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For example I own an 1865 2 cent piece slabbed G-6. Maybe they were going for lowball and came up high? Probably silly but the few bucks spent, well, I've wastes more on worse.
I also want a bicentennial quarter close to 70 some day, a sentimental thing with my mom, she has always kept them as long as I can remember. Gotta have a coffee can or two somewhere by now... Edited by SpaceMaNy0
11/22/2018 7:12 pm
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Glad you brought this up. I have had this coin for about 2 years. It serves the purpose to remind me not to be stupid again. For those who don't realize, a PR70 DCAM sells on ebay for only $30. A PR68 not so much.....  Edited by BigSilver
11/22/2018 7:47 pm
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I definitely have a few that cost more to get graded than they are worth, but I didn't pay to have them slabbed.  Here's one I got for well below Price Guide:   In Memory of Crazyb0 12-26-1951 to 7-27-2020
In Memory of Tootallious 3-31-1964 to 4-15-2020
In Memory of T-BOP 10-12-1949 to 1-19-2024
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Since I'm not a big fan of slabs, the only kind I have were "Silly Cheap". Paid $58 ($8.29 each) for these.  And somewhere around here I have a NGC Pr68 1957 Franklin I got for $4.99. |
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Here's one I got slabbed last year because I thought it was a Type II. Guess my eyes aren't that good... At least it didn't cost me much during one of the ANACS specials.  |
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A $5 medal.   |
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About 80% of my collections...
-----Burton 50+ year / Life / Emeritus ANA member (joined 12/1/1973) Life member: Numismatics International, CONECA Member: TNA, FtWCC, NETCC, EveryCountry (online) coin club Owned by three cats and a wife of 40+ years (joined 1983) Author: 3rd Edition of the Sample Slabs book, https://www.sampleslabs.info/ |
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Since I'm not a big fan of slabs, the only kind I have were "Silly Cheap". Paid $58 ($8.29 each) for these. Oh, I love that group and you got a fantastic deal!  |
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 , you'll probably even sell them for a profit. |
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This one was a head-scratcher. Cost to slab: probably over 20 bucks at NGC Price I paid: $8 (with free shipping!!) Funny thing is, it's actually undergraded -- much closer to a G6 -- making it even more of an oddball. It's not even a key date or semi-key date!     Member ANA - EAC - TNA - SSDC - CCT #890 "Most of the things worth doing in the world had been declared impossible before they were done." -- Louis D. Brandeis |
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I don't think it gets much sillier than this one. I actually had this one submitted myself, because I THOUGHT I found doubling on the reverse. I got it back with a note stating the "doubling" was from die wear......ah well, live and learn.  |
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That's a good example, AcesKings. Ever thought of cracking it out to spend it? In Memory of Crazyb0 12-26-1951 to 7-27-2020
In Memory of Tootallious 3-31-1964 to 4-15-2020
In Memory of T-BOP 10-12-1949 to 1-19-2024
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The holder is much more valuable than the coin ;)
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Ever thought of cracking it out to spend it? No I haven't. I guess I just keep it around as a reminder I was a newbee at one time too.  Quote:
The holder is much more valuable than the coin ;) A few years ago I actually got offered $5 for it from someone who collects the original ANA holders. I said I'd send it to them for the cost of shipping. But, I'd never shipped anything, so kept asking the best way to ship. I guess they got tired of my questions and just stopped asking about it.  |
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I must be truly an oddball out here.
I've never submitted, and I own only 3 slabbed coins.
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Posted 11/23/2018 01:44 am
