Rarities, Bargains and Neat Stuff Público Deposited
This talk discusses the challenges and fun associated with building a collection of rare and interesting type coins, including some truly rare coins that don't cost a fortune. Using lots of pictures, John discusses different types of rarities, what to look fore in a bargain, and illustrates some coins that were truly "too neat to not buy!" In this presentation you will see and learn: * concepts of rarity and a comparison of the top 20 20th century coins * value compared to rarity and examples of each of the coins absolute rarity vs. relative rarity * 1841 half cent compared to 93-S Morgan * examples of condition rarities like 84-S Morgan, 1909-O barber quarter, and 1904-S half * the 1903-O Morgan dollar that was an absolute rarity and what caused it to became a condition rarity * bargains from buying a rare coin for close to the cost of a common coin and examples * "neat stuff" like proof-only issues that were spent, traditional pieces, and more Speaker(s): John Frost.
- 2004-08-15
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