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I found a 1895 dime, 1871 nickel, 1858 one cent, 1921 Peace dollar, 1861 one cent. Can anyone please tell me about this coin |
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 TO CCF PICs of the coins please? |
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Where did you find them if you don't mind me asking? And as John1 said numismedia is a great price to get an idea on values (though you should know that price guide prices are often higher than the coins actually sell for). That said, pictures would help is to determine the value a whole lot better as value is directly related to the grade (condition) of the coins. In worn condition a coin may be worth a dollar or two, while in high grade or MS (mint state) the value could be into the multiple hundreds or even thousands depending on the date/mm (mm= mint mark ). I'm not trying to get your hopes up that you have a potential fortune there, but rather to explain why pictures would be very helpful, even quite necessary in determining value. Again, welcome and can't wait to see some photos! Edited to add*** I should add that without seeing them I'm a bit skeptical on the authenticity of the coins as the 1895 dime, 1871 nickel, 1921 Peace dollar are all rarer dates for the series... So pics are definitely a must before determining value. Edited by NathanASE
04/11/2014 09:58 am
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Korea, Republic Of
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Clear pictures of the heads/tails side will be very helpful. Us collectors need to know the condition and other important details on the coins to figure out their value :)
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Korea, Republic Of
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TO ADD: never, ever clean the coins. Not even washing them to get the "dirty stuff" out. Us collectors like original, not-cleaned coins. Cleaned coins are basically stripped their value.
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an attic find of all key dates? interesting. Please do post pics. Even if there is a fake one among the lot it could be a contemporary counterfeit giving it a nice value. Quote:
heads/tails side Obverse/Reverse please and thank you |
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I can see key coins being all together in an attic. If the original owner had a theft problem and he decided to hide his "good" coins for safe keeping. Not saying that's what happened just seeing a possible way for it to have happened.
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some general info on the dime. The 1895 dime is whats known as a Barber dime or liberty head dime. they were minted 1892-1916. the key date is the 1895 o and the next level down is the 1892 s,1894 o, 1895, 1896 o, 1896 s, 1897 o, 1901 s, and 1903 s. did you check the back of the coin for an o (or s) mintmark? can I please see some pics of the dime? if not how does it look? any serious damage or anything? here are some pics to help you grade it. http://www.barbercoins.org/Grading-BD.htmlEdited by justin3651
04/12/2014 06:51 am
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Korea, Republic Of
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Obverse/Reverse please thank you I said heads/tails in purpose because the OP didn't sound like much of a collector. I was trying to use easy terms for better understanding. But yes, they are officially called reverse and obverse in the collecting world  Edited by Matteproof
04/12/2014 06:04 am
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