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just carl Bedrock of the Community United States 20753 Posts	Posted 10/04/2016 11:15 am The thing to remember about older Proofs is there are virtually very few available. And the prices are also not to nice. And again, just where do you find them? I have all the Mercury dime Proofs. Only 7 years they were made and the Mintage quantities are only in the thousands. There cost, quantity available, quantity minted makes them a bit harder to find than imaginable. Same with almost all older proof coins. If your going to try to collect them, be prepared to do a lot of searching and spending a lot of money. Report this Post to the Staff
barryg Pillar of the Community United States 5862 Posts	Posted 10/04/2016 11:29 am Quote: Barryg that proof Trade dollar is just dragging down your collection. I'll pm you my address so you can send it to me and make your collection look nice again. Seriously? And here I thought the Morgan dollar was the bottom of the barrel... Expanded Digital U.S. Type Set Album \| Dansco 8100 (Lincon Cents) Album \| Digital Proof Type Set \| Digital U.S. Currency Type Set \| Foreign Bullion Coins Report this Post to the Staff
barryg Pillar of the Community United States 5862 Posts	Posted 10/04/2016 11:34 am Quote: I have all the Mercury dime Proofs Are you sure about that, Carl? If you have all of them, then how come I have this one: Actually, 1942 is the year to get if you want one of these that you can afford. It was the last year they were made and they minted 22,329 of them that year. Expanded Digital U.S. Type Set Album \| Dansco 8100 (Lincon Cents) Album \| Digital Proof Type Set \| Digital U.S. Currency Type Set \| Foreign Bullion Coins Report this Post to the Staff
Jolteon1698 Valued Member United States 384 Posts	Posted 10/04/2016 12:05 pm How much are the Mercury dime ranges Barry? Report this Post to the Staff
barryg Pillar of the Community United States 5862 Posts	Posted 10/04/2016 12:18 pm Probably in the $300-400 range, especially for that year. Expanded Digital U.S. Type Set Album \| Dansco 8100 (Lincon Cents) Album \| Digital Proof Type Set \| Digital U.S. Currency Type Set \| Foreign Bullion Coins Report this Post to the Staff
barryg Pillar of the Community United States 5862 Posts	Posted 10/04/2016 12:57 pm Sorry, make that $200-300 in that condition for that year. Expanded Digital U.S. Type Set Album \| Dansco 8100 (Lincon Cents) Album \| Digital Proof Type Set \| Digital U.S. Currency Type Set \| Foreign Bullion Coins Report this Post to the Staff
dsfreeworld Pillar of the Community United States 4337 Posts	Posted 10/04/2016 2:45 pm Wow BarryG! I mean Now, for the OP, if you REALLY want to go on a fun search, find Business Strikes that got the Proof Look due to freshly polished dies. There's a better shot for Liberty Seated coinage to produce these. Here are some of my highlights, although nothing as impressive as what we have seen but a couple get into the 4 figure range for sure: Report this Post to the Staff
Moe145 Pillar of the Community United States 8904 Posts	Posted 10/04/2016 3:20 pm A few of my 3 Cent Nickel Proofs: Edited by Moe145 10/04/2016 3:21 pm Report this Post to the Staff
AcesKings Pillar of the Community United States 1629 Posts	Posted 10/04/2016 3:38 pm Quote: I have never seen a nice Indian head proof for anywhere near $150 but happy hunting and good luck. I paid $150 for this one (within the last 2 years), ANACS PR63BR, and to me it looks fairly nice. P.S.- A lot of great looking Proofs posted here so far! Report this Post to the Staff
dsfreeworld Pillar of the Community United States 4337 Posts	Posted 10/04/2016 4:12 pm whoa Moe! Nice collection of Three Cent Proofs This is morphing into a "Days of Random Proofs" Report this Post to the Staff
Jolteon1698 Valued Member United States 384 Posts	Posted 10/04/2016 5:39 pm I am tremendously jealous :-) Moe, how much roughly are 3 cent nickels? Report this Post to the Staff
barryg Pillar of the Community United States 5862 Posts	Posted 10/04/2016 6:06 pm This one [similar to Moe's] cost me around $600: He probably got his cheaper. And, as always, keep in mind that higher grade examples are going to cost more (in some cases MUCH more) than lower grade ones. Expanded Digital U.S. Type Set Album \| Dansco 8100 (Lincon Cents) Album \| Digital Proof Type Set \| Digital U.S. Currency Type Set \| Foreign Bullion Coins Edited by barryg 10/04/2016 6:07 pm Report this Post to the Staff
Jolteon1698 Valued Member United States 384 Posts	Posted 10/04/2016 6:13 pm I'm just a YN trying to put together a type set and all these coins are motivating! I hope one day I can afford something like these Report this Post to the Staff
davec13 Pillar of the Community United States 757 Posts	Posted 10/04/2016 8:58 pm Quote: If your going to try to collect them, be prepared to do a lot of searching and spending a lot of money. With the internet nothing is really that hard to find anymore. Granted you probably won't see classic proofs lining the cases of your LCS, but Heritage has two small internet auctions each week and there are usually 25+ of various denominations for auction. There is also a large auction on the 31st and there are over 400 different proofs up for auction. There are a couple I have my eye on in that auction. Report this Post to the Staff
barryg Pillar of the Community United States 5862 Posts	Posted 10/05/2016 1:28 pm I've actually had good luck on ebay, especially with reputable sellers and the "Buy It now" feature. Maybe not the best deals, but you know what you're getting (and they usually have very high quality pictures). David Lawrence Coins is one example of such a seller. Expanded Digital U.S. Type Set Album \| Dansco 8100 (Lincon Cents) Album \| Digital Proof Type Set \| Digital U.S. Currency Type Set \| Foreign Bullion Coins Report this Post to the Staff
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