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New Member
United States
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Has the 1950-D nickel gone down in price? Its the key date of the series, but its only about 12.00 for an unc.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
986 Posts |
It's been like that for a while. I brought a nice, gold toned MS64 last year for $15, so $12 for a normal unc sounds about right.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1984 Posts |
Yeah, there's lots of them out there. $10-15 seems to be the going rate in my part of the world. I think I recall paying $11 last year.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
673 Posts |
I guess "Key Date " is all relative. It has the lowest mintage of all Jefferson nickels but it was recognized as a low mintage piece when it was released so many were saved . High grade examples are not real hard to get .I think the price has been pretty steady over the last several years. The 1939-D has a slightly higher mintage but is much harder to get in better grades. I have gotten 2 1950-D nickels in change in the last couple years- and 0 39-D's . |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I agree with Infiniteinterest ,the 50-D was heavily hoarded in bags and rolls .
They will more than likely never become a true rarity in MS condition,, although like most nickels examples which are fully struck with full steps are a little more uncommon and command a fair premium.
Metalman
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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It went way up, it went way down, it went back up and currently it is down a little.
In the early 60's they reached the $30 apiece range. (probably the equivalent of $150 - $200 in current money.) By the 1970's they were around $12. In the 80's they dropped to around $5 each (An Unc roll could be purchased retail for $210.) Since then they have been back up to the $12 - $15 range,and back down to the $10 - $12 range.
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Pillar of the Community
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Sorry folks they were sure to go down in price as I bought several high grade ones a while back to save for a rainy day....Just about every time I have a smart idea it causes coin prices to drop and every time I pass on an opportunity it turns out to be a mistake....
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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hey nohope, did you receive my payment?
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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It was a guarantee to go down, I finally got around to getting one.
Same as what happens every time that I pick up a proof set.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
5953 Posts |
zacharycash payment received thanks though no e-mail prohibited me from replying.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
20753 Posts |
For some reason the entire Jefferson nickel is just not a real biggie for collectors. At coin shows I've seen entire collections in Uncirculated for a few hundred dollars and no takers. And that included a Dansco Album. Not sure but maybe due to lack of detail, not impressive person, uninteresting reverse of what. Just not a sought after coin. The 50D with a mintage of only a few million should really be worth a lot more but due to lack of collectors, just not much of a demand. Imagine with over 300,000,000 people in the USA, add Canada and other countries that collect US coins, there really should be a fantastic value of a coin of a few million minted. Just lack of interest. |
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United States
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I've purchased four or five over the past few years, and my average cost has been about $10.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
2269 Posts |
The 1950 D is a great coin to own, but a bad investment coin. For the beginner collector, its an affordable key coin to complete an affordable collection.
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Posted 08/26/2007 11:28 am
