day at the market

Discussion in 'Coin Chat' started by davemac, Jan 17, 2010.

  1. davemac

    davemac dave

    haveing a great day at market today got this 2003 dollar with nice tone for 15 euros then i got two quarters 1940 with a dye crack and a nice 1961 both for 5 euros.
    What do you think
    Dave
     

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  3. chip

    chip Novice collector

    You will have to understand I am not up on the value of the euro, I know the few prices I know by us $, a good price for the silver eagle could be anywhere from 19.50 to 24, last I heard if the euro was 1.30 to the 1$ then it was a good deal/steal, I am not up on the washington prices, if you want I could dig up the NN and check their prices.
     
  4. davemac

    davemac dave

    thanks chip that would be great as i wount be home for a few hour's yet.
    The rate for the $ to euro is about 1.44 so 15 =$21.50
    Dave
     
  5. chip

    chip Novice collector

    THE Numismatic news price guide that is a bit more comprehensive has been tossed, the weekly one did not list the specific washingtons, but had the generic prices which were a bit over junk silver prices up to about xf. I have seen 1940 washingtons advertised from anywhere to 5 to 8 usd. Numismatic news prices I have found to be high usually.
     
  6. coleguy

    coleguy Coin Collector

    Hate to tell you, but those are scratches on that quarter.
    Guy~
     
  7. Just Carl

    Just Carl Numismatist

    Yeah me too. Hate to tell you but those really look like a scratch. Me too not aware of what a Euro thing is worth in our money. It is pretty good though that you could find US coins in Ireland. Glad you did and I'd say from where you are any for those prices is OK.
     
  8. davemac

    davemac dave

    dount do this very much. i have the coin in hand and they are way to deep
    to be scratches .now i may be wrong with saying it was a dye crack but a few scratches. it is late here as the time is 1.10 am and i am up since 7.30 am
    so if more pics are needed i will do them in the morning
    but when the reverse looks like it is going to break in four
    it may be from wear it looks week but the looking at the coin in hand it looks like a strong strike but we can talk tomorow dave
     
  9. NotSure

    NotSure I'm sure I'm NotSure

    I agree....they do look like scratches. But then again, the OP states they are too deep. Looking at it a few times, could they really be scratches (most likely, but they ARE looking pretty deep..deeper than an 'average' scratch)? There's no way it could be a defective planchet...if that particular planchet was 'quartered', as it appears, the force of the press would have blown that apart.
     
  10. Insomniac

    Insomniac Dime Nut

    Here is a nice post that shows what a die crack looks like: http://www.cointalk.com/t71553/

    Although the term is called a crack, the coin itself is not cracking or scratched. Notice how, instead of a scratch digging into the surface of the coin, the die crack is raised above the surface.
     
  11. raider34

    raider34 Active Member

    Nice pickups, but the '40-D is definitely scratched, like Insomniac said, a die crack would be raised.
     
  12. Louie_Two_Bits

    Louie_Two_Bits Chump for Change

    Not a bad day at the market...at least you got a lot of silver at a descent price. BTW, love the avatar :)

    -LTB
     
  13. davemac

    davemac dave

    guys you more than likey right but this coin is not what you say broken dye i dont know it is not a scratch
    I am willingt to give doug the coin or steave .just let me know dave
     

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  14. Magman

    Magman U.S. Money Collector

    "X"s are quite frequently scratched into coins.

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