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<p>[QUOTE="jlblonde, post: 1310369, member: 32000"]About the only coin that is real is the Liberian JFK $10.00 and even that is questionable as a coin. It is made by the Franklin Mint, other than the name it has no affiliation to the country of origin, most likely copper-nickel, worthless in Liberia, and made for the US collector market. I have many of these that I picked up in junk bins. A few have been made of silver and that's always nice as a small bullion piece. You should weigh it to see if it is silver or CN.</p><p><br /></p><p>And one more thing: I wish Krause would stop listing these pieces in it's Standard World Coin Catalog and place them where they belong in the "Strange, Bizarre, Worthless World Coinage That Was Never Meant For Circulation And Is An Absolute Waste Of Time And Money Catalog" price appropriately at $75.00 to $100 for the issue.</p><p><br /></p><p>That is all...[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="jlblonde, post: 1310369, member: 32000"]About the only coin that is real is the Liberian JFK $10.00 and even that is questionable as a coin. It is made by the Franklin Mint, other than the name it has no affiliation to the country of origin, most likely copper-nickel, worthless in Liberia, and made for the US collector market. I have many of these that I picked up in junk bins. A few have been made of silver and that's always nice as a small bullion piece. You should weigh it to see if it is silver or CN. And one more thing: I wish Krause would stop listing these pieces in it's Standard World Coin Catalog and place them where they belong in the "Strange, Bizarre, Worthless World Coinage That Was Never Meant For Circulation And Is An Absolute Waste Of Time And Money Catalog" price appropriately at $75.00 to $100 for the issue. That is all...[/QUOTE]
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