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| How Can An Object Shaped Like An Apple Be Considered A Coin?
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barryg
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If it's produced by a mint and has a monetary value engraved on it, I suppose it can be considered a "coin," although the reality is that novelties like this are not meant to ever be spent and likely wouldn't be accepted as payment if you ever tried to spend them.
Obviously, an apple is at the extreme end, but it's not all that different in concept from the "cylinder" coin I purchased awhile back:
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| What Are You Looking To Buy Next?
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barryg
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Posted 04/30/2025 09:52 am
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As an aside, I just noticed that the Series 1914 $100 Federal Reserve Note (Red Seal) actually sells for about the same as the $50 in similar grades, so maybe I can think about looking for one of those if and when I find one of the $50s without having to wait for a lottery win.
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| What Are You Looking To Buy Next?
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barryg
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Posted 04/26/2025 11:09 am
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What Are You Looking To Buy Next?
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I would like to find a thousand dollar bill that's in such bad shape that I wouldn't feel guilty about carrying it around in my wallet so I could say silly things like, "Hey man, you got change for a thousand?"
Reminds me of an old episode of WKRP In Cincinnati. Herb kept pulling that stunt over and over again whenever anybody asked to be repaid what they had loaned him. Finally, Johnny said he did have change and brought in a wheelbarrow full of pennies. |
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| What Are You Looking To Buy Next?
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barryg
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Posted 04/25/2025 6:39 pm
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| The red seal $50 is likely to be significantly more expensive than the other notes you mentioned. You should be able to find a nice $5 Indian and $10 bison for around $1000 each, and a nice $2 educational might set you back $2000 or so. A decent red seal $50, however, is probably going to cost me at least $5000 and perhaps as much as $7500. |
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| What Are You Looking To Buy Next?
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barryg
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Posted 04/25/2025 5:01 pm
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My U.S. paper money type set (1900-2000) is mostly complete, except for some of the more expensive items. To be honest, I don't know if I will ever even try to collect denominations above $100. But one rather pricey note that is on my radar is a Series 1914 $50 Federal Reserve Note (Red Seal) in a grade similar to this one:
If I can find one at the annual coin show I plan to attend in July, I might just make it my sole purchase of the day. If I can get one of these, I will then have a matched set of red and blue Series 1914 notes in $5, $10, $20 and $50. And, yes, I know there is also a $100 version, but that might have to wait until I win the lottery.
So... What about you? What's the next note you hope to pick up? |
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| 1928 $100 Note And 1929 $50 Currency
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barryg
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Posted 04/24/2025 12:11 pm
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Hello, smat45!
For whatever it's worth (pun intended), I recently picked up the following $50 on ebay for $315:
I'm no expert at grading notes, but I would say our two notes are comparable enough to say yours should be in the same general ballpark when it comes to value. |
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| Graded Slab Collections - What Sets Off Your Ocd
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barryg
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Posted 04/17/2025 3:16 pm
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My two biggest peeves are when the coins are not facing straight up ("clocked" incorrectly) and when the holder has any scratches or other flaws that obscure part of the coin.
Aside from that, my biggest issue with slabbed coins in general is that they often cause weird reflections when I am trying to photograph a coin for my digital album, especially for proof coins where I need to position the coin at an angle to avoid photographing my reflection. |
| | Forum: Third Party Coin Grading (TPG): PCGS, NGC, ANACS, ICG, ETC. |
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| The High Price Of Bullion
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barryg
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Posted 04/16/2025 2:14 pm
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I was tempted to buy some Platinum in early '21. That would have been a kick in the pants.
Indeed, it would be! I only own two platinum bullion coins. At the time, they cost more than gold and I couldn't justify the cost of buying any more. I figured it would be nice to just have a few in my portfolio, but now I'm really glad I didn't buy more. |
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