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Scrap silver. $1 face of 90% has been running under $20 in shops (not on the Bay). Better values by far for foreign bullion coins though.
"Two minutes ago I would have sold my chances for a tired dime." Fred Astaire
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I doubt I could get one of the coins I collect for $20.  However .. I could get a book.  In fact, I recently did get a book. Or rather an old Numismatic Journal with an article I was interested in. A good investment to my mind and an alternative to buying a cheap coin you'll soon want to upgrade or sell on. Just a suggestion.  Edited by Tom Goodheart
05/13/2014 07:55 am
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"Buy the Book Before You Buy the Coin" - Aaron R. Feldman - "And read it" - Me 2013! ANA Life Member #3288 in good standing since 1981, ANS, Early American Coppers Member (EAC), Colonial Coin Collectors Club member (C4), Conder Token Collector Club member (CTCC), Civil War Token Society (CWTS) member, Liberty Seated Collectors Club (LSCC) & Numismatic Bibliomania Society member (NBS), USMex, Member in good standing, 2˘ variety collector. See my want page: http://goccf.com/t/140440 |
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United States
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If I was going to kill off a $20 I'd buy some nice common date Lincoln cents for my Dansco album, which at the present time is still in the wrapper....
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United States
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I'd take the $20 and find 2 CWR of halves to search for silver! Rinse and repeat! Eventually you could score 40 silver halves with that $20!
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I'd vote for the best Walker I could find. I don't think it would be too difficult to find a raw low UNC late Walker for $20 and between the silver content - that is relatively low compared to just a couple years ago, at present - and the fact that Walkers are about the most popular silver coin besides dollars, and you have a nice combo. I happen to like Walkers far more than dollars or Frankies so it is an easy choice for me. My favorite LCS has bins of raw AU-MS61? or so Walkers and Frankies below $20 so it would seem an easy pick! I also see lots of nice late Walkers at every coin show I attend.
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I would look for a vf large cent.
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I also would look for a large cent.
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United States
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I just bought an 1853 silver 3 cent piece for $20. I don't have a picture to post, but it is nice and flat, wear isn't too bad, but does have what looks to be a chip on one of the edges. I thought it could have been a broken die, but did some research and haven't found anything about broken die varieties for this coin. I thought it was a good price, and still had great eye appeal. This will probably kick start an early american type set for me.
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To me, coins around the $20 can be fun to collect, and some do appreciate in value over time if it becomes trendy to collect, especially for a type collection, and I'll post some of my purchases at or below this level over the past month. These of course deal with the more common dates/mints. Two Cent Pieces in VF. Three Cent Silver in VG, and "Trime" Nickels in VF. Shield nickels in VF, maybe EF on a good day. For good hole fillers, some 19th century dimes are a good way to start. Capped Bust Dimes in VG, Seated dimes in VF, Barber dimes in EF. A pair of 1857 Seated dimes in lower but non-cull grades. http://www.ebay.com/itm/20129836120..._1423wt_1428At an average of less than $18 per coin, a couple later Bust Dimes in the same G-VG, with a holed 1841 Seated dime as a bonus. http://www.ebay.com/itm/3pc-Group-U..._2139wt_1362I even picked up this VG+/Fine Bust Dime for under $20: http://www.ebay.com/itm/1820-U-S-CA...t_427wt_1362 Seated halves in VG, some tougher dates in AG/G. I purchased three coins with this seller, so when I combined shipping with them, the net price comes to right around $20, and that's how I got this EF 1930 Standing quarter: http://www.ebay.com/itm/1930-STANDI...ht_82wt_1362Many common Barber quarters in Fine, VF if your lucky. Common Barber halves in F-12 if your lucky. Edited by yelimsexa
03/06/2015 5:46 pm
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100 (or more) world coins. Yeah, this basically. To be fair, I probably would find too much cool stuff in the 30-cent and 50-cent bins (rounding a bit from the new exchange rate) to really make it all the way to 100... though if that one bin in Hobby City was any indication, even more than 100 could well be a possibility. (Ever heard of how I got a Shield nickel - with rays no less - from a 15-cent bin? I'm not kidding; real story. Sure, I also got thirty-odd other coins from that bin on that day, and the nickel was so worn there was no date left, but whatever.) |
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