I had never heard of a half dime. Thank you.
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Missing parts, old obsolete coins, and the Uniteu States
- Thread starter Rocco
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grommet
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Rocco, I apologize for not being able to respond sooner. Thank you for showing more of your collection. The one dollar was my favorite, very exciting. It would help me if when you show photos of the coins, if you said at the top what it was. I was confused trying to guess what they were.
How expensive is it to own a U.S. coin from the 1700s?
The oldest coins are wonderful to me. The ones from the 1800s - the quality is so high, as good as anything modern but actually I think they look better. Seeing coins from the 1700s though really moved me. So much history, they were there then and so much has happened since. It would feel like touching history.
I toured the old San Francisco Mint before it closed. It was wonderful. Small and old. They showed us a huge vault where they say gold was piled and so heavy it left marks in the steel walls.
The larger San Francisco mint I think is still printing but I do not know. I have never been there. I knew someone who had worked there. She told me you are not allowed to bring any money in. If they find any money with you, it has to stay in the mint.
Edit: I just remembered the person I talked to did not work there, they did some mechanical service there and were told they could not bring money in or it would be confiscated.
I added values above each coin in previous posts.
The old coins do have a classic beauty! That beauty is no longer used on modern coins except for random special issues like re-strikes, Medals, and commemoratives like the 2021,2023- present Morgan and peace dollar commemoratives.
The early US coins 1793 -1799 are quite expensive in any decent/ readable condition. Usually around $200 minimum and prices skyrocket from there as quality or rarity increases. They can cost thousands to tens of thousands or more.
I overpaid for this coin, about double value, an 1803 draped bust cent. This design was made from 1796-1807. My coin is grade AG3 which is about good 03 on a scale from 1-70. This cost me a little over $200 it has a secondary certification from CAC which means it is exceptionally nice for the grade. CAC certifications are special and not easy to get
The coin below this sentence is not mine, but is a high grade example (MS65 or mint state 65, out of 70 possible points) showing the full design of an 1796-1807 1 cent coin
This one has a list value of $45,000! The most recent recorded sale of a coin in this grade went for $55,800 11 years ago when overall market prices were a lot lower.
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grommet
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I like yours better. It has lived with so many people. I was in pockets and purses and meant a lot to some people. They worked for it, save it, spent it on something they really wanted or needed. Storekeepers had that penny in their drawers. It lived in stores. It went so many places and was in so many lives. That is why I like it more.
I do appreciate worn coins, they have a lot of character. Sometimes coin get a look that is referred to as “circulation cameo”
this happens when the background and flat areas of a coin darken with natural toning or a build up of dirt, grime, etc. the high points and design are lighter in color giving the coin a cameo look. This one below is from another series of coins I really admire, the flying eagle cent. It was a one cent coin made from 1856-1858. 1856 examples are ultra rare and scarce, they cost from $6,000 to $350,000 each. It’s a safe bet I’ll never own one of these unless I win the lottery haha. Only 634 were made for circulation, and 1,500 proof examples were made, they cost $5,500-$350,000 each.
1857 and 1858 are far more affordable with graded examples priced from about $50-$85,000 each.
this happens when the background and flat areas of a coin darken with natural toning or a build up of dirt, grime, etc. the high points and design are lighter in color giving the coin a cameo look. This one below is from another series of coins I really admire, the flying eagle cent. It was a one cent coin made from 1856-1858. 1856 examples are ultra rare and scarce, they cost from $6,000 to $350,000 each. It’s a safe bet I’ll never own one of these unless I win the lottery haha. Only 634 were made for circulation, and 1,500 proof examples were made, they cost $5,500-$350,000 each.
1857 and 1858 are far more affordable with graded examples priced from about $50-$85,000 each.
