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Canada
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I have a few older 25 cent and 50 cent pieces from 1902-1936 which are mostly in G4-VG8 condition. Have they gotten to the point where people don't care to collect them? are they now junk silver?
Thanks!
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some might say junk , but others will see them as collectable.. I for one wont call anything junk rather happily used  |
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Canada
3049 Posts |
The term on the U.S. boards has been thrown about as "constitutional silver" I like that term.. nice!
I still say with those dates even with the level of wear there's someone out there that will appreciate 'em...
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Canada
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I love low grade quarters. I consider them to have numismatic value.
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Canada
576 Posts |
I am no expert from from where I am sitting ... no, they are not junk. If you were at a coin show and you had them out selling anywhere near junk prices I'd happily buy them in a heart beat. You have some great old coins with 100 +/- years of history.
Some of those coins may have been carried over seas during the two great wars. There is more to these coins than just their weight in silver there is also their weight in history.
In May of 1902 there were parties for Canadians returning from the Boer war. Maybe a guy bought his girl a gift with one of your coins. Coin tosses that were won and lost,............
Anyway I guess you see where I'm coming from, I do love MS coins, proofs and so on but old/ handled coins matter.
cheers,
If you have read this far, thanks
Liverpool
Edited by Liverpool
09/26/2014 3:18 pm
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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I agree with artdio. If they're not recently cleaned/polished, they're happily used |
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Canada
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Mint state coins are great, but I too have a deep appreciation for the history behind a well circulated coin. Maybe I am just too much of a romantic with an overly vivid imagination! :-)
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Pillar of the Community
 Canada
2187 Posts |
Liverpool, I know what you feel like. The reason I began collecting is because I found a 1920 penny in my change a few years back after eating at a restaurant. The history that penny might have went through got me really interested.
Thanks for the opinions guys! Much appreciated
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United States
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A few 5 and 10 cent Canadian pieces found their way to southern Connecticut and I love them as they are. Hard to sell because there are so many, as with US coins in that condition. But definitely collectable. |
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Canada
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some of those may be 90% Ag, not 80%
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United States
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I guess that I appreciate the worn old coins. I have a worn slick 1797 British Cartwheel and an 1860 and 1865 Victoria farthings in XF+ that my Grandpa brought from England ( Somersetshire Co.) in 1880`s as a boy on a sailing ship and settled in Iowa and married Grandma.
She was to be a teacher and she left me a unc Buffalo 13P type 1. and several old books. 1880 Geography text and 1856 Tennyson poem book, Teddy Roosevelt token 1904, Remember the Maine token, plus many more memories.
I think of the hands that 1797 went through to be that worn. I enjoy history.
Sorry for the long post, but I sit and think when I look at my coins as some of You mention.
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Pillar of the Community
710 Posts |
Definitely keep! The pre-1920 coins are 0.925 silver.
These type of coins are a great way for new collectors to get into the hobby.
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United States
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Canada
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I highly doubt any of my Vickys or Edwards or any coin I own prior to 1930 is any better than VG (except my pennies) - it's what I can afford to collect and I proudly display them to friends and family - I'd love to find an O4, 05 or 32 .50 cent piece in G or VG condition for well under $100!
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09/29/2014 04:37 am
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Valued Member
Germany
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I'm coming close to having a representative of each type of Cdn circulation coin, and I would gladly get some of the old silver in that condition!
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United States
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I to have some some older Canadian silver and mine are also in the G to VG condition except for some 5 cent silver pieces I have had for years. I cant afford the higher grade Vickys and 20 cent piece for my Canadian Dansco type set. If I get enough posts maybe I can find someone to trade with.
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