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garnede
Penny Collector Member
USA
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 Posted - 02/04/2010 : 22:32:51
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I bought a 1925 Stone Mountain Commemorative Half Dollar for spot silver. Where can I find photos of graded coins to get an idea of grade and value.
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Junk Woody
Penny Collector Member
Canada
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Posted - 02/05/2010 : 15:05:47
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Wow sweet deal getting a stonie for spot.
They can get pricey in the higher grades. |
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garnede
Penny Collector Member
USA
386 Posts |
Posted - 02/05/2010 : 20:37:55
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| I think it would go AU but not quite MS. |
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myfundsarelow
Penny Collector Member
USA
388 Posts |
Posted - 02/06/2010 : 10:48:11
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| hello garnede, price for the stone MT, coin is $59.00 ( A.U 50) from coin prices magazine ,JAN 2010 page 54 top right second coin down also have seen them selling for $59.00 brillent UNC, a good find to start your half dollar collection PEACE!! |
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garnede
Penny Collector Member
USA
386 Posts |
Posted - 02/06/2010 : 12:15:34
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| Thanks for the info. |
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bman
Penny Collector Member
USA
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CoastalEdge
New Member
USA
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Posted - 02/27/2010 : 20:16:37
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| Nice buy Garnede! The prices are about right, but at the coin shows I attend St. Mountains is one of the most common early Commemoratives to be found and can be had sometimes for less than book value. On a side note though, if anyone ever finds a St. Mountain commemorative with a two letter abbreviation of a state followed by a number on the reverse, try to get it, as they are worth several hundreds of dollars. For example, the reverse will have punched into it GA 23 (Georgia #23). These were specially counterstamped commems and are scarce to be found and I would really enjoy procuring one if its ever found, as most are in collections. |
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garnede
Penny Collector Member
USA
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Posted - 02/27/2010 : 22:49:21
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| Just be sure the counter stamp has the same level of toning as the rest of the coin. These are commonly faked. |
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CoastalEdge
New Member
USA
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Posted - 02/28/2010 : 18:19:32
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Yep, Garnede's right. It is sad that in the coin hobby counterfeits and faked coins are more recently becoming a problem, especially counterfeit coins coming from China. I have included a few images here of actual St. Mountain Counterstamped commemoratives so this way we all know what "diagnostics" to look for and the location of the counterstamps, and what the real McCoy should look like, and as Garnede mentioned, the toning of the counterstamp should match the rest of the coin. If its brighter and shiny, it may have been recently done.
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