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Pillar of the Community
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Thats an awesome Kennedy.
I love lowball coins with honest circulated wear.
I actually almost bought a PCGS FR01 1921 D Walker yesterday... it was a beauty.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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To answer your question specifically on value of worn coins. Very few people want them and they are basically worth melt (siver or gold coins) unless they are a Key Date.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Lowball coins are fun but for me I have to be able to make out a date.
Oregon coin geek.....*** GO BEAVS ! ! ! ***
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Thanks to everyone for the responses. Quote:
For the older coins like the barbers I would think youd have to get way down the grading scale since many of them are very worn. Not sure what their premiums are even at the lowest but I would guess they would probably be easier to find. At the very least their lowball grades start lower than other series if that makes sense. Like a G barber isn't a low ball but a G classic commemorative coin would be.
The NCLT coins that get down in grade from circulation seem to be the ones with the most premium as they are the hardest to find from what I've seen. Quote:I think lowballs are usually only more expensive when a type of coin wasnt often circulated. For Barber coins, it's easy to find really low grade examples. But for instance, some classic commemoratives are almost impossible to find in lower grades. That's also how I see it. My Brother told me the same thing. It was common for a Barber to be carried around in someone's pocket. Not so much with a Kennedy. Because of the popularity of the Kennedy, I think I'll offer it up for a 7 day auction as a celebration of my 250th post. My only stipulation is that the proceeds will go to benefit CCF. I will make a Paypal donation for the final amount to CCF at the close of the auction. |
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There was a forum topic about a year ago that had members posting their lowball coins. I didn't know if it was okay to post something new to an old forum topic. If the topic is not archived (which prevents adding new posts) and the post is relevant (not a one-line bump), then feel free to add to it.  |
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Pillar of the Community
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 some people like the "character" of "low-ball" coins, some folks pass on it. That's what makes this hobby great...difference of opinion!  Edited by oih82w8
01/28/2013 11:52 am
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Thanks jbuck, I'll try to remember that in the future.
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Pillar of the Community
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It's not just that the Barbers were carried around more. They were the result of some major Mint coin redesign to facilitate massively increasing output with minimal strike. A lot less circulation was able to render a Barber "lowball" compared to most other US Mint issues before or even since.
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It's not just that the Barbers were carried around more. They were the result of some major Mint coin redesign to facilitate massively increasing output with minimal strike. A lot less circulation was able to render a Barber "lowball" compared to most other US Mint issues before or even since. Thanks. I never thought about a weak strike. I also wonder if the lowball Barbers, along with other Silver coinage, could be attributed to the fact that Silver is softer and would wear faster than newer clad coins? |
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Thanks jbuck, I'll try to remember that in the future. No problem. I do want to make it clear that it was okay to start a new thread. |
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Keep in mind, this is all a question of demand and collector interest. As of right now, the only really active sets are crown-sized coins - Morgans, Peace and Ikes. And with the first two, the bar has already been set pretty much as low as it can go.  |
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I love lowball coins. if anyone has seen anything in my ancient coins collection - its all lowballs to most people. Its the only way rarer types make their way to me!
Lowball is good because without them I couldnt afford to have a type specimen of such coins.
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Pillar of the Community
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Awesome coins! I love a well worn coin |
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