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 Posted 12/28/2011  4:23 pm Show Profile   Bookmark this topic Add murrellington to your friends list Get a Link to this Message Number of Subscribers
So I bought some coins on Craigslist hoping it was a good deal. I think I can resell and make a little. Not much money to make but still, it was in the area so I picked it up. How much do you think all of this could sell for?

Lincoln Memorial Cents 1959 to 1982, not including varieties such as 70 s small date or the different 1982 cents.
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19th and 20th Century coinage, includes:
1901 Indian cent
1958 d Wheat cent
1943 steel cent (reprocessed or replated)
1963 d copper cent
1983 d zinc cent
1974 d Eisenhower dollar
1976 d bicentennial Eisenhower dollar
1910 Liberty nickel
1936 d Buffalo nickel
1943 p silver nickel
1961 Jefferson nickel
1980 p SBA dollar
1942 Walking Liberty half dollar
1967 40% silver JFK Half
1951 d Franklin half
1971 d jfk half
1976 d bicentennial jfk half
1909 Barber dime
1945 Mercury dime
1957 Roosevelt dime
1972 d Roosevelt dime
1930 Standing Liberty quarter
1960 d Washington quarter
1976 bicentennial quarter
1979 d Washington quarter
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Mixed wheat cents, dates include:
1920 (x2)
1925 s
1926
1927
1936 (x2)
1936 d
1941 (x3)
1942 (x3)
1944 (x2)
1944 d
1944 s
1945 (x5)
1946 (x3)
1948 d
1950
1950 d
1951
1951 d (x6)
1952 d (x4)
1953 (x2)
1953 d (x2)
1954 s
1955 d
1956
1956 d (x3)
1957 d
1958
1958 d (x4)
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And some miniature gold looking Lincoln Cent. it is very small and says 14k copy on the reverse. the obverse date says 1909-1982.
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 Posted 12/28/2011  4:27 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add murrellington to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
Apologies on the upside down picture. That is sure to bug some of you.
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OH! I thought you had a complete set of rotated dies.
Unless some of the coins are key dates I only see about $80 in silver and clad.
I don't know about the gold copy coin.
How the ribs doing by the way?
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 Posted 12/28/2011  6:15 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add jbuck to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply

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Apologies on the upside down picture. That is sure to bug some of you.
No problem for me. Right click, Rotate Image, Rotate 180°. Done.
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 Posted 12/28/2011  7:13 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add merclover to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
murrellington, if you don't mind me asking, what did you have to pay for this set of coins?
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OK, I'll take a stab at prices you might be able to get off of ebay for these coins... just a total guess mind you...

The 20th Century type set/board... I'll say $75 to $90 if you thrown in the Lincoln pennies set too... overall it's an attractive display set, the type that eBayers like... too bad it didn't have spots for the Morgan and Peace dollars. I'd start it as an auction with a start price of $49.99 and see what happens.

If you take the 1920's Wheat cents and sell them as a lot separately, you could sell the rest as an unsearched roll of wheat pennies, found in your grandmother's attic!

I assume you didn't pay much for these, so you should do ok. As I said, that display set is the type of item that does well on ebay. Let us know what you end up getting for all these.
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 Posted 12/28/2011  7:56 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add murrellington to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply

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How the ribs doing by the way?
Thanks for asking, they are feeling better, I think. It's not hurting because I am not doing any physical activities. I'm taking it real easy so I can heal faster.


And I paid $50 merclover. I figured if I can't resell them, then I could at least get my $50 back by selling them on craigslist again. By the way, I usually only ship with the flat rate boxes. What would be a good and cheap way to ship the 19th and 20th Century coinage case thing? And I found a couple of those gold copy coins on ebay. Not sure if it has any value or if it would sell though.


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too bad it didn't have spots for the Morgan and Peace dollars
Hahahaa, how did I not even realize that until you said that? Weird, usually I look for that kind of stuff.
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 Posted 12/30/2011  01:03 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add murrellington to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
anyone have an idea how to cheaply ship that coin board? won't fit in a flat rate, so I'm not sure how to cheaply ship it, without damaging it as well.
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If it was me, I'd wrap your boards well in newspaper, then I'd get a couple of big pieces of corrugated cardboard panels and cut them to size (or a little larger) and tape well them around your boards. You might has to see if there are minimum width requirements for your shipping method of choice and adjust accordingly. Also, you'll have to decide if you'll ship the coins in place in your boards or pop them out and protect them separately. You just have to made sure your boards are sturdy and won't bend on you... it might take a couple of layers of cardboard. Using this method of wrapping it all up, you then can ship it any cost effective way that suits you. Hope this helps!
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It's a sturdy plastic board so it won't bend. Just want to make sure it doesn't break. And I've never shipped an item that is large that isn't in a flat rate box. So not exactly sure what route to go to ship it. I might just throw it on craigslist first.
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I've never shipped an item that is large that isn't in a flat rate box.


murrellington, there is a whole new world of shipping out there to explore! And you'll find more of them are a lot cheaper than flat rate boxes! You won't have to stand in long lines at your post office either... you can handle everything on-line. It really is no big deal... you just have to know the weight to figure out shipping costs ahead of time. Nothing ventured, nothing gained!
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 Posted 12/30/2011  09:46 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add f16 to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
nice coins

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 Posted 12/31/2011  2:28 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add murrellington to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
For those interested, I paid $50 for it all. Well I put it up on craigslist last night for $90 and got a buyer after like 30 minutes. I didn't include the gold plated Lincoln Cent either, my wife loved it so much and wanted it. lol.


It's funny because I would have taken $70. I stated in the ad that since people like to lowball, i'll start at $90 and can take best offer. The guy didn't even try to talk me down, said he thought $90 was an excellent price. So I ended up throng in a proof bicentennial half and a short set folder that is empty for Kennedy halves for free. And he then wanted to pay me more for including those. When I buy, I like to talk people down, not up.
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Way to go!

You turned it around quickly at a decent profit and without the hassle of shipping or fees! A good score in anyone's book!
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I know, I was super surprised! Well that's how I like to turn $50 christmas money into $90. More coins for me to buy :)

Hope you had a good birthday yesterday!
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Thanks, I did!

Sounds like yours turned out better than it started.

Happy New Year!
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