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Nov. 26th, 2011 09:39 pm
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Khan's boy again. He plans to sell the coins I gave him and wants to know what they are- so I tell him.

One thing I can't tell him is what they're worth.
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Date: 2011-11-27 12:33 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] wolfshift.livejournal.com
No, but there are plenty of numismatic guides available that suggest values for coins by denomination, date, and condition. I used to collect coins in my teen years and had one of those guides (specific to Canadian coins).

Date: 2011-11-27 01:20 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] poliphilo.livejournal.com
Sure, but he can do that research himself... :)

Date: 2011-11-27 01:26 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] wolfshift.livejournal.com
Darn right!

My favourite part of numismatics was trying to find ever older coins. I got back as far as 1604.

Date: 2011-11-27 01:44 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] poliphilo.livejournal.com
My oldest coin was from 1797.

Date: 2011-11-28 03:12 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] daisytells.livejournal.com
It's a bit sad that the only value he sees in them is their sale value. Kids!

Date: 2011-11-28 02:31 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] poliphilo.livejournal.com
I was a little disappointed
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