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Bedrock of the Community
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Left us mostly wishing we could buy at those prices. You could.....ten years ago. And ten years from now you will be able to look at the then current price guide and compare it to the 2012 guide, and you will wish "I wish I could buy at those 2012 prices." You can! NOW So what is stopping you? |
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Pillar of the Community
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The only thing that is stopping me is a lack of knowledge for modern U.S. coins. World coins are easy, most of them are not slabbed and they are usually cheaper than catalog price. I am a firm believer in the whole be informed and then buy the coin. I see way to many people who come on here for the first time and say, "I bought this extreamly over priced coin I know nothing about but couldn't resist. Even though I am asking if I got ripped off I really want to be validated."
Based off the feedback, I think I am just going to get a non-slabbed one now and put in in a air-tite holder. My heirs can always send it to get graded if they want it.
Edited by allranger
05/29/2012 12:59 pm
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I don't factor in the cost of Top III TPG slabs when pricing a coin, it's their opinion that someone paid for, and I usually don't send in coins to have them slabbed, but I have in the past. Buying them already slabbed is another story! Edited by oih82w8
05/29/2012 1:04 pm
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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The '96-W dime is not rare, and like the others suggested can be bought raw for $10-$15. If your grandchildren aren't into to coins, they won't see the significance of this coin and just regard it as an ordinary dime. If you're looking for something special to hand on later a modern proof silver dollar commemorative in PR69 or PR70 would do and they are unusual from the regular run of modern US coinage. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
2150 Posts |
If you do plan to just go ahead and buy the '96 mint set be sure and make sure the "W" dime is included. It was packaged separately and more often than not I see mint sets at shows and shops where they have already been picked out.
Edited by jokingjoker
05/29/2012 7:12 pm
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I've got a different question about this coin, was it an NIFC coin or was it released into the wild?
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Moderator
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NIFC. It was only issued in the 1996 Mint Sets.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1770 Posts |
a good deal like others have stated is just to purchase the 1996 mint set ( of course make sure the dime is actually there)
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Valued Member
United States
70 Posts |
And be careful on ebay. I've seen quite a few mint sets for sale without the dime, but still have a high bye it now price that would be associated with the full set. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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This dime is not rare or even hard to find. But it is special because it is the only dime with the W mint mark. And the mint did not say in advance that it was including this dime with the set. It was a bonus coin. It would be nice to see the mint do something like this again.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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They kind of did, but not on purpose, when they sent the birthday sets in silver this year.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
7840 Posts |
Not Intended For Circulation ...just in case somebody was unfamiliar with the acronym (and I misread the post that replied to.) 
Edited by oih82w8
05/30/2012 08:09 am
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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The dime is easy to find in the Mint Sets, just make sure it is included as it was just loose in the package, wrapped in cellophane, of course. I got the entire 1996 mint set for $4 with the dime. So good luck!
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I agree.
The best place to get that dime for equal to or less than market value is in the set.
You can get a whole set for the cost of the dime by itself. At very least you will get
a small refund on the price with the face value of the other coins. Like mentioned though,
the MAJORITY of 96 sets out there do not have the dime in them! They are taken out, then
sold off at the same price! It's a scam, but they do it, and there are more out there than
still have the dime from what it appeared to me when I was looking for mine. Be careful.
However, I got my set, with the dime, for less than the going rate for the dime itself.
There are still deals and dimes to be had in those mint sets, you just have to look.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Those are good points to know.
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