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United States
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They are from Fiji and British Virgin Islands. I was trying to find what their silver content is and the ASW. I am not sure what to search for to get more information. Also, I assume these are nothing special and basically worth their melt value. Is that correct? Thanks.     |
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United Kingdom
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Why is your first thought "melt"? You have joined this forum to ask about coins, but then you appear to be only interested in destroying them.
You have two lovely coins there which should be preserved. Their numismatic value is likely be far greater than a chunk of molten metal. I suggest that you make further enquiries about their value as collectable coins - it might surprise you!
Bill.
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United States
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KM# 33a- 1982 $5 British Virgin Islands sterling silver(.925) with 1.2044 oz ASW and a mintage of only 1,855 in proof.
KM# 55 - 1986 Fiji $10 sterling as well with 0.8410 oz ASW with a mintage of 25,000.
Nice finds! They can be worth more than melt, especially ones with low mintages.
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Thank you.
bilnic. I am not going to melt them. I am new to collecting coins and think I am mostly interested in silver ones. A friend records their silver content on his holders so I assumed it was something normal.
mmorgan22. So with such a low mint I should probably get some nice holders for them...
What is the KM# 55? One of the coins had a paper that had KM-55 on it but I wasn't sure what it meant. Is that a catalog reference?
Thanks.
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A KM# refers to the catalogue number in the Krause Mishler Catalogue of world coins.
bilnic, a reference to melt value isn't anything sinister, it is simply another way of saying bullion value.
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I think that I'd better explain my response earlier. My first action was to check them on Numismaster, hence my comment about their value as collectable coins. I was brought up in England and was taught never to damage a coin - indeed, in many cases it is illegal to do so in this country. Whenever "melt" or "bullion value" is mentioned, it strikes me in the same way. I collect coins for their own sake, not for their metal content, and I am shocked to see the words used in these pages so lightly. The invisible language barrier strikes again! The difference between English (US) and English (UK). But I have to add that there are both collectors and dealers in Britain who will not deal with America for just that reason, which does the collecting community no good. Yes, there are bullion dealers in this country, but the hoarding of coins or silver just as "bullion" is virtually unheard of, and the "man in the street" is completely uninterested in the price of silver. I am glad to see that these coins have been recognised for what they are and that they will be well cared for. Allranger, please let me be the first to welcome you to CCF. I hope that I have explained myself to your satisfaction, and that you will continue to post details of interesting coins.  Bill. |
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Bill,
Thanks for the welcome. No hard feelings. I've been hit by that invisible language barrier between our two countries. Apparently what we call 'pants' in the U.S. are not what you call 'pants' in the U.K. I purchased them a few days ago for silver spot so I wasn't expecting much of anything out of them. I have been collecting coins on and off since I was in grade school but I never had the money for some of the more expensive kind.
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Churchill said that the Americans and the British are divided by a common language. Even worse is the division between Australian English and American English; we go out in public in thongs and suck on a XXXX (wear flip flops while drinking beer).
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United States
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In San Antonio these coins would sell for just under "melt". These are good coins for kids to get them interested in the hobby.
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United States
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I would definitely go over melt for the Frog coin from Fiji, but that is because I also collect frog things of all sorts. I have never seen that coin before - so it immediately goes onto my WANT list.
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