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Canada
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ok, so I'm starting to like collecting american coins, I was just wondering what book there is for values of the coins and even maybe varieties. And also I bought this 2003 american silver eagle today, and it has a different finish on it. I believe its proof with a different colours that reflect off light?   |
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United States
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Looks like one of the hologram ones. This was done independently outside of the US mint. Someone like the morgan mint sold these.
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Pillar of the Community
 Canada
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the case says it came from the morgan mint. thanks amida  |
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United States
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I highly recommend the Blue Book by Whittman. It outlines dealer prices for most major collectible varieties and is updated every year. And aye, this is a bullion Silver Eagle with a hologram added from the Morgan Mint (now absorbed into the Franklin Mint). I'm afraid it's only worth about spot price as it has about the same value as an ASE with an applique of nail polish on the devices (which is pretty much what it is). Kinda neat to look at though. The Morgan Mint was obsessed with holograms. Even put them on $2 bills. Edited by SteveCaruso
01/20/2012 9:33 pm
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Canada
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oh, I LOVE this coin. thanks steve, and I bought it for bullion value... Looking to sell it for bullion value in the future  |
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United States
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Then ya did magnificently. :-)
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United States
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I prefer the Red Book by Whitman. It's supposed to be the average of Dealer sell prices. I have to admit that I have not looked at a Blue book in years but it used to be that the Red Book had more reference material. If you don't mind one year off, you can save $$ by buying used. Can you recommend a good Canadian Reference book? |
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Canada
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charlton, is great. its called..... " Charlton canadian coins 66th edition volume one" and it teaches you how to grade, some varieties of coins and picture of the coins and varieties.
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United States
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Varieties , get cherrypickers volume 5 , one book is cents through nickels the other is dimes through dollars . Also check out coppercoins.com book guide etc. It all depends on what variety specific you like and I can dial you in .
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Canada
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not really looking for varieties... just looking for prices on say " Peace dollars" etc etc. thanks though |
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United States
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books can be off per say, might want to look into grey sheet
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United States
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http://www.ngccoin.COM Follow the links to register for a free but limited account. After you sign up, you can sign in to the US coins Price Guide,think they might call it Us Coin Research. But this is a great way to see round about prices. You have to watch for certain prices that resulted in bidding wars and alike reasons that raise the price. But its a great tool to do some checking up on. Also you can do a past history sales search on ebay, Another one is HA.com Type the coin your looking for into the search bar find one that matches yours and click on it, they will give you the last 4 or 5 sales for the same grade coin, they also give a price guide from other respectful coin companies.
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01/21/2012 11:37 pm
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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coincollect1, as said this is a after maket coin. It is still a ASE and has one oz. of silver and is a nice looking coin. As for books, the Red Book is the most used reference but the prices are high retail. It is still a very good book. For prices I like Coin Dealers newsletter (CDN) called greysheet. This can be ordered as a subscription or as a one time purchase, I think most print it from online or as a downloaded file. I also look to (online) NGC's website price guide PCGS website price guide Numismedia.com is also a good price guide. In the U.S. most dealers will want to sell above greysheet and buy below greysheet prices. Many common silver coins will sell at melt value. Common coins like Pre- 1964 Washington quarters and Roosevelt dime, also Ben Franklin and Walking Liberty half dollars, if they are common and circulated. |
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Usually the number 1 book for coins is the Red Book. However, not for prices since it is usually about 20 to 25% in excess of prices. One good trick in using the Red Book is to get one a few years old so the prices are almost normal. If you go to the Whitman Web site you would see a zillion books, slight exageration, on coins. They have books on almost every type of coin. They even have a book about the Red Book. The Blue Book is OK but there too the prices are rediculous in the opposite direction. It is odd that those two famous books are so far different in prices of coins too. A good thing to do is go to that web site, find a book you like, then to to Amazon.com for a decente price for that book. Whitman charges to much for their books for individutals. They really prefer to sell to dealers. |
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