3 dollar Coin

Discussion in 'What's it Worth' started by imprezax06, Apr 25, 2017.

  1. imprezax06

    imprezax06 Active Member

    Does anyone have an idea what something like this might be worth? I usually try to stick to American coins but tonight for some reason I had to pick this up. Got it for 20 bucks hope it's worth asleast that. Thanks for the help 1996 3 dollar Bermuda silver proof IMG_2490.JPG IMG_2491.JPG
     
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  3. spirityoda

    spirityoda Coin Junky

    Bermuda, 1996, KM#92, metal- .925 silver, proof, low mintage- 5,000
    grade proof 65 = $60.00 in my 2016 krause catalog. nice coin.
    hopefully those scratches are on the airtite and not on the actual coin. if it has scratches it will be worth less. nice low mintage. nice bargain. another interesting aspect of this coin is that it is 3-sided.
     
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  4. lordmarcovan

    lordmarcovan Eclectic & Eccentric Moderator

    Fun piece from the "Bermuda Triangle" series. Since your proof is slightly impaired with minor hazing and hairlines (both commonly seen on these after they've been removed from the mint packaging), it will not be worth the Krause catalog values @spirityoda quoted.

    But I'd say you did pretty well for twenty bucks. Neat pickup.

    I'd love to have one of the gold ones.
     
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  5. lordmarcovan

    lordmarcovan Eclectic & Eccentric Moderator

    PS- actually, it does look sort of like most of the hairlines there are on the plastic, eh? All the better, if that's the case.
     
  6. Collecting Nut

    Collecting Nut Borderline Hoarder

    For $20.00 I'd have bought that too. Nice, interesting, fun piece.
     
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  7. imprezax06

    imprezax06 Active Member

    Thanks for the help guys. Luckily the scratches are on the air tight. The coin is flawless other than the toning it's getting naturally. I'm glad my instincts were right about picking this beauty up.
     
  8. JAY-AR

    JAY-AR Well-Known Member

    Dangit! Now I want one
     
  9. Michael K

    Michael K Well-Known Member

    With a very low mintage, this could be a very valuable piece in the future.
    A definite keeper.
     
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  10. spirityoda

    spirityoda Coin Junky

    then it is worth maybe $40-50. the weight of this coin is 20.00g or 0.5948 oz. you can get a new plastic outside airtite for that coin, just keep the black spongey part because that looks custom to/for that coin. have gloves on when you get it out so that you do not get finger prints on the coin.
     
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  11. imprezax06

    imprezax06 Active Member

    I might replace the airtight not sure on my direction. It's definitely a cool little guy glad I jumped on it. For 20 bucks.
     
  12. Kentucky

    Kentucky Supporter! Supporter

    Or, wash your hands, drop that puppy out and give it a dip, rinse it thoroughly and put it in the new airtite.
     
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  13. Cheech9712

    Cheech9712 Every thing is a guess

    What is meant by giving the coin a dip?
     
  14. coin_nut

    coin_nut Well-Known Member

    Many people will advise you to "go with your gut feeling" when it comes to choosing to buy a coin or not. Looks like your gut told you right this time! I would have snapped it up too, never seen one of those before.
     
  15. Kirkuleez

    Kirkuleez 80 proof

    Everyone seems to have a different recipe, but for proof coins I use a product called MS-70 mixed with water 50/50. It just takes a quick dip and a rinse with distilled water to remove the haze.
     
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  16. lordmarcovan

    lordmarcovan Eclectic & Eccentric Moderator

    Be very careful dipping proof coins, or handling them at all.

    While that one could benefit from a quick dip and thorough rinse to remove some of the haze, I'm not so sure I'd try.

    As @Kirkuleez mentioned, you can use a commercial coin cleaner "dip" - (I use "EZ-Est" on the rare occasions I dip coins), dilute it 50% with distilled water, dip the coin, then rinse it thoroughly with distilled water and let it dry on a paper towel (no rubbing, or you'll hairline it- proof coins have more delicate surfaces than regular Mint State business strikes do).

    But it's really not that bad as-is. I still don't think I'd call it worth the $60 Krause value, but for $20, you did great.

    I suppose you could try polising the outside of the plastic with some kind of plastic polish. Or just get a new AirTite holder.
     
  17. Kentucky

    Kentucky Supporter! Supporter

    OK, I say "wash your hands" because it is sooooooo easy to get skin oils on pristine coins and that would ruin them. Next, my favorite dip (apart from French Onion) is eZest which contains sulfuric acid and thiourea. Sounds scary...it should, be careful if you plan to do it. I have a small plastic "basket" that came from a jewelry dip I bought sometime in the past that I use to dip the coins. After washing your hands, take the coin by the edges and hold it in running water that is as hot as you can easily stand. After it is thoroughly wet, place it in something you can dip into the container of eZest for less than a second. Remove it and hold it under the running hot water for a minute or so, rinse with distilled water, place on a clean, soft cloth and blot off the water. Stop...repeat if necessary...harder to describe it than to do it.
     
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  18. lordmarcovan

    lordmarcovan Eclectic & Eccentric Moderator

    This.

    Sound advice.

    The part about "handling by the edges only" is always good practice, but vital on proof coins, due to the "skin oils" issue @Kentucky mentioned. Proofs are extremely susceptible to fingerprints. I like the plastic "basket" idea and will maybe use that next time I have to dip something.

    (I like French Onion dip, too, FWIW.)
     
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  19. imprezax06

    imprezax06 Active Member

    Here are some updated pictures. Very nice coin. IMG_2505.JPG IMG_2501.JPG
     
  20. spirityoda

    spirityoda Coin Junky

    nice. I would leave it as is. just buy a new airtite.
     
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  21. lordmarcovan

    lordmarcovan Eclectic & Eccentric Moderator

    Looks great. A teeny bit of hazy toning, but no big deal. I agree with @spirityoda. Leave it as-is. Buy a new holder for it.

    Again- nice pickup for twenty bucks!
     
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