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<p>[QUOTE="Jaelus, post: 3147029, member: 46237"]You always have to independently verify when Krause lists something as rare or very expensive.</p><p><br /></p><p>Take for example Hungary 50 Fillér 1948 Aluminum KM-536. Krause lists this coin at over $200 in XF40, but it had a high mintage and is a common coin. You can find MS64-65 slabbed examples around $50-60, and raw MS63-64 examples around $30-40 without much trouble, yet I always see slabbed MS63s in dealer cases for $300-400 and it gives me a good chuckle. If they looked at other sources that don't use Krause data, they will see it's really not even a coin that's worth slabbing.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Jaelus, post: 3147029, member: 46237"]You always have to independently verify when Krause lists something as rare or very expensive. Take for example Hungary 50 Fillér 1948 Aluminum KM-536. Krause lists this coin at over $200 in XF40, but it had a high mintage and is a common coin. You can find MS64-65 slabbed examples around $50-60, and raw MS63-64 examples around $30-40 without much trouble, yet I always see slabbed MS63s in dealer cases for $300-400 and it gives me a good chuckle. If they looked at other sources that don't use Krause data, they will see it's really not even a coin that's worth slabbing.[/QUOTE]
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