| Coin collecting. An associate of mine
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| | "date" and "type" collectors and are the
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| remembers receiving as a child a big
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| | rarest of the 20th century silver type
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| paper bag of old US silver dollars, some
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| | issues. These are very rare coins and to
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| going back as far as the late 1890s.
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| | find one in gem condition is a once in a
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| Sometime between then and today he has
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| | lifetime occurrence.Midway up the chart
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| misplaced that old paper bag. To this
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| | at number 5 is the 1917 Type One Standing
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| day he wonders if any of those coins
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| | Liberty Quarter. This coin was made for
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| might have been worth something.There is
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| | only 2 years. The exposed breast of Miss
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| no arguing that coin collecting is one of
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| | Liberty caused such a commotion that they
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| the biggest and most expensive hobbies in
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| | had to radically change the design midway
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| the world. The price tags of some old
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| | through 1917. Since the 1916 is a 5
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| coins would turn your hair grey. In this
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| | figure rarity (in the 10's of thousands
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| article we're going to review the 10 most
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| | of dollars) this coin is essentially a
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| rare coins in existence. Wait until you
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| | one year issue.At number 4 are the
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| see what some of these are going
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| | Mercury Dimes. Even though this dime was
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| for.Starting at number 10, there are the
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| | minted between 1916 and 1945 proofs were
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| "proof gold" coins. Today the mint
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| | made only between 1936 and 1942. Mercury
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| strikes millions of these coins every
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| | dimes minted between 1940 and 1945 are
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| year and sells them to collectors from
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| | actually reasonably priced and sell for
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| all over the world. However in the 19th
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| | about $50 a piece. The proofs are a
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| century the mint struck only a few
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| | little more expensive.Just 2 spots from
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| thousand of these each year and only a
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| | the top at number 3 is the Walking
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| handful of proof gold coins. These are
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| | Liberty half dollar. This is also one of
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| very rare and very expensive and sell
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| | the world's most beautiful coins and
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| very well in good and bad market times.At
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| | extremely popular with coin buyers.
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| number 9 we have early US gold coins
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| | These coins are very hard to find in mint
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| struck between 1795 and 1834. These were
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| | condition. All five of the issues
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| minted in denominations of $2.50 $5 and
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| | between 1941 and 1945 have made the all
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| $10. Today these coins are very rare in
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| | time rare coins price list.Falling just
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| any condition and super rare in mint
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| | short of number 1 at number 2 is the
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| condition.Coming in at number 8 we have
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| | Texas Commemorative Half Dollar. This is
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| the Liberty Seated Dollars. These coins
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| | actually the number 1 commemorative coin
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| are said to be the most beautiful ever
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| | on the all time rare coins price list.
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| made and one of the rarest of the 19th
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| | Between 1934 and 1938 about 150,000 of
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| century coins. Both circulation strikes
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| | these coins were minted. Only about 60
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| and proofs are very rare.Hitting the
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| | to 80% of those have survived to this day
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| chart at number 7 we have a very odd coin
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| | and only 50% of those grade MS65 or
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| that was minted between 1875 and 1878.
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| | better. So this is indeed not only an
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| These were twenty cent pieces.
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| | extremely rare coin but actually
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| Unfortunately the coin looked too much
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| | considered scarce.Finally coming in at
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| like a quarter to catch on with the
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| | number 1 is the Saint Gaudens. This $20
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| public and there was no real commercial
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| | piece is probably the world's most well
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| need for the denomination. Today they
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| | known coin. It is one of the most
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| are highly prized collectors items.
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| | beautiful coin designs in history. This
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| These coins today are very rare in top
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| | is one of the few coins that didn't drop
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| condition.Number 6 on the coin hit parade
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| | in price during the 1980-1982 bear
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| are the Barber half dollars. These were
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| | market.In a future article we'll cover
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| minted between 1892 and 1915. They are
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| | how coin collectors go about getting rare
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| one of the coin markets most important
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| | coins and where they can be found both on
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| issues. They are collected by both
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| | and off line.
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