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Comment on Which coins are considered the most valuable when it comes to coin collecting? by Bill

Bill — Sat, 21 Aug 2010 08:56:59 +0000

Rare coins in great condition and error coins.
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Comment on Which coins are considered the most valuable when it comes to coin collecting? by Steve

Steve — Sat, 21 Aug 2010 08:45:59 +0000

Anything with a misprint is valuable, so keep your eyes open
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Comment on Which coins are considered the most valuable when it comes to coin collecting? by Mark C

Mark C — Sat, 21 Aug 2010 07:55:59 +0000

As a general answer, it’s supply and demand, like anything else.

When a coin is rare, supply is small by definition. This includes situations where a coin may be common in bad condition, but rare in excellent condition. The supply of the nicer coins is small, so they are much more valuable.

On the demand side, popularity has a lot to do with it. For example, US coins in general sell for more than coins of some other countries because there are more people collecting them. A rare coin from some obscure nation might sell for much less than a relatively common US coin, just because few people are interested in it.

Contrary to popular opinion, age has nothing to do with it. There are a lot of 2000-year-old coins that can be had for a few dollars each.

There are a few US coins (e.g. the 1804 silver dollar) that have sold for over a million dollars. The most expensive coin ever sold was the 1933 $20 gold piece for $7.5 million, of which there is only one legally held in private hands.
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Comment on American Coins – Which One Should you Collect by G~o'B

G~o'B — Wed, 18 Aug 2010 05:12:59 +0000

that's waaay too much reading
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Comment on American Coins – Which One Should you Collect by leftofcenter

leftofcenter — Wed, 18 Aug 2010 00:10:10 +0000

What are the similarities of Republicans to Leprechauns?
Leprechauns are mythological creatures inhabiting the island of Ireland, faerie folk, and dicks.
According to lore, the leprechaun is often a cobbler who is prone to mischief and keeps a crock of gold at the end of a rainbow. REPUBLICAN
While American folk storytellers created, for example, the myths of Paul Bunyan, Johnny Appleseed, and Ronald Reagan, the Irish take pride in tales of midget shoemakers who bury gold in a location that can be spotted by anyone with the ability to look up.
It is unclear why leprechauns won’t give us their gold, but they appear to be holding out on us simply because they are a bunch of dicks.REPUBLICANS
In Ireland, the leprechaun is well known for tricking poor countryfolk into thinking they are going to be rich, only to have them later discover they were exploited for the amusement of the leprechaun and his friends. In America, this creature is known as a :REPUBLICANS.
For hundreds of years, leprechauns have been engaging in financial practices that are suspicious and ill-advised at best. For example, is a well-known fact that leprechauns keep their savings in giant crock pots, which, even in theory, is highly risky. REPUBLICANS
The circumstances have yet to be explained concerning how and where leprechauns came into possession of the gold coins they stockpile across the countryside—especially on a shoemaker’s salary—though observers might speculate involvement of some sort of organized crime syndicate, horserace fixing scandal, or other criminal enterprise wherein the presence of a bunch of very short people would not seem out of the ordinary. REPUBLICANS
It also remains unclear as to why there is such ignorance amongst the leprechaun community about the existence of banks. REPUBLICANS
These practices of collecting gold and then hiding it in pots are particularly despicable in light of the current worldwide economic struggles. With the stock markets in such flux, the modern leprechaun insistence upon hoarding capital—even in a volatile market—is just the kind of fiscal isolationism that prevents market stimulation and, therefore, should be considered selfish and unpatriotic. RICH REPUBLICANS
In much of the world, leprechauns in popular culture simply depict an amalgamation .Doesn’t this explain the culture and ideology of the Republican party ?

Comment on What is “key” When Collecting Coins by Mommiedearest

Mommiedearest — Sat, 14 Aug 2010 08:32:59 +0000

I think it means someone is sitting and is on the coin. It does not say a person just a figure of a person. I am sending you a site that shows many of these "seated" coins so you can see what made me think that.

http://www.angelfire.com/ok2/picardPix/seatedcoins.html
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Comment on Are there any movies that include coin collecting? by Danny N

Danny N — Sat, 14 Aug 2010 07:52:59 +0000

dear john
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Comment on Are there any movies that include coin collecting? by Callie D

Callie D — Sat, 14 Aug 2010 07:12:59 +0000

Dear jhon; the dad collects coins
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Saw the movie

Comment on Are there any movies that include coin collecting? by Fanny Glasscock

Fanny Glasscock — Sat, 14 Aug 2010 06:22:59 +0000

Charade (Grant/Hepburn) has stamp collecting in it. I can’t think of one with a numismatic theme though.

Aha – thought of one – Three Coins in a Fountain.
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Comment on Are there any movies that include coin collecting? by Praise Mormos

Praise Mormos — Sat, 14 Aug 2010 05:51:59 +0000

Dennis the Menace (with Walter Matthau)
Throw Momma from the Train
American Buffalo
MacGuffin
Drag Me to Hell
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