| Show premium on old coins dependent on rarity how valuable tire are old coins A study ot of the dealers lists will sur prise you first by tho the smallness of tho the premium attached to most coins 0 of venerable age and second by the small number ot of coins of modern issue that com command manol any respectably sized premium at all the value of any coin of 0 course depends not only upon its rarity but upon its ita physical condition says bays popular mechanics magazine A bright coin gets a topnotch price anol and this value lessens progressively with tho the wear it undergoes but it you do happen to have a rare coin 0 of considerable age dont clean it for that automatically halves its value As aa regards the small value ot of somo some coins of great age tho dealers offer for example less than 1 in premium tor for a halt half cent coined in 1701 or tho the largo copper cent of 1800 and i a silver dollar ot of 1701 or a large copper cent ot of the samp same year commands a premium of only is a few cents cenek tho the only common coin ot of coin comparatively para recent issuance that Is quite valuable ablo la Is the 1013 liberty head you can exchange it for foi a fine complete outfit ot of clothes any time another commolli common comm oiLi min of great value Is the 1801 1891 1811 S mint silver dime which Is vall valued icil n nt t several hundred dollars tio tho 1870 CO CC mint 20 cont piece can buy you a fair see sec bild liand car |
