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The 1892 and 1893 Columbian Exposition Half Dollar Commemorative.
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The 1892 and 1893 Columbian Exposition Half Dollar Commemorative. I sort of doubt that....ultra common. |
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I never would have thought this, but I'm having a heck of a time completing a semi-high grade roosie set.
The first 3/4's of the set was pretty easy to put together, and what are supposed to be the "keys" were easy enough to get at roughly book value or less...
But I'm having a heck of a time finding high end examples of about 8 of the silvers and quite a few of the clads. Admittedly I'm not going the certified route as most of these coins in the MS63-64 grade don't justify the price of certification.
I'm at the point of paying 1.5x book and have the feeling that I'm going to end up paying 2x book by the time it's all said and done for the final few.
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I think the braided hair Half Cents from 1849 to 1857 are mostly "under-appreciated". They are obsolete type coins (also obsolete denominations!) and most have mintages less than 60,000. Choice AU examples slabbed by the major TPGs are generally available for less than $200. They seem like bargains to me! |
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Thanks for clarifying the Bugs Bunny Franklin half for me, CoinHunter5222... I was confused. But that helps me a lot when I go looking for mine! It shall be mine! And I want a good one too! |
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Great topic.
Bust halves, quarters, and dimes I think sell at bargain prices.
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1927 Peace dollars and 1931-D Mercury dimes. Just look at their total mintage's when compared to the pricey key dates within their respective series. Take Care Ben Edited by Bonedigger
06/05/2008 4:53 pm
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One "element" of coins that is very difficult for me to determine value on, is coins that are colorfully toned. I happen to prefer them, in general; given it is a natural occurence. Since I seek them out, what I find interesting is the large spread in price on these type of coins. Some dealers will sell them at book value, and others will sell them at 5X book value...or even more. I found a common ASE eagle with a pretty rainbow toned graded by ICG at MS-68 at the coin store the other day. The dealer was asking $1600!! I mean, come on? On the other hand, this dealer has some very reasonably priced coins. I find toned coins to be kind of a niched market, and may sell for exhorbitant amounts to people who have to have that look. If you look hard enough though, you can find nicely toned specimens that go for grade value(and are top tier slabbed), so I would say that those are undervalued to some extent. However, I'm glad that not everyone finds colorful toning attractive, as I would have a much harder finding ones that I can afford. |
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Ben:
I agree on the Merc.
Also, check out the price on the 1917 D Merc.
Much scarcer than the price indicates.
Also, the 1931 P & S.
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What about early commemoratives. I just started in these and everywhere I hear people say that they are very cheap now compared to what they were, not sure if they are undervalued or just unappreciated. I hope they stay "dead money" for a few more years so I can collect them cheaply.
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small change - What about early commemoratives. I just started in these and everywhere I hear people say that they are very cheap now compared to what they were, not sure if they are undervalued or just unappreciated. I hope they stay "dead money" for a few more years so I can collect them cheaply. I want the Daniel Boone, the Oregon Trail, the Texas Centennial one, the Santa Fe Trail, a nice Monroe Doctrine one, and several others. They can be truly beautiful in the nicer condition. I almost bought an Oregon Trail from the dealer, but I thought $165 a little high. But it was pretty! |
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I will say Colonial American coins in say vg-vf condition without any problems.
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Agree with all of microb's choices. The Peace dollars in particular... even though the series had minimal circulation, the difference between what you'd pay for a semi-key Morgan, and what you'd pay for a later Peace with similar mintage is astonishing (yes, I'm aware of mass melts, etc... I still think some of them are practically a steal). That's as much as I'm going to say on the matter, at least until I have a lot more of them  i think the '68-'74 S-mint Lincolns are sleepers... going through circulated rolls on the east coast I probably find one for every ten wheat cents I pick out. i was also surprised to see how cheaply some of the Liberty Head and Shield nickels are selling... The poor things just can't compete with a cute li'l buffalo, I guess. |
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I'd have to say some of the Seated Liberty halves like the 1871-CC which are only estimated to have 300 surviving examples in any grade or the 1880's halves (Tiny mintages). swcoin.ecrater.com
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i think the '68-'74 S-mint Lincolns are sleepers... going through circulated rolls on the east coast I probably find one for every ten wheat cents I pick out Yeah, and considering their mintages were a fraction of Philadelphia and Denver's. They always have a special place in my heart; they seem more unique compared to a normal circulating coin. |
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