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Old April 24th 04, 12:53 PM
Michael E. Marotta
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Joey wrote

My Uncle game me these ages ago. He had packaged them in white
cardboard with plastic to protect them.


Well, they are not worth very much on the market, apparently, but if
they do not excite your curiosity, then then are worth even less.
People have this idea that "old coins are valuable." Coins -- or
paintings; or whatever -- selling for millions make headlines. Coins
are made in the millions. Even a "rare" coin considered a "key" by
collectors and selling for an easy few thousand dollars or tens of
thousands any day of the week will have been made in the hundreds of
thousands. Nothing with 100,000 examples is rare.

Former Cleveland Indians pitcher Bob Feller shows up at the Jake and
signs baseballs for $20. This prompted an exchange between two
Clevelanders:
"I am going to France."
"Gee, maybe you can buy a Picasso."
"Sheesh, Picassos are as common as Bob Feller baseballs."

If you value art, or enjoy baseball, the opinions of other people are
not as important as ownership of the material. The same applies to
coins -- and to many other collectibles... which is what makes them
collectible in the first place.

Michael
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