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I just picked up a 1975 Calgary Canada Dollar for $15(USD). It's in a 2x2 and in good shape, I'm not going to worry about pics right now. I asked if it was 80% silver and he said yes, Krause says 50%, I'm not faulting him on the error, and I know he'll be more than happy to reduce the price or just do a trade in or even a return, I love these guys, they always treat me right. The question is do I get 3 Washington quarters for hole fillers, or pick up the 1958 British Columbia he also had there. The B.C. is in good shape and in a 2x2 plus it's 80%. What would you do . . . . . ? Ask for reduced price and keep it, Trade in for the 1958 B.C. (heck of a year almost 2000 BC  ) Trade in for some type of US coins, he didn't have much other foreign. or get my 15 bucks back? |
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Take the $15 USD and run. It's worth $16.61 CDN today.  |
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Buy as many $ as you can for $15... it doesn't get much better even in Canada, and post-1967 dollars are all NCLT that I would love to buy at melt (or below!).
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CCF Master Historian of USA Commemoratives
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Did you buy the coin because you like its design or was it simply a bullion-based purchase?
The coin has about $7.25 (USD) worth of silver in it; if it was actually 0.800 fine, its value would be about $11.60.
If you bought it purely based on its bullion content, I guess you can ask for about $4 back. (Unless it would cost you that much in gas to get there and back from the shop!)
In either case, I would keep the coin if you like it.
Collecting history one coin or medal at a time! (c) commems. All rights reserved.
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I would do the 1958 silver dollar but than again read my avatar:-)
Feel free to call me Will.
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I'm not doing it mainly for the bullion, there are rounds for that. But paying twice melt makes me cringe. The main reason I bought it was because I always have kind of wanted a large Canadian silver piece, I have some silver dimes and quarters, and a few halves but they are nickel. Thanks Dollarman  The 1958 is 80% and in as good a shape as the 1975 so I think I'm going to exchange it tomorrow, I don't live in a huge city so gas is not a major issue. Edit: thanks all, great comments here from everyone ... and truth be told I actually like the British Columbia Totem pole design more, not sure why I picked this one... maybe so I can go back and but more Edited by ASLAN TVorlon
02/03/2014 8:23 pm
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  I'll get some pics of the Morgan's... maybe they are not pretty, just hole fillers (1896-O, 1896-S), I figure if I get them now I can pay a little and trade them for better quality... one of them looks like a 12 year old took a hammer to the edge  makes it fit in the book better at least. I'll post Pictures of the B.C. tommorow  |
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yes definately .500 silver.
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