Lincoln Wheatties Cents (1934 - 1958 MS 65 RD) Questions:

Chevy,

I agree with you on ebay, the prices on most of the cents there are overpriced. There was another post on this forum talking about ASE 2007 going for $100, at the most recent show I saw 20 or more for $29.99. The 1995 DD Bruce was talking about goes for 80-100 on ebay depending on grade. Most of the cents on ebay get bid to twice graysheet and is just not worth it. I buy some cents on ebay, they have to have really good eye appeal or is something I can not find locally. I do buy most of my rolls from ebay, I almost never see them at shows, especially the OBW wheats.

Chevy,

Thats right, its your money spend it however you want, if people do not want to do the research, need something fast or get caught in the hype they can spend extra money on something. To each their own!

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One more point I would like to make concerning prices, I was reluctant to post prices because there is always someone who has found a better deal or better coin. As long as Bruce is happy with his dealer and his prices then it really does not matter what he pays for his collection. When I buy my cents, I sometimes pay more than graysheet because I like the look of the coin or it is a hard one to find. A good portion of my cents have some sort of toning or character that I think deserves an higher price, so I pay it. I was at my local show recently and was talking to the dealer who a lot of my collection comes from, he remembers my name, some of the stories I have told him, is nice to my 3 year old when I take him and gives me good discounts on coins, when I was leaving he shook my hand, told me to have an happy holiday, thanked me for my business and was sincere about it. It might not be much to some people, but to me it is worth maybe spending a few extra dollars sometimes. Just my opinions-

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That is the gospel! You nailed that, I couldn't have said it any better.

Chrsb, Thad,

I know what your saying you will lose money if dont research or make bad buying choices. It pays to shop around like I do all time. Some peaple dont and just buy anything at those inflated priced like your talking about.

My set I been trying build it and keep it around greysheat prices I spend on building it since I may need to sell it someday since money does get tight sometimes for me if dont sell parts or cars like I do. I dont have job becides selling stuff. To tell you truth I dont want to ever sell my penny book I built to keep for long time.

Thad, I love Duckys coins after checking website. He is decent on prices and I like his coins. Before I bought my bu 34 thru 58 set. I was thinking about buying his 34 thru 40 coins to finish my set. His prices are good after geting prices from serval other dealers.

One last thing I am poorman trying to build an expensive coin collection like I been doing. I got to cut costs when I can or I cant buy it. I dont have thousands dollars to spend. I amazed I got this far on an limited budget like I did.

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