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Originally Posted by Manabi
So I count it all up and he has just barely enough, but that included a $10 gold coin from the late 1800s. (I forget the exact year.) I pointed out to the woman who was accompanying the kid that the coin was likely worth way more than $10.
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That's an understatement if there ever was one. a pre-1933 $10 Gold Eagle is half an ounce of gold, or about $600 in melt value. The coins go up from there, and depending on year and quality, way,
WAY up ($50K or more for the very rarest and best).
Ouch...