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nalaberong Pillar of the Community Canada 2805 Posts	Posted 08/13/2013 8:41 pm I was looking through a bin of amazingly dirty Australian halves at a gold buyers' when a lady walked into the store with a bag of mixed coins, offering to sell. The employees didn't want the world coins, so I offered to buy them. I'd like to know if this is a fair price for both of us: 2 Ikes, 1976 + 1977 [both P] 1 Kennedy half, 1976-D 4 Canadian nickels from before 1982 (100% nickel composition) Mexico, 50 old pesos, 1987 Mexico, 10 new centavos, 1998 Switzerland, 1 franc, 1968 Lincoln Cent, 1919, VG Holed Canadian penny, 1974 This has been giving me angst, because as a matter of conscience, I didn't want to give a bad price, but I was out shopping so I wanted a good price. I paid $4.50 for the lot (assuming the Swiss franc is worth its face value of $1). Since then it's been bothering me. Is this a good deal for all involved? Report this Post to the Staff

1916 D Merc Valued Member United States 459 Posts	Posted 08/13/2013 8:56 pm I believe that to be a fair price. I'm not sure if any of the Pesos are silver, possibly? Report this Post to the Staff
nalaberong Pillar of the Community Canada 2805 Posts	Posted 08/13/2013 9:02 pm Nope: 50 pesos first existed as a giant gold coin, there was an ultra-rare alleged platinum coin minted as well. The next time it showed up, Mexican inflation had progressed to the point where is was a cupro-nickel coin, which was then downsized 4 years later. I got a downsized one (but I like this series - the inflationary 5-pesos coin is basically too tiny to even have anything on it, so it just says $5, the year, and Mo). Report this Post to the Staff
skyshark124 Pillar of the Community United States 1109 Posts	Posted 08/13/2013 11:32 pm I think that's fair, though here, I find those Bicentennial halves all day long. :) I'd have paid that for a nice assortment though. Report this Post to the Staff
publius Pillar of the Community United States 807 Posts	Posted 08/13/2013 11:49 pm I think that's the first year of the (magnetic) nickel franc. Pity. Report this Post to the Staff
just carl Bedrock of the Community United States 20753 Posts	Posted 08/14/2013 09:53 am The Ikes alone are $2 face so with the half, you did OK. Report this Post to the Staff
nalaberong Pillar of the Community Canada 2805 Posts	Posted 08/14/2013 10:40 am Really? And here I was buying them from stores in Canada for $1.10! Report this Post to the Staff
OldSkoolMadSkilz Pillar of the Community United States 2077 Posts	Posted 08/14/2013 1:53 pm My US centric brain finds Ikes referred to as world coins quite humorous. Report this Post to the Staff
Wade Pillar of the Community Canada 2781 Posts	Posted 08/14/2013 8:51 pm $3.51 Report this Post to the Staff
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