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I have all of the ATB silver quarters so far, and I'll soon have all of the state silver quarters. I want to stick with the 20th century; so far I will be keeping the 2011 reverse proof and 'S' marked ASE. I've placed the 1997 matte proof 5c and 1998 matte proof 50c at the top of my list... but now I'm out of ideas. Suggestions? I'd much rather have a smaller collection of rarer and better condition coins than the reverse. |
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Pillar of the Community
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You could branch out into classic 20th century coins. Maybe consider a high-grade 20th century type set?
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Valued Member
United States
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I put together a 20th Century Type Set PCGS/NGC Graded. Now that was FUN! Found out anything with the name "Barber" attached to it was a little spendy though. Set is worth about $3500.00 however you can adjust the value depending on what grades you choose.
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I'm definitely down with anything from 1900-now; also would like a type set from the Charlotte mint which will take a lot of saving up...
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good luck with your collection. Instead of telling you what to buy, here are some things to avoid: 1) Anything sold over a television ad or on a shop at home channel. 2) Anything you have to subscribe to on a monthly basis. 3) Those spectacularly beautiful Nigerian Morgan dollars4) Regular issued coins with after market colorization (see #1) 5) Don't pay a premium for an SGS graded coin. 6) AU-50 State Quarter Collections |
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One item to consider - do you have several coin shows in your area? Several dealers in your area? If you do, you will better luck in buying QUALITY coins.
#1 - don't buy coins with problems....period. Coin will ALWAYS have a problem.
#2 - buy the coin, NOT the slabbing company. The pricing of slabbed coins is ridiculous. I prefer to buy raw coins, but use the slabbers to my benefit. Dealers almost always state what grade a coin is and base their price off of slabbed coins. Ask if they will guarantee the coin will come back at that grade. If not, walk away.
Believe your quest for modern/20th century coins is harder than you think. Try putting together a true MS68 set of 1965 and up halves, quarters or dimes. VERY hard to do. Same with dimes, nickels, and cents. Want a HARD set to put together...try some Ike's.
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I pretty much collect low grade coins because I don't have the money to buy many mint state coins, although some are affordable even to me. It also has another benefit because I try to find coins in any honest way possible. Such as looking through rolls and talking to friends about it. I've had a few friends give me a handful of coins and in one case a friend gave me a nearly full Whitman album of Lincoln cents from 1940 - 1970. Nothing real valuable but I did end up plugging a few holes in my Dansco Lincoln Cent album. A friend here also gave me a ancient Roman coin. Great gifts and I enjoy them. The coin shop I went to also gave me a few things like three steel cents and a couple old Jefferson nickels, one of them is a 1939-S. I'm planning on purchasing a Jefferson nickel album and a Indian Head cent album as well for my next sets. I also am going to start having a secondary set of ancient Roman coins. Perhaps a few world coins, some that I like the design but I won't be going out of my way for them. I wouldn't mind owning a set of German Nazi coins. I saw a few coins from Japan that I really liked. I'm just starting my coin collection again, so I have a very sparse collection. But I am always thinking about what I want to collect next. For now, what I stated is what I plan to collect so far. Collecting coins is near limitless. An endless variety that I doubt you can ever exhaust the possibilities. |
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Quote:High Grade Mercury dimes..I am thinking of doing that next..   |
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I wouldn't mind having some Mercury dimes again. Right now, I don't have a single one. |
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Quote:I have all of the ATB silver quarters so far, and I'll soon have all of the state silver quarters. I want to stick with the 20th century; so far I will be keeping the 2011 reverse proof and 'S' marked ASE.... The ATB's are NOT 20th Century coins...Any ASE's or other coins after the year 2000, aren't either..... they are 21st Century coins ! .....  We have been in the "new" Century for almost 12 years now ! ....  Edited by eaglefoot
10/30/2011 10:26 am
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If you're just starting, why not do what I did when I was a kid, start with something that flows through your pocket a lot? You won't be able to complete a collection that way, but can make a beginning to it and then fill it out from there.
OTOH, if you have time and money to pursue it, the opposite option is to go for something more exotic just because it's more satisfying. But that costs more money, of course.
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Mercury dimes! All the way!
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How are you doing on your list? I think I understand what your looking for, and think it would be a good idea for a new collector to purchase better grade and better date modern date coins. There are some lists of top 100 modern coins. I think whitman has one and NGC, might be using the same list. I like the idea that the 1997 matte proof Jefferson and the 1998 matte proof Kennedy half dollar. Don't forget the 1994 matte proof Jefferson nickel. Then maybe a 1997 W Roosevelt dime2006 reverse proof 20th ASE2008 burnished reverse of 2007 ASEMaybe some of the low mintage commemorative dollars 1995 and 1996 olympics Unc coins. There maybe 10 others that are low mintage and trade for $100+ Then error Presidential dollarNo edge letters 2007 Washington Double edge letter, I think that one is Addams I have been looking for a 2004 D low and high leaf Wisconsin quarters. |
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