Is there any collector value to these......

ChangeInHistory · July 16, 2013 11:13AM

A friend had these and was wondering if there was any value to them. I know there isn't much value to the coins, but thought the little conversion rate pamphlets were interesting. They were printed in 1970-1972, and were also an advertisement for Harold Reuter & Co. Inc. Pan Am Bldg. 200 Park Ave New York. Is there any demand for the pamphlets? Any help is appreciated...

LochNESS · July 16, 2013 8:26PM

Thanks for posting, never seen these before!

My gut reaction [to the pamphlets] is "no" but you really should be asking scripophilly folks not coin folks. Since as you said the coins appear to be extremely low or base value.

But before you completely dismiss, please verify the following:

• there are none "lesser known" or "hard to find" countries; only packets from major nations
• there are no packets from nations which no longer exist today (I see W.Germany but I've got plenty from there... East Germany is what I'm seeking now)
• only heavily-worn coins are included

If my memory is correct than 1970-72 was just the early days of the numismatic boom which saw Franklin Mint pumping out proof sets etc. etc. So theoretically it's possible for a rare varietal to be hiding in one of those packets as coin collecting wasn't quite as popular as later in the decade. However if they are all super heavily worn ... I mean, even a cherrypick wouldn't be worth much in AG ...

ChangeInHistory · July 18, 2013 7:21AM

Thanks for the reply, here's some close ups of the pamphlets.

LochNESS · July 19, 2013 7:24AM

The images are kinda cool, like mini Krause, but that's where it ends IMO. Auction them at your local club's next meeting! or eBay! maybe a YN will grab them

ColinCMR · July 28, 2013 2:26PM

Saturday banking hours! 10-12!
The 1970s were crazzzyyy

OldEastside · July 29, 2013 12:15AM

Kinda neet

Steve

lordmarcovan · July 29, 2013 1:52AM

You definitely don't wanna get rid of that paperwork. While that stuff might not be worth much monetarily, it's kind of interesting, and as time goes on, the paper ephemera there will quite possibly appreciate faster than the coins themselves will.

"1970-72" summons up memories of childhood to me, but already seems a bygone era to my daughter. By the time her children (my grandchildren) come along, that stuff will really be quaint and antique.

Forty years in, it's already starting to look that way. You can tell it's fairly old by the fonts they used for the lettering.

Neat. Not really valuable yet (nor is it likely to be in our lifetimes), but neat.

As to the British pennies, those are what I affectionately refer to as "Slick Vickies" There's just something neat about a smooth old Victoria penny that did its part in commerce for almost a century.

Again, not worth much (unless there's a rare date or variety hiding in there), but ... neat.

Is there any collector value to these......

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