Coin and Paper Money Collecting/how much does it cost?

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i have a pan-American exposition coin and i wanted to know how much does it cost.
In the back of the coin is write:
  PAN.AMERICAN
   EXPOSITION
BUFFALO.NY.USA
MAY 1.NOV.1.
 MDCDI
I tried to put in the right order...
And in the front of it there is a man trying to reach the sky and in his back there is an eagle

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Thais, I have not heard of this token (it can't be a coin as it wasn't issued by a government for purpose of being money).  But if you go to www.ebay.com and do a search for Pan American 1901 token and other variations, you'll see some for sale.  If your piece is at all common, eventually one will come on for sale and you can compare condition (which is important to price) and see what your piece is selling for (be careful, just because a seller asks for a price, it won't be helpful if he doesn't get it).  Also try a similar search at www.google.com and you may find a token dealer selling one on a website.  Good luck, Jim Lawniczak

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Jim Lawniczak

Expertise

I will answer your questions about encased coins (lucky pennies), which are advertising and event tokens with coins, unually cents, struck with the token.

Experience

Long time collector of encased coins and author of several articles on encased coins.

Organizations
TAMS, ECI (Encased Collectors International)

Publications
TAMS -- several articles on encased coins, in particular the encased coins of the 1901 Buffalo Pan American Exposition
Casement -- many articles on encased coins

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