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At the bottom of a small stack of Whitman folders, next to a big stack of "Gold Edition State Quarter Set"s (only $24 each!  ), and one of those awful September 11th memorial coins, sat a shabby-looking 1909-1940 Lincoln folder... appears to pre-date the publishing of the second Kennedy half folder (1986+). Let's see what's inside! 1940 10VG 1940 D 50AU bright red rev., odd toning on obv.1939 12F damage 1938 30VF 1938 D 12F 1937 12F 1937 S 40VF 1936 10VG 1935 08VG corrosion 1935 S 08VG poss. Cleaned 1934 D 04G damage 1931 08VG dipped 1930 12F 1930 D 12F dipped 1930 S 12F dipped 1929 10VG corrosion on rev. 1929 S 08VG dipped 1927 08VG 1927 S 12F gouge1926 10VG 1925 S 20VF 1924 12F 1923 08VG 1920 03AG 1920 D 08VG obverse F, reverse G 1919 08VG 1919 D 04G net- reverse extremely weak 1918 04G 1918 S 04G bent 1917 04G damage 1916 04G damage 1916 S 08VG 1910 03AG
1909 VDB 50AU Price: $3.75. w00t!  Also picked up a 1992 ASE for $13... may go back next week for the rest of their ASEs and see if I can talk them down even further if I buy all five. Happy new year! |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Yeah, buy them out of ASE's if they are that price, wow! Little jackpot pawnshop, get them while you can :) |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Great pick-up! ASE's for $13? Clean him out! LOL Lincoln Cent Lover!VERDI-CARE™ INVENTOR https://verdi.care/
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United States
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But em all. Sell them here for 13.50 each.
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Nice acquisition!  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Wow! Nice finds! |
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Tell me where that pawn shop is and I will meet you there John1 |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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NICE!! Jeez the pawn shops around here look to see what Red Book has an ms70 coin listed at and that is the price for any grade coin. |
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Maybe they checked the coins over an outdated catalog?
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That is possible, but I guarantee you that he still made some money off of them! The real loser is the person that pawned them in the first place.
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Pillar of the Community
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i may need to check out my local pawn shop
i am normaly looking at tools or guns :)
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wow, I'll definitely have to check my pawn shops now! lol
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The real loser is the person that pawned them in the first place. I think most of the people who go to pawnshops are just happy to pawn at more than face value, since for sure they didn't buy these coins as they are not collectors. |
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I think most of the people who go to pawnshops are just happy to pawn at more than face value, since for sure they didn't buy these coins as they are not collectors. You are probably correct. Most of them are people that inherit them and cannot understand why someone would keep a bunch of coins in a book. But if they would have spent some time on a place like CCF, they would have come out much better, hence my saying they are the real losers in the deal. Of course, there are also those people that stole the coins. Although most crooks would just spend them, some do know they are worth something and will pawn them for quick cash.. These people are a different kind of loser.  |
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Update- they had 4 more, 1987, 88, 89, and 94. The 94 and 88 look a little "off" to me, they probably got dipped because somebody thought they weren't shiny enough. Not too bad, tho.
Also had some proof sets (clad) marked at $25- 2000, 2002, and 2004. I talked them down to $18 for a 2002. Would the others be worth getting at that price? Only ever bought proof sets from the mint, and that was back in the 1980s...
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If you got the 10 piece 2002 Proof Set for only $18.00 and it's complete with everything as issued by the Mint, it was a GREAT deal for they are going for around $28-$30.00 each.
The current pricing on the 10 piece 2000 is approx. - $13-$15.00 ea and the 11 piece 2004 is approx. $28-$30.00
You do the Math.
Looks like you may have found a little Copper, Silver and Clad Mine
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