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<p>[QUOTE="dougsmit, post: 7981639, member: 19463"]You asked about value. These are very, very common coins. They are rarely in really nice condition so something in the low end like this will be worth 1% of one of the best ones. There are many minor variations in style and die quality but most people just want one or two because it was mentioned in the Bible rather than flyspecking things on them. I'll also mention that there are a million fakes out there. I have seen rather few that look like yours so I wonder if it was carried as a pocket/purse piece for several years by a Christian who was aware of the story.</p><p><br /></p><p>If you were to try to sell such a coin to a collector, the offer would be a dollar or two. Collectors like better looking examples and might pay $50-100 for a decent one but would not pay anything for one with fewer details. If you are a pawn shop intent on taking money from the ignorant:</p><p><a href="https://gspawn.com/widows-mite-coin/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://gspawn.com/widows-mite-coin/" rel="nofollow">https://gspawn.com/widows-mite-coin/</a></p><p> </p><p> These are mid-grade. They would sell for $5 to $100 depending on who was selling. </p><p>[ATTACH=full]1385090[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1385091[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1385092[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="dougsmit, post: 7981639, member: 19463"]You asked about value. These are very, very common coins. They are rarely in really nice condition so something in the low end like this will be worth 1% of one of the best ones. There are many minor variations in style and die quality but most people just want one or two because it was mentioned in the Bible rather than flyspecking things on them. I'll also mention that there are a million fakes out there. I have seen rather few that look like yours so I wonder if it was carried as a pocket/purse piece for several years by a Christian who was aware of the story. If you were to try to sell such a coin to a collector, the offer would be a dollar or two. Collectors like better looking examples and might pay $50-100 for a decent one but would not pay anything for one with fewer details. If you are a pawn shop intent on taking money from the ignorant: [URL]https://gspawn.com/widows-mite-coin/[/URL] These are mid-grade. They would sell for $5 to $100 depending on who was selling. [ATTACH=full]1385090[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1385091[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1385092[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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