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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;kanga, post: 3501802, member: 9270&quot;]1941 Southern Rhodesia 2 Shilling</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://www.dcderoo.com/SoRhodesia-1941-2Shil-o-35.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><img src="http://www.dcderoo.com/SoRhodesia-1941-2Shil-r-35.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Years ago I decided for fun to get a worldwide collection of coins struck in my year of birth (1941).</p><p>Things have really slowed down since I&#039;m getting close to the end -- at least an end I can afford.</p><p><br /></p><p>One factor that has caused me to modify my goal is the cost of some of the coins.</p><p>For example, the Vatican set for 1941 included 5 coins struck in gold.</p><p>They will not be included in my birth year set.</p><p><br /></p><p>Three other factors have slowed me down:</p><p>-- coins that are so low in numismatic value that I can&#039;t find them listed</p><p>-- coins that I can&#039;t find in a reasonable grade</p><p>-- coins that are inexpensive but sellers overprice them considerably.</p><p><br /></p><p>Also at times I suspect my pricing source (Krause World Coins/1901-2000; 38th edition) has not got realistic prices for some coins.</p><p>For inexpensive coins I&#039;m willing to pay 50% over catalog -- but not more than that.</p><p>If Krause prices are lower than current real world values I may be missing out on something I would otherwise buy.</p><p><br /></p><p>Anyway, it&#039;s a fun set to work on.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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