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Valued Member
United States
344 Posts |
I found these two for sale, and both of them are $10. However I'm not sure which one to buy.. Which one would you get?   |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1037 Posts |
Both are a fair price for graded coins.
Are you looking for proofs or business strikes? Because you are showing one of each.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
4211 Posts |
I am partial to proofs myself but both are great looking SBA's! |
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Valued Member
 United States
344 Posts |
Not looking for any strike in particular. Just wondering which one is the best deal.
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Valued Member
United States
408 Posts |
Same price? I would get a proof before I get a MS edition of a coin. Even if the proof was lower graded, I would purchase it. Usually, though not in the case of the proof pictured, a proof version has a significantly lower mintage. This is one of the fewer cases where the game may change.
Now, in this case, if the MS was also a 69, I would purchase it before the proof version. Because it has a significantly lower grade than the proof, I would purchase the proof version.
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Valued Member
United States
344 Posts |
Now the price increased to $20 for the proof lol
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Pillar of the Community
Norway
1358 Posts |
That's really too bad, I would have picked the proof strike.
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Valued Member
United States
344 Posts |
That's where I was leaning. Oh well. Red Book has the business strike for more anyway. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1186 Posts |
Depends where it's for sale you could contact the seller asking if they'd accept their original $10 price on the proof.
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Valued Member
United States
344 Posts |
I did that, they said they prefer to stay where they are.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
6370 Posts |
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Valued Member
United States
344 Posts |
They wouldn't lower the price on the proof. So I just bought the ms64 SBA. I'll post pictures when I get it. |
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Moderator
 United States
187702 Posts |
I would have wanted both, but I think you made the right call.  |
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Moderator
United States
15392 Posts |
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Just wondering which one is the best deal. This comment suggests to me that you should consider your basic motivation for acquiring an SBA ... what are your collecting interests? Being true to yourself is the key to collector happiness ... and the 'best deal' does not usually become a factor for coins such as these SBA which will never gain much price appreciation. Just saying - David |
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Valued Member
United States
344 Posts |
Thank you David, as a new collector it always seems to be getting the best deal and getting your money's worth. Sometimes causing me to shy away from what I really want.
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Valued Member
United States
303 Posts |
It's your collection, so you make the rules! Nothing wrong with trying to get the best deal, but on the other hand if you see a coin you like and you have the money why not buy?
You may find that your priorities change over time too.
Enjoy building your collection, that's the point. Sounds to me like you should focus more on what you like than getting the best deal. Something to ask yourself: would you be happier with 50 coins you really like, or 50 coins you got a great deal on, but don't really like?
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Posted 10/31/2016 12:00 pm
