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Valued Member
United States
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Guys check these out. My son had them for years. Just for fun, I took them to 2 dealers and they said throw them away. I hadn't gotten around to it yet,when I saw the exact same set sell on E-Bay for 57.00$ Are these really worth that, or if I sell them can I expect to get them sent right back?   |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
592 Posts |
Just list them properly, & fully explain what they are so any body can understand.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
4415 Posts |
While not a coin collector item, this is an attractive novelty item. Certainly, they should not be thrown away! In a local, antique auction, you might get $50 or more in return from someone who appreciates the attractiveness of the coin designs portrayed on these medals. Value lies in the mind's eye of the beholder.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1208 Posts |
Are they silver?
It's possible there could be 50-60 bux of silver there if so.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
651 Posts |
I bought this item many years ago at a flea market. It's an attractive set and nice box too. I'm curious as to who sold these sets and its original price.
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Valued Member
United States
136 Posts |
Definitely do not throw this away! Although they aren't genuine, it's definitely a small set worth appreciating. In fact, I wouldn't mind owning a set myself!
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Bedrock of the Community
Australia
21786 Posts |
Find out some more about them first, so what you find can be included in your description of them. This ia a classic case of where honesty will help to sell them.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
642 Posts |
I wouldn't throw them away, make sure each coin is marked correctly as a copy.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
651 Posts |
Amazingly they are properly marked "copy" since the case is "made in china"
I don't know about the coins' origination though, but probably china as well.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Well I'd say they are almost certainly fakes (note the " Morgan dollar" is the same size as the " Standing Liberty quarter") Whether they have any value will depend on whether or not they have any silver content and the size/weight of the items (I would suspect they are merely plated due to the title saying they are "In tribute to"). I can't judge the size from the pictures as there is no standard of reference. Edited by Conder101
12/07/2011 10:16 am
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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There's no doubt whatsoever that these are fakes since they are labeled as "tribute" coins. The problem is (and likely why they sold on ebay for what they did) is that not everybody who sees them will realize they are non-silver reproductions. The wording "A Tribute to America's Greatest Silver Coins" is just weaselly enough that somebody might think the "tribute" involved involves real coins being placed together in a special box as opposed to fake coins made to look like real examples. There's nothing wrong with selling them, as long as (a) you explain exactly what they are and (b) don't expect to get much for them. In my mind, they are like the copper rounds that are selling these days that have reproductions of classic coin designs on their obverse. I actually bought some of those for around $2 each simply because I like the way they look, but some people are promoting them as investment-grade copper bullion and trying to get $5-10 apiece for them on the erroneous assumption that they could ever be worth that much as copper bullion. |
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