I have these American Historic Society Columbian Explosition coins 1892 & 1983. I want to know what they are worth?
But to answer you question.. depending on condition, $15 bucks and up.. but probably closer to the $20 mark each would be my guess
The question "what" Cannot be answered with a yes. Or even, the non option NO. Therefore, I vote: Nothing Meaningless poll & post.
YES WE CAN'T Offer them here in the low $30s range, they may sell. Keep in mind your postage will be $3-$4; insurance is a toss-up, $50 coverage is almost $2 additional. I wouldn't call this a meaningless post; meaningless poll, maybe, but new members should get the benefit of the doubt. You may recall that, as a new member, I responded eagerly to sales offers, right in the members' posts LOL LOL.
Guess you need a point-by-point explanation, xGAJx. 1. YES WE CAN'T make any sense of a poll where both options are the same. 2. Responding to the OP, likely to sell in the low $30s for the pair, but allow for postage. 3. Responding to Treashunt, who called the whole thing meaningless. I don't think it's meaningless for a new member to ask the value of their own coins. The meaningless Poll is simply the result of inexperience. Kind of like your meaningless "what".
This whole thread gave me a chuckle on a rainy Friday morning. I particularly like that under "Yes" and "Yes" it states that "multiple votes are allowed". LOL.
The packaging definitely seems to be much later. It appears the coins themselves are worn and harshly cleaned, which will lower their value. As to sales price, I really do not follow that market. I own some, but have no idea what they are worth today.
Yes, but you aren't the first to ever do so. Yes, welcome to the forum, some days it can be tough crowd, but many often forget their first attempts at joining the forum. You have joined, mainly due to these coins, and hopefully continues beyond pricing questions. As you read more threads, you will notice how originality of the coins surface, such as amount of wear, any damaging chemical treatment , cleaning , etc. These have a large impact on the value of a coin, but not on the history of the coins, and these are probably the most common of the older commemorative series, yet many members do not have this set. Some see cleaning done on the surface, but such is very difficult to tell when the coin is in a plastic holder. The producer of the set, AHS, are known for producing such for the coin layperson set ( knows very little about coins), for profit, so the coins are usually of lower grade. So the prices suggested are close , but if they kick you or your relatives into collecting and to gain knowledge as you continue , they will be worth many times the value of the coin. If many of us recall our first 'enthusiastic' coin that we later learned wasn't as nice as we originally thought, but led us into a long term joy , we would have kept it for sure. Read and enjoy. Jim
Thanks for that post, Jim. Great job. Welcome to the forum, Fran! Enjoy the ride. You'll learn lots here, I know I have. Some of us like to have a little fun here at CT, I hope we haven't offended you.
