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Hola! And Welcome!
Here are the prices (2009 catalog) of some of your coins:
#1: $2
#2: $1.50
#3: In your condition, its exactly what it says, $1.
#4: No clue
#5: Depends on silver spot price. My book says around $20
#6: $1.50
#7: $1.50
#8: Its NOT BU. Id say around $1.50.
Anyway, welcome!
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 Bermuda
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Ok thank you very much. I don't even know what the BU stands for. That's how I received it. Looking at those values, I think I'll take up stamp collecting instead and leave the coins in the sock drawer where I found them. Thanks again.
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Rest in Peace
United States
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 , Michael W DeSilva! That damage on the 1919 nickel makes it worth little more than 50 cents. The 1950d nickel is the key to the set. BU = Mint. If the damage is on the plastic only, it could easily be a $10-15 coin. Scratched, $3 tops. |
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Its not BU, even without the scratch. If you look at the hair, you will notice that its VERY worn.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Hello, Michael! Looks like they still trying to keep you in the dark.  BU stands for Brilliant Uncirculated. |
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Bermuda
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Thank you to all, now I know my coins are worth less than it cost me in internet fees to find out. At least that's a chapter I can close. Next time I go deep sea fishing I'll toss them overboard and with any luck someone will discover them in a few thousand years when they may be worth the price of chewing gum.
I'm kidding of course. Don't panic. I'll leave them to my kids with no explanation so they can have the joy of discovering they're worthless as well.
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United States
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I dunno. I'm happy to get coins worth 100+ face value anytime.
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Bermuda
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I suppose you are right biggfredd. I shouldn't complain when I have nickels worth more than a dollar. All my other nickels are only worth five cents. I'm new to this so I'm asking for patience and understanding. You all were very helpful and I don't intend to bad mouth numismatics. I had some slight tunnel vision when I thought $$$ could be involved. After searching around though I found that the world of coins is actually quite interesting. I think I'll stick around for awhile. I have a whole bag full of old British coins (pence and shillings and the like) which I will scan and post at a later date. I'm curious about their values as well but not in the greedy way. Peace.
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United States
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No problem. Part of collecting anything is learning. Ppl are often disappointed when told a Half Cent with a hole is only worth five bucks. I ask them how they'd feel if it was a silver dollar worth 1000 times face. It's all perspective. BTW, I searched for a 50d nickel for decades. Never did find one in circulation. |
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@biggfredd - Really? I just checked and this one is definitely a 50D. Took me a while to find it but the D is just on the right side of the building. There's a curious 'blemish' on the face side too. If you look at the picture, it looks like a scratch or a mistake but if you look at the real coin, between his lips and the word 'GOD', it is an arrow pointing to the 'D' in GOD. At first I thought that is how they identified it as a 'D', until I found the D on the other side. As for the condition of the coin, my mother had that coin for as long as I can remember. She probably got it in 1950. She moved around ALOT in her lifetime and I know for a fact that she knew even less about coins than I do so she most likely just tossed it around with no idea that she should have been protecting it better. In any event, I'm open minded to trading it as it holds no emotional attachments for me.
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Pillar of the Community
Australia
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The 1950d is a key date and worth a lot more that $1.50  |
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Bermuda
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Ok, thanks trout1105. I guess I'm not so open minded to trading it now. What is so special about it? And what does 'key' mean? You're the second person to use that word to me. I really am clueless in this world of coins.
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Australia
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Key date means hard to find, low mintage.
There were only 2.6 million of these made compared to the other nickles this is a low mintage, thus a key date
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Rest in Peace
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@biggfredd - Really? I just checked and this one is definitely a 50D. I agree. The 50d is the most difficult regular issue coin in the series, and its low mintage was recognized soon after issue. Because of this, most of them were hoarded, making it extremely difficult to find in change. In fact, it was prolly harder to find a circulated one than a new one. At one point in the sixties, uncirculated rolls traded for around $1200, or around $30 a coin. They're considerably cheaper today: http://www.numismedia.com/cgi-bin/c...de2=pricesmsKeep http://www.numismedia.com bookmarked, you'll find it useful for lots of basic pricing info. |
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