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I recently bought a lot of 10 large cents off ebay; nothing special all AG-VG common dates. I paid $60 which makes it $6 per coin. That made me wonder, what is a good target price for large cents for someone purely wanting volume of the beautiful classic coins? Thanks!
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In 2026, $6 per large cent sounds like a pretty good deal to me on AG to VG large cents. Can you get more at that price?
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That is a pretty decent deal!

Locally, the only bulk I've seen has been 10x P to AG's for $25... which was still tempting, but I did pass (most were complete slicks).
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Curious what $6 each buys you condition wise.
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Back in the day, I used to buy Large Cent lots off ebay. I think 15-20 years ago, $5 a coin was the going price. So $6 today is probably a good deal. You'll get some absolute junk culls, but every now and then, you'll come up with a decent coin or two. It's difficult to find an undamaged Large Cent for less than $25 at a coin show. Good luck & happy hunting.
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Sounds like a great deal to me! Congrats!
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I can't get more at that price, it was an auction. I will work on sending some pics later today. I'll definitely be on the lookout for more around that price, I think I currently have 35 large cents and they are one of my all time favorite coins!
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I started with wheat cents, then to Indian Head cents, and finally onto Large cents. I'm a big fan of copper! Happy hunting.
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I too enjoy buying lots of large cents, and $6 per coin is very low, in general I find you can only get serious "problem" coins at that price. For coins that might have a chance at a straight grade it's more like $15+.
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$6 per coin is very low, in general I find you can only get serious "problem" coins at that price. For coins that might have a chance at a straight grade it's more like $15+.
A fair assessment.
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Well, I hope to see the coins when you get them.
post the lot here on this topic, but if you do individual coins, one per topic
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