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Originally Posted by Armybrat
Back in the '50s-'70s my dad collected a lot of Mexican silver coins (Pillar Dollars) when he was working in Monterrey. On occasion he would pick up something unusual if it looked like a bargain.
In a little shop not far off Plaza Zaragoza he spotted this Wells Fargo commemorative medal in a tray of miscellaneous coins - all priced at around 15 Pesos ($1.20 US) each. He haggled the shopkeeper down to about $1 US.
Wells Fargo had enough of these struck in 1902 to hand out to each employee - commemorating the company's 50th anniversary:
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The one on the left, pretty rare and can fetch over $1000, the one on the right...not so rare, $20, but you probably know that. I have a 1922 Liberty in my collection, would love to have a WF Medal. I would also love to have a 1921 Walking Liberty half dollar. I'm not greedy, not worth all that much but would be nice to add. Its seems that most of what I have isn't rare and not worth that much. Case in point, when I acquired a 1896 Indian Head Cent, (I found it), I thought it would be worth something, found out its worth about 2 bucks. Still nice to have, it looks pretty cool. Nice piece Armybrat.
