1914 China Dollar
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One of the bases of my enjoyment of coins is the good value that a coin represents. Of course, beauty and eye appeal are part of the equation, and sometimes one has to reach for a coin, but for me, if I don't see a monetary value, I usually stay away.
The instant coin is one that represents fantastic value, at least now. I think I purchased it in 2005, I think silver was relatively low back then, and I think I paid just a bit over melt. I know I paid $15 for it. I knew nothing about world coins at the time and went into a dealer friend's shop to purchase something, but he had nothing in my area so I just started to look at his world coins. I spent about $600 that day on a lark, including several coins that I bought because I thought they were pretty. This is one of the coins, a 1914 dollar, Y-329, which happens also to be a DDO, with doubling most apparent at the eyelid. I'll let folks guess the grade for a bit before I tell you the grade but I will say that the colors are prettier than the photo suggests.
Any grade guesses?
The instant coin is one that represents fantastic value, at least now. I think I purchased it in 2005, I think silver was relatively low back then, and I think I paid just a bit over melt. I know I paid $15 for it. I knew nothing about world coins at the time and went into a dealer friend's shop to purchase something, but he had nothing in my area so I just started to look at his world coins. I spent about $600 that day on a lark, including several coins that I bought because I thought they were pretty. This is one of the coins, a 1914 dollar, Y-329, which happens also to be a DDO, with doubling most apparent at the eyelid. I'll let folks guess the grade for a bit before I tell you the grade but I will say that the colors are prettier than the photo suggests.
Any grade guesses?
Tom
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We'll use our hands and hearts and if we must we'll use our heads.
Tom
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Tom
Experience the World through Numismatics...it's more than you can imagine.