The only part of this idea I don't like is that unless you live somewhere where the quarters are put out en masse like this, your odds of finding...
I think even by US standards it's Fine. At best it's a very low VF.
I was just looking at examples of these last night trying to figure it out myself. I'm pretty sure yours is low relief, which is common with...
France - 1835-K 5 Francs [IMG][IMG] My first silver 5 Franc. Paid 13.50 for it.
It is a halfpenny, and Jersey for a time had 13 pence to a shilling rather than 12.
Cameroon - 1972 100 Francs [IMG][IMG] Got it in a bulk lot for what came out to a nickel a coin. This one is a mule and has a pretty decent...
The China ones go for a good chunk of change, so even less than that per coin when you take that into account. Sounds like a good deal to me if...
I got a coin that reminded me of this thread yesterday. [ATTACH] [ATTACH] It's a very common type, worth a quarter on a good day. And yet,...
I'm much the same way with digging through the 20 cent bin at the LCS, if it's interesting, I grab it whether or not I need it for my collection....
Proofs (of any country and type) will generally have a stronger strike that shows more detail, a well-defined rim as a result of the stronger...
Austria - 1861-A 4 Kreuzer [ATTACH][IMG]
A rare example of Krause undervaluing a coin. Here's the French price guide: [IMG] Worth noting that French grading standards are about on par...
Got this in a random lot on ebay. Paid 66 cents. Value is probably somewhere in the 100s. France - 1857-K 2 Centimes - 750,000 Mintage [ATTACH]...
Not often I buy a Morgan, but sometimes you just can't say no. $18. [IMG] [IMG]
Portugese 1933 2$50 and 1932 5$00, both better dates. Paid melt. [IMG] [IMG]
Soviet Union - 1939 5 Kopeks [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
To add on to that, they're much more strict in higher grades, and AU is rarely used.
1909 VDB.
It says a lot that that's one of the better struck coins of that denomination that I've seen.
Here's the other two Czech that came yesterday, plus better pics of the 50 korun. [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
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