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Stumbled onto an old 1963 RedBook, well quite honestly, my ex-wife returned a box of items she had been saving for me for years and there were quite a few Redbooks in the box. Needless to say I must throw out a few examples of how tough it was to be a collector way back in 1973! Enjoy or cry....whichever meets your current needs!!! 1909S VDB Lincoln Cent valued from $70.00 to $165.00 1914D Lincoln Cent valued from $32.50 to $410 1914S Type 2 Buffalo nickel valued from $22.00 to $85.00 1937D 3-legged Buffalo nickel valued from $15 to $90 Carson City Morgan dollars in uncirculated condition were worth the following; 1878CC...$7.50 1879CC...$95 1880CC...$25 1881CC...$25 1882CC...$12 1883CC...$15 1884CC...$17.50 1885CC...$25 1889CC...$275 Many of the St.Gaudins $20 gold pieces were valued at $85.00 in unc. Some dates brought much more but the common dates ran $50 to $100 I could go on and on with these prices as their are a great number of surprises, both higher and lower, than one might expect. Oh if I had only known then what I know now!!!! |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Yup...Those were the days. I agree. I wish I did not take a break from collecting when I was younger. I just recently took the hobby back up.
Its funny though, because I remeber back in those days, the prices still seemed like a lot to spend. I have been working on a Time Machine to go back in the past.....cant seem to get it to work....lol
Tim
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United States
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Yes, those values are so low by today's standards. The dollar went a bit farther, minimum wage and other wages were so low and you could buy a very nice home for $20,000 to $40,000. Maybe there will be references to "those were the days" in another 20 years when they speak of prices in 2006. Oh my, now that's a scarey thought.
I have the 1970 and the 1980 books and the prices were still reasonable in the 80's. hmmmmmmmm
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United States
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Hmm, Wish I was born then!!
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Those CC morgans are making me sad. I wish I were alive and collecting back then!
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fengk, You have NO idea how many times I have used your quote since you started posting it! A friend will bail you out of jail and a true friend will hide the body. We had a very rare murder which was just recently discovered (actually happened in Feb.) and a true friend HELPED hide the body. No one would have ever known but the guy who was killed missed a scheduled court date so a warrent was put out for his arrest and local authorities started looking for him. Bits and pieces came out as they questioned his whereabouts and the TRUE friend finally cracked!!! Whoops, a little off topic so back to coins! The whole darn RedBook makes me sick!!! If any body does get a time machine hooked up and ready to go I want to go back to the 1800's REPEATEDLY to make sure I get everything I need!!!! |
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United States
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Woah, that's wierd. And I was stealing my quote from one of my friends!
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I'll gladly go back in the time machine to the 1800's but, I'll stay there thank you! I know that it was rough and that we didn't have all of the modern conveniences but, I truly lived that simple life for a while and felt a strong sense of independence! I may go back to it again, sooner than I think - yeah! Here I go - off topic again - oops - sorry folks!
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United States
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Those days are long gone. I can remember working all day long sun up to sun down and was lucky if I made $10 on a good day. My dad would take me to the coin shop in the mall (which today would be considered a strip mall) and we would just be in awe that a unc Buffalo nickel was going for 7 to 10 dollars. Lot of money back then. |
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United States
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Hi Mike
Welcome to the forum !!
Rick
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Pillar of the Community
United States
2365 Posts |
Yes, Mike - Welcome to the forum. You're off to a good start. It sounds like you'll have much to contribute to our family!
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Rest in Peace
United States
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In 1963 I bought my only $5 gold piece. 1900, BU. $19.95!
Was going to buy a $5 Indian also, but couldn't ever seem to find another $19.95.
That same year I was able to pick up BU silver dollars at the bank -- at face value.
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If WE had only KNOWN then what we know now!!! Bet I have said that a million times!!! Gary I will give you double your money on that gold piece!!!
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Australia
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Originally posted by crystalk64
If any body does get a time machine hooked up and ready to go I want to go back to the 1800's REPEATEDLY to make sure I get everything I need!!!!
Have you solved the problem of how would you earn those coins? Todays money would be considered forgeries back then. Wages were low so you'd be lucky to earn a dollar for a day's work, less living expenses. Still a few trips back, trading worn coins for Uncirculated should solve that problem. Not having a time machine, if we save todays coins they might be worth a fortune in a few hundred years...but there is the real problem....How to live that long.  |
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United States
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Last night coincidentally I picked up Dave Bower's book Adventures with Rare Coins. I just wanted to look something up, but as you know, if you've read Bower's books you better plan on 2 or 3 hours! I happened to see some of the prices that he was asking when he first started in the 50's. 1895 proof only Morgan dollar: $695; 1878 8TF proof: $35; $3 gold proofs: all less than $100 each! |
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Toast who said anything about buying? With all our modern day knowledge and technology we will surely be able to just get them to hand over the goodies, one way or another? We can impress them with our abilities!
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