big deal. It is a change for me as I've mostly been collecting MS coins where a frogs hair blemish is so important, these really free my mindset up a little to just enjoy an older US coin. Not a ton of meat left on these but just good 'ol honest wear with some re-toning going on. I don't see myself going "all in" on these but maybe build a nice group of ten or so. Who wouldn't like doing that?

Matt

 

Ok, I bought this one too, when I got back home. This one my buddy had in his stock and I thought it would be good to add to that group I'm working on. Graded XF 40 by PCGS. Decent I guess. I'm happy to be adding this to the collection and since I swore off date and mint set collecting, finding nice type has become a lot more fun and opens up doors to collecting I recently had closed while I was holding out for that one date I needed. Now I don't NEED anything, just happy to gobble up a nice coin when it passes by.

 

1916 lincoln wheat cent

 

1917 lincoln wheat cent

 

Nice Busties, coppermania. I really like the looks of all three...they all have some character

Good eye!

 

Got these for Christmas (1984 proof set).

 

Lot of DCAMS in the 80's proof sets, and they can be had for a song. :thumb:

 

An interesting looking 1981-S toned proof Lincoln.

 

Picked up a few of these January 2013s this morning.

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Here is a handful I picked up monday, I guess my last pick up of 2012:

 

I should mention that on the 1904 indian, the toning is present on the face of the indian, and probably strongest in the high cheek. That said, I could not be happier with how the 1902 turned out.