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Hey all- I had a little bit of luck at a flea market near me this weekend. First pickup was 2 V nickels (1913, 1899) for a dollar. Well worn but nice to add to the 'loose change' collection I have going for coins without books. Second was a 1963 5 dollar red seal star note for $7 And third (and the reason why I'm posting this in the modern coin forum) pickup of the day, and best, was 12 mint sets in original packaging. They are 1973-1981 silver dollar sets (the ones in the plastic packaging) and 1985-1987 purple box sets. Got all 12 sets for 50 bucks (just over $4 a set) I took every set he had, and if he had 100 more I would have bought 100 more. Good times at the flea market  |
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Pillar of the Community
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Wow - that's a great deal! Congratulations!
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Quote:Hey all- I had a little bit of luck at a flea market near me this weekend. First pickup was 2 V nickels (1913, 1899) for a dollar. Well worn but nice to add to the 'loose change' collection I have going for coins without books A 1913 V-Nickel? That would make six in existence! Was that a typo?  |
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Pillar of the Community
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Great finds! I'm a big fan of flea markets.
I'm not familiar with the silver dollar sets, what do they include?
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A 1913 V-Nickel? That would make six in existence! Was that a typo? Woah! I apologize.. it's a 1912 V nickel... typo. Are 1913s really that rare? |
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Quote:Woah! I apologize.. it's a 1912 V nickel... typo. Are 1913s really that rare? Ah don't worry about posting to your own post ... you're over the 50 threshold, so who cares? Yes, the 1913 V-Nickel is a true rarity ... only 5 known examples. They were minted as fantasy pieces at the time of transition to the Buffalo nickel. It would cost severl million to get one of them for your collection. |
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12 mint sets in original packaging. They are 1973-1981 silver dollar sets (the ones in the plastic packaging) and 1985-1987 purple box sets.
Got all 12 sets for 50 bucks (just over $4 a set) I am guessing these are proof sets (the purple box sets indicates this)? The dollars in the proof and mint sets are Cu-Ni Clad, not 90% silver or 40% silver clad. Most of the 40% Silver clad Eisenhower dollars were all sold separately (in brown boxes if proof, or blue envelopes if uncirculated); the execption being the 1976 issues which were sold in a three-piece (dollar, half, quarter) 40% silver mint and proof sets. That aside, you got an excellent deal, especially considering they were originally issued from the mint at around $11 each!  |
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I had some luck at the local flea market a few months ago. I got a 1808 large cent in what the dealer graded Ag. THough I realized it was undergraded and purchased it. I took it to a local dealer, he gave me $60 for it. So surprisingly you can be very lucky at these"flea markets".
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Posted 05/19/2008 11:24 am
