Poll: $4.00 Silver Quarters Question

Although you don't have either, I would save my money to get two nice ones better than the AG-G they are offering.

@edweather Maybe, maybe. The coin magazine in question is " Coin World" and I saw the ad in the March 2015 edition (which bore the title "Dime Time").


@Nickle Guy I don't think I mentioned clearly, but AG-G is the MINIMUM guaranteed grade. The actual grade of the coin you will receive is RANDOM, so it could be AG/G up to XF/AU/etc and anywhere in-between. It is basically a "surprise package" of sorts; you don't know what you are going to get.

@Night Hawk I would...if it was open. He "closed down temporarily" because he will lose big money with the silver prices. That, and he actually changed location to down the street, so he is probably still getting settled in.

I will be fair and give anyone else a chance to chime in before I make my decision.

TOTALLY. Overpriced for what you would be getting.
I'd be happy to sell you a fistful of those for $4 each.

Regardless of the price, why buy anything sight unseen. You wouldn't buy a car without seeing it, so why buy even a coin, any coin, without seeing the exact coin?

You can find these coins at this price at today's silver prices and get to see what you get. The only time I have bought coins and not seen them all, is when there are anywhere to 50-200 coins.

@both above (14x FV * .25 = $3.5) Yes yes yes, I realize coin shops have them for prices like these, BUT the coin shop I can go to in my area 1) is temporarily closed (to my knowledge) and 2) I can't really chose.
He, to my knowledge, just has them in "buckets" and pulls randomly, so I get a random type, date, mint, and grade.

I do like his markup though. When silver was higher and silver dimes were $1.75 per, he charged me $1.95, so that isn't too shabby.

CONCLUSION of the matter:
I guess I could just wait a bit and see where the spot prices go. I was just curious about shopping by coin order form in the back for a magazine.

I will leave the poll and thread open in case there is something someone wants to say/vote on, but it was nice to hear everyone's feedback. I am still open to any last words anyone might have to say.

I responded to an ad similar to this one back in my early days of collecting. The Barber quarter that I received was as described, a typical no problem G. I can't remember if I received any other coins on approval. $4 is not that bad of a price for convenience and if access to shops and shows is limited in your area.

Yoshi, I think the quote you give is for bulk George Washington quarters. This small ad in the magazine is for an older type-Standing Liberty or Barber which are better types. I suggest you buy them both if the postage is reasonable. All the coin shop is trying to do is sell a bit low and have your name and address so they can mail you a list of fixed prices in the future. They are building their customer database. That's fine. ebay sellers do it too. In marketing it is called a "loss leader". My Mom asked me once what I wanted for my birthday. I cut out the ad from Mt. Vernon Coin advertising one Peace and One Morgan dollar. What I got was fine for the money. I know it was all common. She was so happy to buy me something I loved instead of socks. She gloated over that purchase for years! So those two coins now have sentimental value since she passed. I get a smile when I bring them out.