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Valued Member
Netherlands
309 Posts |
The coin I never will give away, sell, or elseway, that would be my 10 Reichspfennig 1940A the holed type, only army isseu, KM 99, got that one from my grandfather, that coin is for me more worth than all the silver and gold coins I have!!
Gr. Carl
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Valued Member
United States
421 Posts |
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Originally posted by Ætheling
It must have been about $175 based on £95/0.55 as it was then.
Which is a good price because they book about £120 for an EF specimen these days.
That sounds about right. Especially the £95 part. That is probably where I got confuddled in my mind about how much it was. The 95 stuck in my mind but not the currency unit.  |
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Valued Member
United Kingdom
188 Posts |
Well there you go Stu all these months of trying to remember and we've finally worked it out!  |
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Valued Member
United States
458 Posts |
Tuff question cause I have lots I would not let go--I guess if pushed into the corner, my number 1 keeper is my 1995W proof SAE, (the whole set 5-coins) then right behind those honeys will have to be ALL my $20 Saints-- --Geez I have expensive tastes--  |
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Valued Member
United Kingdom
188 Posts |
I have expensive tastes also! Doesn't mean any of my expensive coins are safe though.
The safest coins are probably the ones in the Silver Jar, junk silver i'd have a tough time trying to give away let alone sell!
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Forum Mom
 United States
5877 Posts |
For the first time ever, I have changed my avatar. This is because a very dear friend of mine gave me my first Bust Half Dollar to start my collection and that is the coin that will be my avatar from now on. This post belongs in this thread because I would never sell this coin. (Those of you that know me know it is unheard of for me to not sell a coin  ). However, the sentimental value of this gorgeous BHD far outweighs any amount of money I could get for it. Thank you again, dear friend, for making me so happy! |
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Valued Member
United States
421 Posts |
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Originally posted by Ætheling
Well there you go Stu all these months of trying to remember and we've finally worked it out!
We keep such good records, don't we? ;) |
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Valued Member
United Kingdom
188 Posts |
Only the best!  (I keep better records more recently) |
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New Member
United States
2 Posts |
Soon after my Grandfather had passed away back in '86, my Mother told me how a cousin of mine had weaseled a part of his coin collection out of them with a BS sob story. (Her story was they were left to her and she wanted them to remember him....with nothing to prove this of course.) Within a matter of days, she appeared at my door with the very same coins, wanting to sell them. For the price of $125, I purchased his complete collection of Peace dollars. (Grades from VG to Unc) I was very close to my Grandfather yet I never knew he had these. Most of of his collection has been scattered but these will remain together and with me until they pass to my son after I'm gone. |
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Mr. Lee I really like your story! I have seen many families thru the years, bidding at auctions, to get a loved ones coins back in an effort to keep them in the family and most of the time they succeed but at an enormous cost, especially if they are high grade coins as it would seem the whole world is bidding against them. Glad to hear you were wise enough to retain the collection.
So Susanlynn you are now officially hooked on the old Bust Halves are you? Thats good to know! Never know when a man/woman will need a little leverage in future dealings!!! Very impressive coins, if you ask me!
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I dont have a coin I wouldnt sell, but then I would have to find someone who will give me $10,000 for a blackened by Mercury,, Mercury dime !! Rick Edited by Metalman
06/15/2005 2:18 pm
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Valued Member
United Kingdom
188 Posts |
Mercury as in Hg? |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
7123 Posts |
Ya, the liquid Mercury, it sticks to silver, My uncle gave me a dime that had been coated with mercury,,it make them extremely shiney for a time and then they turn black as the mercury oxidizes,(sp) He was a big wig at a mercury mine, its that dime that sparked my interests in coins when I was a boy,, I still have it ,,
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Valued Member
United Kingdom
188 Posts |
Yeah the application of Hg onto Mercs was not unusual. Hg binds with the silver to form an Hg/Ag amalgam (think dental fillings). Mercury does this with most metals (except iron and platinum).
As Hg dissolves metals when it combines with them, I'm wondering is it the mercury oxidising or the silver? I thought Mercury Oxide was red or yellow?
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Valued Member
United States
382 Posts |
When I was 10 (in 1970), I looked up this coin in the Red Book. In BU condition, they had this coin listed at $550 and for me, it could of been $5 million dollars. Anyways, after collecting on and off through the years, I finally got my hands on it and I will keep it for years to come. Download Attachment:  1909sVDBMS63BN.jpg5.62 KB Edited by zakgold
06/15/2005 6:32 pm
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