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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Scotty, post: 443789, member: 15397&quot;]I sold a gold piece with King Charles X of France recently (fortunately before the price dropped) and as I collect coins by portrait of kings and queens, I wanted a cheap replacement.&nbsp; I decided the series of coppers from the former Caribbean French colonies were interesting and I went after a 5 Centime piece from the mid 1820s.&nbsp; I noted that some private dealers were selling corroded no better than VF pieces for $25-50.&nbsp; I got a wonderful non-corroded 1825 piece off of ebay somewhere between fine and VF for about $11.&nbsp; Then I checked the Standard Catalog and saw it listed for a value of $6.&nbsp; I thought I was getting a bargain, but now?</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>How does one judge the value of non-slabbed world pieces these days with ebay in the running?&nbsp; In reality, I am happy with my purchase since I am portrait collector and filled my gap nicely.&nbsp; But what of values these days?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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