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<p>[QUOTE="Collector1966, post: 1088660, member: 17919"]I was talking about the average American collector, in regard to what are generally the types of non-precious-metal foreign coins that are commonly available. I would venture that there are few American collectors who are aware that a 1933 GB penny is worth much of a premium, in the same vein that the dealer who sold a Dutch collector a 1793 US Chain cent for a few gulders back in 1992 had no idea that he was letting a small fortune slip through his fingers. </p><p><br /></p><p>As for the Cartwheels, I actually own a complete set, as it were, of that design-- tuppence, penny, and half penny, although the tuppence is quite worn, as is one of the pennies. The other penny is quite nice and, in fact, I have it residing in a Lindner display case, together with its smaller cousin, a 1799 half penny <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> Here are my 1797 penny and 1799 halfpenny:[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Collector1966, post: 1088660, member: 17919"]I was talking about the average American collector, in regard to what are generally the types of non-precious-metal foreign coins that are commonly available. I would venture that there are few American collectors who are aware that a 1933 GB penny is worth much of a premium, in the same vein that the dealer who sold a Dutch collector a 1793 US Chain cent for a few gulders back in 1992 had no idea that he was letting a small fortune slip through his fingers. As for the Cartwheels, I actually own a complete set, as it were, of that design-- tuppence, penny, and half penny, although the tuppence is quite worn, as is one of the pennies. The other penny is quite nice and, in fact, I have it residing in a Lindner display case, together with its smaller cousin, a 1799 half penny :) Here are my 1797 penny and 1799 halfpenny:[/QUOTE]
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