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im interested in the 1926 s the most, because its a semi key. what would you guys pay for this? its the top right coin. sorry for the small pics   |
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Bedrock of the Community
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Not sure about some of the other ones but I'd possibly spend about $30+ for all those. Really not in the best of shape.
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Rest in Peace
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Really not in the best of shape. Yeah , I wouldn't spend more than $25 .  |
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Melt.  |
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Pillar of the Community
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Yeah, that would be preferable but I personally would not pay more than $20 for the lot...
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The pictures look a lot better than the ones I screenshotted. I got them for 25 shipped so I think I did alright. Well see when they come
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Pillar of the Community
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I would have been out bid. I would have tapped out in the $15-17. If I was looking for that semi-key 26s, my personal strategy would have been a quality v quantity and to focus on a lot that was just one of these in nicer shape. Quality vs quantity, I suppose! I hope these fill some holes though!
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the coins came to me today  the 26 s is about a VG details cleaned. the rest are 28 s F-VF 20 s F-VF 30 XF 26 VF i don't think I did too bad considering these will be the start of an album for me. also just 30 more mercy in the mail today for around 14x face     |
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Pillar of the Community
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$25 would be a fair price shipped.
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Pillar of the Community
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I'm collecting pre-1934 mercs. Your grading assessment on these seems right on. I am curious about the "details cleaned" note. I personally want to stay away from cleaned coins if possible. Are you thinking this based on the scratches all over the coin? Is that likely not just due to decades of wear in pockets and coin registers?
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one fine dime, it is much much harder to tell from pictures if a coin has been cleaned or not. yes, circulated coins will have scratches, but not as many as a cleaned coin. when a coin such as this has scratches all going the same direction, it is able to be assumed that the coin was cleaned. also you can tell that this coin has no toning, because the original surfaces were scrubbed off. take a common quarter and scrub it, then examine it under light and you will see what I mean about the scratches. if you're ever unsure about a coin you want to buy online, post pics and the very knowledgeable people here can help you determine a good price to pay. hope this helped!
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Pillar of the Community
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 Well put. |
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If I were going to collect a set of Mercury dimes I would get the best ones I could afford. I would not go for bargain basement prices. I would try and get them in mostly EF condition except perhaps for the most expensive dates. If I could I would try to get those in EF as well because it may cost you a few thousand now but should do well over time. You can get them all in EF for less than a thousand dollars even key dates except the 1916-D and that you must pay for pretty high cost. The key and semi-key dates in G or VG condition are plentiful and I don't think they will appreciate that much, but the ones in superior condition will probably appreciate because baby boomers will want them. |
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Thanks mcanniz! Yep, close up pics are likely necessary to see scratches all running in the same direction, though even in these photos (the 1926-S in this post) I think it is at least suspect for historic scrubbing; and I definitely agree about seeing a lot of wear w/o toning. I just passed up bidding on a 1921 Peace $1 (small local auction company) because on close inspection of the pics, you could clearly see wear, no mint luster, yet no toning at all, except for just a hint around the devices. I compared with all the graded "details" versions of the same coin selling on ebay. I would much rather purchase a non-scratched up and toned coin -- this is what is often called "original skin", "problem free", "good eye appeal", etc. But to terry8835's point, while these G & VG key and semi-key mercs might be plentiful, the "good eye appeal" and "original skin" specimens are less so. Last year I picked up a few dozen pre-1934 mercs at a pawn shop for around $3.20 each, most G/VG, a few F/VF. I'd like to start by building two pre-1934 sets at each of these two grade levels. I like the idea of well matched sets (i.e., coins all about the same grade). At the EF range, I think you're looking at around $2,500 (w/o the 1916-D of course) - that's based on USA Coin Book and Numismedia FMV price guides; and again just for the pre-1934 issues. I'd love to hear more about how you could build an entire set at EF for "less than a thousand dollars". Edited by one_fine_dime
01/09/2016 11:26 pm
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If you're doing pre-1934, why not just add the rest? It wouldn't be all that much more expensive (at least per coin).
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