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OK! How about some Colonials!!!
ConstellatioCollector
Posts: 1,909
Tired of all the moderns 1800 +
Constellatio Collector sevenoften@hotmail.com
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"No Good Deed Goes Unpunished!"
"If it don't make $"
"It don't make cents""
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"No Good Deed Goes Unpunished!"
"If it don't make $"
"It don't make cents""
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Ain't much, but I think it's cool.
Russ, NCNE
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"No Good Deed Goes Unpunished!"
"If it don't make $"
"It don't make cents""
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"No Good Deed Goes Unpunished!"
"If it don't make $"
"It don't make cents""
1) The Redbook provides a nice overview of the different colonial series, types and varieties.
2) The Coinfacts website (www.coinfacts.com) has a very nice colonial section which has somewhat more detail than the Redbook and provides some current auction results and pricing information.
3) The Notre Dame website (www.coins.nd.edu/ColCoin/index.html) has a bit more detail on the history and relevance of the different series.
I would suggest taking a look at these sources before jumping in and buying anything.
There are some great coins available for prices which are very reasonable given the age and rarity of these pieces and particularly in comparison to much more common and more recent regular US coins, but there are also pitfalls and things one needs to know before buying.
There is no graysheet for colonial coins, and the redbook pricing is woefully (WOEFULLY) out-of-date. The best and by far most accurate pricing information one can obtain for colonials is to review the recent auction prices realized for raw and slabbed coins at Stack's, American Numismatic rarities, Heritage, Superior and Goldberg.
When you have done alittle bit of homework and are ready to take the plunge, I'd say a nice transition from Federal into Colonial issues could start with a nice Washington piece like this:
Ol George has a glow about him.
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"No Good Deed Goes Unpunished!"
"If it don't make $"
"It don't make cents""
Russ, NCNE
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"No Good Deed Goes Unpunished!"
"If it don't make $"
"It don't make cents""
---------------------------------
"No Good Deed Goes Unpunished!"
"If it don't make $"
"It don't make cents""
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"No Good Deed Goes Unpunished!"
"If it don't make $"
"It don't make cents""