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Message:: [QUOTE="xCoin-Hoarder'92x, post: 2134378, member: 72758"]It seems many dealers care LESS about world coins unless they are uber-rare pieces and in possible certifiable grades. Even dealers who regularly buy/sell foreign stuff generally sell them far less than they are worth. One time I saw some Mexico 1947/1948 Cinco Pesos in UNC condition for $18 each at one of my local coin shops. On ebay they go much higher, between $35-40 each. This was back in 2013 when silver was much higher, so $18 would have been scrap price for the coins at the time. These have more silver than Morgan's too. Weight is 30g (.900), and have a diameter of 40mm. Huge coins. The only coin I've seen that was bigger than this was a late 1700's Italian States Kronenthaler, which I believe has a 42mm diameter. Some German ones are probably as big, but just to say, there aren't many world coins out there that size up to this one. These are also only a 2 year issue, and are some of the most attractive Mexican silver pieces I've seen. About 30 of them were loose in a box, I wish I would have grabbed all of them when I had the chance. Some 47's mixed in there too, which is a lower mint year. I'd like to know how these beautiful things could possibly have been "scrap" coins? Oh and, I forgot to mention that these coins quickly sold, like the next day after I walked in.[/QUOTE]