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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I have this on my watchlist, it is an auction for an 1888 Liberty V-Nickel along with some of the other commons from this set. The 1888 is one of the semi-keys and if I can get it for a reasonable price should I get it? He is saying it is AG-3 and I agree. The other question is if you could get an AG-3 for now to fill in a hole would you? And if not, how come? Thanks.   |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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when I started my dansco7070 I made up my mind I wanted AU and up coins and once I bought a coin it was in there for good so every coin I bought for the album was going to be AU and up in grade
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I'd pass. It looks way too bright.
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Pillar of the Community
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1454 Posts |
His photographs are pretty bad. He sent me these because the ones he has on the auction were way too small. I think its his lighting but I also think it was cleaned at some point in the past. Not too fond of the green dot of death either. When the grade goes past AG-3 it starts getting kind of pricey, at least for me.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1984 Posts |
Hmm...fill a hole or wait...as I did my set of V nickels I filled holes and replaced with better coins as they came along, and I saved some of the ones I replaced and traded some in, so I would say if it is cheap enough to fill the hole. I wouldn't recommend that with every series, but I like V nickels enough to want to own them outside of the set. Just me, of course. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I put a bid on it but only up to my limit. Thanks you guys for helping me out.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Let us know if you win it. Good luck.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I have to fill the holes. It's a sickness. My 1885 and 1888 were both smooth dates soaked in vinegar overnight.
You can see them clearly if you go outside and hold it in the sunlight at a 42 degree angle with low humidity and a light breeze.
But hey, the hole is filled...
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Good Grief! When did 1888 become expensive? I used to consider it to be a one or two dollar coin in that condition!
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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I too have to fill those slots in every album. What I've done over the years is get anything to fill the slot. Then start attempting to improve each coin and take the old ones out and start a second set. Example is I now have 10 Lincoln Cent sets. Once a long time ago I saw a 67 Imperial Convertible for a great price. Not sure what to do I asked friends. It's a massive car and tuff to fit into any garage. 19'-3" length. One lady said if you don't buy it you'll wonder why the rest of your life. If you do and don't like it, you can always resell it. I drive it on nice days now. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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In years past I would buy such coins to fill holes...but found out that I didn't "like" them, so they caused more annoyance than satisfaction. Also, any money that I wasted on them was not available to buy something nice. Unless a coin is truly rare, such worn examples seldom bring much in trade or will pay for the auction costs should you sell on ebay. So, I only buy what I can afford and know that I'll be happy with. If you go after this coin, good luck, and I hope you enjoy it! Best wishes |
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Valued Member
United States
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I would wait. My 7070 has only VF or better and I will only go VF with the Seated dollars and Bust Quarter and the harder large cents. |
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Valued Member
United States
287 Posts |
Sorry... my point is... pick a minimum grade for your set and don't deviate from it.
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Valued Member
United States
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I would focus on something else on my list intently as a distraction. If you still can't stop thinking of the coin you want to fill, then buy it and scratch that itch. If the item you choose as a distraction makes you forget about the first coin, then it wasn't meant to be and you can come back to it later.
Hold tight to your budget either way - if you pay a fair price you probably won't regret it.
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Forum Dad
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quote:
Naaaaaaa, you don't want that one, you want this one.
Ssssssshhhhhhh. |
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Posted 08/15/2007 9:30 pm
