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New Member
United States
13 Posts |
Been buying coins for years off of Craigslist, ebay, acquaintances, etc. While I'm started to notice I have a bunch of what I call "fodder" Or coins/items I have no use for. What do you guys do in similar situations? For example, I bet I have 2-300 70-90s mint and proof sets alone. They're not garbage per se, but where to get rid of them?!?! Thanks Derek |
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Bedrock of the Community
13014 Posts |
ebay will be your best bet.
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Pillar of the Community
7234 Posts |
 You need 250 quality posts to sell on here so that's out of the question. |
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Valued Member
United States
467 Posts |
Get your posts up and sell them here. I would take the best of the best mint coinc and put them in 2x2s. High MS coins do have some value. Proofs, well I'm not a fan of cashing those in ever. Maybe sell them as sets or break them up. Cash in the rest.
There's a section here for trading, once you have enough posts that may be a good avenue also.
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Moderator
 United States
56855 Posts |
You could join a coin club and sell/trade there or ebay or craigs list. John1  |
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Bedrock of the Community
Australia
21786 Posts |
I have acquired a lot of numismatic 'junk' over the years, as collateral acquisitions in auction job lots.
When I kick the bucket, those unwanted and unloved coins will be re grouped by an auctioneer, and re sold, along with the rest of my collection. Proceeds to my kids.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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To the original PM - Maybe ebay, or take everything to your LCS and get out. More important, stop buying stuff you don't really want and set some true collecting goals.  Edited by Coinfrog
08/26/2017 6:45 pm
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Rest in Peace
United States
17900 Posts |
Frog nailed it. Without goals you are an accumulator, not truly a collector.
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Rest in Peace
United States
2668 Posts |
Unless you need the money, keep them as part of your collection.
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New Member
 United States
13 Posts |
Frog,
I feel the best bang for the buck and getting the stuff I want is by buying the whole collection. I've had numerous people say the called me over another ad because it says I will buy everything they have. It sucks that I have to buy their 41-74 penny books and proof sets (which obviously you don't pay much for)
But do smile when they pull out the 10,20, 50, etc rolls of 90% they were putting aside as well.
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Rest in Peace
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Derek, sounds like you are financially able to afford shelling out that kind of dough, more power to ya. But like the Frog says, are you a collector?. I can see your collecting collections, not building one necessairily. Probably can put together a dynomite getup, cool. If you have mint sets in order say 1971-99, or by decade consign to a local auction. You flow some cash and clean your shelves yto do it all over again!(at least that's what my wife says!)  |
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Valued Member
United States
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Moderator
United States
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I would try a coin show or a local coin shop. Failing that, ebay would be my second choice. I would never consider Craigslist. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Moderator
United States
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odd ball coins: I don't have a lot of them, so I have a little box that I drop them in. extra coins: at the latest local coin show I went to, the dealers I asked didn't want them (Buffalo and Liberty V nickels: partial folders with extra coins) I will just hand onto them for now.  |
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Pillar of the Community
 United States
3058 Posts |
Take a picture of them in a lot and put them on ebay. |
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