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Very nice coin & token, taro and yarm.

My most recent has problems (the discoloration on the A&V was scratched off), but I'm keeping it until I find a better one.

The Krause is invaluable if you're going to do more than dabble in World coins. Buy a used one. I'm still using a 2001 and it hasn't presented any real problems for me.

The first and third ones are Milliemes dated AH1392 (1972). It's listed at 50c in unc in my old Krause.

The second is a 25 Piastre dated AH1413 (1993). $2.75 in unc.

20 Piastres AH1423 (1992) $2.50

10 Piastres AH1413 (1992) $1.25

1 Piastre AH1404 (1984) $0.35

and a 5 Piastres AH1413 (1992) $0.85

Ken Potter sells brass pennies on his web site( go to CONECA web site and get links or use the one below) and in ads in either coin world or numismatic news . It is just a case of where the mixture of copper and other metals did not mix properly and ya end up with a mostly brass planchete. Nothing rare or major , price-wise , mostly an oddity .

....just be sure it is not a case where someone took an old '73 cent and wiped it down with Brasso cleaner ....way too much ammonia in that stuff.

 

Direct linky to Koin pro site :

 

http://koinpro.tripod.com/ErrorVarietyList.htm

 

Check out the 1983 brass cent , could not find one listed for 1973 , but that does not mean you can't find one , only that he does not have one listed for sale right now.

Those are all due to an error in the plating process on 1982 and later cents. It wouldn't be a consideration on a 1973 cent.

There is no mint mark. What will the weight tell me?

It'll help narrow down the possibilities. If it was 2.5 grams, then the chances would be good for being struck on a foreign planchet. If it's 3.11 grams or a little over, chances are good that it's been messed with.

I think that was 1942. edit Lots of interesting stuff.

That one has the same portrait as one of my currently most wanted coins, the Colombia two centavos 1920-38. It may be easier to find the pattern than one of them in unc.

There weren't any foreign brass coins that would have worked for a cent made in 1973. There was the Philippines 5 centimos in Denver in 1972 and then same in both SF and Denver in 1974. The planchets were 2.50 grams.

See if you can get the coin weighed accurately first. Maybe the coin shop or a local jeweler will have a scale and do this for you.

Also, does your coin have a S or D mintmark below the date?

Is this thing dead yet?

Philadelphia mint foreign gold, except the 1897. Only planchets were made that year.

At least it's a coin.

I like that war nickel too.

Very cool. Your's or still Braddick's?

I've got one of the "save-a-dime" 45S toners that I've never been able to get a decent picture of.

What? No 21D? XP wants to show his Mercs.

We're never going to get to Mercury dimes, are we?

 

 

 

 

we could have when there was that Standing Liberty quarter

 

 

 

And now I'm far, far from home with only a handful of early commems to keep me company.

You'll have to take that up with the blue dog.

Oh, and yes. I think Lord MiniVan did one of these threads not too long ago across the street.

Nice. I'll bring it back home, though.

Since I already ul it...

I know you wanted to post a 32 Buffalo.

We really need to break out of this Roosie-rut

How's this?

Very nice set!

The Krause prices are average retail prices, but they don't seem to get updated often. I've been able to find a lot of coins at 40-80% of list. Some of the more popular/less available coins tend to go at or higher than what's in the Krause. At least that's what I've seen in my little segment of it. I'd be happy paying what you did for a set like that.

The 1/2 pound coin is 3.994 grams of .917 gold, or .1177 AGW and the 1 pound coin is 7.9881 grams, .917 gold, .2354 AGW. The 11 coin set (PS26) is listed at $220 in the Krause I have. I don't know what, if any, premium the nice eye appeal would bring, but I sure would like to see them.