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Valued Member
United States
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My local pawn shop has a set of 2003 State Quarters and of 2004 State Quarters. Each 'set' has one box of BU Denver, one box of BU Philadelphia, one box of gold plated and one box platinum plated. He wants $50.00 per set. I think that is too high. Any suggestions? |
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Valued Member
United States
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This is just my opinion but when I am confused about the current market value of something, I always go online and see what they are selling for. ebay is great for this. It will show you what people are paying for these. Hope this helps |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
632 Posts |
Don't buy those plated coins.
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Valued Member
United States
245 Posts |
Sorry but plated coins are not collector coins and they are usually sold on TV to people who don't know any better.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Sorry to step on your post but wanted to share, I went to a pawn shop today to see if they carried coins. The only thing they had was a set of 2003 proof State Quarters in the original lens no box or COA, asked the guy the price....$150....No Thanks! As for the OP I would definitely stay away from the plated quarters, damaged in my opinion. |
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Rest in Peace
United States
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Why would you want anything like that ?
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Valued Member
United States
442 Posts |
I see things like these roll in at work. We offer face value if we offer ANYTHING at all.
Please heed the advice of others don't buy them. If you do offer 20 cents per quarter.
Don't mean to sound like a snob but save your money for real coins.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I agree, damaged coins. Will not sell for more than face value, ever!
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Valued Member
United States
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If you like them, buy them. They might not appreciate in value, but if you like the look of them, that is what matters.
I had a bad experiance at a local coin show where one of the dealers made fun of a kid that had some sort of "As seen on TV" set of coins that he had gotten as a gift. The set had obviously gotten him interested in collecting coins as he made his mother bring him to the show. I didn't get the entire story but he was apparently looking at the stuff on the guys table and excitedly showed the guy his "prized possession" (which he brought as kids do, dolls etc) and the guy laughed at him and mocked the "junk". The kid was destroyed and left. I actually do not even like children, but it was sad to see the fire in the kids eyes go out. One less potential collector there. I told the guy that he was a so-n-so for doing that and he yapped back a litlle. I closed with "There is a new thing called shampoo... you might want to look into it"...
Collecting anything isn't all about the financial value of the item. There is also an asthetic value and a emotional value. This kid got the gift from someone and probably had an emotional attachment to that person and therefor the item. This kid liked the look of the shiny coins. In 5 seconds the dealer took all of that away from the kid simply because the coins were not worth X-times face value. The kid didn't care about the money, he cared about the coins.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Only offer him a price on the BU Qtrs. and "face value" for the "plated" Qtrs.
The Pawn Shop guy may very well get a "drive-by shopper" who may be interested in the plated coins.....but you wouldn't only want a couple years of those anyway. And what others have said is true....... typically the "value" goes in the other direction (drastically DOWN !) when coins are "plated" with silver, gold, platinum, goose juice, or whatever.
I don't take away from those who see beauty in "holograms" and "colorized" coins....but in our sport, it overwhelmingly is NOT considered something you want in your collection.
These coins are done this way by MANY coin companies.......but you won't find too many serious coin collectors buying them.....they "frown" upon those coins and don't want them.
Make your collection your own, and do it with what is interesting to "you"......but "informed" purchasing is a VERY good idea !
By asking questiong "first".......you're showing some pretty good smarts !
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Valued Member
 United States
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I only wanted the BU coins for my folder but the Pawn Shop owner did not want to break up the set. That is why I asked the question. I would probably use the plated coins as tips at restaurants. So let me rephrase, is two times face for BU State Quarters reasonable? |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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I have recently been working on my 4th set of State Quarters. My local shop will let me sort thur his open rolls for .60 or .70 cents a coin. Except for a couple like TN,GA and CT, these are a dollar each. Or any of the satin finish, they are also a dollar. I am sure prices would vary all over the country. I would think you could find complete sets P and D's (100 coins) for 30 to 50 dollars depending on the type album, whitman or dansco. |
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