Simple_man
Posted 01/14/2006 12:31 pm
I hoard wheat cents and have over 21,000. Since they are so readily available at local coin shops, I have never really tried to order them through the mail or on the web. Sometimes the coin shops are a bit more expensive, but at least you can look at your purchases first. Most dates in Fine or better are dirt-cheap anyway, although there are notable exceptions, i.e. the infamous 1909S-VDB (mine is EF, and I bought it before the recent more-than-doubling of the price!). Although I don't generally like slabs, for the better dates that are commonly counterfeited, I would seriously consider buying third-party certified coins, although if you buy from a very knowledgeable and reputable dealers, this may not be necessary. You can always break the coin out of the slab if you don't like it. I would be wary of any 1909S-VDB, 1914D, or other valuable date offered by some dealer who doesn't have a solid reputation.
There are dealers on the web who are honest, but there are many bad ones. Perhaps others here know of some good sources for these coins.
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There are dealers on the web who are honest, but there are many bad ones. Perhaps others here know of some good sources for these coins.
Heather
