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Valued Member
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Watching an episode this week and a guy brings in a PCGS AU55 1880 Newf $2. They end up settling on a $3100 buy price... kind of cool to see some Canadian content on the show.
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Pillar of the Community
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I'm surprised they paid that much
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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That seems a little high for the pawn shop. They usually like to double their money on items they buy. Not sure that they will be able to do that, unless someone doesn't know much about coins and gets suckered in. Cool show though. They always have interesting stuff coming in.
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Bedrock of the Community
Canada
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LOL... We watch that show too, Quote:
I'm surprised they paid that much Yeah, I am too it must be worth a fortune.  |
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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They pretty much paid trends, not much room for profit.
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Valued Member
Canada
311 Posts |
We must have missed that episode but  , the book value shows for AU55 $4,500. I wonder if they would take it to someone else or find someone else to grade it one higher. Its value would then jump to $7,000.  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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It's a reality show, so contrary to the name, many things are staged or scripted. I suspect some prices are in that category, although I can't say this one is for sure.
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United States
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It seems like they are paying more money for most items lately. Probably has something to do with them making millions on the show....
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Valued Member
Canada
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I agree with OneBowl, when I saw the preview I checked the price Pawn Stars offered and he was spot on and knew too much about the history of this coin not to be staged, this is just a spinoff of Antique Roadshow and totally bogus.
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Valued Member
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I'd really like to see this clip. Does anyone know what season (1, 2 or 3) it's in?
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Valued Member
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I think it was the episode called "Wise Guys" but I am pretty certain it was this season for sure.
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Valued Member
Canada
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Thanks, marjonbc. I'll have a look at it right now!
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New Member
Canada
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I have a 1882 $2 NFLD gold coin - how do I found out the value?
I also have an English gold piece from 1913 - there is a picture of a warrior with a sword on a horse.
Bother were given to me by my grandfather earlier this year.
Many thanks.
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Valued Member
Canada
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Hello, Hockeyspy and welcome to the forum! As you are probably aware, the value of coins can vary drastically depending on their condition. If you know nothing about grading, your best bet would probably be to take them to a coin dealer and ask them, or you could always post photos of the coins on the forum, and CCF will try to grade them for you.
To give you a general idea of the value, the 1882 $2 NFLD gold coins can range in price from $250.00 in Fine condition (a coin that has noticeable wear) to $6000.00 in MS-65 (virtually flawless).
I'm going to assume that the 1913 coin has a letter 'c' above the date. If it does, this means that the coin was minted at the Ottawa mint in 1913.
The 1913c ranges in value from $900.00 in VF-20 to $7000.00 in MS-64. This is a very scarce coin with a tiny mintage of just 3715 pieces. Unfortunately, many collectors don't consider these coins to be part of the Canadian decimal series, and thus the reason for the low prices. For instance, if this were an American coin, it would probably fetch $50 000+ in VF-20.
All of the info. I provided came from the A Charlton Standard Catalogue of Canadian Coins Volume One, Numismatic Issues (2011) 65th edition.
If you have any other questions, please don't hesistate to ask us. We are always here to help:)...
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Maybe kitkat, but not all US coins with a super low mintage are worth that much. I am getting an 1883 US 3 cent nickel for $275 in VF, and it has a mintage of 4,000. |
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Posted 06/15/2011 10:48 am
