Neat Coin Shop Pamphlet Thing My Dad Found

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littleboy Pillar of the Community United States 764 Posts	Posted 05/13/2008 9:52 pm my grandfather died about 3 years ago and my parents are just now cleaning out boxes of papers. they found this old looking book with coin dates and prices from the 40's. looking at the prices, I wish I was old. $14 for ten dollar eagles! and a 1893S dollar for $40 Report this Post to the Staff

Amazon99 Pillar of the Community United States 2443 Posts	Posted 05/14/2008 01:30 am Very cool. Is it a RedBook? If so they're collectable and it might be worth something. I always wanted to buy an old price guide. Report this Post to the Staff
Bilbo Pillar of the Community United States 812 Posts	Posted 05/14/2008 11:01 am Quote: i wish I was old Give it some time. Someday you'll likely wish you were young. Maybe today's prices will seem like bargains and you'll wish you had bought more coins "when you were young." Report this Post to the Staff
Conder101 Bedrock of the Community United States 17884 Posts	Posted 05/14/2008 11:56 am Possibly one of Mehl's Star Rare Coin guides. Quote: i wish I was old. $14 for ten dollar eagles! Yep only a weeks wages. Quote: and a 1893S dollar for $40 Just three weeks wages. Not bad for a series that wasn't popular or widely collected at the time. Quote: Give it some time. Someday you'll likely wish you were young. Maybe today's prices will seem like bargains and you'll wish you had bought more coins "when you were young." Exactly. Take a look at some coins that cost one to three weeks wages today, then 60 years from now take a look at them again and see how much they cost. In short, if you can't afford them today, you probably wouldn't have been able to afford them sixty years ago either. Edited by Conder101 05/14/2008 12:19 pm Report this Post to the Staff
littleboy Pillar of the Community United States 764 Posts	Posted 05/16/2008 1:48 pm yeah, well right now I wouldnt mind going back in time and paying $14 in 1946 money for a gold eagle =) Report this Post to the Staff
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