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<p>[QUOTE="Bayern, post: 4873647, member: 99002"]Most dealers will have "junk" bowls of world coins that they buy cheap, usually from walk-in customers. Since many dealers that are in the U.S. focus on U.S. coinage, and basically ignore world coins, you can often find good coins in these bowls. Usually they sell them for 10-25 cents each, or by the pound. If you learn what coins are good, the way to go is picking coins out, rather than by the pound. This way you don't get all the actual low value common stuff. Also, depending on the dealer, some drop everything in, whereas others will have separate bowls with Canadian, Mexican, and sometimes one with just Euro coinage. Older Mexican and Canadian coinage can be good, but the modern general circulation stuff is not. You can often find pre-1900 coins in these bowls, sometimes in high grades. Some examples of the latter dates that I have found: 1890's 20 reis from Brasil; Victorian and Edwardian British colonial issues from Ceylon, India, etc, along with the homeland issues and those of outlying islands, such as Guernsey and Jersey; coins from Italy, Belgium, Spain, Romania, Russia, San Marino, Greece, etc.- again, all pre-1900 in grades from very fine to uncirculated. The coins in question that I picked out can all be sold for considerably more than they were purchased for. On average 10-15 dollars each is what I have gotten, with many selling at a good bit more. Occasionally, 16 - 1700's dated coins will be found in these bowls as well. (French tournois, British farthings, half pennies, etc.). An occasional early American copper in ag to g, I have also found.</p><p>As for U.S. coins, there are some dealers that are not as good as others at grading, and you can often purchase under graded coins at a good price. And if you purchase multiple coins each time, you can often get some sort of discount. Dealers will often negotiate if there is room in the price, vs. what they paid, as well.</p><p>Also learn what is not so great, and stay away from that- such as the statehood through America the Beautiful quarters series. The West Point mint quarters starting in 2019 of course do have a premium over face,, along with silver issues, and also a few error coins-but otherwise nothing to see here.</p><p>You may already be aware of a lot of this info, but if not, I hope this helps. Please ask more questions and we will try to help here.</p><p>Just continue learning as much as you can, and you'll start to get a feel for what is a good value over time.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Bayern, post: 4873647, member: 99002"]Most dealers will have "junk" bowls of world coins that they buy cheap, usually from walk-in customers. Since many dealers that are in the U.S. focus on U.S. coinage, and basically ignore world coins, you can often find good coins in these bowls. Usually they sell them for 10-25 cents each, or by the pound. If you learn what coins are good, the way to go is picking coins out, rather than by the pound. This way you don't get all the actual low value common stuff. Also, depending on the dealer, some drop everything in, whereas others will have separate bowls with Canadian, Mexican, and sometimes one with just Euro coinage. Older Mexican and Canadian coinage can be good, but the modern general circulation stuff is not. You can often find pre-1900 coins in these bowls, sometimes in high grades. Some examples of the latter dates that I have found: 1890's 20 reis from Brasil; Victorian and Edwardian British colonial issues from Ceylon, India, etc, along with the homeland issues and those of outlying islands, such as Guernsey and Jersey; coins from Italy, Belgium, Spain, Romania, Russia, San Marino, Greece, etc.- again, all pre-1900 in grades from very fine to uncirculated. The coins in question that I picked out can all be sold for considerably more than they were purchased for. On average 10-15 dollars each is what I have gotten, with many selling at a good bit more. Occasionally, 16 - 1700's dated coins will be found in these bowls as well. (French tournois, British farthings, half pennies, etc.). An occasional early American copper in ag to g, I have also found. As for U.S. coins, there are some dealers that are not as good as others at grading, and you can often purchase under graded coins at a good price. And if you purchase multiple coins each time, you can often get some sort of discount. Dealers will often negotiate if there is room in the price, vs. what they paid, as well. Also learn what is not so great, and stay away from that- such as the statehood through America the Beautiful quarters series. The West Point mint quarters starting in 2019 of course do have a premium over face,, along with silver issues, and also a few error coins-but otherwise nothing to see here. You may already be aware of a lot of this info, but if not, I hope this helps. Please ask more questions and we will try to help here. Just continue learning as much as you can, and you'll start to get a feel for what is a good value over time.[/QUOTE]
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