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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;satootoko, post: 126866, member: 669&quot;]Hi Donnie and&nbsp; <img src="http://www.cosgan.de/images/more/schilder/142.gif" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> to CoinTalk.</p><p><br /></p><p>The primary source for information on world coins is the Standard Catalog of World Coins by Krause &amp; Mishler, affectionately known as &quot;Krause&quot;.&nbsp; Your nearest public library probably has at least one or two of the five (soon to be six) large city telephone book-sized volumes covering each century since 1601.</p><p><br /></p><p>In the 2001 19th Century 3rd Ed., the Hong Kong Dollar is listed in several varieties of circulation and proof coins, with reeded and plain edges, and one &quot;overdate&quot; where a &quot;7&quot; is stamped over a &quot;6&quot; at the end of the date.&nbsp; The value ranges from $165 in Fine grade (all three regular circulation dates) to $5,000 for the 1867 proof in pristine condition.</p><p><br /></p><p>Before you get too excited, &quot;Fine&quot; as a grade requires a bold design, with pleasing appearance, completely readable legends, and undamaged rims, with no gouges, scratches or other damage of the type usually found on coins which have been in the ground for an extended period of time.&nbsp; In typical &quot;metal detector find&quot; condition, it would only be worth a few dollars at most.</p><p><br /></p><p>If you can post pictures of both sides, we have members who can probably give you a very realistic estimate of whether a coin dealer would be likely to buy it, and if so, how much he would pay. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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