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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;asciibaron, post: 465086, member: 8566&quot;]While at the Baltimore show on Friday, someone asked to borrow the 19th century Krause - I have no problem helping someone out, especially after they just spent a few hundred at my table.&nbsp; The guy was looking up a Peruvian coin, an 1885 something or other, and was curious what they ran in high grades.&nbsp; Krause&#039;s highest listing was an XF at $40.00 - my guess for an UNC was $70.00 to $75.00 - but that was only a guess.</p><p><br /></p><p>At this point my father came back to the table and I pointed the guy to my father and he asked his question again.&nbsp; After a bit of a pause, my father stated that in UNC the coin would run between $75.00 and $200.00 and explained the wide gulf in price for an UNC.&nbsp; Halfway through the production of the coin, the dies started to wear and progressively got worse, but they were not replaced or cleaned up.&nbsp; The finer detail UNC&#039;s are more desirable and therefore demand a high price.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>I just looked at my father and shook my head.&nbsp; Then I wondered how much I might know after 30 years experience as a coin collector and dealer.</p><p><br /></p><p>-Steve[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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