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My roommate showed me these today. They don't seem to have much resell value on eBay since they are just brass. Still cool nonetheless. 
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Took a half day at work today so I was able to go to my local coin shop before it closed. Picked up my first 2 ever Franklin halves. By far my favorite 90% numi. Both are 1963's and I plan on completing a roll of 20.
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Mar 10, 2014 21:58
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Franklin Halves can be fun coins, I think it's a nice design If you're just buying them as bullion I can't imagine the premium over spot is terribly much
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Mar 10, 2014 22:18
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My LCS charges $9 + tax. The cheapest I can find on eBay are like $11 shipped.
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Mar 10, 2014 22:31
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I've started making some videos about the coins I have. I'm a newbie, so this stuff should be old hat to most of you. Interesting to me, though. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eebZcUoG5Jk
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Mar 10, 2014 22:48
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I have to say that I didn't know that about shell casings being recycled for use in minting lincoln cents, great idea though I could tell you everything about US paper money and some things about ancient coins, but my numismatic knowledge of US coins is lacking a bit
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Mar 11, 2014 04:19
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Stopped by my LCS today and picked up another 8 Franklin halves to make a half roll.
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Mar 11, 2014 19:58
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Franklin half's are great coins. I feel they are under priced in high grades, and have been for a few years. Its really a coin that doesn't have a huge following yet, and i think the meta will change over the next 10 years or so, when walking liberty's get priced out of the average collectors hands. Alot of the coins are condition rarity's, and a cherry picker with an eagle eye that can spot a mint state with full bell line will find value to follow. Another coin i really like is the 1996-w Roosevelt dime. It was only issued with the mint set that year, and at a mintage of just 1,457,000 coins it represents the lowest production of all the Roosevelt dimes. You can pick them up for $15-20 each, and have a huge upside potential. Build you a roll, and put it away for your kids.
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Mar 16, 2014 20:37
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Al Harrington posted:Franklin Halves can be fun coins, I think it's a nice design Franklin Half was the first set I completed. A very nice coin, and easy one to complete too. They cut minting short I believe to quickly do Kennedy halves. One of my best finds was going to the bank, asking for a roll of halves to go thru, and they bring out this ancient looking double-long roll. Entirely full of Franklins.
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Mar 18, 2014 22:46
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Yeah I love Franklins. I'm not sure if it's how they produced the planchets or whatever, but mint state Franklin half dollars are absolutely booming with luster.  They also tone up very nicely: 
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Mar 19, 2014 01:53
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Wow is that one with the green bean yours? Lovely toning
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Mar 19, 2014 05:25
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I wish! I do have a couple of rainbow toned Franklins, but they're nowhere near as nice as that one.
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Mar 20, 2014 06:13
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Awesome! An auction ended that I forgot I bid on. Slabbed 1996-W (West Point) Roosevelt dime for $26. MS67. It may be a little expensive, but I've wanted one of these for a while. They posted that it was graded by ANACS, but you can see the slab well enough to see its NGC
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Mar 21, 2014 02:24
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Are you ready for another intensely boring video in which I talk about coins? I think you are! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pd2jwl9wpS8
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Mar 24, 2014 18:55
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Finally completed a pound of copper pennies (3 rolls). I have a habit of looking through all my friends and family's spare change all the time now. While replacing what I take of course.
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Mar 24, 2014 23:23
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Here's a few random coins my dad gave me, they are mostly non-US and some are pretty beaten up. He was curious if they are worth anything, I told him not to expect much, but any info would be much appreciated. 1. France, 5 francs, 1834. Looks like it was stabbed with an ice pick. 2. England (I assume), 1861, Half penny 3. Nicaragua, 1939, 50 centavos, apparently used for drill press practice 4. Germany, 1937, 2 Reichsmarks. Brought back by my grandfather in ww2. 5. Italy, 1939, 10 something or other 6. Belgium, 1905, 10 cents 7. Germany, 1918, 10 pfennig 8. Syria, no date in English, 1 piastre 9. USA, 1863, maybe a penny, or a souvenir, can't tell. Reads: "The flag of our union. If anybody attempts to tear it down, shoot him on the spot", and "DIX"  
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Mar 25, 2014 00:17
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Don't you hate when people poke holes in coins for necklaces? Also is anyone here interested in foreign coins and paper money? I have some coins and cash from Aruba, the Bahamas, Portugal and other random countries that I'm not interested in keeping. If anyone is curious I could snap some pictures of them tomorrow and post them here.
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Mar 25, 2014 00:25
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I could be interested in the paper, will need to see what's there
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Mar 25, 2014 00:29
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I have some Iraqi paper money with Hussein on them. Hilarious.
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Mar 25, 2014 00:40
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Super Aggro Crag posted:Don't you hate when people poke holes in coins for necklaces? Yeah, that's what I was thinking it looked like, but it seems like they would have wanted the coin straight. 
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Snowy posted:Here's a few random coins my dad gave me, they are mostly non-US and some are pretty beaten up. He was curious if they are worth anything, I told him not to expect much, but any info would be much appreciated. 1. This coin has 14-15 dollars worth of silver in it, so it's worth at least that. Unfortunately, it's so beat up you might not be able to get much more than that. The max value on this coin is about 20 dollars, with you being able to get 14-15 all day. 2. This coin appears to be the common type worth 2-3 dollars. There are some rare varieties, which could make it worth as much as 20 bucks. 3.If this didn't have holes, it could be worth a couple bucks. It's essentially worthless with the holes. 4. Common date nazi 2 reichsmark. About 3 dollars worth of silver, but it could still sell for ~6 dollars on eBay. Much nicer ones can be had for 8 dollars. 5. 10 Centime. Not really worth anything. <25 cents 6. 25 cents. 7. Koblenz WWI notgeld. That coin isn't in that bad of shape given the fact that I believe it's made of iron. It's one of the more common notgeld coins you see. I have one in similar condition and would be happy if I could get 3 bucks for it. 8. I don't know arabic dates either. 9. Token collectors are their own breed, and I unfortunately am not one of them. I've never had a valuable token before, but they supposedly exist. You would likely spend far more money in time trying to figure out what it is, than what it's worth. Jimmy James fucked around with this message at 04:02 on Mar 25, 2014 |
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Mar 25, 2014 03:34
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Super Aggro Crag posted:Don't you hate when people poke holes in coins for necklaces? I like foreign coins since I collect almost exclusively european coins. What type of stuff are we talking about? They'd have to be pretty nice to justify shipping. Here's one of my American coins. They just finished revising the eastern leg of the Bay Bridge last year. Here's the coin that commemorated its opening in 1936: 
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Mar 25, 2014 03:36
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The Syrian coin is brass WWII Emergency Coinage, No Date (circa 1942)
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Mar 25, 2014 03:49
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I'll jump into this. Received a few dollars of quarters as a tip recently. Five of them range from 1954-1964. They're not in great shape, so I figure they're worth more as scrap. What's a real world value for them, and the best way to sell them?
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Mar 25, 2014 11:25
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Jimmy James posted:1. This coin has 14-15 dollars worth of silver in it, so it's worth at least that. Unfortunately, it's so beat up you might not be able to get much more than that. The max value on this coin is about 20 dollars, with you being able to get 14-15 all day. Al Harrington posted:The Syrian coin is brass WWII Emergency Coinage, No Date (circa 1942) Thank you both!! My dad is going to be happy to learn that.
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some texas redneck posted:I'll jump into this. You might have the best luck selling them as a lot on Ebay. Just scope out what other successful sellers are dumping them for. I'm a rookie at this stuff but even for a rough silver quarter you could probably snag $4-5 - melt value right now is around $3.50, which is what you'd get if you went to a coin shop I suppose. The silver quarters are popular because they're both a considerable amount of silver and also a well portioned amount. Perfect for people who imagine themselves as silver kings during the next great depression. Solanumai fucked around with this message at 16:57 on Mar 25, 2014 |
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Mar 25, 2014 15:50
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some texas redneck posted:I'll jump into this. Check out this website: http://www.coinflation.com/silver_coin_values.html It gives you an up to date price on the melt value of silver coins as the price of silver changes throughout the day. Right now they are worth about $3.62 a piece in silver but they sell for higher on eBay (of course you need to factor in fees and shipping). Coin shops will probably only pay you melt value so if you need to throw $18 into your gas tank or something one day stop by one. If not, just store them away and forget about them for a decade. 
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Jimmy James posted:I like foreign coins since I collect almost exclusively european coins. What type of stuff are we talking about? They'd have to be pretty nice to justify shipping. I ended up throwing it all up together on eBay starting at 99 cents + shipping. On that note, I got paid today and since the POS dropped about a dollar in the past couple weeks I was able score another five 1963 Franklin Halves for 50 cents cheaper a piece than last time. Only need 5 more to complete my roll. 
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Snowy posted:Thank you both!! My dad is going to be happy to learn that. Out of curiousity, I went and tried googling you token. It appears to be a fairly well known civil war era token. I checked eBay, and they do appear to sell for actual money. Yours is pretty worn so it isn't going to be worth as much as others, but it could still be worth something in the 5 dollar range.
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Sold. Anyone up for some trading? I have two Engelhard Prospectors that were bought from APMEX that I'm looking to trade. The 1982 has the E reverse and the 1985 has the Eagle reverse. I'm looking to trade for five Franklin Half Dollars (preferably all 1963) and $.75 FV in 90% US coinage (your choice) or $12 via PayPal.   They will be shipped in plastic sleeves in a padded envelope via USPS. I will only add tracking if you do as well. Unfortunately I only have access to my cellphone camera so excuse the poor quality photos. I can take additional pictures if needed. PM me with any questions. Thanks! Super Aggro Crag fucked around with this message at 20:18 on Mar 27, 2014 |
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Mar 27, 2014 14:11
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I think the value of these is pretty well set, but I'm pretty happy to have gotten this for $5 today at a garage sale. For content: what should I be looking to spend for a common date 2 cent piece with good details? Ebay is all over the place.
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Mar 30, 2014 06:06
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Holy poo poo that's a good deal. I got started stacking this winter so I am super excited to go to tag sales this Spring/Summer.
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Shere posted:For content: what should I be looking to spend for a common date 2 cent piece with good details? Ebay is all over the place. The price varies wildly with the grade, so what counts as a fair price varies wildly per coin. Use this to estimate what condition the coin is in: http://www.pcgs.com/photograde/#/TwoCent/Grades Then use a price guide or eBay history on certified coins to determine what the approximate price will be (knowing that coins usually sell below price guide values).
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On a visit to my parents last week, my dad gave me the foreign and oddity coins from his/his father's collection. Still sorting thru 'em (nothing's mounted), there's a weird bit of everything from 1937 swastika-festooned pfennigs to Missouri sales tax coins. Anyone need a whole roll of 1944 farthings, or parking tokens for various cities in Pennsylvania?  Anyways, this guy's got me stumped:   A free Homestead, PA Chamber of Commerce parking token for the numisgoon who IDs this! :P
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JacquelineDempsey posted:On a visit to my parents last week, my dad gave me the foreign and oddity coins from his/his father's collection. Still sorting thru 'em (nothing's mounted), there's a weird bit of everything from 1937 swastika-festooned pfennigs to Missouri sales tax coins. Anyone need a whole roll of 1944 farthings, or parking tokens for various cities in Pennsylvania? Netherlands 1 cent coin http://coinquest.com/cgi-bin/cq/coins?main_coin=7210
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the posted:Netherlands 1 cent coin Thank you!  (and I was serious on that offer; PM me with your address and I'll send you a coin for your collection if you're interested)Edit: heck, while I'm scanning and slapping these up on Imgur, I'll put 'em here for y'all, too. Nothing too special, but maybe interesting for the coin enthusiasts itt. Tokens:   Old school Francs/centimes:   JacquelineDempsey fucked around with this message at 00:45 on Apr 2, 2014 |
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Apr 2, 2014 00:26
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JacquelineDempsey posted:Thank you! As a Californian, I think that Los Angeles railway token is fun. A cool little piece of LA history.
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Jimmy James posted:As a Californian, I think that Los Angeles railway token is fun. A cool little piece of LA history. Yeah, I have a soft spot for transit tokens myself, so I love those. That's kinda how I actually came into this collection; I mentioned buying a Newport News token at the flea market, and my dad said "oh I have a bunch of old tokens and coins, lemme get those out of the basement for you". Score! Here's the aforementioned German coins:   edit: crap, I know, I always forget to flip at least one coin in all these group pics JacquelineDempsey fucked around with this message at 05:26 on Apr 2, 2014 |
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Apr 2, 2014 05:14
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I have a small Connecticut railroad token that is just collecting dust. First one to PM me their address can have it for free.
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Jimmy James posted:I like foreign coins since I collect almost exclusively european coins. What type of stuff are we talking about? They'd have to be pretty nice to justify shipping. That, the san diego and the pan pacific coins are probably amongst my favorite US commems. That looks likes real nice one too.
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