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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;-jeffB, post: 26052981, member: 27832&quot;]Pre-dates ZIP codes: check.</p><p><br /></p><p>I imagine a lot of the coins <i>could</i> still be had at those prices -- payable in silver coin circulating at the time the catalog was issued. (Maybe not; I spot-checked a couple, and they seem to have gone up by about 50%, given today&#039;s silver value.)</p><p><br /></p><p>If you walked into a coin shop <i>today</i> and said &quot;I&#039;d like to buy one of those VG Wreath cents for $145, but I&#039;m on a budget&quot;, and put down just $100 in gold double eagles, I imagine the dealer would work with you. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie2" alt=";)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>If you get your time machine built, don&#039;t forget -- folks from that era frown on coins struck in non-precious metal with dates from the future![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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