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Probably would have used a Q-Tip and acetone instead of.my fingernail, In this grade, it doesn't matter. The fingernail is much lower on the mineral hardness scale, so it wouldn't make any scratches. Plus, I didn't have any acetone and was wondering if the green stuff would come off. Quote:
Curious to know cost here. Just over $38.  Better pics:   Edited by TypeCoin971793
11/01/2016 9:54 pm
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That's a smokin' hot deal for $38. I couldn't ever find anything half that decent in that price range when I was looking back in the day.
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G-4, but I would think Details. Very nice buy!
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G-4 details, at a bargain price.
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I have an offer of $78 for this coinon ebay. That seems low to me. Is it? |
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Quote:1886 is certainly one of three keys for the Liberty nickels, the other two being 1885 and 1912-S. No no no...1885 is the key. 1886 and 1912-S are semi keys. There can only be one key. Oregon coin geek.....*** GO BEAVS ! ! ! ***
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Unless you're an ebay seller, then they're all keys...  Oregon coin geek.....*** GO BEAVS ! ! ! ***
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Awesome score. You find many good deals I wish I had more time to do the same! :)
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Nice flip !
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This concept that an entire series of coins must have exactly one and only one key is ludicrous -- 25+ years and I've never heard such an assertion before this thread -- but that's a discussion for another time and another post.
I think an offer of $70 to $100 for this coin would be appropriate.
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Nice flip for the nickel .... I would take the offer and move to the next purchase.
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I agree with paralyse on the key dates, not just one per series.
Although I have heard the opinion from some collectors of just one.
Like to me there are five key date Lincoln wheat cents
1909 S vdb, 1914D, 1909 S, 1931 S and the 1922 no D.
If I had to come up with a opinion/scale
For a collection you will have
Common date coins - coins that have a common low price
Semi key dates - coins that are 3 or 4 times the price of common coins
Key dates - coins that are several times, or more, the price of common coins.
Rare date coins - coins that are very hard to find and very expensive.
Conditional rarities - coins that are common in lower grades but harder to
find in higher grade.
I am sure there are many other opinions ... this works for me
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The 85 is double or more than the 86. If you wanna call em key "dates" I suppose that would work but there is only one king per series. I wouldn't lump a 16-D dime or 1877 Indian on an equal basis with other dimes and cents. Nope.
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I think the 1909 S indian is comparable to the 1877 as it is one of the show-stoppers of the set.
The 1916 D is a standalone key for the Mercs.
How about WLHs? There are two very comparable key dates: the 1921 P and 1921 D. They are fairly close in price in all grades and are difficult to acquire due to cost.
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I suppose that would work but there is only one king per series If one king/key per series works for you .. than nothing is wrong with that. But .. everyone's idea of this hobby is a little different. Sometimes it is just the level/grade that you collect that can make a big difference. To many Lincoln Cent collectors the 1909 S vdb is the king. For my set, that coin cost me the most. But for someone collecting in MS 65 or better, the 1914 D cost much more that the S vdb. The 1916 D mercury is a very good example of your one king. But if you were collecting high grade full band dimes, there are many very expensive Mercury dimes. Dansco chooses to put the 1895 Morgan in the Morgan dollaralbum. Yes it would be the one king .. but only the top few percent of Morgan collectors can afford one. So to the rest of us, the 1893 S is the top key. There is also the key Carson City dollar 1889 CC, and the 1894 with only 110,000 mintage. The examples could go on and on .. Edited by GR58
11/03/2016 06:26 am
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