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<p>[QUOTE="Billy Kingsley, post: 709404, member: 19456"]To help illustrate one of Mike's points, let me talk of one of my purchases from CoinFest. I was able to purchase a half penny token from the bank of Upper Canada (it is labeled, and has on it, Quebec, but I don't know if they all do or not) from 1837. The color is a nice even milk chocolate brown and there are no major scratches, dents or other issues. </p><p> </p><p>I paid $7 for it. </p><p> </p><p>an American half cent from 1837? I would have had to pay for a coin in the same condition, from the same year, roughly $100.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Billy Kingsley, post: 709404, member: 19456"]To help illustrate one of Mike's points, let me talk of one of my purchases from CoinFest. I was able to purchase a half penny token from the bank of Upper Canada (it is labeled, and has on it, Quebec, but I don't know if they all do or not) from 1837. The color is a nice even milk chocolate brown and there are no major scratches, dents or other issues. I paid $7 for it. an American half cent from 1837? I would have had to pay for a coin in the same condition, from the same year, roughly $100.[/QUOTE]
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