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    Question to dealers, buy offers

    I appreciate the info from the more established dealers. It is difficult some times to figure out what the market is in a given locality....
    Post by: wesdavidson, Nov 26, 2009 in forum: Coin Chat
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    Newbie...with some finds???

    About the pennies, a few ways to deal with them, $400 dollars face. enough to buy a microscope and have some fun. The...
    Post by: wesdavidson, Nov 25, 2009 in forum: What's it Worth
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    My Father's collection

    You know the joke about "sent photo of boat", lady, this beats a boat! If I wasn't all ready married to a collector...... You...
    Post by: wesdavidson, Nov 25, 2009 in forum: What's it Worth
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    The British Sovereigns from my father's collection.

    I was just thinking about this, Even if you plan on keeping most of them it would pay to have them certified, if only to be easier to insure them,...
    Post by: wesdavidson, Nov 25, 2009 in forum: What's it Worth
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    The British Sovereigns from my father's collection.

    Their security, not yours. A good dealer could submit them for you. Or you can join the ANA -always a good idea! and send...
    Post by: wesdavidson, Nov 25, 2009 in forum: What's it Worth
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    Are rare coin values falling?

    Silver surfer, there are 4 kinds of rarity at least, (a) absolute rarity, the 1804 dated silver dollar, old mormon gold, etc. grade...
    Post by: wesdavidson, Nov 25, 2009 in forum: Coin Chat
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    Are rare coin values falling?

    just some observations, The coin market is overwhelmingly "local" for many of the lower priced issues. Same with shows. From what I...
    Post by: wesdavidson, Nov 25, 2009 in forum: Coin Chat
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    Help me Identify this coin..

    looks like a year 79 (1980)
    Post by: wesdavidson, Nov 25, 2009 in forum: Coin Chat
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    Does anyone actually buy replicas?

    If you are into coins that are commonly counterfeited, atica owls, chinese warlords issues etc, it is good to have good references on the common...
    Post by: wesdavidson, Jun 3, 2009 in forum: Coin Chat
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    The history of dies

    The austrian mint had a video clip up for a while, it may still be there, of the press minting Maria Theresas. These are a broadstruch coin, you...
    Post by: wesdavidson, Jun 3, 2009 in forum: Coin Chat
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    The ~ 600:1 Ratio here at CT

    I spent more time looking at the design, WOW. It is amazing how much better they became in a few short years. Collonials and territorials are...
    Post by: wesdavidson, Jun 3, 2009 in forum: Paper Money
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    The ~ 600:1 Ratio here at CT

    That is a wonderful note. It would be worth more than all my notes. I believe that hancock was named for fuss and feathers, as was...
    Post by: wesdavidson, Jun 3, 2009 in forum: Paper Money
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    The ~ 600:1 Ratio here at CT

    The count is interesting, the absolute numbers are not as important as the overall idea that the numbers of currency collectors is comparatively...
    Post by: wesdavidson, Jun 2, 2009 in forum: Paper Money
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    What do YOU think is an undervalued series?

    Found a nice trade dollar last fall, according to Max Meil's (spelling ?)catalog (oh, I like his catalogs) from the 30's. It wasn't worth a...
    Post by: wesdavidson, Jun 2, 2009 in forum: Coin Chat