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New Member
Slovakia (Slovak Republic)
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Edited by Misooo
12/27/2013 3:10 pm
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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Sorry to say but that coin is "certified" by a basement slabbed who way over grads his cois. The coin is not ms 65
Feel free to call me Will.
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United States
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 For starters.  As for the coins. There a nice coins, but, as mentioned, that second one is NOT that high a grade. The pics make it hard to say for sure, but I would say that is an AU coin at best. And I cant say anything at all as to if it is Full Bell Lines (FBL). I would guess not. Likely about 10 or 12 dollars each at most. |
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United States
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I agree with the prices from the above post...
One thing is sure though, you can't have full bell lines unless the coin actually HAS bell lines...AU is generously pushing it a tad but it is hard from the pics
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Valued Member
United States
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I have to second that, a little above spot price. Still nice coins to collect. I like Franklin halves and have a full Dansco album of them. Mine are all Bu/ AU coins. Nothing expensive but I still love them. If you like franklins, you should fill a Dansco album and start by using these. You won't loose anything by pulling the one from the slab. |
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Canada
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Rest in Peace
United States
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Misooo. With the comments above  . Hope these coins were not an expensive purchase. There is great knowledge here at CCF about buying/selling coins. Remember "Education is the key to collector success." |
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United States
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One thing people are missing is WHERE these coins were acquired... Slovakia. Assuming they were bought locally, the "value" of these coins may be significantly different there than here. The silver content or "intrinsic value" doesn't change much, but what it is as a coin may very well be rare where the OP is from. To the OP, regardless of what packaging the coins are in, you have a couple cool coins...here in the States they may not be rare or command a premium, but where you live may be totally different. Nice start though!
Here is a good example of what I mean...here in the United States there are some types of bourbon that fetch significant premiums over retail because of their perceived rarity, but here in the land of Kentucky where I live, these same bourbons sell at regular shelf prices because they aren't that hard to find here.
By that example you can see that the same item can have vastly different prices, it all depends on LOCAL supply and LOCAL demand. What is rare for some can be common for others!
Edited by unholyroller
12/27/2013 5:28 pm
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Bedrock of the Community
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I can actually see some faint lines on the 2nd one. They look pretty full but the chip at the bottom very well could get into the lines keeping it from an FBL. Would need a larger picture to confirm one way or another, but from what I can see it at least appears to have a chance.
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New Member
 Slovakia (Slovak Republic)
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Thanks for opinions. How would you recommend me to start with US coins without mistakes of beginner ? What collect ? Or where buy a new coins ? ebay ? Collecting US coins is quite different in Europe (Slovakia), but for me it's challenge, collect coins of distant country, every US coin seems be "rare". |
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United States
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If you are going to buy US coins in slabs, you should buy them in PCGS slabs. PCGS is the most reputable certification company, followed by NGC. Also I would recommend purchase of the book " A Guide Book to US coins" by R S Yeoman. It is the US coin collectors "bible". Edited by DoubleEagle20
12/30/2013 01:47 am
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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unholly roller make a great point: location of the coin. While here in the US GSA Dollars are common, in Sweden they are uncommon. (It is a coin made in Carson City, Nevada and stored for many years in bank vaults before the government decided to sell them for a profit.) A collector in Sweden was most willing to accept it in trade. What to collect? That is your decision. You must ask yourself your reasons for collecting. Where to buy? ebay may be best for you. However, ask the members for their opinion, Many members post links to ebay and ask if the coin is OK. I have bought from ebay but not often. Vitajte na CCF. Radi vám nových ľudí. (Welcome to the CCF. We like to help new people.) |
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New Member
Slovakia (Slovak Republic)
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Thanks for advices. I made a little better photos of slabbed coin. Please, could you tell more about grade now ?   |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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The coin does not look like it is an FBL
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Bedrock of the Community
Canada
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It looks closer to an AU-58 to me.
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Posted 12/27/2013 3:53 pm
