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Man Owns $10 Silver Certificate Valued At $500,000
WRIC.COM ^ | 26 OCTOBER 2013 | AP

Posted on 10/28/2013 7:11:23 PM PDT by Extremely Extreme Extremist

Edited on 10/28/2013 7:44:07 PM PDT by Admin Moderator. [history]

ROYERSFORD, Pa. (AP) -- A suburban Philadelphia man has perhaps the most valuable ten-spot you'll ever see.

Thirty-nine-year-old Billy Baeder, of Royersford, owns a 1933 $10 silver certificate that an auctioneer says is worth at least a half-million dollars.

The bill bears an unusual inscription, "Payable in silver coin to bearer on demand," and has the serial number "A00000001A." It is perhaps the most valuable bill printed since 1929, when bills were shrunk to their current size.

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To: yarddog

Depending on the year and condition of the coin, they are worth $25-$45. The price fluctuates also depending on the price of silver.

http://www.apmex.com/category/173/morgan-dollars-1921-the-final-year


21 posted on 10/28/2013 8:26:16 PM PDT by Rusty0604
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To: Big Red Badger

Nickel slots all over the west.
Nickel phone calls in New Orleans.
19 cent gas

I remember them all.


22 posted on 10/28/2013 8:47:20 PM PDT by ProtectOurFreedom
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To: yarddog

Depending on the condition and series, it could be worth $20. Or $500. Or a few thousand. Or “So what tropical island do you want to buy?”

Might want to check it out..


23 posted on 10/28/2013 8:48:49 PM PDT by piytar (The predator-class is furious that their prey are shooting back.)
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To: Extremely Extreme Extremist

I hope he doesn’t send it to the treasury for an “estimate”. They’ll never return it.


24 posted on 10/28/2013 8:53:10 PM PDT by FreeManWhoCan
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To: yarddog

if in mint condition, numismatically it’s worth a lot more than $10. it i a ful dollar so it’s at lest $22. in mint shape depending on year, it could be $35-90.


25 posted on 10/28/2013 9:13:47 PM PDT by Secret Agent Man (Gone Galt; Not averse to Going Bronson.)
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To: Secret Agent Man; piytar

Thanks for the info. His Mother will be keeping it for him for a long time before she gives it to him.

I knew I would eventually spend it so I told Mother to just keep it for me. When she died, I went and got it then gave it to my Grandson.


26 posted on 10/28/2013 9:18:05 PM PDT by yarddog (Romans 8: verses 38 and 39. "For I am persuaded".)
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To: yarddog
Along with the gift to your grandson should be a detailed explanation of how the currency gets debased in a modern industrial society. An understanding of that could be the real value that lasts a lifetime.
27 posted on 10/28/2013 9:31:39 PM PDT by Bogie
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To: Jet Jaguar

Amazing...thanks.


28 posted on 10/28/2013 9:43:03 PM PDT by blam
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To: Extremely Extreme Extremist

The SAFETY AND SECURITY of you and YOUR FAMILY is worth more than ANYTHING.

FAME is WORTH NOTHING!

Just SHUT UP!


29 posted on 10/28/2013 9:48:20 PM PDT by G Larry (Let his days be few; and let another take his office. Psalms 109:8)
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To: yarddog
This Morgan silver dollar is worth $120,000.

http://coins.about.com/od/famousrarecoinprofiles/p/morgan_dollar.htm

30 posted on 10/28/2013 10:40:41 PM PDT by SVTCobra03 (You can never have enough friends, horsepower or ammunition.)
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To: ProtectOurFreedom

5 cents for a cup of coffee...


31 posted on 10/28/2013 11:32:11 PM PDT by goat granny
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To: goat granny

I remember when cokes went from a nickel to six cents. Everyone said they would quit drinking them. They only stayed six cents for a short time then went to a dime.

I suspect they had planned to make it a dime all along. They went to six cents to make it look like a small increase. Using a nickel and a penny was a little irritating and a dime meant just one coin again.


32 posted on 10/29/2013 11:26:55 AM PDT by yarddog (Romans 8: verses 38 and 39. "For I am persuaded".)
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To: yarddog

they did the same think with a cup of coffee, people said they’d quit drinking coffee. Now its $5 bucks at Starbucks..:O)


33 posted on 10/29/2013 4:50:02 PM PDT by goat granny
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