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United Kingdom
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Ah Ageka that is the one denomination I do take exception to. Vicky shield reverse sovereigns are gorgeous coins, I used to collect them. I had an UNC 1871 sovereign for a while. Gorgeous coin, sadly it was slabbed so I sold it.
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Belgium
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Originally posted by Ætheling
Ah Ageka that is the one denomination I do take exception to. Vicky shield reverse sovereigns are gorgeous coins, I used to collect them. I had an UNC 1871 sovereign for a while. Gorgeous coin, sadly it was slabbed so I sold it.
I never ever had or saw a slabbed coin in my life This Vicky is a sad story she was abused glued onto a piece of hardbord to collect Allthough uncirculated the shield glued to the hardboard is pristine after an acetone soak ; however the face is kind of AU because of the friction of the other hardboard pages  |
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Originally posted by Ætheling
Is that die number 23?
The coin is in my bank but as far as I can tell from my 300 dpi scan that is die number 23 I did not bother to look it up in my Krause is 23 special ? |
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United Kingdom
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Poor coin!
Now 23's not any different to most other numbers as far as I can tell. The really high numbers like 132 (or whatever it was) are interesting.
I love the die numbers myself though, I once thought about collecting them by die number. 1 through to the top... now that would be different!
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United States
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Gotta agree with Metalman here, the only thing I had to have this year was my proof set. That and those Euros Terry found for me...  I may be kicking myself later for not getting the Marine Corps commem, but we'll see. Rachel [:p] |
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United States
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There's no such thing as a sure thing and only time will tell
but it looks like the dimes are still being completely ignored.
Setting aside a couple boxes of nice new dimes couldn't hurt and
if in five years they don't have a premium you can always just
spend them. You can further reduce risk by going through a quan-
tity and saving only the nice examples. The interest lost on twen-
ty rolls of gems is quite nominal but the potential profit is large.
Time don't fly, it bounds and leaps.
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Cladking that is one great observation! Actually a collector with a few extra bucks ought to go after the satins, don't you think? Can't help but wonder what a roll of any of the satins will be worth 10 years from now seeing how it was the first year for them as a set? You are right about one thing for sure as NO ONE is looking for rolls of dimes and I don't believe they did last year either. Everyone is consummed by Statehood Quarters and new nickels so those dimes just may be the sleeper of 2004 and 2005. |
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Now Kyra you must admit those SILVER EUROS are really cheap compared to U.S. silver, at least some of the euro nations keep things affordable. There are a few that gouge just like the U.S. Mint! None the less, for some reason or another, my dealer keeps telling me NOT to stop collecting those silver euros now that I have such a great start! Guess time will tell?
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United States
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Let me add this:
2005 United States Mint American Legacy Collection™
Federal Reserve Evolutions Collection
These 2 items were/are the best buy for 2005.
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ND I am anxiously awaiting the time wehre we all can see who was right and who was wrong and, of course, who was inbetween! Should be interesting as things develope as time has strange ways of doing things. Boy, if we could just figure it all out?
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United States
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Originally posted by crystalk64
Boy, if we could just figure it all out?
Amen! If I could just get this crystal ball to work, it would make my life as a dealer so much easier. Do you remember the $2 Star note set that the BEP put out last year? I ran around saying "Never", and low and behold these sets went through the roof. I said "No Way" on the wildlife series medals that the mint put out. Again, I missed that boat. However, there have been some no-brainers along the way. 2001 Buffalo Dollar. 1999 Proof Sets. 1997 Jackie Robinson $5 Gold 2000 Library of Congress Bi-metallic $10 gold What amazes me most is that the U.S. Mint cannot figure it out. They seem to hit and miss more than we do. Edited by national dealer
10/20/2005 12:30 pm
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 United States
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I ordered 8 Legacy sets 2 at a time. I only ever got the first two as there was nobobdy at home when they delivered the remaining 6. I tried to get the mint to re-send them but they informed me that the issue was no longer available.  Now I know they will go through the roof the same thing happened to me on the 1999 silver and regular proof sets.  |
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ND I am amazed to hear the $2 star note from last year did any thing at all? I got the big brochure from the BEP and thought to myself, "What a waste of good money"! And NOW you tell me they have actually done something? Guess we have a whole new world of collectors helping stoke the fire?
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10/20/2005 1:33 pm
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United States
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I like the satin finish coins and they should have good
demand for years but with a likely mintage around two
million they will not be scarce for many years. Gems
from mint sets with and without the satin finish may be
interesting speculations. Those without the special
finish may be especially interesting since gems are of-
ten extremely scarce from circulation.
Time don't fly, it bounds and leaps.
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