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Pillar of the Community
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OH! I thought you had a complete set of rotated dies.  Unless some of the coins are key dates I only see about $80 in silver and clad. I don't know about the gold copy coin. How the ribs doing by the way? |
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Apologies on the upside down picture. That is sure to bug some of you. No problem for me. Right click, Rotate Image, Rotate 180°. Done.  |
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Bedrock of the Community
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murrellington, if you don't mind me asking, what did you have to pay for this set of coins?  |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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OK, I'll take a stab at prices you might be able to get off of ebay for these coins... just a total guess mind you... The 20th Century type set/board... I'll say $75 to $90 if you thrown in the Lincoln pennies set too... overall it's an attractive display set, the type that eBayers like... too bad it didn't have spots for the Morgan and Peace dollars. I'd start it as an auction with a start price of $49.99 and see what happens. If you take the 1920's Wheat cents and sell them as a lot separately, you could sell the rest as an unsearched roll of wheat pennies, found in your grandmother's attic! I assume you didn't pay much for these, so you should do ok. As I said, that display set is the type of item that does well on ebay. Let us know what you end up getting for all these.  |
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Pillar of the Community
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How the ribs doing by the way? Thanks for asking, they are feeling better, I think. It's not hurting because I am not doing any physical activities. I'm taking it real easy so I can heal faster. And I paid $50 merclover. I figured if I can't resell them, then I could at least get my $50 back by selling them on craigslist again. By the way, I usually only ship with the flat rate boxes. What would be a good and cheap way to ship the 19th and 20th Century coinage case thing? And I found a couple of those gold copy coins on ebay. Not sure if it has any value or if it would sell though. Quote:
too bad it didn't have spots for the Morgan and Peace dollars Hahahaa, how did I not even realize that until you said that? Weird, usually I look for that kind of stuff. |
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Pillar of the Community
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anyone have an idea how to cheaply ship that coin board? won't fit in a flat rate, so I'm not sure how to cheaply ship it, without damaging it as well.
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Bedrock of the Community
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If it was me, I'd wrap your boards well in newspaper, then I'd get a couple of big pieces of corrugated cardboard panels and cut them to size (or a little larger) and tape well them around your boards. You might has to see if there are minimum width requirements for your shipping method of choice and adjust accordingly. Also, you'll have to decide if you'll ship the coins in place in your boards or pop them out and protect them separately. You just have to made sure your boards are sturdy and won't bend on you... it might take a couple of layers of cardboard. Using this method of wrapping it all up, you then can ship it any cost effective way that suits you. Hope this helps!  |
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Pillar of the Community
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It's a sturdy plastic board so it won't bend. Just want to make sure it doesn't break. And I've never shipped an item that is large that isn't in a flat rate box. So not exactly sure what route to go to ship it. I might just throw it on craigslist first.
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Bedrock of the Community
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I've never shipped an item that is large that isn't in a flat rate box. murrellington, there is a whole new world of shipping out there to explore! And you'll find more of them are a lot cheaper than flat rate boxes! You won't have to stand in long lines at your post office either... you can handle everything on-line. It really is no big deal... you just have to know the weight to figure out shipping costs ahead of time. Nothing ventured, nothing gained! |
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nice coins  |
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Pillar of the Community
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For those interested, I paid $50 for it all. Well I put it up on craigslist last night for $90 and got a buyer after like 30 minutes. I didn't include the gold plated Lincoln Cent either, my wife loved it so much and wanted it. lol. It's funny because I would have taken $70. I stated in the ad that since people like to lowball, i'll start at $90 and can take best offer. The guy didn't even try to talk me down, said he thought $90 was an excellent price. So I ended up throng in a proof bicentennial half and a short set folder that is empty for Kennedy halves for free. And he then wanted to pay me more for including those. When I buy, I like to talk people down, not up. |
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Bedrock of the Community
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Way to go! You turned it around quickly at a decent profit and without the hassle of shipping or fees! A good score in anyone's book! |
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Pillar of the Community
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I know, I was super surprised! Well that's how I like to turn $50 christmas money into $90. More coins for me to buy :)
Hope you had a good birthday yesterday!
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Bedrock of the Community
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Thanks, I did! Sounds like yours turned out better than it started. Happy New Year! |
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Bedrock of the Community
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Quote:It's funny because I would have taken $70. I stated in the ad that since people like to lowball, i'll start at $90 and can take best offer. The guy didn't even try to talk me down, said he thought $90 was an excellent price. So I ended up throng in a proof bicentennial half and a short set folder that is empty for Kennedy halves for free. And he then wanted to pay me more for including those. When I buy, I like to talk people down, not up. Welcome to the way America USED to be everywhere! You made a great gesture to the buyer by throwing in the other coins, but found a buyer who has the same concept of fairness and personal responsibility. You and he both were satisfied in the end by making sure the OTHER person was happy with the deal. I miss the days when this was the common mindset amongst most people. Wouldn't it be great if our politicians were like this? |
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