I Finally Bought A Key Date Coin - 1886 Nickel - Page 2

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IndianGoldEagle Bedrock of the Community United States 36782 Posts	Posted 11/02/2016 09:41 am G-4 details, at a bargain price. Report this Post to the Staff
TypeCoin971793 Pillar of the Community United States 6370 Posts	Posted 11/02/2016 11:28 am I have an offer of $78 for this coinon ebay. That seems low to me. Is it? Report this Post to the Staff
52Raymo Pillar of the Community United States 8517 Posts	Posted 11/02/2016 11:52 am 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 ! ! ! * Report this Post to the Staff
52Raymo Pillar of the Community United States 8517 Posts	Posted 11/02/2016 11:55 am Unless you're an ebay seller, then they're all keys... Oregon coin geek.....* GO BEAVS ! ! ! * Report this Post to the Staff
TypeCoin971793 Pillar of the Community United States 6370 Posts	Posted 11/02/2016 1:50 pm Sold for $95! Report this Post to the Staff
Mister Kairu Pillar of the Community United States 1911 Posts	Posted 11/02/2016 2:03 pm Awesome score. You find many good deals I wish I had more time to do the same! :) Report this Post to the Staff
52Raymo Pillar of the Community United States 8517 Posts	Posted 11/02/2016 2:46 pm Nice flip ! Oregon coin geek.....* GO BEAVS ! ! ! * Report this Post to the Staff
paralyse Bedrock of the Community United States 12057 Posts	Posted 11/02/2016 9:14 pm 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. Member ANA - EAC - TNA - SSDC - CCT #890 "Most of the things worth doing in the world had been declared impossible before they were done." -- Louis D. Brandeis Report this Post to the Staff
GR58 Bedrock of the Community United States 11951 Posts	Posted 11/02/2016 10:19 pm Nice flip for the nickel .... I would take the offer and move to the next purchase. --------------------- 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 Report this Post to the Staff
52Raymo Pillar of the Community United States 8517 Posts	Posted 11/02/2016 10:47 pm 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. Oregon coin geek.....* GO BEAVS ! ! ! * Report this Post to the Staff
TypeCoin971793 Pillar of the Community United States 6370 Posts	Posted 11/02/2016 11:04 pm 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. Report this Post to the Staff
GR58 Bedrock of the Community United States 11951 Posts	Posted 11/03/2016 06:24 am Quote: 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 dollar album. 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 Report this Post to the Staff
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