Doubled die gold ounce and clad quarter found

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Doubling is strongest on the
lettering of E PLURIBUS UNUM on
a 1986 one-ounce gold American
Eagle coin.
More doubling can be seen on
1 OZ. GOLD and FINE.
Doubled die gold ounce
and clad quarter found
By Ken Potter
Dr. James Wiles, CONECA’s attributer of 20th and 21st
century die varieties, has just listed spectacular doubled dies
on a 1986 gold $50 American Eagle and on a clad proof
1999-S Pennsylvania state quarter.
The 1986 gold American Eagle, submitted to Wiles by
Sabrina Racha, exhibits a strong but little-known doubled
die reverse. This variety was first attributed by the American
Numismatic Association Certification Service (ANACS) in
the year of issue. The variety is perhaps one of the best kept
secrets until now. The majority of doubled die collectors
didn’t even know it existed.
The variety exhibits a strong spread on E PLUR, (of
Potter/Page 22
The Florida
panther is on a
new silver oneounce coin.
The doubling of UNITED STATES
is very strong and hard to miss
with a low powered glass and
even with the naked eye to those
who know how to look at coins
for doubling.
Coin business
at $5 billion
Modern Coin Mart will begin selling the second coin in
its Florida Natives series on Jan. 8, 2015, at its table No.
1419 at the Florida United Numismatists convention.
It is a .999 fine one-ounce silver coin showing a
The Professional Numismatists
Guild estimates the annual U.S.
coin business at $5 billion in the
year 2014.
What comprises this estimated figure was explained by
Terry Hanlon, PNG president.
“That includes auctions and
private transactions made at
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Fuljenz looks to gold hike
The long-term outlook for gold remains positive and it may climb to $1,500 an ounce
or more in 2015, according to Michael Fuljenz, president of Universal Coin & Bullion
of Beaumont, Texas, who has been tracking and writing articles about the precious metals markets for decades.
“Public demand for gold coins was strong during the past year. Despite often negative and sometimes misleading comments on Wall Street about gold, there’s a continuing public demand for gold as a time-proven, long-term investment,” Fuljenz said.
He says there are five fundamentals that should push gold prices higher in 2015.
• Central banks around the world continue to stockpile gold. Gold had a great year
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As I write this on the morning of Dec.
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That means that gold at the moment is
down 0.8 percent against the U.S. dollar
since the end of 2013.
However, gold has fared better against
all 21 other world currencies that I track.
At the moment, this is how the price of
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Best year ever for annual forecasts
I did it. My forecasts for events of
2014 were my best ever. I have been doing
these since the early days of the 21st century when all I had to do was forecast gold
and silver would go up from their extreme
lows of 2001.
This success follows my worst ever
year with just three correct forecasts out
of 10 for 2013.
For the year 2014, my record really
improved. Nine of 10 forecasts that I
made were correct.
I jumped right into gold and silver,
which has been a source of embarrassment over the years. Shouldn’t a numismatic editor know which direction precious metals are likely to go? For some
years I forecast a downward value correction that never seemed to come.
However, my first forecast for last
year was that gold would decline. It did,
though only by $18, or 1.5 percent. It
closed 2014 at $1183.90 a troy ounce.
My second forecast was that silver
would also fall. It did. It dropped $3.774,
Class of
’63
David C. Harper
or 19.5 percent to $15.565 an ounce.
I might have been on a roll last year,
but my third forecast is where I tripped. I
thought lower silver would lead to lower
sales of silver American Eagles. Nope. They
rose. In 2014 the Mint sold 44,006,000, up
1,331,000 coins, or 3.1 percent.
Forecast 4: I wrote gold Eagle sales
would fall. They did in spades. The oneounce coin slid by 44 percent to 415,500.
If I look at ounces of gold sold including
fractional sizes, the decline was 38.7 percent to 524,500 ounces.
Forecast 5: I said the Kennedy 50th
anniversary program would be popular
even without knowing what would be
offered. It was. The clad, silver and gold
options did well.
6. I said more coins would be struck
for circulation as the economy grows. We
don’t know the final number as this is
written, but through November the 12.4
billion coins exceeded the 2013 total of
11.9 billion.
7. I thought quarter output would
continue its comeback. It did. Through
November 1.58 billion were struck compared to 1.46 billion in all of 2013.
8. I thought the summer American
Numismatic Association convention
would be a success. It was. It wasn’t the
best ever. It wasn’t the worst ever. But it
had the excitement of gold Kennedy sales.
9. What I am particularly proud of
is I forecast that Congress would pass
legislation that cracks down on Chinese
counterfeits. It did in December thanks to
ICTA. See “Viewpoint” at right.
10. Platinum Eagle bullion coins
returned. I forecast sales would fall short
of the number sold in 2008, the last year
they had been available. This was correct as 16,900 were vended compared to
21,800. (Next week my 2015 forecasts).
LETTERS
Gold won’t work as
common currency
The idea of using small amounts of
gold for every day transactions will not
catch on. The average person in this country, be they buyer or seller, has no concept
of how much a small amount of gold is
worth or what to do with it once they
have it. This isn’t the wild west where
a prospector would belly up to the bar,
take out his bag of gold dust, and trade
a pinch for a shot of whiskey. Gold is for
investors, not consumers. A person buys
gold because they think it will increase
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in value. They sell it later when they wish
to cash out, while the person buying it
from them thinks it will go up even more.
But for every investor making a profit,
another one is licking his wounds.
Warren Buffett, arguably one of the
most successful businessmen of our time,
had this to say about gold. “Today the
world’s gold stock is about 170,000 metric tons. If all of this gold were melded
together, it would form a cube of about
68 feet per side. (Picture it fitting comfortably within a baseball infield.) At
$1,127 per ounce, its value would be
about $9.6 trillion. Call this cube pile A.
Let’s now create a pile B costing an equal
amount. For that, we could buy all U.S.
cropland (400 million acres with output
of about $200 billion annually), plus 16
Exxon/Mobils (the world’s most profitable company, one earning more than $40
billion annually). After these purchases,
we would have about $1 trillion left over
for walking-around money (no sense feeling strapped after this buying binge). Can
you imagine an investor with $9.6 trillion
selecting pile A over pile B? And yet,
investors still do choose gold over these
productive assets all the time. Assets that
will be producing corn and cotton and
oil and gas for longer than any of our
life spans. Meanwhile, the gold will be
unmoved and still incapable of producing
anything. You can fondle the cube, but it
will not respond.”
Now I may be the dumbest guy in the
room when it comes to precious metals.
but I just don’t get the attraction. Let’s say
there is a national disaster, you wake up
tomorrow, turn on CNN to find out that
World War III just broke out.
You’re OK, you own gold. Can you
eat your gold? No. Can you drink your
gold? No. Can you live in your gold? No.
All you can do with your gold is trade it
to someone else for something you need.
So you trot down to the local supermarket
and fill a shopping cart with essentials:
beef jerky, toilet paper, batteries, and a
Letters/Page 12
VIEWPOINT
ICTA works for dealers, collectors
By Harry Miller
The Industry Council for Tangible
Assets is the industry watchdog for the
rare coin, currency and precious metals
industry.
Many would believe that ICTA is simply a dealer’s organization for dealers
and by dealers, but that is simply not
true. Most everything ICTA does is beneficial for collectors, investors and dealers because all of them have the same
interests with perhaps somewhat different
motivations.
Nearly 30 years ago when ICTA was
first formed one of the primary goals
was to pass legislation allowing, if not
encouraging rare coins to be included in
Individual Retirement Accounts (IRA’s).
While that goal remains in the back of
some members minds it is far from current reality. On the surface it is certainly a
wonderful idea and in a truly free society
this should be permitted along with various other investment vehicles.
When you consider the required legislation to bring about the above change.
One need only look at the efforts required
to bring about the recently enacted legislation known as H.R. 2754 Collectible
Coin Protection Act, which simply puts
teeth into the enforcement of the Hobby
Protection Act of 1973. H.R. 2754 was
finally passed by the U.S. House of
Representatives after nearly three years of
work and investment on the part of ICTA/
CERT. We also all owe a great debt of
gratitude to the Silver and Gold PAC run
by ICTA board member Barry Stuppler
for his fund raising and political prowess.
Many of our members took the time to talk
with elected officials and either directly
or through the Gold and Silver PAC contributed to campaigns. Many thousands
of dollars and virtually uncountable man
hours went into this effort which was led
by former Congressman Jimmy Hayes
our industry lobbyist along with numerous other individuals. Again the same
was required over the last two years to
gain U.S. Senate approval which finally
happened on Dec. 15. Before leaving for
his Christmas vacation, President Obama
signed the bill on Dec. 22.
This bill was non-partisan, revenue
neutral and beneficial to all involved
in any aspect of numismatics. The only
opposition one could say would be from
those looking to steal from us by producing and selling counterfeit/altered numismatic items or creating fake or altered
certified items (slabs). Considering these
facts and the nearly five-year timeframe,
how long might a bill affecting IRA’s take.
Of course we now have a good track
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Letters/from Page 6
couple of six packs. You hand the clerk
a couple of pieces of gold. The clerk will
look at you like you are crazy. Say what
you will about fiat currency, everyone
knows what a $20 bill, a credit card, a
debit card, and electronic bank deposits are, what they are worth, and what
drawer of the cash register to put them in.
They are universally accepted mediums of
exchange. That is all that matters.
The idea of a survivalist turning into
a coin collector as a reader proposed is
about as feasible as an elephant turning
into a ballet dancer. Most survivalists
aren’t thinking all that straight.
I may be one of the grumpy old men
that another reader mentioned, but I am a
realist. I look at things the way they are,
not the way we would like them to be.
Peter Glassman
Schaumburg, Ill.
Anyone have info on
Sacagawea dollar pin?
Just wondering if you or someone at
Numismatic News might have some information on a Sacagawea pin dated 2000. It
is about 3 inches in diameter and shows
the obverse of the coin. I believe it was
a promotional thing when the Sacagawea
dollar coin came out, but I can find nothing on the internet, on this size pin.
Tim Coltrin
Glendale Heights, Ill.
Editor’s Note: We will throw this out
there and see what readers might know.
Colorized currency a good,
but not new, idea
I received my latest edition of
Numismatic News (Dec. 23) and read Curt
Woods’ “Viewpoint” about having colorized
commemorative notes (especially $1 bills).
This is not a new idea expressed by readers.
As I recall, when the America the
Beautiful (ATB) quarters were first
issued, I wrote to NN how the government “missed the bus” putting the parks
on a monotone 1-inch piece of metal alloy
rather than on the back of a colorized dollar bill that measures about 6 by 2.5 inches
and would make a better “statement”
about how beautiful America is.
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By the way, since they first came out, I
have received or even seen only a handful
of ATB quarters. No, I am not going to
pay a premium for a roll of coins I should
be able to get from a bank at face value.
Curt Woods is merely expressing/
rehashing ideas suggested by other readers and writers of Numismatic News. The
idea of keeping the commemorative paper
or more modern polymer currency limited
to a dollar might work on the more common themes like ATB.
But the Congress would most likely
“expand” the concept to include the other
denominations.
1) The $5 bill (Lincoln on the obverse/a
representation of the Emancipation
Proclamation on the reverse) to commemorate the beginning of Civil Rights
in America.
2) The $10 (Hamilton on the obverse/
pictures of the first US coins from Half
Cent to the $10 “Eagle” of the 1790’s on
the reverse) commemorating Hamilton’s
conception of how our monetary system
should be.
3) The $20 bill (Jackson/”The Battle of
New Orleans”)
4) The $50 bill (Grant/Surrender at
Appomattox) commemorating the reuniting of the Union.
5) The $100 bill (Franklin/a pair of
bi-focals laying on top of a copy of Poor
Richard’s Almanac.)
As Mr. Woods suggested, however, we
should let our dead presidents (although
Hamilton and Franklin weren’t presidents,
they’re counted in the “bunch”) rest in
peace, and move on to broader subjects.
Revive the Educational Notes of the late
1800s and early 1900s in color. Do “The
Woodchopper” again, but add “Rosy the
Riveter” in the scene to appeal to the equal
rights people. All the American ideals and
innovations should not be limited to just
one denomination, but spread out among
the others. It would be too much for one
denomination alone, and would cause
confusion in the market place as different
designs were produced.
I agree with Mr. Woods that our currency should be more colorful. Compared
to other countries’ currency, our notes
are dull and old fashion. Modernize Miss
Liberty and Miss Freedom (the statue atop
the Senate building) and put them on our
currency (coins and paper or polymer).
Bill Tuttle,
Cleveland, Ohio
1885 Indian Head cent
found in coin roll
I found an 1885 Indian Head cent in
rolls that I was searching today. It is a
G-6, dark, no corrosion or oxidation. It
looks as though it might have been buried
a long time.
Bob Atwater
Conway, S.C.
Moon landing worth
commemmorating with coin
Just now read your Class of ’63 column in the Dec. 9 issue (I’m running
behind on my reading due to having been
hospitalized with the flu), and want you
to know that I wholeheartedly support a
moon landing commemorative program
for 2019.
I was one of the fortunate millions who
got to watch this momentous event unfold
on live TV and have never forgotten that
moment. Few events in history are more
noteworthy of commemorating than this.
Mike Phillips
Address withheld
‘S’ mintmark carries
bias of scarcity
As a child, I collected coins from circulation while living in the San Francisco
Bay Area and then when I moved to
Detroit, Mich. Your article on the relative
scarcity of older San Francisco minted
coins reminded me of childhood collecting experiences.
When I lived in the San Francisco Bay
area in the 1960’s, I was able to easily
find coins minted in San Francisco prior
to 1956. I could find a low mintage 1926S penny easier than a 1954-P. In fact, the
last coin I needed to fill my number two
Lincoln penny album was a 1947-P. I
needed months to find one!
When I moved to Michigan, I discovered that all the collectors my age
coveted the “S” mintmark. I found very
few in circulation or in the countless rolls
I examined. However, I was able to find
Philadelphia mint coins that I could not
find on the west coast. I was even able
to find an Indian Head penny and a “V”
nickel.
Now that I live on the West Coast
again, I easily find San Francisco mint
pennies in the rolls of assorted wheat
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record being the first numismatic industry
organization to ever get a bill passed in congress that benefits all numismatists, along
with an increased knowledge and political
base. In other words we have experience.
In addition to the above, ICTA has
accomplished a great deal over the last year.
We have launched LexisNexis StateNet,
which monitors legislative and regulatory
issues in all 50 states and in Congress. This
is accomplished by continuous key word
searches of any proposals, amendments or
discussions at state or federal level containing those key words. An automatic message is sent to various state affairs committee members and regional monitors. ICTA
staff will then review and coordinate any
necessary action. The action taken could
simply be to provide information, encourage any positive regulation or the mobilization of an effort to thwart any item whether
legislative or regulatory in their states that
may jeopardize free and productive trade
within numismatics.
ICTA has established a Marketing
Committee. This is a team that has devised
a new logo, along with revising/updating
our mission statement. We now have new
materials to foster membership renewal
and an increase in membership. ICTA
leadership fully realizes that strength lies
in numbers and strong viable leadership.
Along with marketing, ICTA now has
a new website (launched last August) that
is loaded with information both for public
and private members-only viewing. Also,
with new 21st century technology for the
Internet we have implemented new association-management software. Member alerts
and important news are a mere keystroke
away. All ICTA members are included in
a new database, and the accounting pro-
cedures are also streamlined through our
new software system. This has given us top
notch financial management with reduced
costs of operation. ICTA also has a new
accounting firm that is tops in association
finance and regulations.
ICTA has assisted in the passage of
Nebraska’s sales tax exemption bill and
the amendment of Oklahoma’s sales-tax
exemption law. ICTA staff worked with
both states’ members, providing them with
information that was helpful in passing legislation in their respective states. There are
now 31 states with various sales tax exemptions benefiting the numismatic field.
ICTA is now involved in assisting
members in Minnesota, Virginia, Indiana
and two other states in efforts to promote
and or introduce sales-tax exemption legislation in their respective states. Our
expanded technology has been able to
enhance our efforts to states who are pursuing these sales tax exemptions.
ICTA is also providing education and
information on Minnesota’s erroneous
new coin-and-bullion-dealer law. I have
appointed former director of the U.S. Mint
Philip Diehl as head of the Minnesota
Action Committee, which was formed
to research ways in which ICTA could
best serve the industry on this issue. In
October the ICTA Board of Directors
approved hiring the law firm of Best &
Flanagan to challenge the Bullion Coin
Dealer statute. Through this firm we hope
to work out compromise legislation and
rules that will be fair to all concerned.
Considering all the long and short term
challenges on the horizon ICTA has been
creating a longrange and strategic plan. A
significant amount of time and energy has
been put forth by the Executive Committee,
board members, the general membership,
staff and consultant Steven Grossman in
developing a longrange/strategic plan over
the past year. This plan will be presented in
2015 for approval.
ICTA staff and chairman have attended
numerous shows and visited prospective
key members and major supporters during the course of the year. More than ever
ICTA staff and officers are actively participating in any events that will explain,
foster and encourage our mission.
Along these same lines ICTA has generated substantial media coverage by reaching out to the press and other media and
simply by being there responding to member needs. This has resulted in recruitment
of new members and recognition of ICTA’s
increasing importance in the industry.
ICTA staff and officers have given over 12
seminars and talks at clubs or organizations
including at shows during the last year. All
officers and directors give of their time
freely and lay out much of their own funds
for travel and meeting expense with no
compensation other than goodwill created.
ICTA is in the process of instituting a
new national health insurance plan, which
is very timely and will provide competitive group rates. It will provide much
relief for our members starting in 2015,
and the insurance can extend to members
individual customers.
For information about membership or
more detailed discussion of most of the
above issues, please visit www.ictaonline.
org or contact ICTA executive director,
Katherine McFadden (410) 626-7005.
As always I am available at most
major shows to discuss these issues and
pertinent others with members and nonmembers equally.
Harry Miller is chairman of ICTA.
Viewpoint is a forum for the expression of
opinion on a variety of numismatic subjects..
Letters/from Page 12
cents sold locally. Sellers usually charge a premium for the “S”
mint wheat cents because of the low mintage rather than because
of any local scarcity. A large percentage of each year’s production were saved by collectors over the years.
I would not be surprised if, at some time in the future, some
Philadelphia dates will be more scarce than some San Francisco
dates simply because collectors did not think the dates with the
greater mintage would ever be scarce. No one keeps records of
how many coins of each date and mint are melted. Because of the
14
large annual mintage, many Philadelphia pennies were probably
used until they were worn out and were eventually melted down.
Meanwhile, San Francisco cents were hoarded in large quantities
by collectors, making them relatively more common today.
The true scarcity of every date and mintmark will eventually
show up in the price guides. But, the bias for “S” mint coins will
probably exist for a long time as collectors tend to fixate on the
mintage figures appearing in numismatic publications.
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Do cupped coins have a future?
It is time to wish everyone a happy
new year. I hope it is a prosperous one for
everyone and coin collectors can pursue
their numismatic dreams.
In 2014 we had some instances that
make me wonder how they can be topped
in 2015.
One of these was when the U.S. Mint
struck its first cupped coins for the
Baseball Hall of Fame commemorative
program that were released in late March.
These new coins generated great
excitement and the gold $5 and silver
dollar sold out quickly.
The clad half dollar did not sell out,
but with sales of approximately 400,000,
I think it is fair to say that this program
breathed new life into collector thinking
about the desirability of clad coinage.
Are cupped coins a novelty that we will
soon put aside, or is there some sort of
future for more cupped coins for collectors?
Obviously, they cannot be struck for
circulation.
Equally obviously is that once the Mint
e-letters
has mastered the minting technique, it can
manufacture cupped coins again.
The question is should it?
It seems such a waste to create and
utilize a Mint capability just once.
But how far can the Mint go before
most collectors will tire of the concept
and simply consider cupped coins to be
a gimmick?
We can draw lessons from the past.
Boredom does not set in right away.
In fact, one good program can be followed by yet another, even several.
At the outset of the modern commemorative program in 1982, the very appearance of new commemorative half dollars
after an absence of 28 years was exciting.
In 1984 the first gold U.S. coin struck
since 1933 came off the production line
to honor the 1984 Olympic Games in Los
Angeles in the form of a $10 gold piece.
Commemoratives were attractive.
Collectors bought large numbers of them.
By the 1990s the novelty had worn off
and mintages began to plunge, but we had
a good six to 10 years of new issues that
most collectors were drawn to.
That means the Mint can do another
cupped coin program and collectors will
respond to it favorably.
Can you cup just any old coin design?
I don’t think so. Otherwise the Mint
could crank out cupped clad Kennedy half
dollars and cupped Presidential dollars.
Both denominations are now manufactured only for sale to collectors.
The baseball coins worked so well
because they depicted an object that is
spherical.
That limits possibilities. It has been
suggested that there be a cupped coin or
coins in 2019 for the 50th anniversary of
the first moon landing.
That would work, but it is four years away.
Hopefully, we will have another
cupped coin before too much time passes.
Perhaps collectors can suggest an idea
that will make this possible.
from the Dec. 19 Numismatic News E-Newsletter
Here are some answers sent from our e-newsletter readers to Editor Dave Harper. Read more responses at www.numismaticnews.com.
Will a new tougher law deter Chinese counterfeits?
In order for new or existing laws to be
effective, they have to be enforceable and
also be enforced.
I recently purchased an F-VF 1877
Indian Head cent on eBay, which, by the
picture, was a genuine 1877 in a modern
PCGS holder.
There were the three wide, clear tabs
holding the coin in place, and the shallow
N marker was clearly present. Assuming
the coin to be a “details” coin, since
the entire holder was not pictured, I bid
accordingly and won.
The coin received was an XF-45 or
better counterfeit, with a strong lower N
in the ONE on the reverse.
eBay did their part, refunding my
16
money and booting the seller.
When I contacted the local division of
the Secret Service, they had no interest in
the coin even though, if genuine, it would
retail at close to $3,000.
They acted like they would come out
to see me right away if I had a modern $20
bill counterfeit.
Herein lies my premise. Legislation
serves no purpose if there is no intent,
funding, technology, or manpower to
enforce.
Do you really think the U.S. government will spend resources to track down
counterfeiters in a foreign country if the
counterfeit item only affects a very small
percentage of the U.S. population? Even if
big banking were involved; if a very rare
coin was purchased as part of a fund portfolio and later proved to be counterfeit,
do you think our government would try to
track down and prosecute the issuer?
Only when a counterfeiter is flooding the monetary systems with millions/
billions of dollars in bogus currency will
governments take notice.
The only exception I know to this is
their pursuit of Boggs, who draws bills as
art, then barters them for goods and services, plus change. But again, Mr. Boggs
is “recreating” paper currency.
Go figure. Your tax dollars at work.
There are numerous issues facing
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today’s collectors, including counterfeiting, alterations/restorations, what I call
“buck fever” slabbing of key coins, and
inter/intrastate transaction taxation.
Keep these not at the back of your
mind, but at the forefront when going to
the polls to elect your official representatives.
I still have the bogus ‘77 IHC, trying to
decide if to deface it or keep as a novelty.
David R. Anderson Address withheld
Deter. Not in the Chinese vocabulary.
More like “undermine,” inclusive of
everything.
About time to spend the dollars on
enforcement instead of politicians making
up more unenforced rules.
Dominic Carri East Haddam, Conn.
The Chinese have always made counterfeit coins. Tougher laws must be
enforced and the sheer volume very well
precludes that.
Companies like PayPal could enforce
many shipments by refusing to remit payment to a seller who ships fake coins to
one of their buyers.
All of the early 7 mace 2 candareen coins and one dollar coins must be
checked with a magnet when sold as silver. Most will fail the magnet test.
To sell at auction, they must all be
certified so perhaps people or companies
selling fakes could be identified there,
also.
Charles S. Perry
Ada, Okla.
I doubt any new law will deter the
Chinese. I suggest sending some counterfeit Chinese coins of our own into their
market, fake bullion, lead painted toys or
fake hamburgers.
I know two wrongs don’t make it right
but the only way to stop it would be to
stop importing anything made in China.
Lesson is, don’t buy anything from China.
Byron Wood Address withheld
Ever heard the expression, “Build a
better mousetrap and you’ll get smarter
mice?” I appreciate their efforts. We’ll just
have to wait and see.
Bill Rodgers Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas
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Fakes will still be produced. When I
was in Vietnam, Cambodia and Thailand
nine years ago, I saw tens of thousands
of them, all crude, none in silver. Now
the fakes are much better. No reason for
them to stop.
Bob Murrin St. Petersburg, Fla.
Only if the laws are enforced and
all knowledgeable collectors, dealers and
coin graders are diligent and report each
counterfeit coin found immediately.
In addition young and new collectors
must be schooled in detecting counterfeits. It is up to us older collectors to be
vigilant and teach the younger collects
just what to look for whenever possible.
It will take a strong effort by all coin
collectors to make it work. We are the
police.
John T. Tinney Volcano, Calif.
Yes, let’s go the extra mile to stop
Chinese counterfeit coins.
At one time not that long ago I rarely
came across these coins. Now I see them
way to often and disappoint sellers that
try to sell them when they had no idea
they purchased them (usually at a bargain
price). Buyer beware!
Jerry Lambert Lake Orion, Mich.
This new law will do absolutely nothing to slow the production of Chinese
counterfeits. As long as eBay allows them
to be sold, they will be all over the market.
eBay in their infinite wisdom disbanded the members of the committee
that tried to curb the counterfeits sold on
their site.
Now they say they will police their
own site. On a daily basis, you can look at
the newly listed coins and most are from
China.
Also, out of Europe you find listing
after listing of coins which are called
“restrike” or “museum” copies. Really?!
With China owning a huge chunk
of the U.S. economy, the U.S. will not
go to them as ask for counterfeiting to
be stopped. It is a big boost to their
economy. Why would they stop, it is good
money for them.
Customs can seize all they want and
there will be more right behind.
Bob Hurst Florida
In most respects, I expect that HR 2754
will have little impact in the everyday
market. There are two places where it will
have the most potential impact.
1. It might lead the people at eBay and
other online sellers who make a category
for replica items to seriously think about
abolishing making it so easy to offer such
items for sale if their own company could
be at risk of prosecution for abetting in
such sales.
2. We had an instance this summer
where a woman criss-crossed Michigan
and victimized at least 20 coin dealers
and jewelers selling the kinds of fakes
offered for sale on eBay. Her identify was
known and she was interviewed by several
police departments, but it took forever,
and LCS’s vice president Allan Beegle
working with the Saginaw, Mich., office
of the Secret Service to get her arrested.
With the new law, she would have been
arrested far earlier.
There could be a minor benefit where
someone finds out that they bought a coin
in a fake slab to stop trying to stick an
incompetent or asleep-at-the-wheel dealer
with the piece. Instead, they will be more
inclined to try to return it or simply eat it
rather than risk prosecution.
Do I think the Chinese and other counterfeiters will stop making these products.
It probably won’t make any difference to
them as the “long arm of the law” probably isn’t long enough to reach them.
They’ll find other victims to purchase it
such as military personnel or tourists in
foreign lands.
Patrick A. Heller Lansing, Mich.
There’s more than one way to skin a
cat. Don’t take me wrong, stronger laws
(new and old) do help deter these individuals. The sad fact is, there will always
be a way to spread counterfeits around.
Even sadder, cashiers and bank tellers are not keeping up with the learning,
and spotting of such notes. This is the
strongest asset to have to help stop these
thieves dead in their tracks.
I had cashiered over 35 years and
caught my share of these phony bills. Yes,
time is money, also a little knowledge can
help the plus-side of the ledger.
Gary Kess Berkel en Rodenrijs
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Bullion silver Eagle breaks record
By Connor Falk
More products are off sale as both
the Mint and collectors look to the 2015
coin releases.
The silver American Eagle bullion
coin set a record year again on Dec. 31,
finally selling out at 44,006,000 coins
sold, up 130,500 coins since Dec. 22.
After a brief return, the Baseball
Hall of Fame silver dollars, both uncirculated and proof, are sold out once
again. Buyers purchased an additional
920 uncirculated and 2,646 proof dollars, bringing the totals to 131,924
for the uncirculated and 268,076 for
the proof.
The Shenandoah silver 5-ounce collector’s coin is gone, with buyers purchasing 28,264 since its release. Both
First Day Coin Covers
W.H. Harrison:
John Tyler:
James K. Polk:
Zachary Taylor:
Millard Fillmore:
Franklin Pierce:
James Buchanan:
Andrew Johnson:
Ulysses Grant:
Rutherford Hayes:
James Garfield:
Chester Arthur:
Grover Cleveland 1st Term:
Benjamin Harrison
Grover Cleveland 2nd Term:
William McKinley:
Theodore Roosevelt:
William Howard Taft:
Woodrow Wilson:
Warren G. Harding:
Calvin Coolidge:
Herbert Hoover:
Franklin D. Roosevelt:
2014 Commemorative Coins
(amount sold/mintage)
30,837/40,000
27,470/40,000
25,703/40,000
24,669/40,000
23,477/32,000
21,919/32,000
20,673/32,000
19,143/22,000
19,703/22,000
17,349/22,000
16,636/22,000
16,662/22,000
15,249/22,000
14,681/22,000
13,946/22,000
14,121/20,000
15,853/20,000
12,965/20,000
12,451/20,000
12,193/20,000
11,913/20,000
11,210/20,000
12,369/20,000
America the Beautiful
2010 ATB circulating coin set
2010 ATB uncirculated coin set
Hot Springs 3-coin set:
Yellowstone 3-coin set:
Yosemite 3-coin set:
Grand Canyon 3-coin set:
Mount Hood 3-coin set:
Gettysburg 3-coin set:
Glacier 3-coin set:
Olympic 3-coin set:
Vicksburg 3-coin set
Chickasaw 3-coin set
Chaco 3-coin set
Acadia 3-coin set
Hawaii 3-coin set
Denali 3-coin set
White Mountain 3-coin set
Perry 3-coin set
Great Basin 3-coin set
McHenry 3-coin set
Mt. Rushmore 3-coin set
Smoky Mountain 3-coin set
Shenandoah 3-coin set
Arches 3-coin set
Great Sand Dunes 3-coin set
Everglades 3-coin set
36,436
39,795
33,178
38,588
24,978
40,293
16,593
25,058
22,234
23,339
20,674
20,545
17,455
21,064
17,792
16,672
17,029
15,303
18,326
18,770
19,937
16,357
17,817
16,507
14,503
14,874
15,486
18,020
15,701
13,871
12,277
11,406
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2013
2013
2013
2013
2013
2013
2013
2013
2013
2013
2014
2014
2014
2014
2014
2014
2014
2014
20
Ida McKinley Uncirculated
Ida McKinley Proof
Edith Roosevelt Uncirculated
Edith Roosevelt Proof
Helen Taft Uncirculated
Helen Taft Proof
Ellen Wilson Uncirculated
Ellen Wilson Proof
Edith Wilson Uncirculated
Edith Wilson Proof
Florence Harding Uncirculated
Florence Harding Proof
Grace Coolidge Uncirculated
Grace Coolidge Proof
Lou Hoover Uncirculated
Lou Hoover Proof
Eleanor Roosevelt Uncirculated
Eleanor Roosevelt Proof
the Great Sand Dunes and Everglades
silver 5-ounce collector coins are still
available, though both saw over 1,000
coins each returned between Dec. 14
and Dec. 28.
Also sold out are the 2013 Ellen
Wilson and 2014 Eleanor Roosevelt
Presidential $1 Coin and First Spouse
Medal Sets, having sold 3,978 and 7,111
sets, respectively.
1,931
2,673
1,932
2,781
1,826
2,469
1,790
2,401
1,792
2,331
1,413
2,125
1,330
2,024
1,298
1,867
1,336
2,271
Proof Uncirculated Max. mintage
61,317
24,591
350,000
Civil Rights (P):
Baseball Hall of Fame $1: *268,076 (P)*131,924 (P)
Hall of Fame $5:
*32,427 (W)
*17,677 (W)
Hall of Fame clad half: 258,643 (S)
147,934 (D)
Young Collectors set:
–
29,586
400,000
50,000
750,000
50,000
Gold Buffaloes as of 12/31/14
2014 one-ounce Buffalo bullion coin December Sales
2014 one-ounce Buffalo proof
December Bullion Eagle Sales
One ounce:
1/2 ounce:
1/4 ounce:
1/10 ounce:
TOTAL:
4,500
*20,557
as of 12/31/14 (in coins/ounces)
Platinum
Gold
Silver
0/0
N/A
N/A
N/A
0/0
13,000/13,000
0/0
6,000/1,500
35,000/3,500
54,000/18,000
2,459,000/same
N/A
N/A
N/A
2,459,000/same
America the Beautiful 5-ounce coins
2013
Collector (P)
White Mountain
Perry’s Victory
Great Basin
Fort McHenry
Mount Rushmore
*20,530/25,000
*17,707/25,000
*17,792/25,000
*19,802/25,000
*23,547/25,000
2014
Great Smoky Mountains
Shenandoah
Arches
Great Sand Dunes
Everglades
Bullion
*35,000
*30,000
*30,000
*30,000
*35,000
Collector (P)
Bullion
*24,710/25,000
*28,264/30,000
*28,180/30,000
22,109/30,000
19,373/30,000
33,000
24,400
22,000
21,900
34,000
Collector Eagle Sales as of 12/28/14
(in coins/maximum possible)
2014 Proof Gold
One ounce:
*19,842/20,000
1/2 ounce:
*5,832/10,000
1/4 ounce:
*5,929/10,000
1/10 ounce:
*13,861/20,000
Four-coin set
*9,035/15,000
2014-W proof 1 oz. platinum Eagle
2014-W uncir. 1 oz. gold Eagle
2014-W proof silver Eagle
2014-W uncirculated silver Eagle
2013-W uncirculated silver Eagle
2013 Limited Edition Silver Proof Set
*4,623
7,630
741,379
*224,548
*178,941
*47,971
2014
American
BagNative
and Roll
Salesdo
Bag and Roll Sales
2013 William Howard Taft Presidential dollar
Option
Philadelphia
Denver
Total
25-count roll
*49,842
*44,390
94,232
100-coin bag
*989
*861
1,850
$250 box
*8,946
*4,216
13,162
$500 box
*558
*571
1,129
2013 Woodrow Wilson Presidential dollar
Option
Philadelphia
Denver
Total
25-count roll
*47,555
*41,769
89,324
100-coin bag
*1,250
*1,072
2,322
$250 box
*9,119
*4,387
13,506
$500 box
*507
*503
1,010
2014 Warren G. Harding Presidential dollar
Option
Philadelphia
Denver
Total
25-count roll
47,959
44,210
92,169
$100 bag
*1,282
*1,170
2,452
$250 box
*6,994
*5,046
12,040
2014 Calvin Coolidge Presidential dollar
Option
Philadelphia
Denver
Total
25-count roll
45,735
40,999
86,734
$100 bag
*1,981
*1,979
3,960
$250 box
*7,102
4,743
11,845
2014 Herbert Hoover Presidential dollar
Option
Philadelphia
Denver
Total
25-count roll
45,341
39,622
84,963
$100 bag
*1,981
*1,990
3,971
$250 box
*6,994
4,801
11,795
2014 Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential dollar
Option
Philadelphia
Denver
Total
25-count roll
42,817
39,511
82,328
$100 bag
*1,994
*1,985
3,979
$250 box
6,854
4,714
11,568
Option
25-count roll
$100 bag
$250 box
$500 box
2013 Native American dollar
Philadelphia
Denver
*24,914
*23,864
*1,481
*1,478
*2,508
*2,496
*498
*494
Total
48,778
2,959
5,004
992
2014 Native American Dollar
Option
Philadelphia
Denver
Total
25-count roll
18,014
17,775
35,789
$100 bag
1,678
1,781
3,459
$250 box
2,275
2,183
4,458
2013 Mount Rushmore National Memorial quarter
Option Philadelphia Denver
San Francisco
Total
100-coin bag
*3,059
*3,052
*6,611 12,722
Two-roll (P&D) set
*10,666
San Francisco roll
*7,245
P,D,S rolls set
*10,559
2014 Great Smoky Mountains National Forest quarter
San Francisco
Total
100-coin bag
2,919
2,831
6,134 11,884
Two-roll (P&D) set
9,997
San Francisco roll
6,428
P,D,S rolls set
11,507
2014 Shenandoah National Park quarter
San Francisco
Total
100-coin bag
2,625
2,573
5,994 11,192
Two-roll (P&D) set
9,194
San Francisco roll
5,588
P,D,S rolls set
10,459
2014 Arches National Park quarter
San Francisco
Total
100-coin bag
2,423
2,382
4,787 9,592
Two-roll (P&D) set
8,656
San Francisco roll
5,143
P,D,S rolls set
9,919
2014 Great Sand Dunes National Park quarter
San Francisco
Total
100-coin bag
2,424
2,324
4,875 9,623
Two-roll (P&D) set
8,205
San Francisco roll
4,651
P,D,S rolls set
9,359
2014 Everglades National Park quarter
San Francisco
Total
100-coin bag
1,648
1,575
4,615 7,838
Two-roll (P&D) set
7,611
San Francisco roll
4,284
P,D,S rolls set
8,522
Sets and Singles
2011
2012
2013
2013
2014
2014
2014
2014
2014
Dollar sets
Pres. $1 unc. set (P&D)
82,070
96,143
Pres. $1 circ. set (P)
16,721
Pres. $1 circ. set (D)
12,768
Pres. $1 circ. set (P)
10,197
Pres. $1 circ. set (D)
7,007
Unc. $1 set (6 coins, 1 silver) 24,156
49,099
Am. $1 coin and currency set *50,000
Presidential $1 Coin and First Spouse
Medal Sets
Abigail Fillmore
10,670
Jane Pierce
8,463
Buchanan Liberty
8,317
Eliza Johnson
6,775
Julia Grant
7,286
Lucy Hayes
5,785
Lucretia Garfield
5,460
Chester A. Arthur
5,238
Grover Cleveland (1st term)
4,678
Benjamin Harrison
4,507
Grover Cleveland (2nd term)
4,313
Ida McKinley
*3,982
Edith Roosevelt
*4,982
Helen Taft
*3,973
Ellen Wilson
*3,978
Edith Wilson
3,854
Florence Harding
*4,522
Grace Coolidge
*4,560
Lou Hoover
*4,545
Eleanor Roosevelt
*7,111
2013 proof coin sets
Five-quarter ATB proof set
128,277
Five-quarter silver ATB proof set
138,294
Four-coin Presidential
266,571
2013 uncirculated coin set
28-coin set
375,967
2014 proof coin sets
Five-quarter ATB proof set
Five-quarter silver ATB proof set
Four-coin Presidential
14-coin clad proof set
14-coin silver proof set
108,227
109,661
216,350
670,425
396,769
2014 uncirculated coin set
28-coin set
322,695
Miscellaneous Offers
2012 Birth set
2013 Birth set
Unless otherwise stated, all boxed figures are compiled December 28.
Numbers provided by the U.S. Mint. Totals are cumulative from the beginning of
sales unless marked otherwise.
To order most U.S. Mint products, write U.S. Mint, P.O. Box 71191, Philadelphia,
PA 19176; call (800) USA-MINT; or visit the Web site at www.usmint.gov. Hearing- or
speech-impaired individuals may call (888) 321-MINT. For information, write U.S.
Mint, Attention: Customer Care Center, 801 Ninth St., N.W., Washington, DC 20220.
Shipping is $4.95 per order. * denotes option no longer available
*49,703
39,420
2013
2013
2013
2014
2014
2014
2014
Happy Birthday Set
Congratulations Set
Roosevelt Youth Set
Birth set
Happy Birthday Set
Congratulations Set
FDR Coin & Chronicles Set
10,926
17,786
8,733
28,828
11,341
6,906
8,704
2014 Bullion Eagle sales
Total coins as of 12/31/14
Gold Am. Eagle ounce
415,500
Gold Am. Eagle 1/2 ounce
46,000
118,000
565,000
Silver Am. Eagle
44,006,000
Gold Buffalo
177,500
Platinum Am. Eagle ounce
16,900
Kennedy halves
2012 Two-roll set
2013 Two-roll set
2014 Two-roll set
2014 200-coin bag
2014 50th Ann. clad unc. set
2014 50th Ann. gold proof
2014 50th Ann. silver set
*33,768
*24,914
*30,331
*12,966
*198,268
69,319
190,228
Mint Statistics
is updated each Thursday at
numismaticnews.com
21
Potter/from Page 1
E PLURIBUS UNUM), 1 OZ. FINE
GOLD and on the UM of UNUM. Close
to medium spreads are displayed on the
designer initials MB, left nest, portions
of E PLURIBUS UNUM and UNIT
of UNITED. Wiles has it listed in the
CONECA files as DDR-001, 1-R-II-C. The
second half of the listing number indicates
that it is a Class II – Distorted Hub variety.
Siegfried Zeveckas submitted the
1999-S Pennsylvania clad quarter, which
boasts spectacular doubling on LIBERTY.
In many ways it rivals that of the 1995
doubled die obverse #1 cent. It is certainly
sharper and crisper than the doubling on
the 1995 cent. The 1995 doubled die is perhaps the last date we’ve seen with obverse
doubling so strong (in early die state) that
it gained widespread attention. While the
1999-S quarter is arguably just as deserving of such attention, it is dependent on
supply and demand, and whether there is a
supply large enough for dealers to promote
it into popularity.
The doubled die 1995 cent was identified in the year of issue and many collectors
spent time searching bags of cents in hopes
of finding one.
There is also sharp doubling on UNITED
STATES and QUARTER DOLLAR with
DOLLAR gradually tapering off into minor
doubling. Moderate to minor doubling is
present on most of the balance of the
design. Wiles has this one listed as DDO001, PR-1-O-IV+VIII. This number indicates that the doubling is the result of both
Offset and Tilted Die doubling.
This quarter was produced during the
first year of the states quarter program, (representing the second design for the year),
and yet it took this long for a major doubled
die obverse to be reported to CONECA.
In sharp contrast, hundreds of doubleddie reverses have been found on state quarters on many dates and types since the 2005P Minnesota quarter with “Extra Tree” was
reported by Troy Watkins, opening the flood
gates with thousands of collectors taking a
closer look at the state quarters
The numismatic value of the doubled die
will be overpowered by the bullion price of
the one-ounce gold Eagle. However, it could
still add a significant premium of hundreds
of dollars, making the coin worth looking
for. Because these are produced as bullion
22
The doubling of QUARTER DOLLAR starts
out very crisp and clear on QUARTER until it
begins to taper off on ER or QUARTER and then
virtually fades away on DOLLAR.
The doubling on LIBERTY vies with that of the
1995 DDO#1 cent
for investors, the Mint traditionally makes
fewer coins per set of dies than circulating
coinage. The variety may be scarce to rare.
The value of the proof Pennsylvania
quarter could be considerable ranging from
the high three figures up into the lower
four figures.
Many variety specialists suggest that
proof varieties should be worth more than
their business strike counterparts because of
the small number of coins struck from proof
dies, which could be just a couple thousand
or so. In sharp contrast, mintages upwards
of 250,000 are typical for a circulation die.
However the market for proof varieties has
not borne this out.
Many business strike varieties are worth
far more that proofs of similar significance
due to the low survival rate of circulating
coins in decent grades and the fact that
they represent a needle in a haystack. On
the other hand, while very few proofs are
struck from a die, most survive in collector
hands in what I like to call “time capsules of
safe storage.” As such we see that proofs,
despite their far lower mintages per set of
dies, average out to about the same value of
the much higher mintage circulation strikes.
Supply and demand will be the ultimate
decider of value.
Hub doubling during the pre-1997/1998
era was possible due to a phenomenon
known as work hardening. This caused the
metal of the face of a die to become too
hard and too brittle to allow a complete
image to be sunk into the die in one operation without causing it to crack or shatter.
As a result, several impressions or hubbings
were required to produce a die when using
this process.
Between each hubbing the die was
removed from the press and annealed (heat
softened) thus allowing for another impression without shattering the die. If for some
reason a partially finished die was reinstalled on a press for strengthening and
Potter/Page 24
QUALITY COINS FROM JACK H BEYMER
All five- and six-piece type coin sets are housed in custom Capital Plastics holders; the coins grade at least good or better.
EARLY TYPE DIMES
EARLY TYPE CENTS
LARGE CENT
1793-1857
FLYING EAGLE
CENT
1856-1858
INDIAN HEAD
CENT
1859-1909
LINCOLN CENT
1909-1958
LINCOLN CENT
1959-DATE
SET FOR $67.50
EARLY TYPE NICKELS
SEATED
HALF DIME
1837-1873
SHIELD
NICKEL
1866-1883
LIBERTY
NICKEL
1883-1912
BUFFALO
NICKEL
1913-1938
JEFFERSON
NICKEL
1938-Date
SET FOR $56.50
MORGAN SILVER DOLLARS
G-VG5
F12
1878 8F
71.50 77.50
1878 7F Rv 78
- 49.50
1878 7F
Rv 79
48.50 49.50
1878 7/8 Strg 58.50
1878 7/8 Weak
1878CC
128.50 135.00
1878S
45.00 49.50
1879
40.00 48.50
1879CC
162.50
1879CC
capped
162.50 175.00
1879O
1879S Rev 78 48.50 51.00
1879S Rev 79
1880
1880CC Rv 78
- 222.50
1880CC Rv 79
- 216.50
1880O
1880S
1881
1881CC
425.00 431.50
1881O
1881S
1882
1882CC
111.50 114.50
1882O
1882O/S
50.00 58.50
1882S
1883
1883CC
111.50 114.50
1883O
1883S
32.50 42.00
1884
1884CC
160.00 174.50
1884O
1884S
32.50 43.00
1885
1885CC
675.00 708.50
1885O
1885S
32.50
1886
1886O
32.50 42.00
1886S
- 67.50
1887
-
VF20
84.50
52.50
52.50 57.50 65.00
- 94.00
141.50 156.50
51.50 56.00 59.50
65.00 104.00
- 841.50 2695.
123.50
207.50
181.50
507.50
72.50
240.00
341.50
307.50
560.00
110.00
-
-
270.00
208.50
60.00
58.50
682.50
650.00
103.50
60.00
58.50
56.00
60.00
57.50
57.50
260.00
62.50
57.50
247.50
56.00
58.50
247.50
56.00
56.00
877.50
56.00
305.00
56.00
1135.
430.00
56.00
280.00
715.00
71.50
812.50
415.00
62.50
676.50
84.50
62.50
80.00
292.50
91.50
77.50
84.50
279.50
62.50
2965.
84.50
273.50
62.50
62.50
968.50
62.50
390.00
62.50
585.00
62.50
53.50
277.50
264.50
445.00
118.50
65.00
45.00
181.50
47.50
776.50
52.50
45.00
97.50
-
60.00
78.50
48.50
48.50
51.00
48.50
48.50
500.00
48.50
48.50
48.50
48.50
104.50
48.50
48.50
48.50
143.50
48.50
202.50
48.50
325.00
48.50
48.50
117.50
48.50
78.50
169.50
48.50
U.S.
GOLD
SEATED
DIME
1837-1891
1887O
1887S
1888
1888O
1888S
1889
1889CC
1889O
1889S
1890
1890CC
1890O
1890S
1891
1891CC
1891O
1891S
1892
1892CC
1892O
1892S
1893
1893CC
1893O
1893S
1894
1894O
1894S
1895O
1895S
1896
1896O
1896S
1897
1897O
1897S
1898
1898O
1898S
1899
1899O
1899S
1900
1900O
VF20
40.00
45.00
215.00
1430.
45.00
115.00
41.50
41.50
115.00
41.50
48.50
248.50
45.00
143.50
253.50
845.00
377.50
60.00
115.00
470.00
975.00
46.50
58.50
48.50
45.00
45.00
48.50
221.50
39.00
51.00
39.00
EF40
45.00
46.50
40.00
48.50
215.00
40.00
3700.
46.50
92.50
40.00
150.00
44.50
44.50
44.50
150.00
46.50
45.00
543.50
47.50
312.50
314.50
1755.
109.50
680.00
40.00
52.50
40.00
58.50
46.50
40.00
46.50
56.00
227.50
40.00
40.00
40.00
MERCURY
DIME
1916-1945
ROOSEVELT
DIME
1946-Date
EARLY TYPE QUARTERS
EF-AU
BU
$1.00 LIB 240. 325.
2.50 IND 300. 365.
3.00
1125. 2500.
5.00 LIB 430. 515.
10.00 LIB 785. 850.
20.00 LIB 1500. 1575
G-VG5
F12
40.00
37.50 42.00
143.50 208.50
689.50 1010.
- 41.00
61.50
108.50 110.00
101.00 108.50
46.00 47.00
216.50 236.50
37.50 42.50
45.00
234.50 241.50
325.00 363.50
201.50
2740.
975.00
53.50
67.50 72.00
325.00 357.50
422.50 552.50
37.50 43.50
46.00 47.50
37.50
37.50
37.50
45.00 46.50
208.50 215.00
45.00 46.50
-
BARBER
DIME
1892-1916
SET FOR $72.50
BUST
QUARTER
1815-1838
SEATED
QUARTER
1838-1891
BARBER
QUARTER
1892-1916
LIBERTY
QUARTER
1916-1930
WASHINGTON
QUARTER
1932-Date
SET FOR $220.00
EF40 AU50 MS60 MS63
97.50
- 201.50 300.00
56.00 63.50 97.50 162.50
51.00
57.50
40.00
46.50
390.00
300.00
48.50
40.00
43.50
473.50
43.50
40.00
40.00
43.50
82.50
40.00
40.00
40.00
74.50
40.00
194.50
40.00
58.50
40.00
40.00
72.50
40.00
53.50
143.50
40.00
BUST
DIME
1796-1837
AU50
50.00
56.00
48.50
221.50
48.50
9490.
60.00
130.00
48.50
222.50
48.50
49.50
222.50
50.00
95.00
821.50
1820.
475.00
3025.
891.50
292.50
501.50
1225.
2080.
48.50
169.50
48.50
101.50
50.00
48.50
101.50
260.00
48.50
156.50
48.50
48.50
MS60
84.50
155.00
57.50
71.50
409.50
56.00
221.50
312.50
56.00
650.00
91.50
77.50
84.50
676.50
91.50
398.50
1755.
910.00
3900.
1040.
56.00
1820.
57.50
97.50
57.50
57.50
292.50
57.50
490.00
56.00
56.00
MS63
162.50
325.00
76.50
84.50
520.00
71.50
422.50
422.50
101.50
1070.
117.50
117.50
877.50
150.00
585.00
487.50
1365.
1465.
78.50
9100.
76.50
150.00
78.50
65.00
552.50
325.00
67.50
565.00
69.50
67.50
1900O/CC
1900S
1901
1901O
1901S
1902
1902O
1902S
1903
1903O
1903S
1904
1904O
1904S
1921
1921D
1921S
G-VG5
F12
76.50 119.50
45.00 46.50
45.00
40.00 45.50
40.00 44.50
129.50 137.50
50.00 52.50
423.50 436.50
100.00 137.50
40.00 46.00
45.00 50.00
45.00 56.00
-
1921
1922
1922D
1922S
1923
1923D
1923S
1924
1924S
1925
1925S
1926
1926D
1926S
1927
1927D
1927S
1928
1928S
1934
1934D
1934S
1935
1935S
G-VG5
F12
130.00 143.50
28.50 32.50
- 32.50
- 32.50
- 32.50
40.00
40.00 43.50
- 43.50
422.50 429.50
- 43.50
48.50
48.50 49.50
48.50 55.50
48.50 49.50
48.50 49.50
VF20
EF40 AU50 MS60 MS63
142.50 182.50 244.50
- 877.50
47.50 53.50 85.00 357.50 455.00
60.00 120.00 292.50
43.50 46.00 50.00 60.00
48.50 67.50 208.50
46.50 52.50 54.50 91.50 142.50
- 40.00 48.50 58.50 63.50
169.50 247.50 278.50
- 747.50
53.50 54.50 56.00 74.50
441.50
- 481.50 500.00
221.50
- 1820.
49.50 54.50 67.50 123.50 285.00
58.50 60.00 62.50 63.50 67.50
86.00
- 547.50
- 5330.
- 38.00 44.50 51.00 60.00
- 38.00 44.50 54.50
- 38.00 44.50 54.50 88.50
PEACE SILVER DOLLARS
VF20
EF40 AU50 MS60 MS63
150.00
- 162.50 320.00 520.00
- 38.00 42.50 48.00 52.50
- 42.00 44.50 57.50 93.50
- 42.00 44.50 57.50 110.00
- 38.00 42.50 48.00 52.50
- 45.00
- 82.50 175.00
- 38.00 44.50 54.50
- 38.00 42.50 48.00 52.50
38.50 53.50 71.50 260.00 560.00
- 38.00 42.50 48.00 52.50
37.50 44.50 51.50 111.50 312.50
36.50 43.50 48.50 59.50 110.00
37.50 44.50 52.50 100.00 260.00
35.00 38.00 44.50 65.00 105.00
- 48.50 53.50 93.50 221.50
- 49.50 97.50
- 455.00
45.00 49.50 85.00 234.50 682.50
436.50 478.50 487.50 590.00 1135.
45.00 51.50 71.50 188.50 617.50
- 58.50 62.50 136.50 227.50
51.00 54.50 60.00 176.50 390.00
85.00 205.00
50.00 51.50 62.50
- 143.50
51.00 53.50 105.00 318.50 545.00
MORGAN DOLLARS
MORGAN DOLLARS
MORGAN DOLLARS
MORGAN DOLLARS
MORGAN DOLLARS
MORGAN DOLLARS
1878 8F VF30 90.00 NGC MS63 .275.00
ICG MS62 240.00 PCGS MS63 .275.00
MS60DMPL obv ........................232.50
VAM 18 boldly doubled date &
stars, wings, & wreath MS63 ....400.00
1878 7F rev of 1878 AU58 ............ 80.00
VAM114 8/8 doubled stars
MS60 .........................................107.50
1878 7F doubled legs VAM43
PCGS MS62PL ..........................265.00
1878 7F rev of 1879 AU58 ............ 78.50
G4 46.00 EF45 ............................. 60.00
1878 7/8F strong PCGS MS64 ....555.00
PCGS MS63...............................327.50
AU58 158.50 ICG MS64
(MS63) ......................................327.50
AU55 141.50 ANACS AU58 .......161.50
1878 7/8F weak PCGS MS63 ......310.00
AU55 126.50 AU58....................137.50
1878CC NGC MS64DPL ............3445.00
MS62 533.50 PCGS MS63 ........562.50
AU58 355.00 PCGS MS62.........536.50
AU55 294.50 ANACS MS62 ......536.50
SEGS MS60PL (AU58) ..............357.50
VF30 149.00 EF45 .....................175.00
F15 137.50 ANACS VF20...........143.50
VF20, sm edge bump ................128.50
AG3 78.00 AG3.5 95.00 G4 .......121.50
1878S MS62PL 108.00 MS63PL 132.50
MS62 87.50 NGC MS64 ............126.50
PCGS or NGC MS63 ..................103.50
AU58 66.00 MS60PL................... 89.50
G4 41.50 EF45 57.50 AU55 ......... 63.50
1879 PCGS MS64........................177.50
EF45 45.00 PCGS MS63............106.50
1879CC clear CC AU55 ..............3466.50
AU50, was NGC AU53 .............2695.00
EF45 1581.50 NGC EF45 .........1583.50
ANACS EF45 (EF40) ..................843.50
VG10 167.50 NGC VF30 ............598.50
VF30, obv edge dents ................175.00
AG3 99.50 AG3.5 120.00 G4 .....154.50
G5, HMO scratched on rev .......... 99.50
1879CC capped die NGC MS62.6145.00
EF45.........................................1245.00
G4 154.50 F15, rim bumps .......162.50
1879O AU58 88.50 NGC MS63 ...282.50
NGC MS62 201.50 PCGS MS63 282.50
AU55 75.00 MS62, PL rev.........211.50
PCGS MS62...............................201.50
1879O/O/O North & South VAM4
AU50 195.00 AU55....................276.50
VF20 83.50 EF40 .......................109.50
1879S rev of 1878 PCGS MS63 ..717.50
PCGS MS62...............................463.50
AU55 117.50 AU58....................143.50
1879S rev of 1879
NGC, PCGS MS65 .....................185.00
MS64PL.....................................106.00
ANACS MS64 (PL obv)................ 96.00
SEGS, PCGS, NGC MS64 ............ 93.50
MS64 91.50 MS63PL .................. 93.50
NGC MS63................................... 73.50
MS62 ........................................... 70.00
PCGS MS64 (MS63) ................... 73.50
MS60PL....................................... 72.50
NTC MS64 (MS60) ...................... 62.50
MS60 PL obverse ........................ 63.00
EF45 44.00 AU58......................... 54.50
1880 NGC PR65 star, white,
untoned, cameo obv, slight
cameo rev, beautiful ................7500.00
MS62 75.00 NGC MS65 ............872.50
AU58 52.00 NGC MS64.............177.50
EF45 47.50 AU55......................... 51.50
1880 8/7 spikes VAM6
VF20 124.50 EF40 .....................129.50
1880/79CC rev of 1878
VF30 312.50 NGC MS66 .........7220.00
AG3 125.00 PCGS MS65.........2415.00
PCGS MS63...............................792.50
1880CC rev of 1878 MS64 ........1235.00
G4 178.50 F15 ...........................244.50
1880CC rev of 1879
MS62 662.50 NGC MS63 ..........717.50
1880CC VF30 282.50 EF45..........327.50
AG3 102.50 G4 159.50 F15 .......235.00
1880CC 8/7 rev of 1879 VAM5
NGC MS63.................................789.50
1880O AU58 .................................. 77.50
PCGS MS64.............................2147.50
AU55 66.50 PCGS MS63...........417.50
EF45 49.50 PCGS MS62............261.50
MS60PL.....................................124.50
1880S MS62.................................. 61.25
NGC MS66PL ............................354.50
NGC MS65 185.00 NGC MS66..295.00
NGC MS64 86.50 PCGS MS65+ 194.50
NGC MS63 65.00 PCGS MS65..185.00
AU58 54.50 PCGS MS64PL ......103.50
AU55 52.00 PCGS MS64............. 86.50
PCGS MS62................................. 63.50
1880S 0/9 VAM11 medium s
PCGS MS63 84.50 NGC MS66..409.50
1881 MS64 188.50 PCGS MS64 .191.50
PCGS MS63PL ..........................185.00
EF45 45.50 AU55 51.50 AU58..... 53.50
1881CC NGC MS63DPL ..............863.50
VF30 460.00 PCI MS63PL.........822.50
PCGS, NGC MS62PL .................775.00
PCGS MS64...............................717.50
NGC, PCGS, ANACS MS63 ........680.00
F15 437.50 PCGS MS62............646.50
1881CC VG10 429.50 MS62 .......638.50
ANACS F12 433.50 PCGS EF40.476.50
ANACS VF30 (VF20) ..................447.50
1881O MS62 71.50 MS64...........224.50
AU58 53.00 MS60PL................... 69.00
AU55............................................ 51.00
1881S NGC, SEGS MS66 ............307.50
MS65 .........................................182.50
NGC, PCGS MS65 .....................185.00
ANACS, NGC, PCGS MS64 .......... 86.50
NGC MS62 63.50 MS64 .............. 84.50
PCGS, NGC MS63 ....................... 65.00
NGC AU58 53.50 MS62............... 61.25
NTC MS63 (MS60) ...................... 59.50
EF45 44.00 AU55 52.00 AU58..... 53.75
1882 MS62 68.50 PCGS MS64 ...132.50
PCGS MS63................................. 82.50
AU55 48.50 AU58........................ 51.00
1882CC MS62 .............................272.50
PCGS MS65...............................652.50
PCGS MS64 321.50 MS63PL....373.50
MS62PL.....................................327.50
ANACS, ICG, PCGS MS63 .........295.00
F15+ 117.50 PCGS MS62..........275.00
Fr2 44.00 G4 106.00 F15...........116.00
VF30, some small rim bumps ...114.50
F12, small edge marks ..............106.00
1882O AU55 .................................. 51.25
1882O/S PCGS MS63..................834.50
AU58 182.50 MS60 ...................260.00
ANACS AU58 .............................184.50
EF45 94.50 AU55.......................150.00
VF30 72.50 ANACS AU50 ..........106.50
G4 47.50 VG10 52.00 F15 ........... 57.50
1882O/S depressed VAM4 AU53 .167.50
VF30 106.50 AU50 ....................151.50
1882O/S VAM5 broken S
ICG VF30 86.50 AU50 ...............153.50
1882O/O south VAM7 EF40........... 54.50
1882S NGC MS66 .......................295.00
MS65 182.50 NCI MS65(slab) ..185.00
NGC MS65 red-bluish toned
area on obv ................................185.00
MS62 70.00 PCGS MS63PL........ 96.50
PCGS, ANACS MS64 ................... 86.50
AU58 55.00 PCGS MS63+........... 84.00
PCGS MS63 80.00 NGC MS63.... 80.00
EF45 44.00 PCGS MS62.............. 64.50
1883 MS65 274.50 NGC MS66 ...575.00
MS64 101.50 NGC MS65 ..........276.50
AU55 51.25 NGC MS63............... 86.50
EF45 44.00 PCGS MS62+............ 77.50
1883CC ANACS, NGC, PCGS
MS65 .........................................640.00
MS62 262.50 MS61PL ..............305.00
AU58DMPL................................285.00
PCGS MS64...............................295.00
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Potter/from Page 22
the hub and die was improperly indexed,
resulting in a misalignment of images, hub
doubling occurred.
The U.S. Mint largely replaced the multiple hubbing process in recent years by the
more modern “single squeeze” restrained
hubbing process. The “single squeeze” process also produces doubled dies but normally such doubling is more or less restricted
to the central areas of the design. The face
of a die blank (referred to as a “die block”
in Mint jargon) is machined with a slightly
conical configuration to aid in the flow of
metal during hubbing. This would indicate
that the initial kiss of a hub into a die blank
would be restricted to this centralized area
before continuing on to fill out the rest of
the design. During this process the tip of a
tilted die blank would be positioned slightly
off location away from the center of the hub
into a different area of design than intended.
After the initial contact, the pressure of the
hub would eventually seat the die blank in
proper position, and in turn cause doubling
on the affected die.
This 1999-S Pennsylvania quarter
appears to be one of a few that breaks
the rule of the typical result of single
squeeze hubbing, with doubling from
an offset that reaches out strongly to the
outer areas of design. I for one do not
have an explanation for this effect during
this era other than to suspect that the die
was nearly finished before the hub was
backed off and pressed again, suggesting
to me this may not be the result of a tilted
die at all but something more closely
related to the mechanics of the old multiple hubbing process.
Doubled dies are often confused with
the more common strike doubling (a.k.a.,
machine or mechanical doubling). Strike
doubling is the result of a looseness of the
dies in their die holders or other causes
that may create vibration in the press –
sort of like what you’d find on a car with
broken motor mounts or even a washing
machine with clothes out of balance.
The cause is die bounce and is generally
characterized by a flat, shelf-like area of
doubling bordering a design(s). It represents metal from the original raised image
smashed down into the field of the coin
by the die. With a bit of study, the average
variety collector is usually able to eventually differentiate strike doubling from
PNG/from Page 1
coin shows, by mail order, online and at coin stores, but does not
include numismatic bullion items or the modern coins sold directly by
the United States Mint,” Hanlon said.
Of that sum, $536 million was generated by U.S. rarities sold at
auction. This figure is up by over 36 percent from the level achieved
in 2013.
However, there is an element to evaluating the coin market that
seems similar to how Americans view the state of the economy. They
know it is growing again, but it might not feel like it personally.
This aspect of the state of the coin business was fully recognized by
Hanlon and the PNG.
“In the second half of the year, there was some softness in prices
for relatively ‘common’ coins as gold and silver prices dropped, but the
market for truly high-quality, historic rare U.S. coins continued to do
quite well,” Hanlon said.
The PNG also listed and recognized the top dozen auction lots of
2014
• 1787 Brasher doubloon with designer Ephraim Brasher’s “EB”
punchmark on the eagle’s wing, graded by Numismatic Guaranty
Corporation (NGC) as Mint State-63, $4,582,500 (Heritage Auctions).
• 1913 Liberty Head nickel, NGC Proof-64, $3,290,000 (Heritage
Auctions)
• 1927 Denver Mint Saint-Gaudens $20 gold, NGC Mint State-66,
$1,997,500 (Heritage Auctions).
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collectible doubled dies (and other forms
of die doubling such as repunched mintmarks). Doubled dies are characterized
by raised, rounded, overlapping images
with separation in between the overlapping images. The separation may be close
but you can usually find it, at least in the
finest details, such as the serifs on letters
or numbers.
Email questions to kpotter256@aol.
com. An educational image gallery may be
viewed on his website at www.koinpro.com.
The 1969-S cent shown here shows doubling
as a result of strike doubling on the date and
mintmark. Compare the differences between
this doubling and that of doubled dies shown
here. Strike doubling adds no value to a coin.
• 1804 Draped Bust dollar, Class III type, NGC Proof-63, $1,880,000
(Stack’s Bowers Galleries).
• 1861 “Paquet Reverse” double eagle, graded by Professional
Coin Grading Service (PCGS) Mint State-61, $1,645,000 (Heritage
Auctions).
• 1792 pattern cent (Judd-1, Pollock-1), NGC Mint State-63+,
• 1776 silver Continental Dollar, “CURRENCY” and “EG FECIT”
variety, NGC Mint State-63, $1,410,000 (Heritage Auctions).
• 1927-D Saint-Gaudens double eagle, PCGS Mint State-63,
• 1797 half dollar (Overton-101a) PCGS Secure Mint State-65+
PCGS Secure, $1,292,500 (Heritage).
• 1792 half disme, Judd-7, Pollock-7 variety, PCGS Secure
Specimen-67, $1,292,500 (Heritage Auctions).
• 1794 half cent PCGS Mint State-67 red and brown color,
$1,150,000 (Ira and Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles).
• 1811 half cent, PCGS Mint State-66 red and brown, $1,121,250
(Ira and Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles).
Prices here include the buyer’s premium.
PNG noted the auction companies that responded to its questionnaire about 2014 auctions of U.S. rare coins. They are: Bonham’s,
David Lawrence Rare Coins, GreatCollections, Heritage Auctions, Ira
and Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Legend Rare Coin Auctions,
Scotsman Coin and Jewelry and Stack’s Bowers Galleries.
To find out more, visit: http://www.PNGdealers.org.
“Mark Salzberg himself is in the
grading room, and has been every day
for 27 years. He’s considered one of the
finest graders, a top expert. That
makes a big difference for collectors —
they trust NGC’s grading
team for their consistency,
stability and integrity.”
Greg Rohan
President, Heritage Auctions
Mark Salzberg
NGC Chairman
CONSISTENCY. STABILITY. INTEGRITY.
The NGC grading team includes nearly 30 professionals, many of whom have been
with NGC for a decade or longer. When you submit coins in 2014 that had been
graded in 1994, they’re handled by the same team of graders. That means they’re
graded consistently, according to the standards we’ve upheld for more than 27 years.
And they’re backed by the integrity of the NGC guarantee, the most comprehensive
in the industry. That’s the difference. That’s NGC.
To learn more, visit NGCcoin.com
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Heller/from Page 4
Mexico peso
Euro
+12.0%
+11.7%
South Africa rand
Switzerland franc
Canada dollar
Australia dollar
Great Britain pound
+9.8%
+9.5%
+8.7%
+8.6%
+5.7%
Malaysia ringgit
Taiwan dollar
New Zealand dollar
Singapore dollar
South Korea won
+5.5%
+5.3%
+4.7%
+4.0%
+3.3%
China yuan
India rupee
Indonesia rupiah
Philippines peso
Thailand baht
Hong Kong dollar
+2.0%
+1.6%
+0.7%
+0.0%
+0.0%
-0.7%
As you can see, most of the world’s
Fuljenz/from Page 4
outside the U.S. Central bank buying accelerated in the second half of 2014, even as
gold prices declined in terms of the U.S.
dollar. I expect this trend of rising central
bank gold buying to continue in 2015.
• Lower prices prompted mines to close
down. The average cost to mine an ounce of
gold is $1168, so many mining operations
were closed down when gold fell below
$1200. Also, gold recycling fell to a sevenyear low in 2014.
• Exchange-traded fund (ETF) demand
leverages gold’s rise. Throughout most of
2013 and 2014, the Wall Street crowd
stayed out of gold, but the Wall Street herd
usually invests in what’s hot, selling anything that falls. If gold should turn hot, the
Wall Street crowd could again quickly jump
on the gold bandwagon. Some hedge funds
have slowly turning bullish on gold since
this past August.
• Demand for gold in Asia is almost
certain to go up. India recently relaxed
import restrictions and demand for gold
continues in China as a currency hedge.
Those two countries account for 30 percent
of the world’s population, but more than 50
percent of global demand for gold.
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population would have been better off
this year owning gold rather than their
local currencies.
By the way, while the Dow Jones
Industrial Average outperformed gold
thus far in 2014, one overall long-term
statistic points out that is not always the
circumstance. In August 1999, it would
have taken more than 42 ounces of gold
to “buy” the DJIA. On Dec. 24, when the
Dow average broke above 18,000 for the
first time ever, it would have taken only
15.35 ounces of gold to buy the Dow.
What that means is that for the past 15
years and four months, investors would
have realized a far better return owning
gold than owning a DJIA index fund.
While you can pick other time frames
(such as the year 2014) that produce a different result, the point is that gold serves
as a legitimate counterbalance against the
risk of declines in paper assets such as
stocks, bonds and currencies.
For a very long term comparison, the
U.S. dollar was worth .0484 of a troy
• The U.S. dollar should either fall or
flatten out. That will give U.S. investors an
advantage in the gold market.
“It’s a mistake to think that gold tracks
inflation each year or month or even decade.
Gold does not track inflation that closely.
Gold is subject to the buying and selling
of market traders, like any investment, but
over time gold has proven itself to be an
inflation hedge, a deflation hedge and a
currency hedge,” Fuljenz said.
“The key for most investors is not to
guess about gold’s price or currency trends,
but to keep accumulating gold and silverbased investments at these bargain prices.”
He points out that since August 1971,
when President Richard Nixon signed
legislation allowing U.S. citizens to again
invest in and hold physical gold assets,
the Consumer Price Index of inflation
has gone up about 480 percent while the
price of gold has increased more than
3,300 percent.
“So, gold has beaten inflation by almost
seven-fold since then. If you track it back
to 1913, the year the CPI was started -- and
the same year the Federal Reserve was born
-- the CPI is up 23-fold while gold is up
58-fold. Gold has grown 2½ times the rate
of inflation the past century.”
ounce of gold at the time of the creation
of the Federal Reserve Bank in 1913.
Right now the value of the dollar has
sunk to .00008 of a troy ounce of gold.
In other words, the dollar has lost 98.3
percent of its value against gold over the
past 101 years.
Thus far in 2014, the U.S. Dollar Index
is up more than 10 percent. This occurred
more because of weakness in other currencies than any particular strength in
the dollar. In 2015, there are a number
of risks that the dollar could move in the
opposite direction against world currencies. I’ll go into more details in the coming weeks.
Patrick A. Heller was the American
Numismatic Association 2012 Harry
Forman Numismatic Dealer of the Year
Award winner. He owns Liberty Coin
Service in Lansing, Mich., and writes
‘Liberty’s Outlook,” a monthly newsletter on rare coins and precious metals
subjects.
FUN/from Page 1
Florida panther on the reverse.
Mintage is limited to 1,000 pieces struck in proof by Australia’s
Perth Mint exclusively for
Modern Coin Mart.
Obverse of the coin depicts
Queen Elizabeth II. The issuing
nation is Tuvalu.
Those who purchase the coin
at the show will receive a $10
discount.
Eagles/from Page 4
severe. Some 524,500 ounces were taken
by buyers in 2014 versus 856,500 in 2013.
This decline of 332,000 troy ounces is
38.7 percent.
The prices of both precious metals
declined in 2014. Silver was knocked
down by 19.5 percent to close at $15.565
a troy ounce, while gold slid by a gentle
1.5 percent to end the year at $1,183.90
an ounce.
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• Rare Colonial issues including several 1792 issues
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• Assisted in the completion of the finest collection of Double Eagles ever assembled including the 1927-D
• Sale of the Wilkinson Gold Pattern Collection in 1973 and later bought and sold individual pieces
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Coin Market at a glance
PART A-1
Brought to you by NumisMaster.com
GOLD BULLION MARKET VALUES
New year can mean new trends for coin prices
By Rich Giedroyc
The Florida United Numismatists convention begins Jan. 8. As the first show of
the year, it sets a short-term barometer for
the temperature of the coin market. Show
results need to be examined carefully
since what goes on at auctions will likely
reflect a different aspect of the market
from the dealer-to-dealer and dealer-tocollector activities that will be transacted
on the bourse.
At the end of 2014 there is some softness in the prices of lower condition semikey and key coins, with all but the very
Key U.S. Type Coins
finest quality coins slipping a bit over
the December holidays. Quality remains
in hot demand. Coins impacted by the
spot price of bullion appear to remain in a
holding pattern, but this may be a reflection of the narrow trading range for gold,
silver and platinum bullion. Will there be
further depreciation in bullion spot prices
during early 2015, or will there be steady
increases in values as hoped for by many
collectors and speculators? There are still
plenty of buyers for silver-valued coins,
although many of these buyers may be
speculators rather than true collectors.
The U.S. Mint just announced its gold
American Eagle program is projected to
realize a 40 percent decline in sales for
the calendar year 2014 from a year earlier.
This is the largest drop in eight years.
Johnson Matthey sold its last two major
bullion refining plants to Asahi Holdings
in Japan. Modern collectible coins are in
a holding pattern as several major dealers
suspended daily modern buy sheets due
to the holidays.
Visit NumisMaster.com for daily pricing updates.
Values listed are average retail prices. They are not offers to
buy or sell. Values are compiled by the Krause Publications
staff of market analysts and independent analysts.
Actual Melt Value
American Bison 1 T Oz
$50 American Eagle 1 T Oz.
$25 American Eagle 1/2 T Oz.
U.S. American Art 1oz.
U.S. American Art 1/2 oz.
US $5 commemorative 1986 to date
US $10 commemorative 1984
Australia kangaroo/Nugget 1 T Oz.
Austria 1 Ducat
Austria 4 Ducat
Austria 10 Corona
Austria 20 Corona
Austria 100 Corona
Austria Philharmonic1T Oz
Austria Philharmonic 1/2 T Oz
Belgium 20 Franc
Canada Mapleaf 1T Oz
Canada Mapleaf 1/2 T Oz
Canada $20
Canada $100 (1976 business strike)
Canada $100 1977-1986
China Panda 1 T. Oz
China Panda 1/2 T. Oz
PLATINUM BULLION MARKET VALUES
SPOT PRICE $1,210.00 as of December 31, 2014
SPOT PRICE $1,200.00 as of December 31, 2014
MARKET PRICE
$1,200
$1,200
$600
$300
$120
$1,200
$600
$290
$580
$1,200
$133
$532
$116
$232
$1,161
$1,200
$600
$300
$120
$224
$1,200
$600
$300
$120
$600
$300
$600
$1,200
$600
$300
$1,296
$1,290
$666
$342
$161
$1,229
$630
$317
$625
$1,280
$149
$585
$131
$255
$1,207
$1,272
$654
$335
$139
$244
$1,280
$654
$335
$140
$669
$321
$638
$1,286
$648
$334
$120
$60
Colombia 5 Peso
$283
France 20 Franc rooster
$224
Germany 10 Mark
$138
Germany 20 Mark
$276
Great Britian Soverign old (king)
$282
Great Britian Soverign new (queen)
$282
Hungary 100 Korona
$1,161
Italy 20 Lire
$224
Mexico 50 Peso
$1,446
Mexico 20 Peso
$578
Mexico 10 Peso
$289
Mexico 5 Peso
$145
Mexico 2.5 Peso
$72
Mexico 2 Peso
$58
Netherlands East Indies 1 Ducat
$133
Netherlands 10 Gulden
$234
Russia 5 Roubles
$149
Russia 10 Roubles/Chevronetz
$299
South Africa Krugerand 2 Rand
$282
South Africa Krugerand 1 T Oz.
$1,200
South Africa Krugerand 1/2 T Oz.
$600
$300
$120
Swiss 10 Franc
$112
Swiss 20 Franc
$224
10 Karat Scrap Gold per gram
$15.24
$21.70
$27.97
realizable value 85-98% AMV depending on quantity
Date
Fair2
AG3
Good4
VG8
Fine12
VF20
XF40
XF45
AU50
AU58
MS60
MS61
MS62
1869/9
1877
1908S
1909S
Lincoln Cents KM#132
1909S
1909S VDB
1914D
1922 No D Die 2 Strong Rev
1922 No D Die 3 Weak Rev
1931S
1955/1955
1972/1972
1983/1983
1984/1984
1995/1995
Liberty Nickels KM#112
1885
1886
1912S
Buffalo Nickels KM#134
1913S Ty'2
1914D
1916/16
1918/17D
1921S
1926S
1931S
1937D 3 Leg
Jefferson Nickels KM#192a/A192
1939D
1943/2
1950D
Barber Dimes KM#113
1892S
1893/2
1894O
1895
1895O
1896O
1896S
1897O
1901S
1913S
Mercury Dimes KM#140
1916D
1921
1921D
1926S
1942/41
1942/1D
Barber Quarters KM#114
1896S
1901S
1913S
Standing Lib Qtrs KM#141/145
1916
1818/17S
1921
1923S
Washington Qtrs KM#164
1932D
1932S
$50
$390
$40
$335
$55
$425
$85
—
$125
$30
—
—
—
—
—
$195
$125
$70
$175
$28
$850
—
$28
$9
$8
$225
—
—
—
$33
$70
$34
$44
$200
$42
$48
$35
$40
$15
$300
—
—
—
—
—
$395
$2,450
$875
$1,050
—
—
—
$50
$60
$140
$460
$60
$425
$64
$565
$135
450
165
$45
—
—
—
—
—
$375
$170
$110
$265
$49
$2,000
$685
$42
$14
$10
$375
—
—
—
$45
$90
$46
$63
$275
$60
$65
$49
$55
$21
$500
$38
$45
$8
$325
$285
$550
$3,650
$1,325
$1,850
—
—
—
$80
$90
$190
$575
$79
$485
$85
$660
$155
550
300
$60
—
—
—
—
—
$460
$265
$145
$345
$90
$3,850
$1,025
$64
$20
$15
$525
$4.0
$35
$9
$62
$135
$65
$85
$365
$80
$84
$68
$78
$32
$800
$55
$69
$12
$490
$440
$710
$4,950
$1,600
$2,750
$1,350
$155
$265
$110
$115
$375
$700
$84
$495
$90
$675
$170
580
375
$66
$1,275
—
—
—
—
$600
$300
$180
$360
$132
$5,000
$1,450
$100
$42
$16
$585
$5.0
$45
$10
$110
$150
$100
$165
$525
$155
$150
$110
$140
$50
$1,505
$6,000
$450
$14
$505
$450
$1,675
$12,650
$2,350
$5,500
$2,000
$195
$385
$120
$125
$525
$1,000
$100
$510
$110
$695
$245
730
575
$71
$1,650
$225
—
—
—
$800
$375
$215
$385
$165
$8,750
$2,750
$180
$100
$17
$610
$6.5
$60
$11
$215
$175
$220
$360
$900
$335
$325
$300
$375
$120
$2,500
$800
$55
$29
$530
$460
$2,450
$18,500
$5,150
$6,750
$2,650
$375
$650
$135
$135
$750
$1,550
$125
$580
$150
$800
$350
925
750
$77
$1,725
$260
$110
$90
—
$995
$475
$460
$430
$200
$10,850
$4,950
$375
$260
$19
$725
$9
$75
$12
$255
$205
$285
$500
$1,275
$380
$360
$420
$480
$190
$4,100
$1,240
$57
$65
$545
$495
$3,600
$26,000
$8,000
$8,650
$4,500
$575
$1,000
$170
$165
$950
$2,475
$155
$725
$225
$1,025
$760
2,050
1,650
$135
$1,735
$290
$135
$100
—
$1,250
$665
$810
$520
$335
$16,500
$7,950
$820
$750
$31
$965
$15
$95
$13
$285
$235
$430
$550
$2,375
$465
$400
$515
$565
$250
$6,900
$1,340
$63
$250
$710
$610
$4,675
$33,500
$11,000
$10,650
$7,250
$750
$1,450
$200
$220
$1,025
$2,600
$190
$800
$235
$1,175
$1,100
3,150
2,400
$138
$1,750
$320
$145
$120
$18
$1,375
$740
$1,025
$600
$365
$22,500
$9,600
$975
$1,350
$37
$1,175
$18
$140
—
$300
$270
$500
$600
$2,800
$565
$465
$560
$600
$290
$7,900
$1,540
$6,000
$300
$$$5,400
$35,000
$12,350
$10,950
$10,000
$935
$1,650
$330
$225
$1,050
$2,750
$220
$860
$245
$1,300
$1,475
4,250
3,350
$140
$1,765
$375
$160
$135
$20
$1,600
$825
$1,300
$675
$390
$34,500
$10,500
$1,150
$2,450
$46
$1,225
$24
$200
$14
$320
$310
$600
$650
$3,450
$700
$510
$610
$650
$325
$9,450
$2,050
$80
$385
$920
$1,045
$6,350
$38,500
$13,850
$11,250
$11,850
$1,100
$2,000
$370
$235
$1,175
$3,250
$260
$1,025
$325
$1,550
$1,850
8,250
7,500
$152
$2,000
$390
$185
$155
$23
$1,875
$990
$1,400
$830
$455
$44,000
$27,500
$1,275
$4,150
$52
$1,950
$40
$245
—
$375
$550
$1,375
$730
$4,850
$875
$665
$800
$850
$415
$12,450
$2,200
$90
$$1,960
$1,950
$7,850
$39,000
$14,900
$12,950
$17,250
$1,550
$2,450
$850
$380
$1,250
$3,350
$265
$1,100
$345
$1,620
$2,000
10,500
8,500
$160
$2,225
$410
$200
$175
$25
$1,950
$1,050
$1,475
$885
$475
$49,500
$36,500
$1,575
$4,950
$59
$2,275
$52
$275
$15
$410
$725
$1,750
$775
$5,750
$985
$740
$925
$1,065
$465
$14,350
$1,150
$1,275
$850
$2,760
$2,750
$9,850
$41,000
$15,500
$13,750
$19,850
$1,685
$2,650
$1,150
$465
$1,325
$3,850
$300
$1,125
$355
$1,630
$2,550
15,750
$10,650
$168
$2,800
$420
$230
$182
$28
$2,250
$1,500
$1,600
$975
$495
$79,500
$42,500
$1,750
$6,150
$70
$2,950
$60
$285
—
$500
$1,000
$1,925
$865
$6,750
$1,325
$950
$1,100
$1,200
$525
$$$$925
$$$11,500
$42,500
$16,750
$15,500
$23,650
$1,865
$2,875
$1,275
$590
$1,450
$4,200
$330
$1,150
$365
$1,640
$3,150
21,500
12,850
$177
$3,350
$435
$270
$205
$30
$2,600
$2,100
$1,750
$1,040
$520
$110,000
$54,500
$1,950
$7,500
$82
$3,850
$70
$295
—
$615
$1,325
$2,125
$1,000
$8,850
$1,875
$1,175
$1,290
$1,550
$600
$15,000
$1,750
$1,900
$1,050
$3,850
$4,200
$14,000
$45,500
$19,000
$17,850
$28,500
$2,150
$3,400
$1,500
$710
Indian Cents KM#90a
28
MS63
$1,675
$4,650
$345
$1,200
$375
$1,650
$3,750
29,500
14,500
$185
$4,100
$455
$300
$225
$35
$2,950
$2,450
$1,950
$1,100
$560
$145,000
$64,000
$2,150
$8,950
$95
$4,475
$80
$310
$16
$750
$1,650
$2,450
$1,150
$11,500
$2,350
$1,425
$1,450
$1,850
$700
$16,600
$2,325
$2,700
$1,400
$4,650
$5,050
$17,500
$48,850
$21,750
$19,000
$30,000
$2,350
$4,000
$1,675
$700
$142
$70
$302
$246
$156
$304
$319
$302
$1,219
$246
$1,509
$618
$318
$162
$85
$69
$146
$257
$179
$352
$311
$1,277
$654
$335
$138
$123
$246
$16.05
$22.47
$28.94
Actual Melt Value
MARKET PRICE
$100 American Eagle 1 T Oz.
$1,210
$605
$303
$121
Mapleleaf 1 T. Oz
$1,210
Noble 1 T. Oz
$1,210
Koala 1 T. Oz
$1,210
$1,366
$702
$354
$154
$1,333
$1,333
$1,321
SILVER BULLION MARKET VALUES
SPOT PRICE $16.27 as of December 31, 2014
Actual Melt Value
MARKET PRICE
US 90% Dimes (pre 1965)
$1.16
US 90% Quarters (pre 1965)
$2.91
US 90% Halves (pre 1965)
$5.82
US 90% Dollars (pre 1936)
$12.58
US 40% Halves (1965-70, 1976)
$2.41
US 40% Dollars (1971-76)
$5.14
US 35% Wartime Nickels
$0.92
US Silver Eagle
$16.27
Canadian 80% Dimes (pre 1967)
$0.98
Canadian 80% Quarters (pre 1967)
$2.44
Canadian 80% Halves (pre 1967)
$4.88
Canadian 80% Dollars (pre 1968)
$9.76
Canadian Silver Mapleleafs
$16.27
Mexico Libertad
$16.27
Sterling Pvt. Mint per Troy Oz
$15.05
Sterling scrap per Troy Oz
$14.24
MS64
MS65
$1,850
$8,450
$515
$1,475
$575
$2,600
$7,750
65,000.00
44,000.00
$295
$11,500
$500
$350
$260
$50
$5,900
$3,850
$3,350
$1,650
$750
$325,000
$125,000
$3,000
$14,500
$155
$9,350
$85
$425
$17
$1,700
$3,250
$5,750
$1,500
$15,500
$4,850
$3,450
$2,850
$2,350
$985
$20,250
$2,425
$2,850
$1,725
$7,550
$7,550
$25,000
$56,000
$26,500
$21,000
$31,500
$2,975
$5,600
$2,450
$1,100
$2,350
$13,500
$700
$2,250
$1,150
$5,550
$18,000
175,000.00
—
$685
$35,000
$610
$450
$325
$60
$8,650
$7,250
$5,850
$3,850
$1,600
$375,000
$350,000
$7,350
$125,000
$300
$37,000
$100
$640
$24
$3,750
$5,000
$14,500
$2,600
$25,000
$8,800
$4,250
$5,250
$4,950
$1,350
$25,500
$3,000
$3,075
$2,825
$14,500
$10,000
$56,000
$75,000
$37,500
$26,500
$92,500
$4,100
$6,000
$13,000
$4,600
$1.37
$3.42
$7.36
$22.60
$2.53
$5.66
$0.84
$20.02
$0.99
$2.46
$4.93
$10.35
$20.27
$18.52
$15.30
$12.74
MS66
MS67
$95,000
$7,500
$16,500
$3,150
$10,500
$110,000
—
—
$1,750
$60,000
$1,350
$750
$475
$80
$16,000
$18,500
$18,500
$7,500
$3,350
—
—
$37,500
—
$1,000
$85,000
$140
$1,200
$55
$13,500
$7,500
$22,000
$5,250
$46,500
$15,500
$10,500
$8,500
$7,400
$3,000
$36,000
$4,400
$5,000
$4,400
$26,500
—
$85,000
$118,000
$48,500
$34,500
$155,000
$5,250
$6,950
$125,000
$25,000
—
—
$75,000
$42,000
$72,000
—
—
—
—
—
$5,000
$2,500
$875
$120
$55,000
—
—
$42,000
$22,000
—
—
—
—
$25,000
—
$475
$2,250
$265
$22,500
—
—
$22,500
—
—
—
$23,500
$14,000
$11,850
$75,000
—
$10,000
$9,500
—
—
—
$175,000
$75,000
—
—
$7,500
$9,750
—
—
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Key U.S. Type Coins
Barber Halves KM#116
Walking Halves KM#142
$21/2 Indian Gold KM#128
$5 Indian Gold KM#129
$10 Indian Gold KM#125/130
$20 Saint Gaudens KM#131
Date
Fair2
AG3
1892O
1892S
1893S
1897O
1897S
1913
1914
1915
1916S
1921
1921D
1921S
1938D
1911D
1911D weak D
1909O
1911D
1929
1907 periods
1911D
1920S
1930S
1933
1907 High R
1908S
1920S
1921
1926D
1927D
1927S
1929
1930S
1931
1931D
1932
$135
$115
$60
$74
$65
$35
$63
$48
$45
$95
$125
$18
—
—
$205
$165
$95
$110
$100
$50
$98
$70
$75
$125
$195
$30
$45
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
PART A-2
Good4
VG8
Fine12
$345
$245
$145
$165
$150
$75
$145
$108
$108
$165
$295
$45
$60
—
$400
$320
$220
$235
$220
$83
$165
$160
$125
$210
$370
$59
$65
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
$515
$410
$300
$465
$370
$220
$320
$290
$255
$320
$565
$200
$85
$1,150
$650
—
—
—
$9,450
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
$2,950
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
$5,950
$1,750
—
—
$7,500
—
$4,950
—
—
$7,500
—
—
VF20
XF40
XF45
AU50
$565
$550
$550
$835
$540
$440
$585
$400
$425
$725
$900
$780
$45
$2,750
$950
$4,850
$600
$11,750
$13,850
$1,350
$12,500
$8,500
—
$7,650
$2,450
$14,500
$35,000
$12,000
$155,000
$6,850
$9,850
$35,000
$10,500
$8,850
$12,500
$595
$600
$650
$1,075
$775
$615
$760
$590
$595
$2,250
$2,850
$4,100
$72
$3,800
$1,150
$6,500
$775
$14,750
$17,500
$1,600
$16,850
$11,250
$140,000
$9,350
$3,150
$18,500
$43,500
$15,900
$200,000
$8,850
$13,000
$42,500
$13,500
$11,500
$14,500
$650
$655
$675
$1,135
$875
$700
$860
$720
$650
$2,300
$3,350
$6,500
$215
$4,250
$2,450
$8,500
$875
$16,000
$18,850
$1,900
$18,750
$13,250
$150,000
$9,400
$3,950
$23,000
$49,000
$17,600
$220,000
$10,750
$13,750
$45,000
$16,350
$16,500
$16,250
$720
$715
$725
$1,250
$1,000
$825
$1,000
$875
$595
$2,250
$2,850
$4,100
$72
$4,650
$2,850
$10,000
$1,500
$18,000
$21,000
$2,250
$21,000
$14,850
$160,000
$11,000
$5,000
$28,500
$55,000
$20,500
$245,000
$13,250
$15,500
$49,500
$20,500
$21,000
$17,850
AU58
MS60
MS61
MS62
$775
$845
$985
$1,475
$1,275
$1,000
$1,250
$1,075
$925
$5,500
$8,350
$14,500
$415
$6,650
$4,450
$19,000
$4,500
$27,000
$24,250
$6,350
$33,000
$17,750
$170,000
$13,750
$7,250
$37,500
$80,000
$23,000
$285,000
$20,000
$18,000
$61,000
$26,500
$30,000
$23,500
$835
$910
$1,150
$1,650
$1,450
$1,125
$1,375
$1,250
$1,050
$6,300
$9,600
$18,250
$475
$8,650
$5,150
$31,500
$6,850
$29,000
$26,500
$10,250
$37,500
$23,500
$180,000
$14,250
$10,850
$51,000
$120,000
$23,500
$325,000
$26,500
$21,000
$71,500
$36,500
$42,000
$26,500
$1,000
$1,275
$1,800
$2,100
$1,950
$1,275
$1,475
$1,550
$1,325
$7,000
$11,500
$21,500
$500
$9,650
$5,750
$36,500
$10,400
$32,500
$31,000
$15,000
$47,500
$30,000
$190,000
$16,500
$14,500
$62,500
$138,000
$26,500
$550,000
$29,850
$28,500
$75,000
$42,500
$49,500
$28,250
$1,285
$1,685
$2,800
$2,850
$2,850
$1,450
$1,600
$1,975
$1,650
$7,850
$13,750
$27,500
$535
$11,500
$6,900
$54,000
$18,500
$35,000
$33,500
$18,500
$63,500
$37,500
$200,000
$18,800
$17,250
$75,000
$155,000
$25,500
$800,000
$33,500
$31,000
$81,000
$55,000
$58,500
$39,000
MS60Brn
MS63Brn
Copper U.S. Type Coins
AG3
Good4
VG8
Fine12
VF20
XF40
AU50
AU58
Half Cent Liberty Cap left 1793 KM#10
Half Cent Liberty Cap right 1794-1797 KM#14
Half Cent Draped Bust 1800-1808 KM#33
Half Cent Classic Head 1809-1836 KM#41
Half Cent Braided Hair 1840-1857 KM#70
Large Cent Chain 1793 KM#11
Large Cent Wreath 1793 KM#12
Large Cent Liberty Capped 1793-1796 KM#13
Large Cent Draped Bust 1796-1807 KM#22
Large Cent Classic Head 1808-1814 KM#39
Large Cent Coronet Head 1816-1839 KM#45
Large Cent Braided Hair 1839-1857 KM#67
Flying Eagle Cent 1856-58
KM#85
Indian Cent Copper Nickel 1859 KM#87
Indian Cent Copper Nickel 1860-64 KM#90
Indian Cent Bronze 1864-1909 KM#90a
Two Cent Piece 1864-1873 KM#94
$1,950
$265
$40.00
$36.00
$34.00
$3,650
$1,950
$250.00
$46.00
$65.00
$16.00
$14.00
$17.00
$8.00
$5.00
$0.90
$12.00
$3,900
$485
$60.00
$51.00
$54.00
$6,950
$3,150
$375.00
$65.00
$110.00
$25.00
$23.00
$26.00
$11.00
$8.75
$1.50
$16.50
$6,100
$700
$95.00
$70.00
$71.00
$10,600
$4,450
$610.00
$100.00
$175.00
$29.00
$26.00
$38.00
$16.00
$10.50
$2.10
$18.50
$10,750
$1,135
$142.50
$75.00
$77.00
$17,750
$7,750
$1,050.00
$225.00
$425.00
$37.50
$31.00
$41.50
$23.50
$12.00
$2.60
$20.00
$15,500
$2,500
$230.00
$82.00
$84.00
$36,500
$12,000
$1,775.00
$425.00
$950.00
$70.00
$37.50
$49.00
$45.00
$25.00
$3.75
$27.50
$27,000.00
$5,000.00
$385.00
$105.00
$96.00
$76,500.00
$23,000.00
$3,800.00
$1,200.00
$2,100.00
$125.00
$59.00
$135.00
$110.00
$48.00
$8.00
$42.50
$38,000
$9,500
$685
$155
$155
$90,000
$34,500
$5,850
$2,365
$4,500
$215
$135
$215
$185
$65.0
$20.0
$72.0
$62,500
$16,500
$1,150
$210
$200
$118,500
$47,500
$10,000
$3,300
$8,750
$225
$175
$390
$255
$94.0
$26.0
$85.0
$72,000
$20,000
$1,275
$235
$220
$140,000
$55,000
$12,500
$3,850
$10,500
$250
$195
$495
$290
$110.0
$32.0
$100
$86,000
$40,000
$3,200
$450
$400
$245,000
$75,000
$20,000
$9,000
$17,000
$660
$300
$975
$600
$190
$55.0
$150
U.S. Type Coins
AG3
Good4
VG8
Fine12
VF20
XF40
XF45
AU50
AU58
MS60
Three Cent Nickel Composition KM#95
Three Cent Silver Ty'1 1851-1858 KM#75
Shield Nickel With Rays 1866-67 KM#96
Shield Nickel Without Rays 1867-83 KM#97
Liberty Nickel Without Cents 1883 KM#111
Liberty Nickel With Cents 1883-1912 KM#112
Buffalo Nickel Ty'1 1913 KM#133
Buffalo Nickel Ty'2 1913-1937 KM#134
Half Dime Flowing Hair 1794-1795 KM#15
Half Dime Draped Bust Sm Eagle 1796-1797 KM#23
Half Dime Draped Bust Heraldic Eagle 1800-1805 KM#34
Half Dime Capped Bust 1829-1837 KM#47
Half Dime Liberty Seated no Stars Obv. 1837-1838O KM#60
Half Dime Liberty Seated no Drapery 1838-1840 KM#62.1
Half Dime Liberty Seated Stars on Obv 1840-1853 KM#63.2
Half Dime Liberty Seated arrows at date 1853-55 KM#77
Half Dime Liberty Seated Stars on Obv 1856-59 KM#A62.2
Half Dime Liberty Seated Legend on Obv. 1860-73 KM#92
Dime Draped Bust Sm Eagle 1796-1797 KM#24
Dime Draped Bust Heraldic Eagle 1798-1807 KM#31
Dime Capped Bust Large Planchet 1809-1828 KM#42
Dime Capped Bust Small Planchet1828-1837 KM#48
Dime Liberty Seated no Stars Obv. 1837-1838O KM#61
Dime Liberty Seated no Drapery 1838-1840 KM#63.1
Dime Liberty Seated Stars on Obv 1840-1853 KM#63.2
$10.00
$20.00
$20.00
$24.00
$21.00
$13.50
$4.50
$1.10
$4.25
$0.65
$720
$990
$690
$33.50
$25.00
$12.50
$11.00
$11.00
$11.00
$11.00
$1,650
$385
$29.00
$26.00
$28.00
$14.00
$12.00
$15.50
$32.00
$39.50
$41.00
$29.00
$22.50
$7.00
$1.50
$12.00
$0.90
$1,165
$1,450
$1,085
$57.50
$37.50
$19.50
$17.50
$17.75
$17.50
$17.00
$2,875
$575
$47.00
$37.50
$37.50
$19.00
$16.50
$16.50
$48.50
$52.50
$54.00
$37.50
$28.00
$7.75
$1.85
$15.50
$1.20
$1,400
$1,825
$1,350
$67.50
$50.00
$24.50
$23.50
$22.50
$22.50
$21.00
$3,650
$900
$70.00
$48.50
$50.00
$22.50
$18.00
$17.50
$51.00
$57.50
$58.50
$55.00
$30.00
$8.50
$4.00
$17.00
$1.50
$1,950
$3,350
$2,000
$85.00
$88.00
$26.00
$24.00
$23.00
$23.00
$22.50
$5,500
$1,200
$110.00
$56.00
$100.00
$30.00
$20.00
$22.50
$61.00
$70.00
$72.00
$88.00
$37.50
$8.75
$10.00
$18.50
$1.90
$3,150
$4,900
$2,700
$118.00
$140.00
$33.00
$28.50
$28.00
$28.00
$27.00
$7,150
$1,650
$195.00
$100.00
$250.00
$50.00
$26.50
$37.50
$69.00
$120.00
$100.00
$150.00
$64.00
$12.00
$30.00
$20.50
$3.00
$5,800.00
$8,600.00
$6,600.00
$165.00
$225.00
$90.00
$60.00
$62.00
$52.50
$45.00
$12,750.00
$2,950.00
$425.00
$255.00
$470.00
$145.00
$47.00
$60.0
$160
$210
$180
$250
$115
$13.3
$52.0
$24.5
$6.5
$8,250
$10,250
$7,750
$225
$445
$200
$125
$135
$115
$75
$16,250
$3,975
$675
$440
$725
$290
$150
$85.0
$195
$255
$210
$275
$140
$21.0
$58.0
$29.0
$18.5
$12,000
$16,000
$12,300
$315
$575
$225
$155
$170
$155
$115
$23,000
$5,950
$1,100
$725
$860
$375
$250
30
$45.00
$100.00
$160.00
$130.00
$190.00
$86.00
$12.50
$40.00
$21.50
$4.00
$6,850.00
$9,250.00
$7,150.00
$190.00
$315.00
$135.00
$95.00
$98.00
$83.00
$58.00
$14,000.00
$3,300.00
$500.00
$315.00
$560.00
$165.00
$80.00
$100
$210
$280
$225
$320
$150
$25.5
$62.0
$29.8
$25.5
$13,000
$17,500
$13,500
$360
$625
$250
$175
$195
$175
$145
$25,000
$6,850
$1,350
$900
$965
$420
$290
MS63RB
$3,850
$650
$600
$24,500
$12,500
$18,500
$725
$345
$1,050
$650
$205
$66.0
$210
MS61
$118
$220
$365
$250
$315
$165
$31.0
$82.0
$38.0
$28.5
$15,000
$21,000
$16,250
$460
$685
$290
$200
$225
$195
$160
$31,000
$7,500
$1,650
$980
$1,175
$465
$365
MS64Brn
$120,000
$51,500
$5,500
$650
$590
$33,500
$15,800
$23,500
$925
$440
$75.00
MS62
$135
$240
$575
$290
$355
$185
$38.0
$108
$44.5
$32.5
$17,500
$23,850
$19,500
$625
$745
$330
$240
$255
$235
$190
$36,000
$9,000
$2,250
$1,260
$1,565
$650
$450
MS63
$1,550
$2,150
$3,650
$3,650
$3,650
$1,650
$1,775
$2,350
$2,000
$8,850
$15,500
$33,500
$575
$18,750
—
$75,000
$41,500
$48,500
$44,500
$34,500
$88,500
$47,500
$225,000
$25,000
$23,500
$105,000
$270,000
$28,500
$1,500,000
$60,000
$35,000
$105,000
$68,500
$71,500
$70,000
MS64RB
MS64
MS65
MS66
MS67
$2,850
$2,950
$13,850
$6,950
$5,850
$3,250
$3,450
$4,350
$3,250
$12,500
$18,500
$52,500
$695
$27,500
—
$170,000
$62,000
$66,000
$50,000
$52,500
$159,500
$63,500
$350,000
$29,500
$27,500
$200,000
$400,000
$65,000
$1,600,000
$83,500
$47,500
$155,000
$84,000
$90,000
$88,500
$4,000
$4,950
$25,500
$9,500
$9,250
$4,850
$10,500
$6,500
$6,250
$22,000
$32,000
$130,000
$1,750
$65,000
—
$550,000
$265,000
$115,000
$72,500
$140,000
$275,000
$79,500
$600,000
$47,500
$52,500
$335,000
$1,000,000
$235,000
$1,750,000
$150,000
$110,000
$235,000
$108,000
$135,000
$108,000
$5,750
$9,500
$36,500
$17,500
$14,000
$10,500
$16,500
$17,500
$15,000
$39,000
$58,500
$275,000
$2,500
$165,000
—
$700,000
$13,500
$23,500
—
$27,500
$22,500
—
—
—
$44,000
—
—
—
$9,500
—
—
—
—
$95,000
—
$150,000
$450,000
$139,000
—
$78,500
$85,000
$540,000
$1,350,000
$345,000
$2,200,000
$180,000
$150,000
$350,000
$150,000
$215,000
$150,000
$1,750,000
$225,000
—
$175,000
$150,000
—
—
—
—
$365,000
—
MS64Red
MS65BR
$7,000
$1,125
$720
$400,000
$130,000
$44,500
$22,500
$24,500
$1,085
$525
$1,550
$1,260
$350
$105.00
$345
10,000.00
2,250.00
1,300.00
$8,500
$1,350
$1,050
47,500.00
26,000.00
—
3,450.00
1,150.00
$46,500
$3,300
$45,000
$1,475
750
225.00
700.00
120
365
MS63
MS64
$150
$275
$710
$335
$410
$205
$46.5
$127
$52.0
$36.5
$18,500
$27,500
$23,500
$965
$890
$445
$275
$290
$265
$238
$39,000
$12,000
$2,860
$2,050
$1,825
$850
$560
$240
$480
$1,300
$540
$750
$290
$68
$205
$75
$39
$26,500
$38,500
$24,500
$1,450
$1,450
$670
$600
$575
$585
$445
$62,500
$22,500
$4,450
$3,050
$3,500
$1,275
$1,050
MS65
$550
$825
$2,375
$910
$2,100
$615
$205
$465
$150
$52.5
$46,500
$90,000
$40,500
$2,750
$2,750
$1,800
$1,150
$1,410
$850
$775
$110,000
$41,500
$14,500
$8,500
$6,600
$2,975
$2,650
MS65RB
$245,000
—
—
MS65Red
$175,000
$76,500
$13,950
$2,800
$6,600
$525,000
$175,000
$70,000
$46,000
$48,500
$2,150
1,100.00
$22,500
$13,500
$6,250
$95,000
$60,000
—
$10,500
$4,850
$3,650
$3,650
$995
$525
$1,700
175.00
MS66
MS67
$1,250
$1,200
$5,000
$1,500
$5,500
$1,100
$550
$1,100
$290
$85
$95,000
$135,000
$78,000
$5,250
$5,500
$3,750
$2,750
$5,000
$2,000
$1,250
$155,000
$78,000
$20,000
$12,000
$2,850
$4,000
$15,000
$3,500
$17,000
$4,650
$4,000
$6,500
$1,100
$250
$175,000
$175,000
$160,000
$12,000.00
$20,000
$6,400
$4,450
$15,000
$4,000
$3,400
$275,000
$135,000
$40,000
$21,500
31
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U.S. Type Coins
Dime Liberty Seated arrows at date 1853-55 KM#77
Dime Liberty Seated Stars on Obv 1856-1860 KM#A63.2
Dime Liberty Seated Legend on Obv. 1860-91 KM#92
Dime Liberty Seated arrows at date 1873-74 KM#105
Dime Barber 1892-1916
KM#113
Dime Mercury 1916-45
KM#140
Dime Mercury 1916-45
KM#140 Full Split Bands
Dime Roosevelt Silver 1946-64 KM#195
Twenty Cent Piece Liberty Seated 1875-1878 KM#109
Quarter Draped Bust Sm Eagle 1796 KM#25
Quarter Draped Bust Heraldic Eagle 1804-1807 KM#36
Quarter Capped Bust Large Planchet 1815-1828 KM#44
Quarter Capped Bust Small Planchet 1831-1837 KM#55
Quarter Liberty Seated no Drapery 1838-1840O KM#64.1
Quarter Liberty Seated no Motto Rev. 1840-1865 KM#64.2
Quarter Liberty Seated Arrows and Rays 1853 KM#78
Quarter Liberty Seated Arrows at date 1854-55 KM#81
Quarter Liberty Seated Motto on rev. 1866-91 KM#98
Quarter Liberty Seated arrows at date 1873-74 KM#106
Quarter Barber 1892-1916 KM#114
Quarter Standing Liberty Type 1 1916-17 KM#141
Quarter Standing Liberty Type 2 1917-30 KM#145
Quarter Standing Liberty Type 2 1917-30 KM#145 Full Head
Quarter Washington Silver 1932-64 KM#164
Half Dollar Flowing Hair 1794-95 KM#16
Half Dollar Draped Bust Sm Eagle 1796-97 KM#26
Half Dollar Draped Bust Heraldic Eagle 1801-1807 KM#35
Half Dollar Capped Bust 1807-36 KM#37
Half Dollar Capped Bust Reeded Edge 50 Cents Rev. 1836-1837 KM#58
Half Dollar Capped Bust Reeded Edge Half Dol. Rev.1838-1839 KM#65
Half Dollar Liberty Seated no Drapery 1839 KM#68
Half Dollar Liberty Seated no Motto Rev. 1840-1866 KM#68a
Half Dollar Liberty Seated Arrows and Rays 1853 KM#79
Half Dollar Liberty Seated Arrows at date 1854-55 KM#82
Half Dollar Liberty Seated Motto above Eagle 1866-91 KM#99
Half Dollar Liberty Seated arrows at date 1873-74 KM#107
Half Dollar Barber 1892-1916 KM#116
Half Dollar Walking Liberty 1916-47 KM#142
Half Dollar Franklin 1948-63 KM#199
Half Dollar Kennedy Silver 1964 KM#202
Half Dollar Kennedy 40% Silver clad 1965-70 KM#202a
Dollar Flowing Hair 1794-95 KM#17
Dollar Draped Bust Sm Eagle 1795-98 KM#28
Dollar Draped Bust Heraldic Eagle 1798-1804 KM#32
Dollar Gobrecht 1836-39 KM#59.1
Dollar Liberty Seated No Motto 1840-66 KM#71
Dollar Liberty Seated w/Motto 1866-73 KM#100
Dollar Trade 1873-1885 KM#108
Dollar Morgan 1878-1904 KM#110
Dollar Peace 1921-35 KM#150
Dollar Eisenhower Nickel clad KM#203
Dollar Eisenhower 40% Silver clad KM#203a
Gold U.S. Type Coins
Gold $1 Indian Princess small Head Ty'1 1849-54 KM#73
Gold $1 Indian Princess small Head Ty'2 1854-56 KM#83
Gold $1 Indian Princess Large Head Ty'3 1856-89 KM#86
Gold $2 1/2 Capped Bust Right 1796 No Stars KM#27
Gold $2 1/2 Capped Bust Left 1796-1807 KM#27a
Gold $2 1/2 Capped Head Left Large Head 1808 KM#40
Gold $2 1/2 Capped Head Left Large Diameter 1821-1827 KM#46
Gold $2 1/2 Capped Head Left Reduced Diameter 1829-1834 KM#49
Gold $2 1/2 Classic Head 1834-1839 KM#56
Gold $21/2 Liberty Head 1856-1907 KM#72
Gold $21/2 Indian Head 1908-15 KM#128
Gold $3 Indian Princess 1854-89 KM#84
Gold $4 Stella
Gold $5 Capped Bust Right Small Eagle1795-96 KM#19
Gold $5 Capped Bust Right Heraldic Eagle 1796-1807 KM#28
Gold $5 Capped Bust Left 1807-1812 KM#38
Gold $5 Capped Bust Left Large Diameter 1813-1829 KM#43
Gold $5 Capped Bust Left Reduced Diameter 1829-1834 KM#43A
Gold $5 1834-1838 Classic Head KM#57
Gold $5 Liberty Head 1839-1866 No Motto Above Eagle KM# 69
Gold $5 Liberty Head 1866-1908 Motto Above Eagle KM#101
Gold $5 Indian Head 1908-29 KM#129
Gold $10 Capped Bust Right Small Eagle 1795-1797 KM#21
Gold $10 Capped Bust Right Heraldic Eagle 1797-1804 KM#30
Gold $10 Liberty Head LL 1838-1839 KM#66.1
Gold $10 Liberty Head SL 1839-1866 No Motto Above Eagle KM66.2
Gold $10 Liberty Head 1866-1907 Motto Above Eagle KM# 102
Gold $10 Indian Head No Motto1907-08 KM#125
Gold $10 Indian Head W/Motto1908-33 KM#130
Gold $20 Liberty Head No Motto on Rev.1849-1866 KM#74.1
Gold $20 Liberty Head W/Motto 1866-1876 KM#74.2
Gold $20 Liberty Head Dollars added on Rev. 1877-1907 KM#74.3
Gold $20 Saint Gaudens 1907 High Relief KM#126
Gold $20 Saint Gaudens 1907-08 No Motto KM#127
Gold $20 Saint Gaudens 1907-33 with Motto KM#131
32
AG3
Good4
VG8
Fine12
$12.00
$11.50
$11.00
$12.00
$1.69
$1.21
—
—
$80.00
$6,250.00
$375.00
$68.00
$42.00
$23.00
$18.00
$16.50
$16.50
$16.50
$17.00
$4.17
—
—
—
—
$775.00
$27,500.00
$130.00
$38.00
$38.50
$38.50
$32.00
$20.00
$21.00
$20.00
$21.00
$22.00
$9.1
—
—
—
—
$1,250
$975
$700
$3,500
$170
$175
$65
—
$16.00
$15.50
$15.00
$16.00
$2.23
$1.46
—
—
$110.00
$12,000.00
$525.00
$95.00
$68.00
$35.00
$28.00
$27.50
$27.50
$27.50
$28.00
$8.50
.
$5.1
—
$3.4
$1,025.00
$36,500.00
$195.00
$55.00
$58.00
$58.00
$50.00
$44.00
$42.00
$36.50
$36.50
$44.00
$13.8
$8.36
—
—
—
$1,925
$1,850
$965
$4,400
$275
$275
$125
$26.4
$23.0
—
—
$17.50
$17.00
$16.50
$19.00
$2.5
$1.51
—
—
$125.00
$17,500.00
$625.00
$135.00
$110.00
$42.00
$31.50
$31.00
$31.00
$31.50
$32.00
$9.75
$50.00
$5.5
—
$3.5
$1,525.00
$46,000.00
$245.00
$72.00
$73.00
$70.00
$100.00
$52.00
$48.00
$48.00
$47.50
$56.00
$22.5
$8.37
$7.46
—
—
$2,300
$2,300
$1,275
$5,250
$310
$310
$150
$31.4
$27.0
—
—
$19.00
$18.50
$18.50
$26.00
$4.8
$1.56
—
$1.37
$150.00
$25,500.00
$965.00
$215.00
$135.00
$53.00
$34.00
$34.00
$33.00
$33.50
$37.50
$16.00
$63.50
$6.2
—
$3.6
$2,700.00
$54,000.00
$365.00
$79.00
$83.00
$82.00
$365.00
$67.50
$72.00
$60.00
$66.00
$72.00
$48.50
$8.9
$7.6
—
—
$4,300
$4,000
$1,775
$6,950
$335
$340
$150
$27.6
$26.3
—
—
$31.00
$21.00
$21.50
$60.00
$7.50
$1.77
—
$1.42
$185.00
$36,500.00
$1,865.00
$515.00
$170.00
$120.00
$45.00
$44.00
$42.00
$40.00
$62.00
$27.00
$85.00
$11.00
—
$3.7
$4,250.00
$80,000.00
$700.00
$89.00
$115.00
$120.00
$580.00
$80.00
$97.50
$73.50
$88.00
$90.00
$125.00
$9.1
$7.7
—
—
$6,150
$5,450
2,750.00
$9,500
$410
$420
$160
$33.6
$27.5
—
—
XF40
XF45
AU50
AU58
$225
$420
$235
$95,000
$14,500
$71,500
$12,250
$9,950
$850
$265
$260
$1,100
$75,000
$31,500
$8,000
$6,250
$7,750
$62,000
$795
$565
$420
$425
$52,500
$17,000
$2,750
$1,075
$700
$730
$715
$2,225
$1,675
$1,405
$9,350
$1,350
$1,350
$230
$460
$240
$110,000
$16,500
$77,500
$13,750
$11,500
$1,025
$275
$278
$1,195
$80,000
$38,500
$9,000
$6,650
$9,000
$70,000
$1,050
$580
$435
$435
$54,500
$18,500
$3,750
$1,100
$710
$740
$725
$2,300
$1,850
—
$9,850
$1,360
$1,360
$245
$525
$275
$125,000
$18,500
$102,000
$16,500
$13,750
$1,325
$280
$280
$1,225
$85,000
$43,000
$10,000
$8,200
$11,000
$80,000
$1,350
$595
$435
$485
$59,000
$20,500
$6,250
$1,165
$730
$770
$750
$2,550
$1,700
$1,415
$10,400
$1,430
$1,430
$325
$885
$290
$210,000
$28,000
$150,000
$27,500
$19,500
$2,500
$285
$285
$1,600
$96,000
$70,000
$13,250
$12,000
$13,500
$90,000
$2,400
$685
$440
$495
$96,000
$30,500
$15,000
$1,650
$750
$785
$765
$3,650
$1,800
$1,425
$13,650
$1,425
$1,425
—
—
VF20
$210
$335
$225
$72,500
$6,650
$36,500
$8,250
$6,950
$510
$195
$195
$845
$60,000
$25,000
$4,500
$3,850
$3,650
$36,500
$575
$510
$365
$365
$36,000
$10,750
$1,200
$1,025
$690
$695
$685
$2,175
$1,625
$1,395
$7,650
$1,315
$1,315
PART A-3
VF20
XF40
$48.50
$42.00
$31.00
$155.00
$25.00
$2.18
—
$1.5
$235.00
$55,000.00
$4,100.00
$1,575.00
$400.00
$450.00
$75.00
$170.00
$77.50
$67.50
$195.00
$53.50
$120.00
$30.00
—
$3.8
$11,750.00
$118,000.00
$2,050.00
$159.00
$200.00
$205.00
$1,275.00
$125.00
$270.00
$145.00
$118.00
$250.00
$195.00
$17.5
$7.8
$7.4
$2.5
$13,750
$11,000
$5,500
$11,850
$555
$550
$270
$34.9
$28.0
$1.45
$5.2
MS60
$345
$1,850
$440
$245,000
$34,500
$175,000
$30,000
$21,500
$3,850
$365
$340
$2,275
$105,000
$77,500
$14,750
$13,250
$14,000
$110,000
$4,750
$1,800
$450
$525
$120,000
$34,500
$25,500
$3,350
$765
$1,200
$770
$4,250
$2,050
$1,435
$14,350
$1,428
$1,428
XF45
$85.00
$70.00
$48.00
$210.00
$33.00
$2.33
—
$1.6
$280.00
$58,500.00
$4,350.00
$1,850.00
$560.00
$625.00
$115.00
$275.00
$140.00
$100.00
$310.00
$80.00
$145.00
$42.00
—
$3.9
$16,250.00
$139,500.00
$3,000.00
$240.00
$290.00
$295.00
$2,000.00
$165.00
$460.00
$230.00
$140.00
$310.00
$265.00
$19.0
$7.9
—
—
$16,500
$14,250
$6,900
$12,750
$700
$700
$310
$31.6
$29.0
$1.50
$5.2
MS61
$350
$2,450
$450
$300,000
$38,500
$210,000
$35,000
$25,000
$4,400
$370
$435
$2,550
—
$96,500
$16,500
$15,000
$15,000
$125,000
$5,650
$2,400
$500
$615
$139,500
$39,500
$31,750
$5,150
$785
$1,450
$800
$6,000
$2,650
$1,460
$16,500
$1,430
$1,430
AU50
AU58
MS60
MS61
MS62
MS63
MS64
MS65
$145
$138
$75
$305
$61.0
$3.0
—
$1.7
$385
$63,500
$5,850
$2,300
$825
$860
$185
$425
$255
$155
$425
$120
$182
$72.5
$80.0
$4.0
$18,000
$175,000
$4,900
$360
$425
$450
$2,875
$245
$615
$305
$210
$455
$385
$22.5
$7.96
$7.5
$2.6
$20,500
$18,500
$9,250
$14,400
$935
$960
$365
$44.0
$30.8
$1.7
$5.3
$240
$215
$120
$375
$90
$4.5
$5.0
$1.8
$540
$76,500
$9,000
$3,900
$1,550
$1,250
$245
$725
$500
$260
$750
$210
$215
$90
$105
$4.1
$38,500
$265,000
$8,250
$875
$1,000
$1,075
$5,850
$385
$1,250
$475
$320
$735
$500
$27.5
$8.1
—
—
$46,500
$36,500
$18,850
$16,000
$1,900
$1,950
$775
$49.0
$33.8
$1.8
$5.3
$275
$270
$150
$425
$110
$6.00
$6.75
$2.25
$660
$83,000
$11,000
$4,350
$1,850
$1,625
$330
$1,025
$610
$290
$850
$245
$225
$125
$145
$4.75
$46,500
$300,000
$9,350
$1,225
$1,210
$1,300
$6,900
$450
$1,500
$585
$390
$900
$600
$34.0
$8.2
$7.6
$2.8
$68,500
$52,000
$25,000
—
$2,275
$2,350
$1,050
$52.0
$44.0
$2.0
$5.4
$350
$345
$170
$575
$130
$7.00
$8.50
$2.30
$700
$88,500
$11,200
$4,350
$2,100
$1,950
$340
$1,350
$725
$365
$1,000
$305
$240
$135
$185
$4.80
$58,500
$320,000
$11,500
$1,500
$1,450
$1,500
$14,000
$600
$1,850
$865
$500
$1,275
$700
$37.0
$8.3
—
—
$84,500
$59,500
$37,500
—
$2,600
$2,750
$1,350
$53.5
$45.5
$2.2
$5.7
$465
$440
$185
$725
$165
$8.00
$10.50
$2.23
$1,075
$97,500
$14,750
$5,500
$3,150
$3,250
$440
$1,775
$940
$485
$1,225
$350
$270
$175
$250
$4.85
$89,500
$355,000
$14,850
$1,850
$2,150
$2,150
$22,500
$840
$2,650
$1,250
$775
$1,700
$900
$42.0
$8.9
—
—
$119,000
$96,000
$55,000
—
$3,250
$3,650
$1,650
$56.0
$46.5
$2.4
$5.9
$610
$550
$235
$855
$235
$9.75
$12.50
$2.40
$1,575
$185,000
$19,250
$6,900
$4,550
$4,600
$605
$2,250
$1,375
$610
$1,520
$440
$305
$210
$385
$5.8
$108,000
$375,000
$20,500
$2,250
$2,950
$2,850
$29,500
$1,065
$3,450
$1,425
$880
$2,050
$1,155
$54.0
$10.7
$7.8
$3.3
$155,000
$115,000
$77,500
—
$3,700
$4,750
$2,000
$59.0
$48.5
$2.7
$6.6
$1,000
$990
$440
$1,525
$360
$16.00
$22.00
$3.00
$2,050
$205,000
$36,500
$12,750
$7,500
$9,100
$960
$4,600
$2,925
$935
$1,925
$625
$365
$310
$530
$9.0
$235,000
$415,000
$41,500
$4,200
$5,850
$5,750
$57,500
$2,100
$5,100
$2,700
$1,500
$3,100
$1,600
$72.00
$18.00
$15.00
$6.50
$265,000
$210,000
$120,000
—
$6,650
$6,350
$3,150
$81.00
$61.00
$12.00
$17.00
$2,150
$2,100
$770
$3,675
$610
$24.0
$40.5
$3.75
$3,725
$460,000
$116,000
$30,000
$26,500
$36,500
$3,350
$17,000
$8,900
$1,800
$3,750
$1,135
$685
$465
$795
$12.0
$550,000
$575,000
$90,000
$11,850
$23,500
$17,500
$200,000
$5,500
$24,500
$8,500
$4,175
$15,500
$2,950
$116
$30.0
$20.0
$12.5
$400,000
$490,000
$250,000
—
$56,000
$67,500
$12,500
$190
$164
$34.0
$18.5
MS64
MS65
MS66
MS67
PF60
$975
$15,000
$810
$850,000
$130,000
$625,000
$110,000
$57,500
$14,650
$675
$705
$5,850
—
$325,000
$52,000
$45,000
$65,000
$300,000
$21,500
$11,500
$725
$1,800
$550,000
$140,000
$142,000
$32,500
$1,265
$6,500
$1,345
$10,500
$46,500
$2,090
$28,000
$1,760
$1,775
$3,650
$36,000
$1,350
$2,000,000
$325,000
$900,000
$175,000
$98,000
$46,500
$1,325
$1,910
$13,500
—
$585,000
$135,000
$128,000
$150,000
$375,000
$65,000
$42,250
$2,160
$12,200
$975,000
$320,000
$235,000
$105,000
$3,050
$14,850
$3,150
$13,850
$275,000
$3,265
$47,500
$1,865
$1,885
$8,000
$50,000
$3,650
—
—
—
$235,000
$165,000
$67,500
$3,200
$11,000
$27,500
—
—
$195,000
$200,000
$350,000
$600,000
$120,000
$67,500
$6,450
$27,500
$1,250,000
$375,000
$400,000
$145,000
$11,500
$20,000
$15,000
$39,000
$440,000
$8,000
$78,500
$2,450
$2,450
$15,400
$80,000
$3,700
—
—
—
$350,000
$295,000
$110,000
$3,650
$27,000
$55,000
—
—
—
$300,000
—
$1,000,000
—
$135,000
$16,500
$65,000
—
—
—
$185,000
$36,500
$50,000
$50,000
$112,000
$625,000
$62,500
$175,000
$7,490
$9,175
MS62
$535
$3,600
$460
$485,000
$46,500
$295,000
$47,500
$31,500
$5,650
$460
$465
$3,300
—
$110,000
$18,500
$16,750
$18,500
$160,000
$6,350
$3,000
$510
$670
$165,000
$43,500
$37,500
$7,750
$790
$1,800
$805
$7,000
$3,600
$1,465
$18,250
$1,445
$1,445
MS63
$630
$7,850
$630
$575,000
$71,500
$440,000
$77,500
$35,500
$10,250
$540
$545
$4,325
—
$165,000
$31,500
$27,500
$30,000
$225,000
$11,000
$5,750
$610
$1,050
$325,000
$71,500
$88,500
$16,750
$1,040
$4,250
$1,010
$9,300
$12,200
$1,725
$24,500
$1,465
$1,465
MS66
MS67
$4,350
$9,000
$1,150
$28.0
$60.0
$12.0
$64,000
$500,000
$4,250
$37.50
$25.00
—
$750,000
$35,000
$37,500
$52,500
$6,500
$35,000
$15,500
$2,600
$6,350
$2,000
$1,150
$750
$1,500
$40.0
—
$750,000
$110,000
$18,500
$34,000
$40,000
—
$75,000
$80,000
$70,000
$10,000
$60,000
$29,500
$5,000
$15,000
$5,750
$3,000
$1,250
$4,500
$150
—
—
$145,000
$35,000
$75,000
$85,000
—
$5,250
$165
$33.0
$60.0
$35.0
$16,500
$700
$44.00
$350
$125
$685,000
$400,000
—
$85,000
$110,000
$26,500
$280
$650
$75.0
$22
—
$175,000
$160,000
$70,000
$850
$5,150
$3,000
$45
PF63
PF64
PF65
—
$69,500
$3,850
—
—
—
$125,000
$55,000
$79,500
$4,650
$7,000
$5,750
$105,000
—
—
—
—
$240,000
—
$14,500
$6,200
$8,250
—
—
—
$17,500
$9,850
—
$13,500
$42,500
$31,000
$18,500
—
255000
9850
—
—
—
300000
140000
220000
15000
30000
$12,500
$140,000
—
—
—
—
650000
—
95000
32500
38500
—
—
—
140000
0
—
75000
250000
200000
82500
—
$320,000
$14,500
—
—
—
$$165,000
$275,000
$23,500
$38,500
$17,000
$165,000
—
—
—
—
$775,000
—
$135,000
$45,000
$56,500
—
—
—
—
$65,000
—
$100,000
—
$300,000
$130,000
—
—
$24,000
—
—
—
$—
—
$33,500
$70,000
$35,500
$195,000
—
—
—
—
1M
—
—
$88,500
$77,500
—
—
—
—
$95,000
—
$145,000
—
—
—
$17,500
72000
$100,000
$190,000
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COIN CLINIC
Silver dollar run climaxed in 1964
■ Wasn’t there a big run on silver dollars
in 1964, before the switch to clad coins?
Rising silver prices at least in part were
responsible for a heavy amount of demand.
The Treasury Department’s over-the-counter
redemption of Silver Certificates from Jan.
1 to March 23, 1964, totaled 25 million
coins. When release was suspended, the
Treasury had just 3 million left.
■ Were our silver coins made in an exact
weight ratio to value like the gold?
Ignoring the several earlier fluctuations,
the last silver coins struck in 1964 included
10 dimes containing a total of 0.7240 of an
ounce, while four quarters or two halves
contained 0.7236 of an ounce, all less than
the silver dollar, which contained 0.7736 of
an ounce of silver.
■ Wasn’t there a case where a mismatched
nickel obverse and reverse caught a spy?
While it sounds like a movie script, it
actually happened. A box coin – a hollowed
out coin – made from two nickels was
used by a Russian spy, Col. Rudolph
Abel, to conceal microfilm. The coin
was accidentally given to a paperboy. He
discovered what it was when he dropped the
coin, which had been made from the obverse
of a 1948 nickel and the reverse of a silver
wartime nickel with large “P” mintmark.
The boy contacted authorities. Abel was
arrested and later was traded for Francis
Gary Powers, the U-2 pilot who was shot
down over Russia in 1960.
■ There’s a major dam not far from Las
Vegas. Which is it, Boulder or Hoover Dam?
This takes a bit of explaining. The dam
started out as Boulder Dam, because it is
in Boulder Canyon. Some 11 years after the
1936 completion it was officially renamed
the Hoover Dam, in recognition of President
Herbert Hoover who signed the original dam
legislation in 1928.
■ What was the composition of the
large cents?
The large cents were struck on pure
copper, but the metal actually contained at
least trace amounts of various impurities.
Like a number of other facets of numismatic
history, this fact has hung on to the point
that the majority of the public and more
than a few collectors still refer to our cents
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as copper. It would be interesting to analyze
samples of both the large and small cents to
determine how close they came to meeting
the supposed standards. As far as I know,
nobody has ever accomplished this other
than with isolated examples.
■ Just what is a bourse lamp? I see
them mentioned, but without explanation.
A bourse lamp is just another name for
the popular swing-arm lamp. The lamps,
which clamp to a table top, have a light at
the end of a jointed arm that coin dealers
have found to be ideal to provide light for
their displays and for anyone wishing to
closely examine a coin. They have long
since become a regular fixture at coin
shows, where the promoters provide them
for dealers who didn’t bring their own,
hence the name.
■ Did the slogan “Value me as you
please” originate during the Civil War?
The slogan goes back a lot farther than
that. Dr. Samuel Higley of Connecticut
issued tokens in 1737-1739 with the slogan.
Higley had been making threepence tokens
that were the size of the halfpenny tokens
then in circulation. After complaints, he
changed the dies, adding the slogan and
changing the denomination to a Roman III.
There was a Civil War connection, as the
slogan had been repeated on some Hard
Times tokens and later was used on several
Civil War tokens.
■ Wasn’t there a scandal years
ago in connection with the U.S. Mint
profiteering on Ike proofs and special
uncirculated strikes?
A scandal? No. It wasn’t so much a
scandal as it was a black eye for the Mint. In
testimony before Congress, the Secretary of
the Treasury said that the Mint was making
a profit of $3.89 a coin. He admitted under
questioning that the charges for the $10 Ike
proofs were “unconscionable.”
■ There’s a World War I medal supposedly
made from captured German cannons. Were
they really?
Laying the foundation for the later
deception surrounding the 1944 shell case
brass cents, 2.5 million medals were issued
to Victory Loan workers. However, in a
letter dated March 10, 1919, from Frank
K. Wilson to a member of the New York
Liberty Loan Committee, he said: “I was
only able to steal three German cannon,
weighing 15,000 pounds. I needed 64,000
pounds to make the medals, so I had to
dilute, which we trust the dear public will
not suspect.”
■ Are there any official medals honoring
J. Edgar Hoover?
There is a Hoover National Historical
Medal, struck by the U.S. Mint in 1976.
Hoover was director of the Federal Bureau
of Investigation from 1924 to 1972. The
medals cost $10 over the counter.
■ What are CCC tokens?
The triple-C stands for the Civilian
Conservation Corps. It was a make-work
program, beginning in 1933, to provide
unemployed single men from 18 to 25,
with paramilitary training while working
on conservation projects. At its height
there were some 1,300 CCC camps, a
number of which issued tokens for use in
their commissaries.
■ What was the real reason for changing
the reverse of the Lincoln cent in 1959?
1959 marked the 150th anniversary of
Lincoln’s birth in 1809. It was felt that by
changing the cent’s reverse, the Treasury
could mark the anniversary without getting
into a hassle with Congress over a regular
commemorative. At that time, neither the
Treasury nor Congress wanted anything to
do with commemoratives, with the abuses
of the past still fresh in their minds.
■ I’m confused. Is it the die, or the coin
that’s re-engraved?
The term can be applied to either the
die or the coin, but it is more often misused
than used correctly. Re-engraving means
to do additional engraving work, with an
engraving tool. When it is done to the die
it is a minting variety. If done to the coin,
it is an alteration. The biggest problem
is that dies that have been repunched or
rehubbed are often incorrectly described as
re-engraved. A punch is not an engraving
tool and neither is a hub.
E-mail inquiries only. Do not send letters in the mail.
Send to [email protected]. Because of space limitations, we are unable to publish all questions.
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AUSTRALIA
1881M SOVEREIGN K-6 ANACS-AU50 ............... 310
1892M SOVEREIGN K-10 ANACS-AU53 ............. 310
2000 $100 K-528 UNC DRAGON 1 OZ............ 1,500
AUSTRIA
1892 4 FLORIN/10FR K-2260 BU ........................ 125
1889 8 FLORIN/20FR K-2269 AU ........................ 240
1905 10 CORONA K-2805 NGC-MS62 ............... 210
1894 20 CORONA K-2806 AU ............................. 245
BELGIUM
1865 20 FRANCS K-23 XF 1 YR TYPE
L. WEINER ....................................................... 240
1914 20 FRANCS K-79 BU DUTCH LEGND ....... 250
BELIZE
1979 $100 K-58 PROOF ANGELFISH ................. 140
1980 $100 K-62 PROOF REEF FISH ................... 150
CANADA
2010 50 CENT K-? MOUNTED POLICEMAN
WITH BOX AND COA 1/25 OZ ................................. 80
2012 50 CENT K-? CARIBOU RIVER GOLD
RUSH WITH CERT AND BOX 1/25 OZ............... 75
CHINA
1994 5 YUAN K-674 PROOF UNICORN.............. 150
1995 5 YUAN K-794 NGC-PF69
ULTRA CAMEO UNICORN...................................... 175
1990 10 YUAN K-317 NGC-PF68
ULTRA CAMEO DRAGON & PHOENIX ........... 190
1992 25 YUAN K-393 P/L UNC WIPED ............... 360
2008 50 YUAN SEALED UNC ................................ 800
1983 100 YUAN SEALED UNC RED SPOT REV 1,600
1988 200 YUAN 1/2 OZ SEALED PANDA ............. 800
COLOMBIA
1978 1500 PESOS K-266 ANACS-MS64
CONSERVATION SERIES OCELOT ...................... 1,650
COLUMBIA-NUEVA GRENADA
1839RS PESO K-93 CH AU+ ............................... 290
CUBA
1916 PESO K-16 CH BU LT PIN SCR .................. 250
1915 5 PESOS K-19 AU ...................................... 320
CZECHOSLOVAKIA
1926 OR 1933 DUCAT K-8 BU ............................ 380
FRANCE
1811A 20 FRANCS K-695.1 XF ........................... 260
1815A 20 FRANCS K-706.1 AU ........................... 280
1851A 20 FRANCS K-762 AU CERES................. 240
1993 FRANC K-1015 PROOF AMERICAN
SOLDIERS STORMING OMAHA BEACH.......... 675
GERMANY-PRUSSIA
1875C 10 MARK K-504 VF .................................. 180
1898A 10 MARK K-520 VF .................................. 180
GREAT BRITAIN
2000 1/2 SOVEREIGN K-1001 PCGS-MS68
MILLENIUM FIRST STRIKE ............................. 190
2005 1/2 SOVEREIGN K-1064 BU ...................... 160
1864 SOVEREIGN K-736.2 XF ............................. 375
1925 SOVEREIGN K-820 CH BU ......................... 315
GREECE
1981 5000 DRACHMAI K-129 PROOF ZEUS....... 450
HUNGARY
1893 20 KORONA K-486 AU/UNC ....................... 255
1898 20 KORONA K-485 AU ............................... 250
ICELAND
1974 10,000 KRONUR K-22 PRF 1,100TH ......... 575
INDIA
1918I SOVEREIGN K-525A UNC.......................... 330
IRAN
AH1342/32 1/5 TOMAN K-1070 UNC ................. 110
AH1370(1991) 1/4 AZADI K-1265 CH BU ........... 150
ISLE OF MAN
1993 1/4 ANGEL K-195 ANACS-PF67 HEAVY
CAMEO MINTAGE? ................................................ 350
1988 CROWN K-237 MISHANDLED PROOF ....... 240
ISREAL
2008 NEW SHEQEL K-440 PRF WOLF LAMB ....... 90
2009 NEW SHEQEL K-462 PRF SAMSON LION ..... 90
ITALY
1881 20 LIRE K-21 BU......................................... 250
1882 20 LIRE K-21 UNC ...................................... 245
ITALY-VENICE
1585-1595 ZEOCHINO FR-1270 VF
EX-JEWELRY ONCE MOUNTED .............................. 180
NETHERLANDS
1913 10 GULDEN K-118 UNC ............................. 250
POLAND
2005MW 100 ZLOTYCH Y-540 PRF POPE JOHN .. 350
SAN MARINO
1981 2 SCUDI K-129 NGC-MS67 ....................... 290
SENEGAL
1968 10 FRANCS K-1 ANACS-PF68 DCAM........ 200
SHARJAH
1970 25 RIYALS K-7 ANACS-PF69 DCAM
MONA LISA NICE GRADE .............................. 575
SOUTH AFRICA
1931 SOVEREIGN K-21 UNC SMALL HEAD........ 310
1952 POUND K-43 PROOF 1 YR TYPE .............. 450
1952 POUND K-43 NGC-PF65 1 YR TYPE......... 500
SPAIN
1857 100 REALES K-605.3 VF/XF CLND ............ 335
1878(1962) 10 PESETAS K-677 BU RESTRIKE....... 150
SWITZERLAND
1883 20 FRANCS K-31.3 AU/UNC .................... 265
1896 20 FRANCS K-31.3 AU ............................. 265
2008 G500F NGC-PF69 ULTRA CAMEO
GENEVA FESTIVAL W/ FEMALE ARCHER
SCARCE ONLY 150 MINTED ........................ 1,800
TUNISIA
1900A 20 FRANCS K-234 ANACS-AU58 ............ 250
TURKEY
1995 25 KURUSH K-870 BU ................................. 70
1923 YR54 100 KURUSH K-855 BU ................... 270
TURKS AND CAICOS
1975 25 CROWNS K-9.1 CH BU
1,272 MINTED .05 OZ ...................................... 90
UNITED ARAB EMERITES
1980 750 DINARS K-8 ANACS-PF69 DCAM
IYC & UNICEF ......................................................... 800
VATICAN
1869RY23R 20 LIRE K-1382.4 XF WIPED ........... 320
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AUSTRALIA
1955(M) PENNY K-56 NGC-PF63RD .................. 450
1958(M) PENNY K-56 NGC-PF63RD .................. 450
1959 3 PENCE K-57 NGC-PF66 .......................... 160
1959 6 PENCE K-58 NGC-PF65 .......................... 160
BOLIVIA
(1617-17)PM 8 REALES NGC-GRADE 2
SAO JOSE SHIPWRECK EFFECT..................... 150
CANADA
1894 CENT K-7 NGC-MS63BN ........................... 260
1895 CENT K-7 NGC-MS63BN ........................... 170
1884 5 CENTS K-2 NGC-AU DETAILS
SURFACE HAIRLINES FAR BLUNT 4...................... 700
1905 5 CENTS K-13 NGC-MS62 ......................... 120
1909 5 CENTS K-13 NGC-MS62 MAPLE
ROUND LEAVES .............................................. 280
CANADA-NEWFOUNDLAND
1919C 5 CENTS K-13 NGC-AU55 ....................... 320
1888 10 CENTS K-3 NGC-VF30 ........................ 175
1873 50 CENTS K-6 GREEN PCGS-VF35
TRENDS VF=$300 AND XF=$1,250................. 500
1874 50 CENTS K-6 PCGS-XF45 CANADIAN
TRENDS FOR XF40=800, AU50=3,000......... 1,200
CANADA-PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND
1858 1/2 PENNY PE-8 NGC-XF45 ........................ 68
CHINA
CHEKIANG
1903-06 10 CENT Y-49.1 NGC-AU55BN ............. 100
KIANGNAN
1908 CASH Y-7K NGC-MS62.............................. 180
KIANGSU-KIANGSOO
1902 10 CENTS CCC-232 NGC-AU53BN ........... 250
KWANGTUNG
1906 10 CASH Y-10R NGC-AU58BN..................... 48
REPUBLIC
1927 DOLLAR Y-318A NGC-MS62 MOMENTO... 180
COSTA RICA
1849JB REAL NGC-XF DETAILS SURFACE HLS .... 90
DENMARK
1876CS ORE K-792.1 NGC-MS65BN
RARE AND SCARCE IN THIS GRADE ................... 1,900
1682 KRONE DAV-3678 K-370 NGC-XF40
GLUCKSTADT .................................................. 380
1848VS SPECIEDALER K-741 NGC-VF35 ........... 350
ETHIOPIA
EE1889 1/32 BIRR K-10 NGC-MS63RB ................ 90
FRANCE
1920 10 CENTIMES K-843 NGC-MS66RB
BRONZE,SEMI-KEY,NGC HIGHEST GRADE ..... 400
1839A 1/4 FRANC K-740.1 NGC-MS65
2ND HIGHEST GRADE BY NGC POP 1/1 ................ 250
GERMAN EAST AFRICA
1909J 5 HELLER K-11 NGC-XF45 ....................... 125
GERMANY
1908D 2 PFENNIG NGC-MS65BN HIGHEST
GRADE BY NGC ........................................................ 80
GERMANY, EAST GERMANY
1975 10 MARK K-56 NGC-MS66 SCHWEITZER ... 75
GREAT BRITAIN, ENGLAND
(1247-72) PENNY S-1368 HENRY III
NGC-VF25 ......................................................... 85
(1279-1307) PENNY S-1383 EDWARD I
NGC-AU53 ...................................................... 185
(1307-27) PENNY S-1466 EDWARD II
CANTERBURY NGC-F15 .................................. 75
(1307-27) PENNY S-1466 EDWARD II
CANTERBURY NGC-VF20 ................................ 85
(1422-30) 4 PENCE S-1835 HENRY VI
NGC-VF DETAILS BENT .................................. 180
GREAT BRITAIN
1721 HALF PENNY K-557 NGC-XF45BN ............ 475
1881 HALF PENNY K-754 NGC-MS63RB ........... 190
1886 PENNY K-749.2 NGC-MS62RB .................. 450
1891 PENNY K-755 NGC-AU58 .......................... 120
1903 PENNY K-794.2 NGC-MS63BN
(HAS SOME RED) .............................................. 90
1698 6 PENCE K-496.1 ESC-1574
NGC-MS62 KRAUSE = NO PRICE FOR UNC .......... 750
1899 6 PENCE K-779 NGC-MS62
BLUE, ROSE, GOLD TONING ON OBV ............ 150
1839 SHILLING K-679 NGC-AU58 ...................... 600
1817 1/2 CROWN K-672 NGC-XF45 ................... 280
1687 CROWN K-452 ESC-78 NGC-VF20 ............ 700
1895 TRADE $ K-T5 NGC-AU DETAILS
SURFACE HAIRLINES ...................................... 340
1896 TRADE $ K-T5 NGC-VF30 .......................... 320
1897/6B TRADE $ K-T5 NGC-AU DETAILS
1901C TRADE $ K-T5 NGC-AU DETAILS
MOUNT REMOVED.......................................... 160
1902C TRADE $ K-T5 NGC-UNC DETAILS
1904/3B TRADE $ K-T5 NGC-F15 ....................... 280
1910/00B TRADE $ K-T5 NGC-XF DETAILS
OBV SPOT REMOVED ..................................... 160
1929B TRADE $ K-T5 NGC-MS62 ....................... 220
1929B TRADE $ K-T5 NGC-MS63 ....................... 250
GREECE
1831 10 LEPTA NGC-XF DETAILS GRAFITTI
IT HAS RANDOM PIN SCRATCHES................. 275
1882A 10 LEPTA K-55 MS-62BN ........................ 160
GUATEMALA
1859 PESO K-178 NGC-VF30 SCARCE ............. 750
INDIA, BRITISH
1862(C) 2 ANNAS K-469 NGC-MS63 ................... 45
1891(B) RUPEE K-473.2 NGC-AU58
ATTRACTIVE BLUE GREY TONING.......................... 100
1906(C) RUPEE K-508 NGC-MS-61.................... 100
IRELAND
(1216-72) PENNY S-6236 HENRY III
NGC-FINE DETAIL SURFACE HAIRLINES ............... 125
ITALY
1909 2 CENTESIMI K-41 NGC-AU58BN ............... 20
JAPAN
M28(1895) YEN Y-A25.3 NGC-MS61.................. 350
M45(1912) YEN Y-25A.3 NGC-MS61.................. 150
T3(1914) YEN Y-38 NGC-MS62 .......................... 140
KOREA
1882-83 CHON K-1081 PCGS-AU50 .................. 350
MEXICO
(1556-1622) 4 REALES NGC-GRADE 2
SAO JOSE SHIPWRECK EFFECT ............................ 150
1874/3GOFR 8 REALES K-377.8 NGC-MS64 ...... 280
1875GOFR 8 REALES K-377.8 NGC-MS63 ......... 220
1892ZSFZ 8 REALES K-377.13 NGC-MS62 ........ 140
1893ASML 8 REALES K-377.1 NGC-UNC
DETAILS TOOLED ............................................. 80
1876MO 8 REALES K-377.10 NGC-MS62 .......... 175
1878CA AV 8 REALES K-377.2 NGC-AU58 ......... 100
1878GO FR 8 REALES K-377.8 NGC-MS62 ........ 160
1881AS ML 8 REALES K-377.1 NGC-MS62 ....... 250
1891AS ML 8 REALES K-377.1 NGC-AU58 .......... 80
1898MO CENTAVO K-393 NGC-AU58BN .............. 30
1895ASL 5 CENTAVOS K-398 NGC-F15 ............... 18
1898GO 20 CENTAVOS K-405.2 NGC-AU53 ......... 40
1902CNQ 20 CENTAVOS K-405 NGC-AU58 ......... 48
1890MO 25 CENTAVOS K-406.7 ANACS-MS62
COIN HAS REFELECTIVE SURFACES.............. 110
1902ZS FZ PESO K-409.3 NGC-UNC DETAILS
SURFACE HAIRLINES ........................................ 70
1902ZS FZ PESO K-409.3 NGC-MS62 ................ 120
1950MO 5 PESOS K-466 NGC-MS66
SILVER RAILROAD NICE GRADE ..................... 180
PANAMA
1934 1/10 BALBOA K-10.1 NGC-AU55 ................. 90
PERU
1782LIMAMI 8 REALES K-78 NGC-VF35 ............ 150
PHILIPPINES
1936 PESO K-178 NGC-MS62 MURPHY QUEZON FLASHY ................................................. 225
POLAND
1967MW ZLOTY K-49.1 NGC-MS66
SCARCE IN THIS GRADE ........................................ 380
PUERTO RICO
1896PGV 40 CENTAVOS K-23 PCGS-XF40 ........ 675
ROMANIA
1935 250 LEI K-53 NGC-AU DETAILS
RUSSIA
1877CNB 1/4 KOPEK Y-7.2 NGC-MS62BN ......... 210
1912CNB 1/2 KOPEK Y-48.1 NGC-MS64RB ......... 80
1893CNB KOPEK Y-9.2 NGC-MS64RB ............... 250
1882CNB HO 5 KOPEKS Y-19A.1 NGC-MS67
HIGHEST GRADE BY NCG, POP 9/0 ............... 300
SOUTH AFRICA
1894 6 PENCE K-4 NGC-AU DETAILS
1895 6 PENCE K-4 NGC-XF40 .......................... 180
1895 6 PENCE K-4 NGC-AU50 ........................... 350
1896 2 1/2 SHILLINGS K-7 NGC-MS62.............. 700
1897 2 1/2 SHILLINGS K-7 NGC-AU55 .............. 120
1952 5 SHILLINGS K-41 NGC-PL65 ..................... 70
1952 5 SHILLINGS K-41 NGC-PL66 ..................... 90
SPAIN
1706 REAL K-55 NGC-XF45 BARCELONA
CHARLES III .................................................... 140
1896(96)PGV PESETA K-706 NGC-AU58 .............. 60
SWEDEN
1793OL RIKSDALER K-540.2 NGC-XF45 ............ 480
ALWAYS BUYING!
1869ST RIKDSDALER SPECIE K-711 NGC-F15 ..... 90
1651 2 MARKS K-210 "ii M" NGC-XF45............ 850
SWITZERLAND - VAUD
1828 BATZ K-20 ANACS-AU58 ............................. 40
YEMEN ARAB REPUBLIC
1975 10 RIYALS K-16 PCGS-PR67DCAM
OLYMPICS....................................................... 260
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WORLD ******
ALBANIA
1939 5 LEK K-33 XF HL'S .................................... 20
1935 FRANGAR K-18 XF SPOT ON OBV .............. 22
ALGERIA
BONE ND(1915) 50 CENTIME K-TnB6 BU......... 120
ND(1915) FRANC K-TnB8 UNC ........................... 120
ANDORRA
1984 10 DINERS K-17 AU CLND LOW MINT ........ 12
ARGENTINA-BUENOS AIRES
1861 2 REALES K-11 CRUDE F ............................. 20
AUSTRALIA
1918M 3 PENCE K-24 XF ...................................... 25
1921M 3 PENCE K-24 AU ..................................... 48
1928 6 PENCE K-25 VF ......................................... 10
1917M SHILLING K-25 XF/AU TONING
OVER HL'S......................................................... 60
1924 SHILLING K-26 VF........................................ 65
1917M FLORIN K-27 XF+ .................................... 170
1919M FLORIN K-27 VF ........................................ 90
AUSTRIA
1848A 2 KREUZER K-2188 VF+ 1 YR TYPE ......... 20
ND(1625-32) 3 KREUZER K-583 XF SM
FL FL LEOPOLD ............................................... 50
1631 3 KREUZER K-499 SL ROUGH VF .............. 30
1675IAN 3 KREUZER K-1115 F ............................. 17
1865E FLORIN K-2219 XF- K-2219...................... 45
1878 FLORIN K-2222 CH AU+ .............................. 18
1889 FLORIN K-2222 TONED XF .......................... 12
1890 FLORIN K-2222 TONED XF .......................... 12
1823B THALER K-2162 F+ .................................... 35
1908 5 CORONA K-2809 F .................................... 30
1931 2 SCHILLING K-2847 UNC MOZART .......... 32
1932 2 SCHILLING K-2848 UNC W/HL'S ............ 80
1932 2 SCHILLING K-2848 UNC HAYDEN ......... 125
1935 5 SCHILLING K-2853 AU MADONNA.......... 30
1955 25 SCHILLING K-2880 PROOF BUND ......... 60
1963 25 SCHILLING K-2893 PROOF PRINCE ....... 55
1974 50 SCHILLING K-2919 PROOF ..................... 17
AUSTRIA-SALTBURG
1757 20 KREUZER K-386 F ................................... 32
1801M 20 KREUZER K-460 VF+ ............................ 25
AUSTRIA-NETHERLANDS
1791H 1/2 KRONENTHALER K-41 VG ................... 20
1786 KRONENTHALER K-32 VF ............................ 55
AZORES
1865 10 REIS K-14 VF ............................................. 8
1865 10 REIS K-14 BROWN AU W/ TINY RN ........ 50
1865 10 REIS K-14 AU .......................................... 50
AZORES-TERCEIRA ISLAND
1830 10 REIS K-6 XF 1 YR TYPE ....................... 100
1830 10 REIS K-6 AU 1 YR TYPE ....................... 150
BAHAMAS
1806 PENNY K-1 AVG ........................................... 60
BARBADOS
1970 $4 K-A9 BU FAO .......................................... 16
BELGIAN CONGO
1911H 10 CENTIMES K-18 AU+ .............................. 8
1927 10 CENTIMES K-18 BU ................................ 15
1936 5 FRANCS K-24 VF ...................................... 10
BELGIUM
1849 CENTIME K-1.2 VF ....................................... 40
1858 5 CENTIME K-5.3 XF .................................... 60
1855 10 CENTIME K-2.1 VF ROUGH RIM .......... 225
1899 50 CENTIMES K-27 AU .............................. 120
1912 50 CENTIMES K-70 BU BELGES ................... 9
1844 1/4 FRANC K-8 VF ....................................... 80
1867 FRANC K-28.1 VF+ ....................................... 28
1887 FRANC K-29.2 PLEASANT AU BELGEN ...... 80
1848 2 1/2 FRANCS K-11 VF/F SCR'S................. 28
1867 2 FRANCS K-30.1 VF+ ................................. 40
1849 5 FRANCS K-3.2 VF LT CLN ...................... 35
1868 5 FRANCS K-24 VF ...................................... 26
1869 5 FRANCS K-24 VF ...................................... 26
1873 5 FRANCS K-24 XF CLND ............................ 26
1873 5 FRANCS K-24 XF ...................................... 32
1873 5 FRANCS K-24 VF .................................... 26
1876 5 FRANCS K-24 VF ...................................... 26
1880 5 FRANCS K-8A XF RB'S ............................ 48
1933 5 FRANC K-97.1 VF+ KEY ........................... 55
1933 5 FRANC K-98 VF COUPLE DINGS ............. 11
1954 20 FRANC K-140.1 UNC BELGIQUE............ 75
1954 100 FRANCS K-138.1 UNC BELGIQUE ....... 18
BOHEMIA
1781-A GROESCH K-818 XF .................................. 30
BOLIVIA
1781 2 REALES K-53 G ......................................... 14
1808PTSPJ 4 REAL K-72 BOLD VF ..................... 175
1808PTSPJ 8 REAL K-73 XF- $150, XF
$190, XF SL WEAK STRIKE $195, AU........350
1836LM 8 SOLES K-97 VF .................................50
1846/5 8 SOLES K-103 VF .................................75
1865 MELGAREJO K-146 F LONG SCR REV .....45
1895 1/2 BOLIVIANO K-161.5 VF+....................... 12
1864 BOLIVIANO K-152.1 F .................................. 32
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San Martin’s birthplace challenge to reach
By Donald H. Dool
As my trip to Argentina was winding
down I decided to make one more visit
to Ituzaingo. It was a fortunate decision
as Julio Alzatti was there and he gave
me his originals of the La Nación article
to replace my copies that were damaged
at the American Numismatic Association
convention. I had tried last year to replace
them but copies are no longer available at
La Nación.
On the following Monday I made a
quick round trip to Mercedes. On arrival
there were no taxis at the terminal. I
finally shared one with two old women
going to a rundown estancia. The driver
then took me not to Plaza San Martin
but barrio San Martin. Even with my
poor Spanish plaza does not sound like
barrio. I finally got to the plaza, took my
photos and walked to the bus terminal.
Fortunately, I arrived there just 10 minutes before bus departure.
To close out this adventure I decided
to go to Yapeyú, San Martin’s birthplace.
The bus left Buenos Aires at 9:30 p.m.
and arrived at Yapeyú at 5:55 a.m. but
not at the terminal. One gets off at the
cruce (cross). This is the intersection of
the main highway and the road going
into Yapeyú, about 8 kilometers or five
miles. It was dark and cold. There was a
group of ramshackle buildings across the
road that called itself a hotel, but with
only a bunch of dogs around it. So with
no coffee or breakfast I had no choice
but to walk.
I tried to flag down a truck and a car
but no luck. I finally got a local bus to
stop. For five pesos I rode the rest of
the way, although I must have walked
well over half way. Arriving in the town
at 6:30 a.m., nothing was open but the
police station and the hospital.
I got warm, more or less, at the police
station and used their bathroom. This
is definitely a one-horse town. I know
because I saw a rider going through town
about 7:30 a.m. chased by barking dogs.
Although it was only a block away and
the only restaurant in town the police
didn’t know when it would open.
I decided my thirst qualified as an
emergency so I walked a block to the hospital and got a drink of water at the emergency room. They told me that the hotel
restaurant would open at 9 a.m. The hotel
38
The obverse of the Mercedes inauguration medal has a three quarter bust of San Martin to
the right. C GALLO at the left on the perimeter and ARGENTINA at the right. On the reverse:
INAUGURACION | MONUMENTO | GENERAL SAN MARTIN | EL | PUEBLO | DE | MERCEDES BS.
AS. | AL PADRE | DE LA | PATRIA | 1850 1954. The weight is 10.6 gram and the diameter 30
mm. It is silver-plated bronze. The engraver was C. Gallo and it is unattributed. There is also
a medal, Burzio 197, for the inauguration of the plaza in 1901.
was on the opposite side of the plaza so
I took the photos I came for on my way
to breakfast. After breakfast I visited the
museum and grounds where San Martin’s
family home is on display.
It was only 10 a.m. and the bus to
Buenos Aires was not until 10 p.m. so
Plan B went into play. There was a bus
in a half hour to Paso de Los Libros,
a somewhat larger town on the way to
Buenos Aires. When it pulled into the
Los Libros terminal I spotted a bus to
Buenos Aires leaving in 10 minutes, a
stroke of luck for a change.
On the way police boarded the bus
twice at checkpoints. I was sitting near
the front on top so didn’t see what was
going on behind me. The first time took
up about 20 minutes, the second about an
hour. The second time they took a guy
off for about 20 minutes and then let him
back on. Then they questioned another
guy at the front of the bus for about 10
minutes. Both of those questioned were
black and probably Brazilians, profiling?
It made a long trip a lot longer. I left Paso
de Los Libros at 1 p.m. and arrived at
Retiro at 12:30 a.m..
Works Cited:
Burzio, Humberto F., and Otamendi,
Belisario J. Numismatica Sanmartiniana.
Buenos Aires.1951
Marotta, Oscar; Fernandez, Jorge O.
The Mercedes monument is similar to
the one at Lomas de Zamora in that San
Martin is waving with his hat.
and Morucci, Miguel A. Catalogo de la
Coleccion
de Medallas Sanmartinianas del
Museo de Los Corrales Viejos. Buenos
Aires: Artes Gráficas, 1997
Contact Dool with questions, corrections and comments at [email protected].
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This view on the Yapeyú museum’s grounds
has a standing San Martin with a broken arch
commemorating the war with the British over
the Falkland Islands. In the background is the
monument in the plaza and the church as
seen on the medal’s reverse.
There are two inaugural medals for Yapeyú; this somewhat crudely struck one was probably
sold as a souvenir. The obverse has a three quarter bust to the left with GRAL DE JOSÉ DE SAN
MARTIN on the perimeter. The reverse has: INAUGÚRACION DEL MONUMENTO Á SAN MARTIN EN
YAPEYÚ 12 OCTUBRE 1899. It is attributed as Burzio 184, there also a gilt version, Burzio 184a.
It weighs 12.47 gram with a diameter of 30.49 mm.
The second of the two medals was made in three versions, copper, silver plated copper and
gilded copper. Burzio says they were presented to the various dignitaries at the inauguration.
On the obverse: a bust of San Martin flanked by branches of oak and laurel with + GENERAL
DON JOSE DE SAN MARTIN + 25 DE FEBRERO 1778 = 17 DE AGOSTO 1850 on the perimeter. The
reverse: a bust of the Liberator is atop a column and pedestal. On one side is a church and on
the other, a tree. At the top: AL LIBERTADOR SUD AMERICANO EL PUEBLO ARGENTINO YAPEYÚ 12
OCTUBRE 1899. At the bottom the engraver, J. GOTTUZZO, BUENOS AIRES. The attribution for the
copper one is Burzio 185b and MFM 29.1. The weight 135.8 gram and the diameter 70.32 mm.
The foundation of the Yapeyú monument
was placed on May 25, 1895 but the twelvemeter column and the bust were not until
over four years later. The bust was by the
sculptor Camilo Romairone. Yapeyú is the
fourth location to have a monument with an
inaugural medal. The others are San Lorenzo,
1889; Chacabuco, 1889 and Lima, 1890.
Ruins of the San Martin home, right, is preserved
in the museum at Yapeyú.
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ANGOLA
COINS FOR COLLECTORS
1889 500 Reis KM494
AU-59 ........................36.95
1949 10 Cent. KM70
MS-63..........................9.95 1889 500 Reis KM494 AU-55
clnd ............................31.95
AUSTRIA
1885 5/10 Kreuzer KM2183 1889 500 Reis KM494
AU-59 lt cor .................5.95 AU ..............................30.95
1866 1000 Reis KM465
1868 10 Kreuzer KM2206
MS-65........................27.95 MS-62........................98.00
1954 2 Groschen KM2876 1922 1000 Reis KM522.1 AU
MS-60..........................2.75 lt cor.............................7.95
1924 1000 Reis KM525
1915 Corona KM2820
MS-64........................16.95 VF ................................1.95
1927 1000 Reis KM525
1915 Corona KM2820
MS-60..........................6.95 VF ................................1.95
1851 2000 Reis KM462 VF
AUSTRIAN
lt rm nicks ..................29.95
NETHERLANDS
1853 2000 Reis KM466 XF
1796B Kronenthaler KM62.2 clnd ............................44.95
VF-30 adjustment
1853 2000 Reis KM466
mks ............................89.00 VF-30 .........................38.95
AZORES
1888 2000 Reis KM485
1880 5 Reis KM13 XF ...19.95 VF-30 lt scrtchs ..........32.95
1880 5 Reis KM13 VF lt
BRITISH
nicks cor & scrtchs ......7.95
CARIBBEAN TER.
1865 10 Reis KM14 AU-59
1955
1/2
Cent
KM1
lt cor...........................42.95
1795 20 Reis KM3 overstruck MS-64..........................5.95
on Portugal 1891 10 Reis 1955 1/2 Cent KM1
F-VF lt bend ...............89.00 MS-63..........................2.95
BAHAMAS
1989 Proof set(9) ........115.00
BELGIAN CONGO
1943 2 Francs KM25 XF
holed ..........................24.95
BELGIUM
1869 2 Cent. KM35.1 XF
moderate cor ..............47.95
1873 2 Cent. KM35.1 AU-59
old cleaning .................9.95
1875 2 Cent. KM35.1 AU-55
lt cor.............................8.95
1842 5 Cent. KM5.1 VF
lt old rm nicks ............12.95
1848 5 Cent. KM5.1 F
lt rm nicks ..................11.95
1852 5 Cent. KM5.1 XF
lt rm nicks ..................79.00
1901 5 Cent. KM45 XF-45 lt
old circular scrtch ......27.95
1863/2 5 Cent. KM21 VF
lt cor...........................13.95
1863 5 Cent. KM21 MS-60
clnd ............................14.95
1898 10 Cent. KM43 VF-30
lt lamination ...............13.95
1866 50 Cent. KM26
XF ............................114.00
1909 50 Cent. KM60.1 AU
lt rm cor & nicks .........15.95
1952 50 Cent. KM145
MS-64..........................9.95
1933 5 Francs KM97.1
XF ..............................33.95
BOLIVIA
1871/0 5 Cent. KM156.1 XF
clnd ..........................239.00
1935 10 Cent. KM179.1
AU-59 ..........................5.95
1942 50 Cent. KM182a.1
MS-64 nice toning ......10.95
1942 50 Cent. KM182a.1
MS-63..........................7.95
1864 1/20 Boliviano KM149
VF/XF clnd, lt bend ....25.95
1951 Boliviano KM184
MS-65 red ....................9.95
1951 Boliviano KM184
MS-64 red obv, RB rv...5.95
1808 1/2 Real KM69
AU-55 ......................117.00
1767 2 Reales KM48 G-VG
holed, bent .................37.95
1800 2 Reales KM71 AU-59
lt cor.........................285.00
1806 8 Reales KM73 AU-55
lt cor.........................344.00
1830 2 Soles KM95a
VG lt scrtchs...............21.95
1854MF 4 Soles KM123.2
VF-30 lt cor ................49.95
1857 PTS FJ 4 Soles
KM123.2 VF ...............29.95
1845 8 Soles KM103
AU-55 clnd...............197.00
BRAZIL
1823R 80 Reis KM366.1
VF-30 .........................56.95
1934 100 Reis KM518
MS-63........................34.95
1938 100 Reis KM536
MS-63..........................3.95
1889 200 Reis KM484
MS-60........................74.00
1893 200 Reis KM493
AU ..............................36.95
1901 400 Reis KM505 XF
lt scrtchs ......................9.95
1901 400 Reis KM505 F
lt nicks .........................2.75
1940 400 Reis KM547
AU-55 ..........................2.25
1865 500 Reis KM464 AU-59
clnd, lt streak..............25.95
CONGO DEMOCRATIC
EL SALVADOR
1945 Cent. KM135.1
REPUBLIC
MS-63 red..................12.95
1965(b) 10 Francs KM1
MS-63 lt scrtchs.........24.95 1916 5 Cent. KM129 F ....3.95
1917 5 Cent. KM129 VG ..3.95
COSTA RICA
1920 5 Cent. KM129 VF..5.95
1903 2 Cent. KM144
MS-62........................11.95 1948 5 Cent. KM134a
MS-63+......................12.95
1922 5 Cent. KM151
F-VF .............................9.95 1959 5 Cent. KM134
MS-63..........................3.95
1929 10 Cent. KM170
XF lt cor .....................12.95 1925 10 Cent KM130 F ...5.95
1894 50 Cent. KM113 VF-35
1936 10 Cent. KM174
AU-55 ..........................9.50 clnd ............................79.00
ESSEQUIBO &
1936 10 Cent. KM174
AU ................................7.95
DEMERARY
1935 25 Cent. KM171
1813 1/2 Stiver KM9 XF
XF.................................3.75 lt scrtchs ....................84.00
1923 Counterstamped Colon 1813 Stiver KM10 XF-45 old
KM164 (Host 1902 cy) XF
cleaning, lt marks .......79.00
clnd, lt scrtchs............29.95
ESTONIA
CUBA
1929 Sent KM10 MS-62
1915 1 Cent. KM9.1
lt rm nick ....................15.95
MS-64......................119.00
FIJI
1920 1 Cent. KM9.1
1934 1/2 Penny KM1 MS-60
MS-63......................119.00 lt cor...........................15.95
1946 1 Cent. KM9.2
1952 1/2 Penny KM16
MS-60........................10.95 MS-65..........................7.95
1916 2 Cent. KMA10
1941 Penny KM7
BRITISH HONDURAS AU-55 lt cor ...............18.95 AU-59.........................14.95
1952 20 Cent. KM24
1889 Cent KM6 AU
1942S Penny KM7a
rm nicks .....................48.95 XF-45 .........................10.95 AU-59...........................7.95
1953 Peso KM29
1942 Cent KM21
1937 Florin KM10
AU-55.........................59.95 MS-60 ........................62.95 AU-59 ........................74.00
CURACAO
1952 5 Cents KM25
FINLAND
MS-60........................38.95 1942 Cent KM39a
1934s 20 Markkaa KM32
MS-63 ........................23.95 XF ..............................74.00
1894 25 Cents KM9
XF-45 clnd ...............119.00 1943 5 Cents KM40
FRANCE
MS-60..........................8.95
1952 25 Cents KM26
1769AA Liard KM543.2 F
VF-30 .........................19.95 1900 1/4 Gulden KM35 F/VF moderate cor ..............17.95
clnd ............................18.95
1952 25 Cents KM26 VF
1788B Liard KM585.3 F
lt scrtchs ......................5.95 1944 2 1/2 Gulden KM46
MS-63+......................23.95 lt cor...........................13.95
1895 50 Cents KM10 VF
1815 Decime KM701
lt scrtchs ....................69.95
CYPRUS
VF...............................39.95
1907 18 Piastres KM10 VG-F 1882A 5 Cent. KM821.1
BRITISH
lt rm nicks ................149.00 AU ..............................21.95
NORTH BORNEO
CZECHOSLOVAKIA 1899 5 Cent. KM842
1935 1 Cent KM3
AU ..............................12.95
XF-45 .........................24.95 1921 20 Haleru KM1
AU-55
..........................2.95 1852A 10 Cent. KM771.1
BRITISH WEST AFRICA
MS-63......................395.00
1940KN Penny KM19 AU .8.75 1953 25 Haleru KM39
MS-64........................12.95 1853A 10 Cent. KM777.1
BRUNEI
1922 Koruna KM4
MS-60........................52.95
1887 Cent KM3 VF
AU-59...........................2.95 1872 10 Cent. KM815.1
lt nicks, lt cor .............32.95
DANISH WEST INDIES XF ................................9.95
BULGARIA
1905 2 Cents KM76 AU-55 1882A 10 Cent. KM815.1
1881 10 Stotinki KM3 VF
lt damage ...................49.95 MS-64......................189.00
lt rv rm nicks..5.95
1898 10 Cent. KM843 VF
1905 2 Cents KM76 AU
1892 5 Leva KM15 VF-30
lt cor lt rm tick ............47.95 clnd ..............................3.95
clnd ............................56.95
1918 10 Cent. KM866a
DENMARK
1934 100 Leva KM45
MS-63..........................5.95
1842 Rigsbankskilling
AU ..............................21.95 KM726.1 AU-55 .........51.95 1866BB 20 Cent. KM805.2
F...................................8.95
CAMBODIA
1856o 1 Skilling KM763
1959 50 Sen KM56
MS-60........................41.95 1867A 20 Cent. KM808.1
MS-63+......................69.95
MS-63 ..........................2.95 1860 1 Skilling KM763
XF ..............................17.95 1905 25 Cent. KM856
CAPE VERDE
VF-25 ...........................2.75
1863c 1 Skilling KM763
1977 Escudo KM17
MS-63 ..........................4.95 AU-59 ........................32.95 1918 25 Cent. KM867a
AU-55 lt cor ...............15.95
1977 2 1/2 Escudos KM18 1867c 1 Skilling KM774
MS-63..........................4.95 MS-62........................56.95 1930 25 Cent. KM867a
MS-63..........................4.95
1856 4 Skilling KM758.2 F
1977 50 Escudos KM21
AU ................................5.95 F.................................10.95 1900 50 Cent. KM854
F-VF .............................3.75
CAYMAN ISLANDS 1814 16 Skilling KMTn3
1784I Ecu KM564.7 XF
1987 Proof set(8) ........209.00 VG-F cor ....................15.95 adjustment mks ........169.00
1856VS rd edge 16 Skilling
CEYLON
KM765 VG .................10.95 1786L Ecu KM564.9 AU
1815 Stiver KM81 VF-30
lt scrtchs ..................319.00
1921 2 Ore KM813.2
clnd, rm nicks ............94.00 AU ..............................24.95 1918 Franc KM844.1 AU..3.95
1908 1/2 Cent KM101 AU-55 1951 2 Ore KM840.1 VF
1941 Franc KM885a.1
old cleaning ...............11.95 dark ..............................3.95 AU ................................2.95
1923 Cent KM107
1956 2 Ore KM840.2 AU ..8.95 1849BB 5 Francs KM756.2
MS-60 ..........................6.95 1921 5 Ore KM814.2
MS-60......................249.00
1926 Cent KM107 MS-63
AU-55 ........................43.95 1869 5 Francs KM799.1
red, lt carbon ................8.95 1921 5 Ore KM814.2
VF-35 clnd, rm
1914 10 Cents KM104
XF...............................22.95 bumps ........................64.95
MS-60........................18.95 1874 10 Ore KM795.1 F..8.95 1870A 5 Francs KM799.1
1899 50 Cents KM96 XF
MS-60......................249.00
1874 25 Ore KM796.1 F
lt cor...........................54.95 holed, rm bruise ...........8.95 1873A 5 Francs KM820.1 VF
bumps & nicks ...........19.95
1963 Rupee KM133
1930 2 Kroner KM829
MS-64 ..........................3.95 MS-63+......................59.95 1945 5 Francs KM888a.2
AU ..............................13.95
CHILE
1934 20 Francs KM879
1908 2 1/2 Cent. KM162
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
MS-63+....................119.00
AU-59 lt rm ticks ........32.95 1877 Cent. E2.2 PRF-63
FRENCH COLONIES
lots of red..329.00
1865 20 Cent. KM135
1825A 5 Cent. KM10.1 VG/G
VG-F ............................4.95 1888 1 1/4 Cent. KM6
XF-48 .........................27.95 weak rims, lt scrtchs.....7.95
1881 Peso KM142.1
AU-59 ........................69.95 1877 2 Cent. E5.2 PRF-63
FRENCH INDOCHINA
lots of red .................389.00 1894 Cent KM1 AU .....129.00
CHINA
1975 Fen KM1 MS-66 ....4.95 1897 10 Cent. KM13
FRENCH
WEST AFRICA
1979 2 Fen KM2 MS-65 ..3.95 G-VG ............................3.95 1939 Cent KM12.1
1976 5 Fen KM3 MS-66 ..3.95 1942 25 Cent. KM20
MS-63........................41.95
AU ..............................45.95 1956 5 Francs KM4 XF
COLOMBIA
EAST AFRICA
lt nicks .........................1.95
1885 2 1/2 Cent. KM181
1952
5 Cents KM33
VF ..............................16.95
GERMAN EAST AFRICA
MS-65........................12.95 1912J Heller KM7 MS-60
1936 5 Cent. KM199 F
lt rm nicks ..................42.95 1952 5 Cents KM33
lt rv scrtchs ................31.95
MS-64..........................6.95
1956 20 Cent. KM215.1
GERMAN STATES
EAST
MS-65..........................6.95
Baden
1839 8 Reales KM98 VG/G
CARIBBEAN STATES 1871 1 Kreuzer KM252
lt old rm nicks ............72.00 1961 Cent KM2 MS-62 ...2.95 AU lt cor .....................14.95
CONGO FREE STATE
ECUADOR
1889 10 Cents KM4
AU-59 lt cor, lt
1924 10 Cent. KM66
MS-60......................119.00 XF-45 ...........................7.95 scrtchs........................27.95
Bavaria
MS-64......................189.00
1911D 3 Mark KM998 XF
clnd, nicks & scrtchs ..25.95
1874D 5 Mark KM896
ICG XF .....................319.00
Brunswick-LuneburgCalenberg
1681HB 2 Mariengroschen
KM276..AU-59 .........289.00
Brunswick-Wolfenbuttel
1775 2/3 Thaler KM983.1
AU ............................269.00
Frankfurt
1773 BN Kreuzer KM253
AU ..............................98.00
1857 Kreuzer KM312
AU ..............................20.95
Hamburg
1855 Sechsling KM276 XF
holed ............................5.95
1855 Schilling KM277 VF
holed ............................4.95
1738 8 Schilling KM392
VF holed.....................49.95
Hesse-Darmstadt
1868 1 Pfennig KM337
MS-60 lt cor ...............43.95
AU ..............................29.95
Lubeck
1789 Shilling KM190 AU-59
lt laminations ...........149.00
Munster
1764 1/6 Thaler KM202 F/VG
cor..............................24.95
Nassau
1861 Kreuzer KM77
MS-64........................54.95
Nurnberg
1693 Kreuzer KM215 VF
lt to moderate cor .......35.95
1768 Thaler KM350 VF-30
removed from mount .259.00
Pfalz-Electoral
1746FO 4 Kreuzer KM328 VF
moderate cor ..............57.95
1792 Ducat Pn32
AU-55 ......................109.00
Prussia
1869A 1/2 Neu-Groschen
KM484 VG holed..........1.95
1858A Groschen KM462 F
lt damage .....................3.95
1869A 2 1/2 Groschen
KM486 VF-30 clnd,
lt cor .............................6.95
1854A 1 Pfennig KM451
XF lt cor .....................13.95
1870B 1 Pfennig KM480
MS-60........................34.95
AU-55 ........................47.95
XF ..............................13.95
1852A 3 Pfennig KM453 XF
clnd, lt rm bruise ........16.95
MS-60........................37.95
1851A 1/2 Silber Groschen
KM434..NGC MS-66..495.00
1748EGN 1/48 Thaler KM237
F-VF cor .....................26.95
1725IGN 1/12 Thaler KM176
G-VG lt cor & pitting ..31.95
1785A Thaler KM332.1
ICG VF .....................198.00
1838A Thaler KM420
ICG XF .....................119.00
1841A Thaler KM437 VF-35
clnd, lt nicks...............94.00
1855A Thaler KM465
VF-25 .........................72.00
1904A 2 Mark KM522
AU-59 ........................84.00
1913A 2 Mark KM532
MS-60........................37.95
1904A 5 Mark KM323 XF
lt cor...........................79.00
1907A 5 Mark KM523
ICG XF-45 ..................98.00
1914A 5 Mark KM536 XF
clnd, rm nicks ............29.95
Saxony-Albertine
1753FWoF Pfennig KM894
MS-62......................139.00
1825S Pfennig KM1132 VG
lt cor & nick .................4.95
1888 2 Mark KM1238 AU
solder damage..........369.00
1901E 5 Mark KM1246
XF-45 .......................395.00
1908E 5 Mark KM1266 XF
rm nicks .....................84.00
1860B Thaler KM1210
ICG XF-45 ................139.00
Saxe-Meiningen
1835K 3 Kreuzer KM138 VG
moderate pitting ...........5.95
Saxony-Wiemar
1908A 2 Mark KMY174
PCGS MS-63 ...........217.00
Schaumberg-Lippe
MS-65 red................298.00
Wurttemburg
1926 1/4 Quetzal KM243.1 1943B 1/4 Rupee KM547
1839 1/2 Gulden KM573 VF XF ..............................27.95 XF ................................6.95
1943L 1/4 Rupee KM547 XF
couple of old digs ....247.00
GUERNSEY
1839 Gulden KM574
1885 2 Doubles KM9 MS-65 lt lamination .................5.95
ICG VF-35 ................114.00 mostly red ................129.00 1944B 1/4 Rupee KM547
AU-59 lt cor .................6.95
GERMANY
GUINEA BISSAU
1945b 1/4 Rupee KM547
1893G Pfennig KM10
1977 Peso KM18
F-VF ...........................43.95 MS-63 ........................13.95 MS-60........................10.95
1951B 1/4 Rupee KM5.1
1977 2 1/2 Pesos KM19
MS-64........................94.00 AU-55 lt cor..................9.95 MS-62..........................7.95
1944L 1/2 Rupee KM552
1875H 5 Pfennig KM3
HAITI
AU-59 lt scrtch ...........15.95
VG/G ..........................23.95 1889 Cent. Pn85 MS-63
1950B 1/2 Rupee KM6.1
1876C 10 Pfennig KM4
lots of red .................395.00 MS-63 lt cor...............11.95
VF ................................2.95 1905 5 Cent. KM53 MS-62
1835 Rupee KM450.1 XF
1894E 10 Pfennig KM12
lt cor...........................31.95 clnd, lt scrtchs..........129.00
F-VF ...........................17.95 1846 6 Cent. KM28 VF-30
IRAN
1925D 10 Reichspfennig
lt cor, rm nicks ...........54.95 1942 5 Dinars
KM1138
KM40 MS-63 .............34.95 1894 10 Cent. KM44
MS-60..........................6.95
MS-60........................29.95 1928 50 Dinars KM1091
VF ..............................12.95 1894 10 Cent. KM44 VF
1905A 1/2 Mark KM17
lt scrtchs ......................3.95 MS-63........................34.95
F+ .................................3.75 1814 12 Cent. KM11 VF-25 1927 500 Dinars KM1102
VF-25 .......................219.00
1913D 1/2 Mark KM17
old bumps & scrape
AU ..............................21.95 lt cor...........................94.00 1969 10 Rials KM1182
MS-65........................28.95
1915F 1/2 Mark KM17
HONDURAS
1973 20 Rials KM1181
XF.................................4.95
1858 8 Reales KM21a
MS-63..........................6.95
1916F 1/2 Mark KM17
AU-55 ........................15.95 VF rough, flawed
planchet......................67.95 1741 1/2 IRELAND
1874G Mark KM7 F
Penny KM130.1
lt cor.............................4.95 1939 2 Cent. KM78 AU
lt cor, old rm
lt rm tick .......................4.95 F-VF
1878J Mark KM7 F
nicks...........................44.95
rv rm dig ......................4.95 1932 10 Cent. KM76.1
1946 1/2 Penny KM10
1905A Mark KM14 XF...16.95 MS-60........................31.95 MS-63......................119.00
1914A Mark KM14 XF.....6.95 1932 10 Cent. KM76.1
1941 Penny KM11 XF-45
VF-35
...........................4.75
1914J Mark KM14
lt cor, lt rm nicks ........14.95
HONG KONG
MS-60 ........................18.95
1939 3 Pence KM12 AU
1866
Mil
KM3
MS-64
.
369.00
1925A Mark KM44
lt scrtchs ..................169.00
VF-35 .........................22.95 1866 Cent KM4.1
1956 3 Pence KM12a
AU-55.........................98.00 MS-64........................21.95
1950G Mark KM110 VF-30
lt rm bump ...................4.95 1899 Cent KM4.3 XF
1690 Shilling KM100
rm bumps & nicks......13.95 AG+/G+ bent...............34.95
1950J Mark KM110 XF
lt rm bumps..................4.95 1902 Cent KM11 XF-45 lt
1954 Shilling KM14a
cor & rm nicks ...........22.95 MS-63+......................21.95
1925A 2 Reichsmark KM45
VF stained ....................9.95 1926 Cent KM16 VF-30
ISLE OF MAN
old rm nicks .................4.95
1922J 3 Mark KM29
1831 1/2 Penny KMTn21
AU ..............................12.95 1901 5 Cents KM5
VF-35 .........................79.00
XF-48
.........................12.95
1929D 3 Reichsmark KM63
ISRAEL
10 Cents KM6.3 AU-59
XF clnd.......................73.00 1898
clnd, lt cor ..................12.95 1949 10 Pruta KM11 pearl
1929G 3 Reichsmark KM60 1900
MS-63 lt carbon .........37.95
10 Cents KM6.3 F-VF
AU-55 clnd...............119.00 lt cor.............................3.95
1954 100 Pruta KM18
MS-63..........................5.95
HUNGARY
PRF-62.....................429.00
1955 100 Pruta KM14
1894
2
Filler
KM481
MS-64..........................8.95
AU-59 ......................619.00 AU-55 ..........................4.95 1955 100 Pruta KM14
1929A 5 Reichsmark KM64 1898 2 Filler KM481
MS-63+........................7.95
MS-60........................12.95
AU clnd ....................215.00
1949 250 Pruta KM15 pearl
1932A 5 Reichsmark KM56 1894 2 Filler KM483
MS-63........................34.95
MS-62..........................8.95
MS-60......................249.00
ITALIAN STATES
1934D 5 Reichsmark KM83 1920 20 Filler KM498
Milan
MS-63........................54.95
VF clnd, lt nicks .........13.95
1779 1/2 Soldo KM184 F-VF
1935A 5 Reichsmark KM86 1892 Krajczar KM478
lt cor, rm nicks ...........35.95
XF lt nicks ..................16.95 F+/VF .........................16.95 Naples & Sicily
INDIA-PORTUGUESE
1923D 200 Mark KM35
1797 8 Tornesi C49 VG
MS-66........................19.95 1934 Tanga KM19 VF-30
lt cor.........................119.00 lt cor...........................36.95
1923D 200 Mark KM35
Naples
MS-65........................12.95 1952 1/4 Rupia KM25
AU-59 ........................23.95 1810 3 Grana KM253 VF-25
1923D 200 Mark KM35
lt damage .................137.00
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MS-64..........................7.95
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VS1992 (1935) 1/2 Anna
1923D 200 Mark KM35
1832 10 Tornesi KM306 F-VF
MS-63..........................3.95 KM50 MS-64 .............84.00 lt old rm bumps..........89.00
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1958 1/2 Penny KM1 MS-63 AH1350 (1932) Pice KM29 1796 2 1/2 Baiocco KM1240
red, lt carbon ................2.95 MS-64........................28.95 F lt damage ................84.00
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1842/1 2 Quarts KM3 VF old 1936c 1/12 Anna KM509
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1/4
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VF-35 .........................67.95
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AU-55 ..........................3.95
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1/2 Anna KM534b.2
1904R 1 Cent. KM35
lt cor...........................13.95 MS-63
lt carbon ...........8.95 MS-62........................37.95
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1934 5 Cent. KM238.2
VG ................................3.95 XF-45 .........................49.95
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1923 10 Cent. KM60
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lt nicks .........................6.95
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clnd ............................16.95
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MS-63..........................7.95
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MS-63..........................7.95
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MS-64........................19.95
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Upstate New York comes in view
By Mark Hotz
I will begin the tour through Upstate New York that I promised a few months back. I finally found a good weekend to make
the trip, so over the next few months we will be visiting some
very interesting towns in that
quadrant of New York from
Binghamton east to Deposit,
north to Utica, and west to the
areas south of Syracuse.
This month, we will be
visiting Deposit in Broome
County, and Afton in
Chenango County.
From Baltimore, I traveled
north on Interstate Highways
83 and 81, through WilkesBarre and Scranton, Pa.,
toward Binghamton, N.Y.,
the seat of Broome County
and the largest city in the Here is the Deposit National Bank/
area. Binghamton is home to Farmers National Bank building as
a well-known branch of the it appears in Deposit today.
State University of New York
(SUNY). From Binghamton, I exited on State Route 17, a good
highway that heads east and southeast toward New York City.
I was headed to Deposit, N.Y., a lovely river town at the very
easternmost point of Broome County, which straddles the line
between that county and Delaware County on the opposite side
of the river.
Deposit sits in the heart of the Delaware River Valley, nestled
along the West Branch of the Delaware, with mountains on three
sides. The name “Deposit” was logical because in early times
vast quantities of lumber were drawn on sleighs in winter from
as far away as the Susquehanna and deposited on the river banks
awaiting the spring high waters when the logs were fashioned
into rafts, many as long as 200 feet in length, and floated to
the Philadelphia market. This was in many cases the only cash
income for these early settlers.
Before the coming of the white settlers, this part of the
Delaware River Valley was inhabited by Indians of several different tribes. The first white settler was John Hulce, who came from
Orange County in the spring of 1789 and settled on the west side
of the river. Other settlers came and in 1811 the village, with just
Here is an Original Series $1 note (Ace) issued by the Deposit National
Bank. Note the bold pen signatures of the Knapp brothers as bank officers.
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This building was the original Deposit National Bank, erected in 1869
and in use until 1894, when the Knapp brothers, who ran the bank,
erected a much larger structure on Front Street in town.
In 1894, the Knapp brothers erected a far more substantial bank building on
Front Street in Deposit. This vintage 1915 shows the building after it became
the Farmers National Bank. The bank building is visible in the left foreground.
12 dwellings on the westerly bank of the river, was incorporated
as the Village of Deposit.
In 1790, Capt. Nathan Dean, a Revolutionary War officer
from Taunton, Mass., moved to Delaware County. As there were
no roads, he lashed two canoes together and floated down the
river to Cookhouse where he found an empty log house. He lived
there until he could build a home on his 400-acre farm west of
the Fort Stanwix Treaty line covering what is now the Broome
County side of Deposit. When his family transformed the farm
into laid-out streets, it became known as Deansville. In 1851,
the charter of the Village of Deposit was amended to include
Deansville. Thus Deposit became a village in two counties.
The natural resources of timber, bluestone, water, and fertile
land remain now, as ever, the backbone of life in Deposit. Log
homes, laminated wood products, fiberboard manufacturing,
printing businesses, bluestone products, milk and milk products for commercial dairies, maple syrup, fishing and vacation
resorts, and golf courses are just a few of the businesses that
thrive locally. Fishermen, hunters, hikers, birdwatchers, vacationers, and retirees from all over have discovered the area.
The lovely Cannonsville Reservoir, just north of the town, has
become a home to American bald eagles.
Banking came early to Deposit. The Knapp Brothers ran a
Here is a large-size Series of 1902 $5 note issued by the First National
Bank of Afton. This bank issued only $5 notes in large and small size.
This Series of 1902 Date Back Serial No. 1 note on the Farmers National
Bank of Deposit was sold by Heritage Auctions a few years back.
Photo courtesy Heritage Auctions.
Photo courtesy Heritage Auctions.
bank in Deposit before the Civil War.
In July 1864, they converted to national
bank status and the Deposit National Bank
received charter 472. The Knapps conducted the banking business in rooms at
their home at 44 Pine St. until 1869, when
they erected a bank building, now restored
and serving as the Deposit Historical
Museum. In 1894, the Knapps built a
much larger structure on Front Street for
the bank.
The Deposit National Bank was liquidated in 1903 when the Knapp family
decided to leave the banking business. Up
to that time, the bank had circulated nearly
$600,000 in currency, of which just over
$4,000 was outstanding in 1910. Just six
notes are reported, among them four First
Charter $1s and two Serial No. 1 Brown
Backs. I was delighted to find a photo of
one of the Aces; you can easily make out
the pen signatures of the Knapp Brothers
as cashier and president.
In June 1909, the Farmers National
Bank of Deposit obtained charter 9434
and opened for business in the old Deposit
National Bank premises. This bank lasted
through the end of the national currency
era, circulating over $800,000 in largeand small-size National Bank Notes. This
is the bank from which most collectors
obtain notes, as over 20 large and a dozen
small notes are reported. I am providing
for you a photo of the Serial No. 1 1902
$10 Date Back note offered by Heritage
Auctions a few years back.
Deposit today is a charming village
with classic Front Street facing the west
branch of the Delaware. The charming
original Deposit National Bank is now
the local historical museum. The Deposit
National Bank building on Front Street
is an architecturally beautiful structure
of late Victorian-style that serves today
as the local branch of NBT Bank. I have
included a photo postcard view showing
the bank circa 1915, and my own photo of
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This Series of 1929 small-size $5 note on
the First National Bank of Afton is from the
author’s collection.
Here is a photo of the classic Village Hall in
Deposit, N.Y., as it appears today.
Here is the bank block in Afton, N.Y., as it
appears today. The old First National Bank of
Afton was in the center of the block where the
American flag is standing.
the building as it appears today.
From Deposit, I headed north on State
Route 41, which meandered through beautiful countryside into Chenango County
and my next destination, Afton. Afton
was the home of the Afton National Bank,
charter 11513, from which I have a smallsize note in my collection.
Afton, established 1892, though
originally settled in 1786, is located in
Chenango County along the Susquehanna
River. It lies equidistant between the cities
of Oneonta and Binghamton along the
Interstate 88 corridor. The name Afton
came from the Scottish poem, “Afton
Water,” by Robert Burns, and was suggested by Joseph Bennett Chafee. Afton
proudly features a great school, public
library, community center, and supportive
community groups like the Afton Sertoma
Club, and the Afton VFW. Historical sites
in the town include the famous Mormon
House and the old Universalist Church
building built in 1819. (The Mormon
House is where the Mormon Church
founder, Joseph Smith, and Emma Hale
were married in 1827.)
The Afton National Bank opened at
the end of 1919 and survived well past the
end of the national currency era. It was a
very small bank, with a total issue of just
$391,000. It only issued $5 notes in large
and small size. Notes from this bank are
very scarce; just five large and eight small
are reported. There are many collectors
for this area, so the notes rarely show
up. A perusal of auction records from
Heritage and Lyn Knight show several
large notes sold over the years (including
a serial No. 4 (pictured) and serial No.
1), no small-size notes have been offered.
The one shown with this article is from
my collection.
Afton today is a very small but lovely
village with a small but distinctive business district comprised of late 19th-century structures. I have included a photo
of one classic block. I understand that the
Afton National Bank was once housed in
the center of that block, in the building
with the American flag in front.
From Afton, I continued east on State
Route 7 toward Bainbridge. We will visit
that lovely town and others next time.
Readers may address questions or
comments about this article or National
Bank Notes in general to Mark Hotz
directly by email at [email protected].
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France’s emergency military issues
By Kerry Rodgers
A confusion of paper money was produced in France before, during and after
the revolution of 1789. Tucked away in the
Standard Catalog of World Paper Money:
General Issues are notes of the oddly
named Armée Catholique et Royale:
P-A94 through P-A100. The October
2012 Archives International sale, Part XII,
contained five examples of these issues
in high grade. These produced spirited
bidding and ended up selling for well in
excess of their catalog values.
Contre-révolution
The name of issuing authority shown
on these notes can raise eyebrows when
first encountered. In effect, these were
emergency military issues. Perhaps the
notes should bear SCWPM numbers prefixed PM-.
Armée Catholique et Royale, a.k.a.
Catholic and Royal Army, was the name
given to post-revolution army groups in
northwestern France that wished to restore
the monarchy – as the lesser of two political evils.
Whatever the impression given by
some history books and Wikipedia postings, the French Revolution was not
received enthusiastically throughout
France. In rural areas such as Brittany,
Map of the Vendée at the time of the counter-revolution. Image by Ayack, Wikimedia Commons.
Normandy and, particularly, Vendée it was
largely ignored. Here little strife existed
between the nobility and others who lived
and worked in the area. Any resident could
make a comfortable living if they were
prepared to work hard. The principal land
owners were committed to their districts
where they remained resident throughout
the year. Importantly literacy was widespread. The majority of residents were
content to let the troubles in Paris remain
there.
But in early 1793 the revolutionary
republican government set about changing
French society across the entire country.
Among other things they aped Henry
VIII. Firstly they declared the church to
be an arm of the state. They followed up
by debasing the currency on a grand scale.
The impacts of these measures were felt
throughout France. They became amplified in rural communities following the
execution of Louis XVI and a subsequent
government edict ordering conscription.
When a conscription lottery was held
in fervently Catholic Vendée on March
12, 1793, the officials and accompanying members of the National Guard were
met in Saint-Florent-le-Vieil by some
2,000 locals armed with sporting guns,
scythes, pitchforks and billhooks. Many
wore the white cockade, the symbol of the
monarch.
It all happened quickly. A shot from
the crowd took out one of the officials.
The National Guard fired back killing
four and wounding others. The crowd
France/Page 48
Archetypal French peasant turned counterrevolutionary: Le Vendéen by Julien Le Blant, ex
Armée Catholique et Royale emergency issue
10 sous c. 1794, P-A94A; 87x60 mm. Graded
AU with mounting marks on back it sold for
$2,242 against a catalog value of $250. Image
Wikipedia Commons.
courtesy Archives International Auctions.
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Armée Catholique et Royale emergency issue
25 livres c. 1793, P-A97; 134x73 mm. Graded
EF with mounting marks on back it realized
$2,174 on a cataloged value of $500. Image
courtesy Archives International Auctions.
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Armée Catholique et Royale emergency issue 50 livres c. 1793, P-A98; 138x75 mm. Graded good VF with mounting marks on back and two small
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France/from Page 46
charged. The soldiers and officials fled.
Cries went up, “Vive le roi!”
Within days, leaders from throughout
the province moved to unite and create what would evolve into Le Armée
Catholique et Royale.
Guerre de Vendée
Similar revolts took place throughout northwest France. Three main army
groups formed: in Vendée, in Brittany
and in Normandy. That in Vendée was the
largest and initially enjoyed considerable
success. Natural leaders surfaced among
the commoners.
Each army group included a few regular French army units who served as elite
troops. The majority, however, were peasants supplemented by tradesmen, shopkeepers, republican deserters and assorted
foreigners, especially Russians, Germans
and Swiss. One battalion of 600 Swiss and
Germans contained former Swiss Guards.
A considerable number of women fought
alongside their men. In age they ranged
from 11 to 67 with an average around
25-30. All told the combined Armée
Catholique et Royale could put some
90,000 men and women into the field.
Apart from regular army personnel,
the units lacked permanent trained fighters. Their weaponry was poor. Guns were
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few and the peasantry was armed largely
with pitchforks, scythes, mattocks, whathave-you. Cavalry units were cobbled
together by wealthy nobles but were made
up largely of laborers who had liberated
farm horses.
Artillery was restricted to cannon captured from the republicans and medieval
pieces taken from castles. This limited the ability of the Armée Catholique
et Royale to undertake set-piece battles
against republican forces or capture fortified towns.
Nonetheless, early successes saw the
capture of several towns. This gave them
access to military stores, food, clothing
and importantly, shoes. The rural volunteers had discovered that their wooden
sabots were unsuited to battle. But there
were never enough of the essentials.
Eventually, other countries such as
England, made nervous by the revolution
and the subsequent acts of terror, decided
to send in supplies, especially arms but it
would be too little too late.
Livres au nom du Roi
The royalists were not only outnumbered and outgunned by the revolutionary
republican forces, but lacked adequate
provisions and medical supplies. And
there was an urgent shortage of that vital
sinew of war: money.
For some months Armée Catholique et
Royale had overlooked this aspect of their
campaign. They had captured quantities of
republican paper francs but saw these as
essentially worthless – which they were.
Then in the autumn of 1793 someone had
the bright idea of re-issuing this republican currency in the name of the king.
(This would have been Louis XVII as his
father, Louis XVI, had been executed on
Jan. 21, 1793.)
This initial issue, P-A94, consisted of
handwritten endorsements on republican
assignants, “Au nom du Roi bon pour
[amount]”, i.e., “In the name of the King
good for [amount].” All were dated Aug.t
2, 1793. The republican francs were redenominated in the livres and sous of the
monarchy. They were an excellent propaganda tool with the king’s name breathing life into worthless republican francs.
Some million livres worth were produced,
mainly in low denominations. Collectors
should note that of their very nature no
uncirculated examples are likely of these
rare endorsed notes.
In November 1793 the royalists issued
their own series of undated notes in
denominations of five, 10, 25, 50 and 100
livres, P-A95 to -A99. A simple border
contains the denomination in words and
numerals, the issuing authority, ARMÉE
CATHOLIQUE ET ROYALE, and the
France/Page 50
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Armée Catholique et Royale emergency issue 100 livres c. 1793, P-A99; 132x72 mm.
Graded AU with mounting marks on back fetched $2,124 against a cataloged value
of $600. Image courtesy Archives International Auctions.
France/from Page 48
declaration DE PAR LE ROI [of the
King], along with assorted fleur de lis –
the symbol of the French monarchy. At
each note’s center are the words, “BON
commerçable, de [amount] livres, pour
objets fourmis à l’armée, remboursable à
la paix” [Good in commerce for [amount]
livres for furnishing military supplies,
redeemable after the peace]. A signature, a
series letter and/or a number are also present. In 1794 fractional notes for 10 and 15
sous, P-A94A, -A94B, were produced of
similar design.
Also in November 1793 came a note
issue from ARMÉE CATHOLIQUE ET
ROYALE DE BRETAGNE, cf. P-A100.
These were of varying handwritten and
printed denominations. All bore a por-
Jacques Cathelineau, the former wool peddler
who proved a superb military tactician with
repeated victories over the republican forces
in Vendée. Portrait by Anne-Louis Girodet-Trioson, ex
Wikimedia Commons.
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Napoleon’s “whiff of grapeshot” being fired into the massed ranks
of the Royalists insurgents outside the Church of Saint-Roch in
Paris on Vendémiaire 13 Year 4 [Oct. 5, 1795]. Image Wikipedia Commons.
trait of Louis XVII at top center and
carried a promissory clause that stated
they were, “BON DE [amount] LIVRES
/ Remboursable au Trésor Royal, [Good
for [amount] livres, Payable at the Royal
Treasury]”, along with authorizing signatures and hand written serial numbers and
series letters.
Along with the name of the issuing
authority in the frame of these notes is
the repeated invocation DIEU ET LE ROI
[God and the King]. Fleur de lis are sited
at each corner of the border and within a
medallion at bottom center along with a
crown.
Values of P-A100 up to 500 livres
are known, both printed and handwritten. Fully printed denominations include
their value in numbers at top right or
repeated obliquely at each corner. In other
words numerous varieties exist other than
those listed in SCWPM. In recent years
Heritage sold a nice fully printed 100
livres while in October 2012 AIA offered
handwritten denominated 30 livres.
SCWPM notes that contemporary
counterfeits of the 500 livres, P-A100,
are known. In a recent commentary John
Sandrock is somewhat skeptical that anyone would bother faking the issues of a
minor counter revolution occurring in one
corner of republican France.
However, Michael Greaney points out
that the republicans had considerable trouble containing their, “under-equipped and
poorly supplied enemies.” He suspects
the French government may have resorted
to “economic warfare.” The printing and
distribution of large numbers of counterfeit livres, would have undermined the
ability Armée Catholique et Royale to
finance itself. Importantly, he notes that
the counterfeits are widespread and there
is no certain method of determining which
notes are original and which are fakes.
Sandrock also notes that large numbers of the 500 livres notes are known to
have been skimmed by the printer. There
is clearly much more work to be done in
sorting out these diverse issues.
All of the royalist notes were desperately needed for financing the cause.
Possession of any, however, gave clear
evidence that the bearer was a traitor to
the republic and Madame Guillotine was
waiting. One result is that few high quality
examples such as those offered by AIA in
October 2012 exist.
But it was not all notes. Royalist supporters issued six deniers [half sol/sous]
and thirty sols [sous] coins in bronze/brass
in the name of Louis XVII. These saw little
if any circulation. Both obverses feature a
bust surrounded by the legend LOUIS
XVII ROI DES FRANÇOIS [Louis XVII,
King of the French]. The reverse of the six
deniers displays a Genius, often wrongly
described as an angel, beneath a legend
REGNE DE LA LOI [Rule of law]. The
reverse of the thirty sols shows the value
within a wreath.
Kismet
In the summer of 1793 the inspirational
Jacques Cathelineau, commander-in-chief
of Armée Catholique et Royale, decided to
march on Paris. He made a fatal miscalculation. He decided to take out the heavily
fortified city of Nantes along the way to
allow the various counter-revolutionary
forces in the west to link up.
The Battle for Nantes was almost a
royalist triumph. They fought their way
into the heart of the city only to lose
Cathelineau to a musket ball. With the
battle nearly won, his deputy ordered a
withdrawal.
From then on Armée Catholique lost
its way. They adopted a defensive strategy.
This enabled the republican forces to chip
away at their enemy’s positions. The royalists were effectively destroyed through the
brilliant strategies of Jean-Baptiste Kléber
in a battle on Oct. 17, 1793 that saw many
royalist leaders killed or eliminated. With
them died their note issues.
In January 1794 the republican government had had enough. Gen. Turreau
Armée Catholique et Royale de Bretagne 30
livres hand written denomination c. November
1793, cf. P-A100; 170x91 mm. Graded good Fine
but with repair to detached left fold it sold for
$3,186. Image courtesy Archives International Auctions.
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$1 1865 NGC Unc. cleaned ................1750
$1 1868 PCGS AU-55 ..........................650
$1 1876 PCGS AU Cleaned ..................400
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$2 1/2 1852-D NGC XF Obv. Scr.........1775
$2 1/2 1860-S NGC AU-58 .................2200
$2 1/2 1862-S NGC VF Cleaned .........1050
$2 1/2 1880 NGC Unc. Cleaned............675
$3 1854-O PCGS XF-40 .....................2850
$3 1855-S PCGS VF-20......................1700
$3 1861 NGC XF-45 ...........................2800
$3 1872 NGC AU-53 ..........................2400
$3 1886 NGC Unc. Cleaned ................2400
$3 1888 NGC Unc. Cleaned ................2100
$5 1843-O SL ICG AU-50 ...................1675
$5 1845-0 PCGS AU Cleaned .............1250
$5 1858-S PCGS VF-30......................2300
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$10 1879-CC NGC XF Cleaned ..........8200
$10 1884-CC NGC VF-35 ...................1950
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was issued orders to lay waste to the
Vendée region and kill every human
found there. The subsequent actions of
the troops and the civilian revolutionary authorities, that included horrendous mass drownings in the Loire, are
regarded by some historians as the first
European genocide. No one knows the
exact number but between 117,000 and
450,000 died in Vendée out of a population of around 800,000. Even today
French opinion is sharply polarized on
the subject of the War in the Vendée.
Guerrilla warfare continued on in western France for some years but the final
throw of the dice for any mass uprising
came in October 1795. Another 30,000
strong Catholic army had been raised and
marched on Paris that was defended by
just 5,000 republican troops. The royalists made it into the city before being
temporarily routed by a cavalry charge.
A young artillery officer, Gen. Napoleon
Bonaparte, then loomed over the horizon.
He brought with him 40 cannon.
When the royalists regrouped in the
city, he ordered grapeshot poured into
their massed ranks. Despite having his
Armée Catholique et Royale de Bretagne
100 livres printed value and signatures c.
November 1793, cf. P-A100. Image courtesy
Heritage Auction Galleries.
horse shot from under him, Napoleon
organized a counterattack and quickly
ended the fray. He became a national hero
and was rewarded with command of the
Army of Italy and we all know where
that led.
Ironically, it was residents of Vendée
who helped ensure Napoleon met his
Waterloo. Despite being desperately
short of troops to fight the campaign in
1815, Napoleon was forced to detail off
10,000 to quell yet another uprising in the
Vendée. It certainly helped the Duke of
Wellington’s cause. X
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Chelsea, Al, 35043. PH: 205- 612-5538 or
[email protected].
ARIZONA
Jan 24-25 AZ, Mesa. 46th Annual Coin Club
Show. Convention Center-Bldg. A, 263 N.
Center St.. A: $1. T: 45. F: $195. Steve
Rye, PO Box 40963, Mesa, AZ, 85274.
PH: 602- 571-6241 or ryecoin@yahoo.
com.
Jan 31 AZ, Glendale. Northwest Valley Coin
& Card Show. St. James Catholic Church,
19640 N. 35th Ave. SP: AZCS. A: Free. T:
1-715-445-2214 or email us.
Sue (ext. 13224) [email protected]
April (ext. 13654) [email protected]
For show listing info, Deb (ext. 13297) [email protected]
30. F: $38-$45. Mike Vechiola. PH: 623570-3816 or [email protected].
CALIFORNIA
Jan 23-25 CA, San Jose. 47th Annual Coin
Club Coin & Collectibles Show. Double
Tree Hotel, Bayshore Ballroom, 2050
Gateway Pl.. A: $4. San Jose Coin Club,
Ray Johnson, PO Box 10416, San Jose,
CA, 95157. www.sanjosecoinclub.org
Jan 29-31 CA, Long Beach. Coin, Currency,
Stamp & Sports Collectibles Expo.
Convention Center, Hall A, 100 S. Pine
Ave.. Expos Unlimited - Long Beach Expo,
Taryn Warrecker, PO Box 6280, Newport
Beach, CA, 92658. PH: 805- 680-0294 or
www.californiashowlist.com.
Feb 13-14 CA, Santa Rosa. 47th Annual
Redwood Empire Coin Club Coin Show.
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Show Directory Form
To have your show listed in the Numismatic News Show
Directory just fill out and mail or fax this form.
Sonoma County Fairgrounds, E.L. Finley
Building, 1350 Bennett Valley Rd. SH:
10am-6pm. A: $2. T: 60. Avila Architects,
Merle Avila, 5850 Commerce Blvd, Ste
100, Rohnert Park, CA, 94928. days, PH:
707- 585-3711 or eves, PH: 707- 8244811 or [email protected].
Feb 15 CA, San Jose. 43rd Cupertino
Coin Club Show. Napredak Hall, 770
Montague Expy.. A: $2. T: 45. F: $120$230. Cupertino Coin Club, Bruce Braga,
PO Box 448, Cupertino, CA, 95015. PH:
408- 839-1883 or brucebraga1@aim.
com.
Feb 22 CA, Van Nuys. Coin Show. Masonic
Hall, 14750 Sherman Way. SP: R.A.M.
Rare Coins. A: $3 - Free drawing with
paid admission. T: 30. F: $125. Richard
Murachanian, PO Box 800801, Santa
Calrita, CA, 91380. PH: 661- 287-1651 or
[email protected].
Mar 29 CA, Van Nuys. 50th Annual Coin
Show. Masonic Hall, 14750 Sherman Way.
SP: Verdugo Hills Coin Club. A: $3.. T: 28.
F: $110, 2 for $200.. Bob Thompson, PO
Box 26, Tujunga, CA, 91043. PH: 818249-1237 or [email protected].
COLORADO
Name of Show:
Mar 27-29 CO, Loveland. Annual Spring
Coin, Currency & Collectibles Show. The
Ranch Larimer County Fairgrounds, 5280
Arena Circle. A: Free. F: $200. James
Oscarson, PO Box 273218, Fort Collins,
CO, 80527. PH: 970- 223-1795 or [email protected].
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or e-mail [email protected]
Feb 15 CT, East Haven. Coin Show. Annex
Club, 554 Woodward Ave.. SH: 9am-2pm.
T: 60. F: 1/$60, 2/$105, 3/$140. Coin
Superstore, Chris Berinato, 593 Main St.
East, New Haven, CT, 06512. PH: 203469-2943 or [email protected].
Feb 15 CT, New Haven. CoinSuperstore Coin
& Paper Money Show. Annex Club, 554
Woodward Ave.. SH: 9am-2pm. A: Free.
F: $55, 2/$105, 3/$140. CoinSuperstore,
Chris Berinato, 593 Main St., East Haven,
CT06512. PH: 203- 469-2943 or info@
coinsuperstore.com or www.coinsuperstore.com.
DELAWARE
Jan 22-24 DE, New Castle. 54th Annual
Wilmington Coin Club Show. Nur Shrine
Temple, 198 S. Dupont Hwy.. SP:
Wilmington Coin Club. T: 70. F: $340. Pell
Sherman, PO Box 7750, Wilmington, DE,
19803. PH: 302- 528-6937 or [email protected].
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FLORIDA
Jan 18 FL, Plantation. 3rd Sunday Ft.
Lauderdale Coin & Stamp Show.
Volunteer Park, 12050 W. Sunrise Blvd..
Joe Marshall. PH: 954- 802-4967 or
[email protected].
Jan 25 FL, Greenacres. 4th Sunday of the
Month Show. American Polish Club, 4275
Lake Worth Road. SH: 9am-3pm. SP:
Palm Beach Coin Club. A: Free. T: 50.
F: $60. Tony Swicer, PO Box 5823, Lake
Worth, FL, 33466. PH: 561- 964-7236 or
[email protected].
Feb 6-7 FL, Venice. Coin & Currency
Show. Venice United Church of Christ,
620 Shamrock Blvd.. SP: Venice Coin
& Currency Club. A: Free. T: 35. Jeff
Scalici, 14291 Tamiami Trail, North Port,
FL, 34287. PH: 941- 626-1128 or jeff.
[email protected].
Feb 7 FL, Zephyrhills. 1st Saturday Coin
Club Show. Eagle Lodge #3752, 4249
New River Rd., corner of SR 54. SP:
Zephyrhills Coin Club. A: Free. F: $40..
Dennis Jones. PH: 813- 355-6813.
Feb 8 FL, Plantation. 3rd Sunday Ft.
Lauderdale Coin & Stamp Show.
Volunteer Park, 12050 W. Sunrise Blvd..
Joe Marshall. PH: 954- 802-4967 or
[email protected].
Feb 8 FL, Melbourne. Coin $ Stamp &
Collectible Show. Eau Gallie Civic Ctr.,
1551 Highland Ave.. A: Free. Alysha
Wilson. PH: 321- 751-3647 or alysha21@
att.net.
Feb 13-15 FL, Lakeland. 58th Semi Annual
Collectorama Show. Lakeland Ctr., 701
W. Lime St.. SH: Fri.-Sat. 10am-6pm;
Sun. 10am-3pm. T: 125. F: $160-$500.
The Collectorama Shows, Inc., PO Box
294049, Boca Raton, FL, 33429. Ed
Kuszmar, PH: 561- 392-8551 or [email protected] or www.wix.com.
Feb 20-22 FL, Sarasota. Coin Show.
Municipal Auditorium, 801 N. Tamiami Trl..
SP: Sarasota Coin Club & Manatee Coin
Club. A: Free. Frank Cox Productions,
755 S Palm Ave, #203, Sarasota, FL,
34236. PH: 941- 954-0202 or frankcox@
comcast.net or www.frankcoxproductions.
com.
Feb 21 FL, Spring Hill. West Hernando Coin
Club Coin Show. Knights of Columbus,
10470 Spring Hill Dr.. Sid Kaplowitz, PH:
352- 382-5596 or skaplowitz@tampabay.
rr.com.
Feb 22 FL, Greenacres. 4th Sunday of the
Month Show. American Polish Club, 4275
Lake Worth Road. SH: 9am-3pm. SP:
Palm Beach Coin Club. A: Free. T: 50.
F: $60. Tony Swicer, PO Box 5823, Lake
Worth, FL, 33466. PH: 561- 964-7236 or
[email protected].
Mar 14 FL, St. Augustine. Ancient City Coin
& Currency Show. FOP Lodge Building,
5050 Inman Rd.. SP: Ancient City Coin
and Currency Club. A: Free. T: 30. F: $40,
2-$60. Jerry Walden, PO Box 814, St.
Augustine, FL, 32085. PH: 904- 940-6245
or http://accc.anaclubs.org/index.html.
GEORGIA
Mar 20-21 GA, Albany. Albany Coin Show.
Knights of Columbus, 2009 Gillionville
Rd.. SP: Southwest Georgia Coin Club.
A: $1. T: 45. Bill Lane, 162 Camelot Road,
Gray, GA, 31032. Cell, PH: 478- 955-0724
or Home, PH: 478- 986-9795.
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HAWAII
Jan 17 HI, Honolulu. Hawaii Stamp &
Coin Dealer Assoc.. Kapiolani Hotel,150
Kapahulu Ave.. SH: 9am-4pm. A: Free.
Don Medcalf, 1111 Bishop St. #105,
Honolulu, HI, 96813. PH: 808- 531-6252
or [email protected].
ILLINOIS
Jan 18 IL, Itasca. 3rd Sunday N.O.I.S.E.
Coin Show. Holiday Inn, 860 Irving Pk..
A: Free. T: 60. F: $60. N.O.I.S.E., Joe, PO
Box 193, Crystal Lake, IL, 60039. PH:
815- 479-0350 or noisecoinshowillinois@
gmail.com.
Jan 25 IL, Elgin. Geneva Coin Club Show.
Holiday Inn, 495 Airport Rd.. A: Free.
T: 50. , 1466 Loch Lomond Dr., Crystal
Lake, IL, 60014. Dave H., PH: 815- 8141255 or Fred D., PH: 630- 677-3866 or
[email protected]; fdennis13@gmail.
com or www.facebook.com/northernillinoiscoinshow.
Feb 1 IL, Palatine. 1st Sunday Coin Show.
Holiday Inn Express, 1550 Dundee Rd.
SH: 9am-3pm. A: Free. T: 40. F: $60.
N.O.I.S.E., Joe, PO Box 193, Crystal
Lake, IL, 60039. PH: 815- 479-0350 or
[email protected].
Feb 8 IL, Countryside. West Suburban Coin
& Collectibles Show. Operating Engineers
Local 150 Union Hall, 6200 Joliet Rd.. A:
Free. T: 85. Kevin Wasmer. PH: 630- 3999060 or westsuburbancoinshow.com.
Feb 15 IL, Itasca. 3rd Sunday N.O.I.S.E.
gmail.com.
Feb 26-28 IL, Tinley Park. Greater Chicago
Coin, Currency & Collectible Show.
Tinley Park Convention Center, 18451
Convention Center Dr. Jim Paicz, PO Box
628, Richton Park, IL, 60471. PH: 708670-3469 or [email protected] or www.
chicagocoinshow.com.
Mar 1 IL, Palatine. 1st Sunday Coin Show.
Holiday Inn Express, 1550 Dundee Rd.
SH: 9am-3pm. A: Free. T: 40. F: $60.
N.O.I.S.E., Joe, PO Box 193, Crystal
Lake, IL, 60039. PH: 815- 479-0350 or
[email protected].
Mar 15 IL, Itasca. 3rd Sunday N.O.I.S.E.
gmail.com.
Mar 22 IL, Springfield. 26th Annual
Summer Coin Show. Northfield Center I,
3210 Northfield Dr.. SP: Central Illinois
Numismatic Assoc.. A: $1. T: 70. F: $70.
Steve Butler, 1712 S. First Sst, Springfield,
IL, 62704-3902. PH: 217- 899-9996.
Apr 19 IL, Itasca. 3rd Sunday N.O.I.S.E.
gmail.com.
INDIANA
Feb 8 IN, Indianapolis. 71st Street Coin &
Currency Show. Knights of Columbus,
2100 E. 71st St.. SH: 9am-3:30pm. A:
Free. Mark Eberhardt. PH: 317- 837-5682
or [email protected] or www.fubacoins.
com.
Feb 15 IN, Lafayette. Lafayette Numismatic
Society Coin Show. Best Western
Lafayette Executive Plaza & Conference
Center, 4343 South St., I55 & Hwy 26,
Exit 172. SH: 9am-4pm. T: 20. Richard
Carson. PH: 765- 567-2885 or meola@
centurytel.net or http://lafayettecoinclub.
tripod.com.
Feb 22 IN, Terre Haute. Wabash Valley
Coin & Currency Show. Wabash Valley
Fairgrounds, 3901 South US 41. A: Free.
T: 26. F: $15. Marvin Mericle, PO Box
7112, Terre Haute, IN, 47802. PH: 812898-1260 or [email protected].
IOWA
Feb 6-8 IA, Des Moines. Antique Spectacular.
Iowa State Fairgrounds, Animal Learning
Center, East 33rd St.. A: $7. Melting Pot
Productions, Inc., Kimberly Schillilng. PH:
712- 326-9964 or [email protected] or www.antiquespectacular.com.
Feb 15 IA, Dubuque. Tri-State Coin Show.
Diamond Jo Casino, 301 Bell St.. SH:
9am-3pm. SP: Key City Coin Club of
Dubuque. A: $1. Richard Hillard. PH: 563557-7210 or [email protected].
KANSAS
Feb 14 KS, Parsons. Cool Collectibles Coin
Show. Municipal Building , 112 S. 17th
Street. SP: Skil Resource Center, Inc.. A:
Free. F: $30. Dave Sorrick, PO Box 967,
Parsons, KS, 67357. Dave Sorrick, PH:
620- 423-6600 or Neil Springer, PH: 620423-7508 or [email protected] or
www.bordertownauctionhouse.com.
Feb 21-22 KS, Wichita. The Cessna Show.
Cessna Activity Center, 2744 Geo.
Washington Blvd.. A: Free. F: $115. Ralph
Lott, 10716 E 31st South, Wichita, KS,
67210. PH: 316- 683-6593.
MARYLAND
Jan 18 MD, Timonium. Hunt Valley Timonium Coin Show. Holiday Inn
Timonium, 9615 Deereco Rd.. SP:
Legacy Coins & Currency. A: Free. T: 30.
F: $80-6ft., $150-12ft.. Ralph Piedmont,
PO Box 5334, Timonium, MD, 21094. PH:
410- 929-2178 or Day of show, PH: 410925-7854 or [email protected].
Feb 1 MD, Westminster. Coin & Currency
Show. Fire Hall, John St. Quarters, 28
John St.. A: Free. T: 30. Carl Earl Ostiguy,
PO Box 92, Savage, MD, 20763. PH: 443623-7025 or [email protected].
Feb 7 MD, Baltimore. MD-TAMS Swap Meet.
Grace United Methodist Church, 5407
N Charles St. SP: Maryland Token and
Medal Society. A: Free. MD TAMS, Paul
Belschner, PO Box 805, Rockville, MD,
20848. PH: 301- 949-9495 or Ed Craig,
PH: 410- 284-8382 or [email protected].
Feb 7 MD, Baltimore. MD-TAMS Swap Meet.
Grace United Methodist Church, 5407
N Charles St. SP: Maryland Token and
Medal Society. A: Free. MD TAMS, Paul
Belschner, PO Box 805, Rockville, MD,
20848. PH: 301- 949-9495 or Ed Craig,
Feb 21-22 MD, Frederick. Coin & Currency
Show. Frederick Elks Lodge, 289
Willowdale Dr.. A: Free. T: 60. F: $110. Carl
Earl Ostiguy, PO Box 92, Savage, MD,
20763. PH: 443- 623-7025 or ceocoins@
comcast.net.
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Mar 1 MD, Timonium. Hunt Valley - Timonium
Coin Show. Holiday Inn Timonium,
9615 Deereco Rd.. SP: Legacy Coins &
Currency. A: Free. T: 30. F: $80-6ft., $15012ft.. Ralph Piedmont, PO Box 5334,
Timonium, MD, 21094. PH: 410- 9292178 or Day of show, PH: 410- 925-7854
Apr 19 MD, Timonium. Hunt Valley Timonium Coin Show. Holiday Inn
Timonium, 9615 Deereco Rd.. SP:
Legacy Coins & Currency. A: Free. T: 30.
F: $80-6ft., $150-12ft.. Ralph Piedmont,
PO Box 5334, Timonium, MD, 21094. PH:
410- 929-2178 or Day of show, PH: 410925-7854 or [email protected].
Dec 6 MD, Timonium. Hunt Valley - Timonium
Coin Show. Holiday Inn Timonium,
9615 Deereco Rd.. SP: Legacy Coins &
Currency. A: Free. T: 30. F: $80-6ft., $15012ft.. Ralph Piedmont, PO Box 5334,
Timonium, MD, 21094. PH: 410- 9292178 or Day of show, PH: 410- 925-7854
MASSACHUSETTS
Jan 25 MA, Westford. Monthly Coin Show.
Westford Regency Hotel, 219 Littleton
Rd. A: $1. T: 85. EBW Promos., PO Box
3, Wilmington, MA, 01887. PH: 978- 6580160.
Feb 8 MA, Auburn. Greater Worcester Coin
Show. Elks Lodge, 754 Southbridge St.
(Rt. 12). A: Free. T: 46. EBW Promos.,
PO Box 3, Wilmington, MA, 01887. PH:
978- 658-0160.
Feb 22 MA, Westford. Monthly Coin Show.
Westford Regency Hotel, 219 Littleton
Rd. A: $1. T: 85. EBW Promos., PO Box
3, Wilmington, MA, 01887. PH: 978- 6580160.
MICHIGAN
Jan 18 MI, Southgate. Lincoln Coin Club
Annual Show. Civic Center Annex, 14700
Reaume Pkwy.. A: Free. T: 45. F: $50. Al
Kaip, 2745 W. Jefferson Ave., Trenton, MI,
48183. PH: 734- 231-0788 or alkaip@
yahoo.com.
Jan 22-24 MI, Livonia. 58th Suburban Detroit
Coin Show. Holiday Inn Livonia, 6 miles
@ I-275, 17123 Laurel Park Dr. N.. SH:
Thurs. 12pm-6pm*, Fri. 9am-6pm*, Sat.
9am-3pm*. A: Free. T: 60. Chuck Sharp.
Feb 15 MI, Troy. Polish American Numismatic
Society & Huron Valley Numismatic
Society Show. American Polish Cultural
Ctr., 2975 E. Maple Rd. at Dequindre Rd..
SP: Polish American Numismatic Society
and Windsor Coin Club. A: Free. T: 102.
F: $95. Les Rosik, PH: 248- 909-2670 or
Brett Irick, PH: 313- 207-3562 or xr7gt@
prodigy.net or www.pans-club.org and
www.hvns.org.
Aug 30 MI, Troy. Polish American Numismatic
Society & Huron Valley Numismatic
Society Show. American Polish Cultural
Ctr., 2975 E. Maple Rd. at Dequindre Rd..
SP: Polish American Numismatic Society
and Windsor Coin Club. A: Free. T: 102.
F: $95. Les Rosik, PH: 248- 909-2670 or
Brett Irick, PH: 313- 207-3562 or xr7gt@
prodigy.net or www.pans-club.org and
www.hvns.org.
MINNESOTA
Feb 15 MN, South Saint Paul. South Saint
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Paul Coin Show. VFW, 111 Concord
Exchange S. A: Free. T: 38. F: $55. Byron
Meyer, 55075. PH: 651- 731-9275 or [email protected].
Feb 22 MN, St. Paul. St. Paul Liberty Coin
Club’s Annual Winter Coin Show. Ideal
Hall, 1494 N. Dale St.. SH: 9am-4pm. A:
Free. T: 37. St. Paul Liberty Coin Club,
John Temperante. PH: 651- 260-2047 or
[email protected].
MISSISSIPPI
Feb 20-22 MS, Southaven. Memphis Coin
Club Show. Landers Civic Center, 4560
Venture Dr. A: Free. T: 72. F: $150. Ray
W Brown, PO Box 40572, Memphis, TN,
38174. PH: 901- 321-3408 or rwbrown@
cbu.edu.
MISSOURI
Feb 1 MO, Kansas City. ARC Monthly Coin
Show. American Legion Post 21, 16701
E. 40 Hwy.. A: Free. T: 40. F: $70-$130.
American Rare Coin, John Ryan, 521 E.
Red Bridge Rd., Kansas City, MO, 64131.
PH: 816- 942-7900.
Mar 21-22 MO, Osage Beach. Mid Missouri
Collector’s Show. Lake of the OzarksElks
Lodge, 5161 Osage Beach Pkwy. SP: In
God We Trust LLC. T: 40. F: $90. In God
We Trust LLC, Dave Sorrick, PO Box 162,
Mindenmines, MO, 64769. PH: 620- 4236600 or [email protected] or www.
bordertownauctionhouse.com.
NEBRASKA
Feb 8 NE, Nebraska City. 51st Annual Coin
Show. Eagle Club, 600 1st Corso. SH:
9am-4pm. A: Free. T: 34. F: $30. Tim
Boerner, 211 Oak St., Syracuse, NE,
68446. PH: 402- 269-2228.
Feb 15 NE, Omaha. Monthly Coin Show.
Comfort Inn & Suites, 7007 Grover St..
T: 50. F: $25. Corey Clinebell. PH: 402812-7062 or abccoinsandcollectables@
gmail.com or www.abccoinsandcollectables.com.
NEVADA
Jan 30-31 NV, Las Vegas. CASINORAMA
Super Casino Collectibles Show. Arizona
Charlie’s Hotel, 740 S Decatur Blvd. SH:
10am-3pm. A: $5. Jim Munding, PO Box
4087, West Covina, CA, 91791. PH: 626893-7926 or [email protected].
Feb 6-8 NV, Las Vegas. Coin, Currency,
Jewelry & Stamp Expos. Orleans Hotel
Casino, 4500 W. Tropicana Ave.. SH: Fri.
11am-6pm, Sat. 10am-6pm, Sun. 10am5pm. A: $3, Seniors $2. Israel I. Bick,
PO Box 854, Van Nuys, CA, 91408. PH:
818- 997-6496 or [email protected] or
www.bickinternatinal.com.
NEW HAMPSHIRE
Feb 15 NH, Hinsdale. 3rd Sunday TriState Coin Show. Millstream Community
Center, 19 Main St. A: Free. T: 10. F: $40.
Jack Whitney or Richard Bryant. PH: 413422-2794 or PH: 802- 254-9340 or rab1@
myfairpoint.net.
Feb 15 NH, Nashua. 3rd Sun. Coin Show.
Holiday Inn , 9 Northeastern Blvd. T: 49.
EBW Promotions, PO Box 3, Willmington,
MA, 01887. PH: 978- 658-0160.
NEW JERSEY
Jan 10 NJ, Colts Neck. Coin & Currency
Show. Saint Mary’s Church, Rte. 34 North
& Phanlax Rd. A: Free. T: 40. F: $20.
Jimmy Citronella. PH: 732- 526-7337 or
[email protected].
Feb 14 NJ, Colts Neck. Coin & Currency
[email protected].
Feb 15 NJ, Clifton. World Money Show.
Recreation Ctr., 1232 Main Ave.. A: Free.
T: 45. F: $45.. Mark Schiffer. PH: 973983-2449.
Mar 14 NJ, Colts Neck. Coin & Currency
[email protected].
NEW YORK
Jan 23-25 NY, White Plains. Westchester
Coin & Stamp Show. Westchester Cty.
Center, 198 Central Ave.. A: Free. T: 100.
Mark Simon, 789 Yonkers Ave., Yonkers,
NY, 10704. PH: 914- 299-3995.
Feb 7-8 NY, Niagara Falls. Collectors’
Show/Expo 2015. Elks Lodge #346, 1805
Factory Outlet Blvd. SH: Sat. 10am-5pm,
Sun. 10am-3pm. SP: Niagara Frontier
Coin Club. A: Free. Brian Trietley, 6589
Main St., Williamsville, NY, 14221. PH:
716- 831-1526 or PH: 716- 633-4104 or
[email protected].
Feb 15 NY, Syracuse. Onondaga
Numismatic Association Coin & Currency
Show. Maplewood Inn, 400 7th North
St., Liverpool. SH: 10am-3pm. A: Free. T:
35. Mark Caiello, 652 Old Liverpool Rd.,
Liverpool, NY, 13088. PH: 315- 461-9379.
Feb 15 NY, Cheektowaga. Coin & Stamp
Show. Knights of Columbus Hall, 2735
Union Road. SH: 10am-3pm. SP: Buffalo
Numismatic Assoc.. T: 55. Dave, PH: 716873-4280 or www.the-bna.org.
Feb 21 NY, Staten Island. Staten Island
Coin & Currency Show. Hillside Swim
Club, 151 Signs Rd. A: Free. Nick. PH:
718- 608-5816.
Feb 22 NY, Canajoharie. Annual Otsquago
Coin Show. Moose Lodge, Erie Blvd. A:
Free. T: 10. F: $40. Jay Summerson, 154
Robwil Dr., Fort Plain, NY, 13339. PH:
518- 673-2664.
Feb 22 NY, West Henrietta. Rochester Area
Coin Expo. RIT Inn & Conference Center.
T: 30. F: $80. Ed Hammond, PO Box 186,
Kanona, NY, 14856. PH: 607- 368-2617.
NORTH CAROLINA
Feb 13-15 NC, Charlotte. 45th Annual Coin
Club Show. Metrolina Trade Show Expo.,
7100 Statesville Rd.. A: Free. T: 154.
F: $200. Jerry Sajbel, PO Box 33292,
Charlotte, NC, 28233. PH: 704- 641-2959
Feb 21-22 NC, Rocky Mount. Original Coin
& Currency Show. Moose Lodge Family
Center, 521 Country Club Road. A: Free.
Rare Coins of Raleigh, Stacy Silvers,
4900 Falls of Neuse Rd., Ste. 165,
Raleigh, NC. PH: 919- 723-1410.
NORTH DAKOTA
Jan 24-25 ND, Fargo. Red River Valley
Coin Club 55th Annual Coin Show. Best
Western Doublewood Inn & Conference
Center, 3333 13th Avenue South. T: 60.
F: $120. Bob Hanna. PH: 701- 373-8980
or [email protected] or www.redrivervalleycoinclub.org.
OHIO
Jan 18 OH, Hilliard. Columbus Coin Show
3rd Sunday Every Month. Makoy Center,
5462 Center St.. A: $2. T: 30. F: $45. Dan
Rich, PO Box 340123, Columbus, OH,
43234. PH: 614- 785-9967 or drich@
columbus.rr.com.
Jan 25 OH, Cincinnati. Greenhills Classic
Winton Rd.. A: Free. T: 55. F: $42. Jim
Huffman, PO Box 63, Xenia, OH, 45385.
Feb 1 OH, Cleveland. Universal Coin,
Currency & Stamp Show. American
Legion Hall, 22001 Brook Park Rd &
West 220 St. SH: 10am-3pm. A: Free. T:
36. John Cotleur. PH: 440- 864-7473.
Feb 14 OH, Canton. Canton/Route 30
Monthly Coin Show by Canal Coin &
Currency. Perry Grange Hall, 6300
Richville Dr. SW. SP: Canton Coin &
Currency LLC. A: Free. T: 25. F: $30-$55.
Dennie Lebo, 5870-C Fulton Drive NW,
Canton, OH, 44718. PH: 330- 844-2138
Feb 15 OH, Hilliard. Columbus Coin Show
5462 Center St.. A: $2. T: 30. F: $45. Dan
43234. PH: 614- 785-9967 or drich@
columbus.rr.com.
Feb 15 OH, Toledo. Blue Ribbon Coin &
Stamp Show. Saint Clements Hall, 3030
Tremainsville Rd.. A: Free. T: 45. F: 1-$40,
2-$65, 3-$80. John Begovatz. PH: 419972-4176 or [email protected].
Feb 22 OH, Cincinnati. Greenhills Classic
Mar 14 OH, Canton. Canton/Route 30
Canton, OH, 44718. PH: 330- 844-2138
Mar 15 OH, Hilliard. Columbus Coin Show
5462 Center St.. A: $2. T: 30. F: $45. Dan
43234. PH: 614- 785-9967 or drich@
columbus.rr.com.
Mar 29 OH, Fostoria. Coin Club Coin Show.
Stacy’s Place, 625 Plaza Dr.. A: Free. T:
50. F: $40.. Phil Warrington, PO Box 613,
44830. cell, PH: 419- 937-0135 or PH:
419- 619-7742 or pwarrington@bright.
net.
Mar 29 OH, Cincinnati. Greenhills Classic
Apr 11 OH, Canton. Canton/Route 30
Canton, OH, 44718. PH: 330- 844-2138
Apr 26 OH, Cincinnati. Greenhills Classic
May 31 OH, Cincinnati. Greenhills Classic
Jun 28 OH, Cincinnati. Greenhills Classic
Aug 30 OH, Cincinnati. Greenhills Classic
OKLAHOMA
Feb 13-14 OK, Duncan. 46th Annual
Stephens County Coin Club Coin Show.
Stephens County Fairgrounds , 1618
South 13th. A: Free. T: 50. F: $70. Ed
McGill, PO Box 684, Duncan, OK, 73533.
PH: 580- 252-3818.
PENNSYLVANIA
Jan 24-25 PA, Cheswick. 53rd Annual West
Penn Coin Club Show. Futules Harmar
House, 1321 Free port Rd.. A: Free. Dane
Olevian. PH: 570- 332-4690 or dane.olevian@
gmail.com or www.westpenncoinclub.com.
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Feb 7-8 PA, Pittsburgh. 55th Anniversary
Coin Show. Crowne Plaza HotelPittsburgh South, 164 Fort Couch Rd.. SP:
South Hills Coin Club. A: Free. F: $120.
Dale Abel, PO Box 161, Bethel Park, PA,
15102. PH: 412- 854-4022 or dale827@
verizon.net.
May 17 PA, Shrewsbury. Coin Show. Fire
Hall, 21 West Forrest Ave. A: Free. T: 40.
F: $65. Fred Beihl. PH: 717- 993-3163 or
[email protected] or www.auctionzip.
com/pa.html.
SOUTH CAROLINA
Feb 6-8 SC, Ladson. Low Country Coin
Club Winter Show. Exchange Park
Fairgrounds , 9850 Hwy 78. A: Free. T:
50. F: $200/$175. Low Country Coin Club,
PO Box 62248, North Charleston, SC,
29419. Richard Smith, PH: 843- 797-1245
or Lowell Knouff, PH: 843- 302-6210 or
[email protected]; lowcountrycoinclub@
gmail.com or www.lowcountrycoinclub.
com.
TENNESSEE
Feb 6-7 TN, Knoxville. Annual Knoxville Coin
Show. Rothchild Catering at Baron Place,
8807 Kingston Pike. SH: Fri. 10am-6pm,
Sat. 9am-3pm. SP: Fort Lauden Coin Club
& Smokey Mountain Coin Club. A: Free.
Don Rhodes, 2029 Saint Gregorys Ct.,
Knoxville, TN, 37931. PH: 865- 806-9320
Mar 6-8 TN, Chattanooga. Tennessee
State Numismatic Assoc. Annual Spring
Convention. Camp Jordan Arena, I-75 exit
1. Gayle Pike, Box 11705, Memphis, TN,
38111. PH: 901- 327-1703 or PH: 901210-7669 or [email protected] or www.
tsns.org.
Mar 14 TN, Knoxville. Coin Show. Rothchild
Center, 8807 Kingston Pike. A: Free. T:
25. Robert Bruner, POB 465, Strawberry
Plains, TN, 37871. PH: 865- 660-8692 or
[email protected].
TEXAS
Jan 24 TX, Sherman. Texoma Coin Show.
Quality Inn, 3605 Hwy 75 South Exit 56. A:
Free. T: 30. F: $60-$80. Gary Rollins, PO
Box 744, McKinney, TX, 75070. PH: 972978-1611 or [email protected].
Jan 30-Feb 1 TX, Forest Hill. Cowtown Con
Shows. Forest Hill Civic & Convention
Center, 6901 Wichita St.. A: $3. T: 63. F:
$185-6’; $245-8’; $275 6x5 corner. Gary
Andrews, 2901 Flat Rock Rd., Azle, TX,
76020-1837. PH: 817- 444-4813 or [email protected] or www.coinshows.com.
Feb 20-22 TX, El Paso. 52nd Annual Coin
Show. El Maida Hall, 6331 Alabama St.
SH: Fri. 1pm-6pm, Sat. 9am-6pm, Sun.
9am-4pm. SP: Int’l Coin Club of El Paso.
A: Free. T: 60. F: $175-$300. John Grost,
PO Box 963517, El Paso, TX, 79996. PH:
915- 533-6001 or During show, PH: 915526-3180 or [email protected].
Feb 21-22 TX, Orange. Greater Orange
Coin Club Spring Show. Orange County
Convention & Expo Center, 11475 Hwy
1442. A: $2. T: 25. F: $160. Delton Anthony,
PO Box 1455, Mauriceville, TX, 77626.
UTAH
Jan 23-24 UT, Salt Lake City. 25th Annual
Wasatch Winter Coin Show. SLCC Miller
Conference Center, 9750 S. 300 W.. A: $3.
T: 85. F: $195. Bob Campbell, 1123 East
21st South, Salt Lake City, UT, 84106.
PH: 801- 467-8636 or allaboutcoins@
qwestoffice.net.
VERMONT
Jan 25 VT, Bennington. 4th Sunday Monthly
Coin, Stamp & Postcard Show. Hampton
Inn, 51 Hannafords Sq. SH: 8:30am-3pm.
A: Free. T: 20. Tri Town Monthly Shows,
Joseph Fuller, 498 Coleman Hill Rd.,
Rawsonville, VT, 05155. PH: 802- 3792353 or [email protected].
Mar 8 VT, Colchester. VT Coin & Collectible
Show. Hampton Inn, 42 Lower Mountain
View Dr.. A: $2. T: 25. Robert Larmay,
PO Box 232, Colchester, VT, 05446. PH:
802- 863-5711 or [email protected].
VIRGINIA
Jan 24 VA, Norfolk. Coin Show. VFW Post,
5728 Bartee St. SH: 9:00am-4:30pm. A:
Free. T: 40. Rusty Williams, PO Box 12403,
Norfolk, VA, 23541. PH: 757- 363-0179
or http://www.vnaonline.org/coinshowcalender.html.
Feb 7 VA, Alexandria. Coin & Currency Show.
Springfield American Legion Post 176,
6520 Amherst Ave.. Boots Barnes, PO
Box 8024, Alexandria, VA, 22306. PH: 703975-7029 or www.alexandriacoinclub.com.
Feb 14-15 VA, Virginia Beach. Coin Show.
Convention Ctr., 1000 19th St. A: Free.
John. PH: 757- 331-1530.
WASHINGTON
Mar 7 WA, Stanwood. 53rd Annual Coin
Club Show. Senior Center, 7430 276th
NW. SP: Stanwood Coin Club. A: Free.
T: 15. F: $40-$75. Mike Diedrick, PO Box
1102, Stanwood, WA, 98292. abbjac@
myway.com
Mar 7-8 WA, Aberdeen. 53rd Annual Grays
Harbor Coin Club Show. South Shore Mall,
1017 S. Boone St. A: Free. T: 25. F: 1st
$60, add’l $30. Paul Cook, 129 Beacon Hill
Drive, Hoquiam, WA, 98520. PH: 360- 5325771 or [email protected].
Apr 26 WA, Longview. 47th Annual Cowlitz
Coin Club Show. AWPPW Hall, 724 15th
Ave. A: Free. T: 30. F: $50-$125. Lisa
Cartner, PO Box 1511, Kelso, WA, 98626.
PH: 360- 425-5352 or misskittyz@msn.
com.
WISCONSIN
Feb 22 WI, Racine. Racine Coin Show. Roma
Lodge, 7130 Spring Street. SP: Racine
Numismatic Society. A: Free. T: 52. F:
$50. Bill Spencer, 4625 Washington Ave.,
Racine, WI, 53402. PH: 262- 637-7766.
WYOMING
Mar 7-8 WY, Cheyenne. Spring Coin Show.
Laramie County Community College, 1400
E. College Dr.. A: $1. T: 60. Bill Arnold, PO
Box 20233, Cheyenne, WY, 82003. PH:
307- 630-2350 or [email protected].
FOREIGN
Jan 25 Netherlands, Tilburg. International
Coin Fair Tilburg. Best Western Hotel “de
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Berkel Enschot. M Mannesse. [email protected]
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