Dockwalliper Posted January 13, 2010 Report Share Posted January 13, 2010 Gold topped out at about $850 in early 1980. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr B Posted January 13, 2010 Report Share Posted January 13, 2010 Thanks guys,thats really interesting.Does that mean we could or pretty much should totally discount the mintage figures for pre 64 silver do you think? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccg Posted January 13, 2010 Report Share Posted January 13, 2010 IMO the only thing that should be discounted is relative rarity. To use an example - lots of 1949D dimes would had got scrapped. But since the 1949S is a better date, it's likely that many were spared from the melting pot. As weird as it sounds, it is quite possible that as silver coins continue to be melted down, that eventually some "common dates" might actually become scarcer than some of the "semi-keys" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccg Posted January 13, 2010 Report Share Posted January 13, 2010 Dunno Depends on when coin collecting/hoarding became popular i guess. I would say almost all high grade coins that were made into jewelery would had not otherwise been saved. Collecting in decades past was a relatively much more expensive hobby. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geordie582 Posted January 13, 2010 Report Share Posted January 13, 2010 Putting Holes in coins is not always for decoration! The practice of holing counterfeit and European copy Edward I,II,& III coins was practised, mainly because the general populace were pretty ignorant. I presume it was officials that pierced them, but left them in circulation because of the shortage of coins, probably at a lesser value! BTW. The coin shown is William 1337-91 of Namur, a Crockard Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ætheling Posted January 13, 2010 Report Share Posted January 13, 2010 As weird as it sounds, it is quite possible that as silver coins continue to be melted down, that eventually some "common dates" might actually become scarcer than some of the "semi-keys" I think that's very much possible! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr B Posted January 15, 2010 Report Share Posted January 15, 2010 IMO the only thing that should be discounted is relative rarity. To use an example - lots of 1949D dimes would had got scrapped. But since the 1949S is a better date, it's likely that many were spared from the melting pot. As weird as it sounds, it is quite possible that as silver coins continue to be melted down, that eventually some "common dates" might actually become scarcer than some of the "semi-keys" Thats kinda what i meany by discounting mintage figures for pre 64 silver , thanks ,Im regretting selling as many Mercs as i did now..sort of , mostly kept the choicest ones. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Art Posted January 18, 2010 Report Share Posted January 18, 2010 By the way I don't think this "unknown" rarity is unique to US coins alone. Lots of world silver got scooped up in the big silver melt as well. A buddy of mine figures that somewhere around 10-12% of the 20th Century UK silver coins were destoryed. Don't know what he bases that on but he's been collecting UK since the late 50's. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr B Posted January 18, 2010 Report Share Posted January 18, 2010 I was always told a lot of the Uk Silver coins were melted down to pay the war debt after WWll , presumably owed to the US. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccg Posted January 18, 2010 Report Share Posted January 18, 2010 Some entire shipments of Dutch coins were also melted down immediately post-WWII. As for the UK, they went to an extreme post war - the standard (silver) war medals were made of c/n! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr B Posted January 18, 2010 Report Share Posted January 18, 2010 I wonder how many other European countries had these war debts,quite a few id imagine.Paid in the silver coinage of the day,leaving us with worthless garbage really. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Stilson Posted January 18, 2010 Author Report Share Posted January 18, 2010 Back in the 70's my brother bought a $1,000 face value bag of silver coins. Everything from dimes to halves. Lot of almost dateless coins in there. What surprised me though was the barbers. Looking back and at ebay now they are still out there and on the bay. He really worked that deal. Bought when it was about $30 an ounce and waited till it made it back to $25. Missed the high point completely. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RED Posted February 8, 2010 Report Share Posted February 8, 2010 What's really annoying me is the best error coin in my collection, an 1872 brockage penny (My avatar) has a hole (Had a ring loop through it until I removed it) presumably was worn on a chain or cord due to it being an oddity. Such a shame Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Stilson Posted February 8, 2010 Author Report Share Posted February 8, 2010 Hole or not nice brockage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Art Posted February 8, 2010 Report Share Posted February 8, 2010 It's a great coin. Perhaps the hole is what saved it from a terrible fate of total destruction. The fact that someone cared for it all those years may be a good thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
constanius Posted February 8, 2010 Report Share Posted February 8, 2010 Such a shame It is a great coin, accept it for what it is & be Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary nat.bank Posted February 10, 2019 Report Share Posted February 10, 2019 Found bag of sliver coins is this a good one 1921 sliver dollar 7 pins Goin up cheak One of many 19lbs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary nat.bank Posted February 10, 2019 Report Share Posted February 10, 2019 Found bag of sliver coins is this a good one 1921 sliver dollar 7 pins Goin up cheak One of many 19lbs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xstatic13 Posted July 6, 2019 Report Share Posted July 6, 2019 I have one with a hole in it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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