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Hello everyone, I currently have a 50 cent coin collection ranging from 1908 to I believe the newest is 1966. I am actually wanting to put this up on ebay. I was hoping someone could provide me with some pointers or tips, I see there are different grade ratings along with some design differences. Any idea what these might be worth or what a good starting point would be? I will be uploading better photos once for sale. It comes in an old booklet, 3 sections, and 12 coins on each section. Any help is greatly appreciated, thank you in advance :)      [/url] |
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Bedrock of the Community
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You realize you have a few Newfoundland fifty cents mixed in with the Canada ones.? We would need obverse photos and closer pics to be able to help you.  |
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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 ... good catch Shafta9a |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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I also agree .. need better pictures. Just for starters ... I would Figure out spot/melt silver price. That can be a starting point. Next, go to Canada coins price guide site, and check the price of each coin. Maybe start the ebay bidding somewhere between silver price and retail guide price. Of course check for similar sets that have sold on ebay to compare prices. Watch out for Canadian and U.S. dollar pricing. |
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Pillar of the Community
 Canada
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It's not really a collection, it's a bunch.
You'll likely take a beating if you try to sell them as a set.
If you have the patience, sell them one at a time or in cohesive small groups, you'll get a much better return that way.
"Dipping" is not considered cleaning...
-from PCGS website
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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with DBM you will do better breaking up the group |
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Canada
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Welcome to CCF.. The biggest plus for me is when both sides of each coin are showing.. . Nothing more frustrating for me than seeing these blue binders come up ..and always only one side showing for each and every coin...  Always show big,.. clear and sharp pics of each coin... . Edited by DEVLEC
03/08/2017 8:02 pm
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I currently have a 50 cent coin collection ranging from 1908 to I believe the newest is 1966 Make sure that the 1921 shows well.. |
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Hi everyone, thank you for the responses :)
Yeah those were just rough out photos. I have taken better photos today, although I haven't had a chance to upload them yet. First the power was out and now Photobucket is down for maintenance. I took closer photos with my dslr of both sides. Lol, I know the feeling about bad photos. It's like looking at a car with Instagram filters.
How would one split them up? Same years, origin, sets of about 5? I would assume the book must not be worth very much then? Also as a value of silver, what would these weigh roughly? Not sure what the current value of silver is, so I'd have to find that out locally.
EDIT: Just found the weights on the Canadian coin pricing site.
Edited by Mirage_88
03/08/2017 8:59 pm
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Canada
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New Member
Canada
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Went through the price chart based on condition. How does this look? Also I noticed a couple coins are kind of off center, so the dot boarder exists but the solid line before the edge disappears on one side and is thicker on the other side. Not sure if that has any significance or not.
1908 Newfoundland - AG - $3
1908 Newfoundland - AG - $3
1909 Newfoundland - G - $7
1919 Newfoundland - AG - $4
1910 Canada - G - $21
1913 Canada - G - $25
1919 Canada - G - $18
1919 Canada - G - $18
1920 Canada - VG - $40
1929 Canada - VG - $20
1932 Canada - VG - $180
1934 Canada - VG - $35
1942 Canada - F - $12
1944 Canada - VF - $17 (Near 4)
1945 Canada - VF - $17
1950 Canada - VF - $15 (Full design)
1950 Canada - VF - $15 (Full design)
1952 Canada - VF - $13
1957 Canada - VF - $15
1959 Canada - EF - $15
1960 Canada - EF - $15
1961 Canada - EF - $15
1961 Canada- EF - $15
1962 Canada - EF - $15
1962 Canada - EF - $15
1963 Canada - EF - $15
1963 Canada - EF - $15
1963 Canada - EF - $15
1963 Canada - EF - $15
1964 Canada - AU - $15
1964 Canada - AU - $15
1964 Canada - AU - $15
1965 Canada - AU - $18
1965 Canada - AU - $18
1965 Canada - AU - $18
1966 Canada - AU - $19
1966 Canada - AU - $19
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Valued Member
Canada
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The melt value on the Newfoundland ones are about $8.10 right now so I wouldn't look at the book values for those. The 1932 is definitely the most valuable and you are probably better off selling that one on its own. The 1934 is worth more than melt, not sure if I would sell that individually or put it in a small lot and see if you can the price driven up because of it. As far as I can see the rest don't carry much of a premium over melt and selling in smaller lots is probably you're best option.
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03/09/2017 1:07 pm
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Valued Member
Canada
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Nice silver 50 cent pieces you have there! I have a few 50 cent pieces, but they are all the nickel variety and the 2002 commemorative.
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Pillar of the Community
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Aside from the aforementioned 1932 and 1934 , all you have is a pedestrian Lot of Junk silver halves. Absolutely nothing special in the rest of them.
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 Nice 50 cent collection! As the others suggested above, I would also recommend breaking up the set for sale because you will definitely get a better return. However it will be more work for you. If you don't have the time or want to sell as a complete set then the other option is to use a minimum / reserve price for your ebay auction. |
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When you sell them note that the newfoundland ones are sterling silver 92.5% and the pre 1920 Canadian ones are as well.
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