found an envelope full of nice surprises

[Bigpineguy Retired]

I have been using Search Engines to see what I can find out, but I thought that I would post here and get your opinions

I found :

1858 penny
1889 Indian penny
1873 Indian Penny
1845 Liberty Penny
1867 2 cent coin ( 2 of them )
1892/1893 Columbian Exposition Half Dollar ( 2 coins )
1856 silver "sitting liberty" Half Dime "0"
1878 III ( 3 cent Nickel )

the 1856 Half dime and 1878 3 cent nickel are in almost Mint shape... I am pretty sure that I found some coins that could be worth a few bucks...I will try and get some pics and post as soon as i can ...

BPG~

[Bigpineguy Retired]

Also, dang near every unused stamp from 1900 - 1949 !! Can't wait to go through those....Please Let me have that upside down plane one!! lol...$800,000 if I find one!!!

[99kilo]

Lucky find. Sounds like it should be worth something.

[Terryl]

OK, on the coins, it all depends on the condition.

Here is what I came up with.

G= Good, F= Fine, XF= Extremely Fine, UC= Un-Circulated.

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1858 penny, called a flying Eagle, Good = $15, Fine = $23, XF = $92, UC = $281.

1889 Indian penny, G = $2, F = $3, XF = $9.75, UC = $41.

1873 Indian Penny, G = $17, F = $54, XF = $138, UN = $199

1845 Liberty Penny, G = $17, F = $20, XF = $69, UN = $163

1867 2 cent coin ( 2 of them ) G = $10, F = $21, XF = $36, UN = $84

1892/1893 Columbian Exposition Half Dollar ( 2 coins )

I don't find a "Columbia Exposition" coin, a good close up would help

These are for the Barber half dollar.

1892, plain, $21, $53, $172, $431
1892 O, $217, $306, $483, $774
1892 S, $165, $282, $476, $852
1893, plain, $12.08, $53, $172, $438
1893, O $25, $82, $255, $524

1856 silver "sitting liberty" Half Dime "0"…. In mint shape = $89, un-circulated = $491,

1878 III ( 3 cent Nickel ) ???? no listing for 1878, but one for 1879 = Mint $99, UC = $171.

Here is an example of the grading for the Barber halfs.
14006


So I don't think your going to pay off your mortgage, yet.

[swanone]

what ever you do DO NOT buff the coins you will kill the value

[Bigpineguy Retired]

the 1878 coin, was dirty and upon closer inspection with a loop, it's a 1873 3 cent Nickel....Not as much as the 78' was worth, but in good shape, could still be worth about $1,000.....Will be going to a coin shop today ....

http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o155/bigpineguy/IMG_1736.jpg

[Bigpineguy Retired]

http://www.coinweek.com/news/specialty-categories/commemoratives/1892-1893-columbian-exposition-half-dollar/

I plan on taking more pictures today, but my IPhone doesn't seem to take the greatest pictures of the coins...

[fonger]

i have some nice ones but nothing that old BPG. good job bud.
question: if it comes up LARGE, would you sell it? or still hang on to it just a teeny bit longer?

[Bigpineguy Retired]

i have some nice ones but nothing that old BPG. good job bud.
question: if it comes up LARGE, would you sell it? or still hang on to it just a teeny bit longer?

I did get an offer already from someone on a coin forum....$250 for that coin....I am going to wait to see what the coin dealer has to say about them first...if they have decent value, I would certain entertain offers :D

[Anubis]

I wonder if it was my brother in law that made the offer. lol He is into coins big time. The other brother in law is the stamp buff.

[Bigpineguy Retired]

coin dealer acted like he was going to do me a favor by offering me $40 for all the coins....LMAO...Yeah right!! Once I told him what info I had and where I got my info, he didn't know what to say...Um, Um.. "what were the dates on those again?" ....lol....i told him that I will just take them to a more honest shop...


BPG~

[Anubis]

Ya he was offering 40 bucks all the while bells and dollar figures were going off in his head.

[Terryl]

I find the value for that one as, 1873 3 cent nickle = G $11, F $15, XF $28, UC $117.
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And this is the site I use,
http://www.coinstudy.com/three-cent-nickel-values.html

[Terryl]

Now if you find a REAL 1943 US copper penny, that may pay off your mortgage.

Have seen auctions starting from $10,000 to $100,000 depending on the condition, they are very very very rare.

[Bigpineguy Retired]

Didn't realize you guys were Coin buffs also....here's one that has ppl scratching their heads....

It's a 1986 "the american gold prospector" bullion ....all the ones that I have looked up were either silver or silver and gold plated... nevertheless , they say "Silver" on the back side...
Mine is solid gold ... "1/10 Troy ounce 999.99 Fine Gold" It's set in a 14KT Nugget ring that I wear....Certainly NOT for sale, Not at any price...but would love to see what anyone can dig up on this one....I have looked and looked....I haven't found another one like it at all...

http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o155/bigpineguy/IMG_1733.jpg
http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o155/bigpineguy/IMG_1734.jpg

[fonger]

that one went for 700 US back in feb 2012

http://www.ebay.com/itm/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&_trksid=p4340.l2557&item=160729238841&nma=true&rt=nc&si=7uIOMSthSayVGokCJ%252FjAYXb4zJk%253D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc