coinsareawesome
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- Apr 6, 2013
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Went to one of my favorite antique stores yesterday and picked out the usual, a pound of world coins for $10. I usually have some luck with them but I didn't know how lucky I actually was going to be today. Got a few good coins- 1895 10 Rappen from Switzerland, Old Turkish 10 Paisa, and 1884 and 1888 Canadian one cents. Then out it came; the best coin I have ever gotten, but at the time I didn't know it. I thought it was like all the other proofs I have- worth no more than $10. Then I went home and looked at my jumbo price guide. I found out that "ordinary proof" had only 25 minted and was so valuable it didn't have a price for it. I was so surprised I thought my eyes were going to pop right out of my head! Once I got myself together, I looked on NGC World Coin Price Guide. They didn't even have a price for it! The coin: an Ecuador 1988 1 Sucre PROOF!