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So I decided to preserve a roll of 2015 dimes that hadn't been opened yet since they left the mint. I used a polymer bill to carefully take each dime and put each of them in a little bag.  Coins and Canada is putting the price up fairly high for MS 2015 dimes, which I suspect is a mere cause of people professionally grading dimes and then selling them on ebay for over a dollar a piece.  What are your opinions fellow Canadians? |
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That's what they're worth after you pay $7 or more each to have them slabbed.
As you can see it's a money losing proposition.
Unless and until you have a MS67 or better slabbed your coins are worth 10cents each and will be for the next fifty years.
Common uncirculated dimes of 2015 or 2016 (your post leaves me confused as to which year) will never ever be rare or sought after,your best bet money wise is to spend them before inflation lessens there purchasing power.
"Dipping" is not considered cleaning...
-from PCGS website
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11/15/2016 8:43 pm
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Coin Mart was grading their own dimes and then selling them for $1.50 or so.
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I'm really doing it for the fun of it, so I'm not to worried about it only being able to purchase $0.50 of today's currency in the future
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If you enjoy it, great, value doesn't matter.
"Dipping" is not considered cleaning...
-from PCGS website
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You probably had a good time going through the roll, I know I enjoy it. Unfortunately from a profit perspective, lots of people hold on to mint rolls now, and lots of people readily break these rolls up and sell the raw (not certified) coins individually and on ebay. There's a lot of competition on this stuff that doesn't command much of a premium in the first place, so your profit margin will be small (if any after ebay and Paypal take their cut). If you have a good, well-trained eye, and you're lucky enough to find a virtually flawless gem example after going through a few (or more) rolls and submit it to a TPG (Third Party Grading service) to try for an MS-66, or even a 67, then find a buyer willing to pay close to what it's worth, you might make a few bucks. Bare in mind that when you're talking high MS grades, the slightest impairments really matter, including hairline scratches from the edges and corners of polymer notes, or anything else you use to handle the coins. |
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Coin Mart was grading their own dimes and then selling them for $1.50 or so. Check their sold listings. They actually did't sell any. The time and money they spent slabbing the coins and listing them on ebay was was all for naught. "Dipping" is not considered cleaning...
-from PCGS website
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No pricing guide is accurate... you can't sell a coin to a book. You need someone with a wallet to buy your coin. The only way to get an accurate price is by looking at items that have ACTUALLY sold and then to ensure that the item that you have EXACTLY mirrors the one that is sold. Take DBM's word for it that your $5 roll is worth 5 dollars and will be for the rest of your life.
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As long as Mike is having fun with coins that is the most important. Hobbies = Fun and relaxation first , monetary gain a very distant second or third.
Even now after well over fourty years of doing this mostly for a living , I still get a huge kick out of going through the odd old hoard or roll. Last week cracked a roll of 1954 dimes...... awesome!
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That's a pretty neat idea.
I think it would be awesome to open those up in 50 years, who wouldn't like that? that's a great idea. Tiny pristine time capsules.
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mike9999999 : Your little plastic bags do not look archival. I wouldn't leave nice coins in them for long. The coins will start to develop a film of PVC on their surface. Cardboard 2x2s or a coin tube would be safer.
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Acetone? Acetone! Where can I get some good old Acetone!
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The bags I'm using are made of 100% virgin polyethylene film, is that ok?
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Acetone at Home Depot or any hardware store.
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If they are 100% polyethylene they should be perfectly safe.
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