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<p>[QUOTE="johnmilton, post: 4851035, member: 101855"]The pre-1800 coins are where the prices really get high and finding the coins in any condition is a challenge these days unless you go to the high priced dealers. The most common early coins are the Liberty Cap large Cents followed by the early Dollars. The Early American Copper collectors have soaked up a lot of the large cents, and the dollars are in demand and command high prices.</p><p><br /></p><p>The half dimes, dimes, 1796 Quarter and the Draped Bust, Small Eagle half dollar range from expensive to mega bucks. I paid a mid 5 figure number for the half dollar, and it's only a Fine-15. That's the type that stops most collectors cold.</p><p><br /></p><p>I have thought about posting a guide to the early dollar types, but the word flow has not gone well. Perhaps I should do a "bare bones" review and let the questions flow in after that.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="johnmilton, post: 4851035, member: 101855"]The pre-1800 coins are where the prices really get high and finding the coins in any condition is a challenge these days unless you go to the high priced dealers. The most common early coins are the Liberty Cap large Cents followed by the early Dollars. The Early American Copper collectors have soaked up a lot of the large cents, and the dollars are in demand and command high prices. The half dimes, dimes, 1796 Quarter and the Draped Bust, Small Eagle half dollar range from expensive to mega bucks. I paid a mid 5 figure number for the half dollar, and it's only a Fine-15. That's the type that stops most collectors cold. I have thought about posting a guide to the early dollar types, but the word flow has not gone well. Perhaps I should do a "bare bones" review and let the questions flow in after that.[/QUOTE]
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