Quick response needed

can anyone tell me what a VG 1850A 2 francs from Switzerland is worth?

time is of the essence.

Hello!

Is it this one?

http://www.ngccoin.com/price-guide/world/switzerland-2-francs-km-10-1850-1857-cuid-59346-duid-160190

VG condition => melt value

Quote: nemesis0169Hello!

Is it this one?

http://www.ngccoin.com/price-guide/world/switzerland-2-francs-km-10-1850-1857-cuid-59346-duid-160190

VG condition => melt value

I wouldn't say that, but that is my opinion.

XF is $585.00 USD
VF is $390.00 USD
Subtract the two and you get $195.00 less, if you continue pattern then it would suggest the F would be like $5.00 value, but I wouldn't think that a coin old as it is and silver could be melt value, as it should retain some value for being that coin. I would say $20.00-$30.00 may be a fair price that I would pay if I was seeking it out to complete my collection. But if you can get it cheaper, then why not?

I can't believe that a coin like that is only melt value, it's worth $350 in VF and VG is only a couple of grades down, it only seems to drop by 1/3 in value per grade.

Quote: neilithicI can't believe that a coin like that is only melt value, it's worth $350 in VF and VG is only a couple of grades down, it only seems to drop by 1/3 in value per grade.

I don't think it could be melt value unless it is unidentifiable without magnification. I would say anything over $50.00 is unreasonable though. Take into account the 1922 1 shilling from Australia, the grade jumps price by a lot. But if you want it to collect, and you can spend the $, unless you have another option of buying it cheaper, then why not go for it? Especially if it is to complete a set, or one you specifically want.

I was looking at MS $1,100, a gap for AU, assume a drop of 1/3 and it's around $780, a drop of 1/3 down to $550, a drop of 1/3 down to $390.  If you cary on that pattern VG would be worth round $150

YEAH!!! I got that coin plus two sterling silver UK florins for NZ$52, the equivalent of US$45 or £26!!

here's the auction

http://www.trademe.co.nz/Browse/Listing.aspx?id=755795079

Well not as good as I thought, but definitely more than melt. I found this site that lists its value at US$40. I paid about that and also got 2 silver florins as well. I'm happy with the price.

http://coinquest.com/cgi-bin/cq/coins?main_coin=15977

Quote: neilithicWell not as good as I thought, but definitely more than melt.  I found this site that lists its value at US$40.  I paid about that and also got 2 silver florins as well.  I'm happy with the price.

http://coinquest.com/cgi-bin/cq/coins?main_coin=15977

Nice, I would have paid that for 3 old silver coins. As the time goes by anything not in a holder, will start to deteriorate, so the lesser ones will start to be worth more eventually. Which is why some coins will have high values for AG, G, AF, F. as the years go by.

Good buy I think!

Thanks, I'll likely sell off the florins to try and recoup some of the cost, the Swiss coin was the only one I was interested in.  Even if I manage to get silver value for them (around $15) it would mean I only paid NZ$35 for the Swiss coin (US$30 or £17.50) anything more is bonus.

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Quote: nemesis0169Hello!

Is it this one?

http://www.ngccoin.com/price-guide/world/switzerland-2-francs-km-10-1850-1857-cuid-59346-duid-160190

VG condition => melt value

I wouldn't say that, but that is my opinion.

XF is $585.00 USD
VF is $390.00 USD
Subtract the two and you get $195.00 less, if you continue pattern then it would suggest the F would be like $5.00 value, but I wouldn't think that a coin old as it is and silver could be melt value, as it should retain some value for being that coin. I would say $20.00-$30.00 may be a fair price that I would pay if I was seeking it out to complete my collection. But if you can get it cheaper, then why not?

No quotation for VG condition on WC website, so why did you tell me that I'm wrong??

Quote: neilithicI can't believe that a coin like that is only melt value, it's worth $350 in VF and VG is only a couple of grades down, it only seems to drop by 1/3 in value per grade.

If you already know the answer...why asking the question?

I didn't KNOW the answer, I was asking if anyone had definitive catalogue value. After the auction closed I managed to find a site that listed it's value at US$40, about 8 times the melt value you quoted.


I was asking because I had no idea and I was looking to bid on it.  If I had believed you and bid on it being worth only melt value I would have missed out on it and the other bidder would have got it for an absolute bargain.

If you don't know the answer to a question, giving a guess at what you think is right is not very helpful at all, and you would be better not to have posted at all.