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Ardent Listener
Administrator
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just carl
Penny Hoarding Member
USA
567 Posts |
 Posted - 02/10/2007 : 21:12:55
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Interesting. I always wonder who and why anyone would spend time making such a web site but then.........
Unfortunately there is no accounting for coin wear. This system assumes that all coins are uncirculated. Also the calculator says form 09 to 82 and does not take into consideratioin the 43 Steel Cents. However, nice calculator.
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SmallCHange
Penny Sorter Member
USA
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Posted - 12/13/2007 : 06:39:59
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I think your web site is extremely helpful. I use it all the time as very convenient, especially when considering Ebay auctions and want to know the base metal value of coins and bullion to better determine what would be a fair price to pay. I used to do it manually with a calculator and would take awhile as would have to figure out composition of each different coin, determine present bullion value of each and then do the math. Its a real time saver.
I think everyone understands the above comment in that this calculation is for uncirculated condition coins, but same issue applies for doing it manually. Its not too hard to manually make some minor approximated adjustment for coin wear for those that have collected (hoarded) and have weighed some average circulated in bulk manually before. Its not a huge difference at all for most hoarded coins (pennies and nickels), and almost no difference for many gold (and many silver coins) as many are sold uncirculated or close to anyway. Thank-You for letting us all use your site. I personally have made very good use of it. |
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billsattic
Penny Sorter Member
USA
40 Posts |
Posted - 03/26/2008 : 19:14:57
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| very useful tool... makes my life easier for silver especially |
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CoinHunter53562
Moderator
USA
1754 Posts |
Posted - 04/30/2008 : 08:04:18
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Unfortunately there is no accounting for coin wear.
Good point. I believe the bullion dealers figure that in a $1000 face bag of circulated silver coins, there are about 715 ounces of silver. If the bags are all half dollars, then they figure about 718-720 due to the coins not being circulated as much. |
My hobby: collecting real money 1 copper cent or nickel at a time.
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nckt
Penny Collector Member
USA
304 Posts |
Posted - 05/13/2008 : 21:37:17
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| coinflation also has good news articals about coins |
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moboman
1000+ Penny Miser Member
USA
2259 Posts |
Posted - 05/13/2008 : 22:11:18
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Originally posted by nckt
coinflation also has good news articals about coins
ya they do. I read them everyday. |
Government and industry "are not enemies," Sandy Levin said. "This shows what happens when we work together."
"99% of all lawyers give the rest of them a bad name" 
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highroller4321
1000+ Penny Miser Member
USA
1971 Posts |
Posted - 05/14/2009 : 22:57:47
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| Wish they did the same calculator for canadain coins |
Copper penny Investing
www.portlandmint.com |
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WulfgangKreed
Penny Sorter Member
USA
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Posted - 07/06/2009 : 22:17:46
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| I'd like to see a volume calculator!!!! How much is in a 1 to 5 gallon bucket (I don't want to go back and sort them, nor do I own a scale big enough to weigh them). |
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chuckno
New Member
USA
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Posted - 07/16/2009 : 14:29:45
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On the Base metal calculator I saw it used price per lb as lb(Avoirdupois) instead of lb(troy).
A troy pound weighs less than a Avoirdupois lb. It is not clear anywhere which type of pound is to be used in spot prices. I asumed troy since it was metal. But coinflation calculator uses Avoirdupois lbs.
So anyone know what a pound of spot copper weighs? |
Those who trade some freedom for some security deserve neither |
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Neckro
1000+ Penny Miser Member
Saudi Arabia
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Posted - 07/16/2009 : 14:36:05
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| No, Troy only refers to Precious metals. Gold, Silver, Platinum, Palladium, Rhodium. All other medals are weighed in normal Av lbs. |
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etdaddy
New Member
USA
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Posted - 10/26/2009 : 23:49:40
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| Highroller, Coinflation has an identical Canada page under the Countries tab. |
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Base metal coin calculator
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