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Pillar of the Community
United States
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A friends got me a $10 gift card to a coin shop near my house. I've been debating what to buy with it adding a little of my own money with it. I want either to get a 1950 d and a 1939 s and d Jefferson nickels or buy some junk silver dimes to add on to my silver Rosie circulated mint date collection. Which one would be a better investment? I tried roll hunting nickels but I'm having a hard time getting the last few I need. |
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Moderator
 United States
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I vote for the Jefferson nickels, since you are "...having a hard time getting the last few...". You can complete (or almost) the nickels and concentrate more on the dimes  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
2824 Posts |
I would see what the lcs has and maybe get a nickel and a few dimes but I wouldn't decide till I see which coin or coins jump out in person based on cost, grade, luster, eye appeal and possible varieties
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Rest in Peace
United States
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Forget the jeffersons as the dates and mints you want will have you coughing up a lot of your own money.
I say go for the circulated roosies. they should be fairly inexpensive now with the price of silver being low. stick with silver; there's always a good chance silver could go through the roof in the future.
Tony
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Pillar of the Community
United States
5825 Posts |
Whatever you decide go for UNC grades.
That may mean you only get one coin.
But in the future you'll be glad you did.
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Pillar of the Community
 United States
1192 Posts |
I like getting uncirculated grades for the nickels but for the dimes I cherry pick AU dimes out of junk silver piles. It's for a whitman album and most of the later dimes were nice ones pulled out of circulation so I like them matching about grade wise. My dimes I see as a fun silver investment, instead of rolling random dates, I get one from each date and mint mark. I'm getting close to completing it then I can start on the proof dimes.
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Valued Member
United States
272 Posts |
go with the rosies before the price of silver skyrockets again
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Pillar of the Community
United States
5205 Posts |
Do you roll hunt? If you do I';d go for the silver. It is easier to find a Jefferson nickel (unless it is a 1938s  ) than to find silver in a box of circulating denominations (dimes and quarters) |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1192 Posts |
I do but I had a bad nickel box that I had a feeling someone else got to me before me. It was unsealed and it looked like someone shoved nickels back in those plastic tubes. For some reason there was $103 in nickels when I returned it which was nice but wasted my time. It just made me annoyed with them for awhile. I found a little bank with over $1,000 in dollars coins that I been slowly searching through. Ike's, SBA, and golden dollars. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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The odds of finding a high quality 50D Jeff roll hunting are astronomical. I have not found even an AG example, but have found every other in VF or better. The 50D is a no brainer IMO, provided it is a nice coin at a fair price.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I would rather purchase key, and or semi key Jeffersons in higher grades before I bought junk silver.
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Posted 12/29/2014 01:05 am
