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<p>[QUOTE="sonlarson, post: 1987899, member: 15488"]The other Two. I've had the 1956 for a while. Added the 1959 today which completes the series. Four coins. 1955,56.57, and 59. Don't know why not minted in 1958. Mexico does that you know.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]355515[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]355517[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Interesting think when you calculated the value and cost of a coin. The 1959 is listed at $3.50 retail in Krause.</p><p><br /></p><p>My cost today was, let's see. A trip to Grapevine, TX about $3.50 worth of gas, cost to get into the Texas Coin Show, $3.00 each for my wife and I. Lunch at Taqueria's Mexican Restaurant, $33. Awesome food by the way. Very authentic. Tons of ambiance. Entire staff is Hispanic, menus in Spanish, jukebox plays Mexican music, and if you dine every Saturday from 3-5 p.m., a free margarita. So the coin cost me</p><p>$3.50+$6.00+$33=$42.50. Oh, I forgot, the coin also set me back $2.00 at the show.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]355528[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="sonlarson, post: 1987899, member: 15488"]The other Two. I've had the 1956 for a while. Added the 1959 today which completes the series. Four coins. 1955,56.57, and 59. Don't know why not minted in 1958. Mexico does that you know. [ATTACH=full]355515[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]355517[/ATTACH] Interesting think when you calculated the value and cost of a coin. The 1959 is listed at $3.50 retail in Krause. My cost today was, let's see. A trip to Grapevine, TX about $3.50 worth of gas, cost to get into the Texas Coin Show, $3.00 each for my wife and I. Lunch at Taqueria's Mexican Restaurant, $33. Awesome food by the way. Very authentic. Tons of ambiance. Entire staff is Hispanic, menus in Spanish, jukebox plays Mexican music, and if you dine every Saturday from 3-5 p.m., a free margarita. So the coin cost me $3.50+$6.00+$33=$42.50. Oh, I forgot, the coin also set me back $2.00 at the show. [ATTACH=full]355528[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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