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Pillar of the Community
Poland
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I know you're probably fed up with this, it's the last one for now. Looks like a normal Hungarian coin, doesn't it? Not how I got it. Once I've bought a handful of junk seeing that some mad people were actually bidding on such stuff on the net. Remember the "List the worst coin" thread? The 4 kreuzer that I posted was there. Along with a bent Austrian, damaged Canadian, three Belgians - one green, one zinc turned white, one removed from jewellery, an unusually worn Spanish 1 Pta, a slug.. that kind of crap. And this. The only seemingly problem-free coin. I was really happy as I never saw it before, till I looked it up in the ancient Krause. $50.00 in Fine (I know it's grade is ~Good, but still)? What kind of joke is that? First thought - another ****** FAKE. What I mean is - that shouldn't be there. Or am I missing something, looking it up in a wrong way? Or is there a mistake in my Krause and this is a normal $2 coin and there's nothing to worry about? Can anyone check it in a less dated catalog? The coin has a B mintmark under the head on the obverse. It looks like this:  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Looks okay in my Krause. How about the weight - 3.89Gr. How does the obverse look - can we see it? And you are right $50 in my Krause - 49,000 minted pretty rare  Good pickup  |
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Pillar of the Community
 Poland
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O so the new Krauses give a mintage figure , in my book it's just "-" Thanks for the additional information! (It's already dark here, so the photo will come tomorrow, photos by daylight are much better). |
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Valued Member
United States
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I have one just like it, but it is 20 instead of 10 and 1846-B mint. Mine looks XF but greenish color.
I didn't get the mintage since my school's library had an old version of the Krause book.
I can give a picture if you all want to look..
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Pillar of the Community
Poland
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Sure, if it isn't a problem, I'd like to see if the style of lettering looks the same. This often gives fakes away.
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Pillar of the Community
Poland
3201 Posts |
Here's the other side.  |
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Valued Member
United States
303 Posts |
Sorry for the long wait, here is some pics of mine   |
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Pillar of the Community
Poland
3201 Posts |
A very nice looking coin, not junk like mine. A lot of details visible!  |
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Valued Member
United States
303 Posts |
Thanks.
The details are good, but the obverse has some discoloration and both sides have a green tint to it.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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hc8604, Sorry for not being up to speed. I should have left ya know sooner. The 1846 mintage was 3.26M.  |
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United States
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Thanks wwhitman, better late than never? :)
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Posted 09/01/2008 4:48 pm
