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Tue Jul 11, 2006 9:11 am

I recently got a coin collection form my grandfather which he started in the 1930's and some of the coins are pure silver and what not and i have alot of coins like silver dollars form the 1940's and weird looking pennies and thing i was wondering if any one new anything about coins so i no weither or not i have a bucket load of cash in my lil hands that needs a safe to be kept in or no worthe anything but 2 be looked at.I alos have 8 coins from the roman times which are a few thousand years old which he picked up seriving in WWII and Greek ancients coins aswell.
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Tue Jul 11, 2006 10:08 am

I have an old world war II coin with a secret compartment in the middle that opens up when you push down on one of the letters on the outside edge.I also have lots of other rare coins and I wouldn't mind selling them.
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Tue Jul 11, 2006 11:23 am

holy shit demon! that is fucking sweet! post a picture! all i have is an extensive US coin collection, a few euros and some pesos :(
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Tue Jul 11, 2006 11:41 am

These are the best of my collection.The big gold one with the traveller on it is my favourite. The coin with the hidden compartment on it is old,it says,'Napoleon III Empereur 1855' on the one side and ,'Empire Francais Dix Centimes' on the other side.
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Best ones with an American quarter for size comparison.
Best ones with an American quarter for size comparison.
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Tue Jul 11, 2006 5:41 pm

that is mad cool lol, and all i can say to the poster, if you find a peny from the 1940s or earlier the pure copper penny, theres only 40 in the entire world, its worth 80,000 US. And i will have to rob you.
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Wed Jul 12, 2006 5:28 am

Well i will have a look right now,and Demon you have an Australian 50cent coin!i got one of them.Does any one no anysites on the net where i can get a huge list of coins and such?What are 1cent coins worthe from the 1940's..USA coins and also old quarters,im australian so i dont no much about the american currency.
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Wed Jul 12, 2006 5:33 am

I like those little coins with the funny hedge hog thingy on them I think they are from NZ.
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Wed Jul 12, 2006 6:04 am

lol its just that over the years american 1 cent coins have changed in material, in the 1940s they made a batch of them out of only copper, so thye are worth insane amounts, but theres only 40 in the world dont bother.
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Wed Jul 12, 2006 6:54 am

wow that spy coin is cool, i want it. and its true you have an aussie 50cent coin shows australia is popular :P i also have a wide range of coins that my cousin gave me, i have no use for them and i am wanting to sell them anyone interest pm me and i will post pics.
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Well i do live in Australia..lol i probably have about 40 in my house atm..lol
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I have probobly70 old coins from the thirties or less,and a copper penny from 1943 that has been valued at $50,000 because all the pennys,except a select few were zinc plated steel . I found mine taped to the inside of a desk someone threw away from the thirties .It was on the bottom of the desktop.
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Fri Jul 14, 2006 9:26 am

my dad has an old american coin collection i cant remember how old they are.

i went to china last year and we found some old american trade dollars in a little store some of them are like 1796

and that coin with the secret compartment in it is sweet will you sell it
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Fri Jul 14, 2006 9:34 am

if you lived in the US, you could take your coins to the antique road show.

experts give you an estimate on the price then you decide whether or not u want to auction it off.

i saw some old indian artifacts go for $150,000 on TV
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Fri Jul 14, 2006 4:32 pm

schmanman wrote:I have probobly70 old coins from the thirties or less,and a copper penny from 1943 that has been valued at $50,000 because all the pennys,except a select few were zinc plated steel . I found mine taped to the inside of a desk someone threw away from the thirties .It was on the bottom of the desktop.
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The odds of you having that coin, are less than one in a billion. Only 40 of the pure copper penny were EVER made. and they are valued FAR higher then 50000, they are around 80000. Dream on, stop lieing. And they arent zinc plated steal they are copper plated zinc.
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Fri Jul 14, 2006 6:41 pm

what could you put in the coin with the secret compartment. its not that big
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