B. max mehl fixed pricelist for june 1908 very interesting!! wonderful!!!!!!!

[michael]

1856 eagle cent uncirculated mint bloom! 10.00

 

1818 cent unc. RED .50 cents

 

5.00 gold piece 1812 v.f. and rare 9.00

 

1906 proof set 1 cent to 50 cent 5 pieces brilliant mint price 1.50

wild!! now i know how much the mint price was for a proof set with 91 cents face value in 1906!

 

1793 halfcent a trifle less then unc. a gem 15.00

 

1852 ten dollar augustus humbert assayer etc. very fine slight nickas on obverse edge very rare 35.00

 

1793 wreath cent border of dots sprig over date strictly fine well centered dark chocolate color very rare choice

15.00

 

any of the above sent postpaid to any address satisfaction guaranteed

 

b. max mehl

 

po box 826

fort worth texas

 

 

i wonder which coin would have been the best deal back then compaired to its value now

 

i wonder which coin is more common than originally thought in 1908??

 

michael

[goose3]

Old pricelists and pricebooks always fascinate me!

[MikeKing]

I believe the common practice then was to charge a 25% buyers fee

[mdwoods]

I believe the common practice then was to charge a 25% buyers fee

 

That keeps me from buying the FE cent.

[Coinosaurus]

Gotta believe that return wise proof gold would do quite well. Other than that I would say rare dates in high grades (1916 quarters, etc).