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I have been collecting Washington quarters for Forty Five years or so. Started pulling them from circulation when I was a wee lad. Recently I called them "done". All certified NGC or PCGS. Not a bad set, ranks 48 on the NGC registry. http://coins.www.collectors-society...&Ranking=all But now my interest is flagging. I could continue for the rest of my life to upgrade, and I have been doing exactly that. But "the thrill is gone". Now I am just spending money. I looked at doing half-dimes for a bit, but just could not get excited. Hmmmmmm . . . . . . what to do? To upgrade my set across the entire date series will cost "stupid" money, which I very much do not have. My latest thought. Perhaps I work to upgrade the early dates only. 1932 through 1940. And I have a nice start on a couple of those. I would SELL OFF all the other dates and use that money to upgrade the early dates. Anyone ever do something like that? If anything is ever going to increase in value, would not the early issues have the best chance? And those early "D" dates are pricey already. Anyway, just throwing it out there, would like to get some thoughts. Edited by Jon K
04/26/2014 3:16 pm
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Before I'd move on, I would just upgrade the '32D and '32S to MS. I'd be very proud if I could put together a full set in MS. You could get some money from the 1936 in MS67 to save up for the other two. I've recently been excited by V nickels and high grade Buffaloes. |
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In my opinion, Jon K, concentrating on the early dates is a good strategy.
A 'short set' of high quality quarters from 32 to 40 would attract a lot of attention and possess better resale value.
Even single coins is high grades are another possibility.
And not always the keys. Semi-keys which do not exist in quantity, when found,
are worth a close look.
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Before I'd move on, I would just upgrade the '32D and '32S to MS. I was headed that way. I had my eye on a sweet 32-S in 63 with a possibility of an upgrade but I wasted all the money on a kayak. Those two would be the first to receive attention were I to execute this plan. When building the set, I always had other priorities than blowing a big chunk of change on one or the other. |
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Cruisinfusion.
I have a complete set of Barber (V) Nickels in VF+.
But only one Buffalo. A VG 10 1913-s Type II.
That Buffalo is not at all shabby to have and to hold.
A half dozen Buffaloes, high grade and semi key to key, would be a challenge and a worthy task.
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Nice 32-D and S quarters are a good choice,
but consider not going too high in grade.
EF to AU would be pretty and highly salable in the future.
MS+ would price out many collectors. Just a thought.
That is, unless you want the best.
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32-D and S are currently both in PCGS AU55 Again, those would be the first to receive attention. Hey, it is a nice Kayak . . . . . This is the 32-S. (Edit OK, I screwed it up, this Is actually the 32-D) http://i759.photobucket.com/albums/...bcfabc95.jpgEdited by Jon K
04/27/2014 06:23 am
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I would love to upgrade all my Mercury dimes too, I am setting my goal to be at least AU grades for all my early dates. But I hear you, there are times I do want to start other series... set it aside and come back to it in a few months or longer, that way you will want to upgrade your Washington set again! |
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Here's another suggestion in a different direction.... Put your set aside and concentrate on something else for a while. If after a year or two you feel the way you do now, go in a different direction. Give it some time and see if the old flame gets rekindled. The regret from a momentary boredom is not worth throwing 45 years away... Just my Two Cents. Good luck in whatever path you take!! |
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Boy that 32-D sure looks better than a 55.
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I think 58 comparing it to the 32-S. |
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Nah, 55 is DNO. In hand, you can't tell them apart. Sometime my photography might make one look a bit better than it should. Y'all remember that if you ever buy something from me!  Nah, not really. When I do sell something I shoot new pics under very harsh lighting. Never had a complaint yet, indeed I think I hurt myself most of the time. I have a problem with insignificant scratches that scream at the camera. The photos that I post in the gallery (for the most part) I use very flattering light. SuperDave sent me to school on lighting, though I still have a ways to go. Something about Dansjos . . . . . and smile directors . . . . gibberish, but I have seen some niiiiice shots. :) Edit: Actually, I looked at the photos side by side (you can do that in the gallery http://coins.www.collectors-society...SetID=151362 and I know exactly what happened. I shot these months, maybe years apart. What I do is set up my desk lamps juuuust so, but then I pull the camera stand out from under them just a bit to focus. On the 32-S I pushed it back under the lights, on the 32-D I forgot to and shot it without pushing it back. As a result, it is underexposed, the chin is a little dark, and I was a tiny bit too free with postproduction editing. Looks nice though . . . . . The 32-S is a bit more harsh, resulting in an appearance that would suggest a lower grade. In this case the correct grade. Edited by Jon K
04/27/2014 07:00 am
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Back on topic. I have been upgrading over the last few months, mostly my later stuff, but also a few of the early pieces. As a result, I had accumulated 15 or so pieces in 64-65, with a few 66s in there as well. And one 67! Listed them on the BST here for what I thought were good prices, moved a couple that way. Listed them over at CCF same way, I might have moved one at a decent price. A few other venues as well. Oh well, I suppose I will put them on ebay. 20% under Numismedia buy it now. And these are nice pieces! No takers. 30% under, maybe moved one, and eBay/PayPal take 13%. Still have that 67, it is a 56-P trends for $156. I am asking $99.00 This went on for months. Finally I get ticked off and list all of them at .99 auction no reserve and free shipping. I averaged about half of trends. Less fees and shipping, I received about 33% of their worth. That 56- P in 67 brings 83.00 or so. Less fees and shipping is around $70.00. Gave it away. Boo hoo. My point is, though, that the early stuff did substantially better. Those are the ones that I could maybe get 80% of trends for. So at the end, I feel that these are the ones that make sense to upgrade. To upgrade my later stuff is financial suicide. I feel I should cash out of the late stuff (I am going to take a big hit) and put that money into the early stuff. Where am I going wrong? I know my sense of satisfaction over the complete collection will suffer. But will it? If I can generate enough cash to upgrade that 36-D to 65 and maybe get the two keys up to 63 or so, that would be fulfilling as well. I know this is going to be a personal decision, but still I am looking for input. And maybe a tip or two on how to get the most when it is time to sell. Rather than take a bath. |
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I have done this a couple times... Did it with my franklins knocked all of the junkers out and set out to make a MS collection of course ungraded by other than myself or ny the grade the coin shop or dealer had on them. It was worthwhile..and very rewarding book to look at...
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I would NOT sell off the later coins. Having the entire set, regardless of grade, is a great accomplishment and I personally would not want to go backwards simply to upgrade the earlier coins.
That 36 IS a killer though. Maybe even more so than the 32s in high grade.
I would say just focus on one coin at a time. If this is more a collection than investment, the wholeis certainly going to be greater than the sum of the parts.
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