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Valued Member
Canada
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I got these coins for silver melt value today, could they be worth more ? all of them are in about good to very good condition.
1888 Newfoundland 50 cents (full rim, everything on reverse is sharp excenpt parts of the hair, on the other side the date is very sharp but '50 cents' is not as sharp.
Canada 1882 H 25 cents (good to vg condition)
Canada 1874 H 25 cents (about good to good condition, date is really clear)
Canada 1872 H 25 cents (close to vg condition)
Canada 1886 H 25 cents (looks like the six is leaning to the right over another number)(parts of reverse are very strong (like the crown) other parts are faded away, date is dull but easy to read)
Canada 1905 25 cents (good condition)
1896 H Newfoundland 10 cents (about good condition, hard to read the date but the last 2 numbers are kind of clear)
1902 and 1903 Canada 10 cents, one could be in a vg condition, the other is probably closer to good.
1816 sixpence might be in good condition (date is strong and clear along with the head, front side parts are worn down other parts are very strong).
none of the coins have holes
when a coin has a mintage of 20,000 (like the 50 cent Newfoundland coin) is it still junk if it's in bad condition ?
Edited by grmike
03/12/2008 4:48 pm
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Bedrock of the Community
Canada
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Hi, Mike, If it was me I'd Keep 'em all  The 1888 Newfie, there was only 20,000 minted in VG-8 it's worth about $75.00 I don't see an H on the 1896 .10 cent Nfld., but the 1896 is about $20.00 in Fine. The Canada .10 Cents 1902 & 1903 are hard to come by, in VG worth more than melt. But.. I guess that's up to you. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I think you got a very nice deal! What's more--some of those, such as the 1872-H and 1874-H have interesting die varieties with the lettering punches and premiums to their value. In particular, the double-punched CANADA for 1872 is around $50 in VG. Edited by KurtS
03/12/2008 8:24 pm
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Valued Member
 Canada
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I just checked and the 1886 quarter looks like the double punched date with 6 over 3 worth 50 dollars in good condition.
I also got an 1891 large cent in good to vg condition (i found it in a tray with lots of other large cents in rough condition) for a dollar.
I checked jandm's catalogue for photos of the varities and it looks like the large leaf small date one (woth 90 dollars in good condition).
He just got some proof US silver eagles that he offered me for 30 dollars each, I wasn't sure if it was worth it so I didn't buy them I checked the internet for the dates he had, one of them was 1994.
The 1994 proof eagle (in a blue case) sells online for over 200 dollars. I'm going back today to see if I can get it for 30.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Short answer, any Canadian silver to be found at melt should be purchased and treasured.
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Valued Member
Canada
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how's this for a deal I got a 1994 proof silver eagle in the blue velvet box for 30 dollars at a coin shop (no tax, no shipping and handling). Home shopping network price is 499.95 quote:
don't see an H on the 1896 .10 cent Nfld., but the 1896 is about $20.00 in Fine.
you're probably right, it's in about good condition I wasn't sure if there was an h or not. Edited by grmike
03/13/2008 6:58 pm
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Valued Member
Canada
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in my books... ANY Newfoundland coins are keepers. I hoard them. when I can afford too
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