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Valued Member
United States
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Honestly, I would just like to find the cheapest reputable place to find all of the State Quarters in P & D, proof and silver proof. I got my new dansco album but I'm not interested in scouring hundreds of rolls. I would rather spend time on my true love, Lincoln cents. But I do want to fill this album and put it away. Sources would be appreciated. Thank you |
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Valued Member
United States
285 Posts |
I was wondering the same thing. Where can you buy cheap BU State Quarters? |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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To eliminate "shipping/handling" charges....."online fees".....postage or whatever, I'd suggest just going to your local coin shop if you can find one .....or have one. Even if it's a couple few hours drive away from where you live, I'd still be worth the one trip there for what you're wanting. Except for a couple years, all of these can be had for pretty cheap. Even look for a nearby coin show coming your way. But, I really don't believe that ebay, magazines, or "online avenues" would be the "cheapest" route. Edited by eaglefoot
06/06/2010 11:36 pm
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 United States
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Try a coin show if there is one near you. You might find a dealer that just purchased a set and is looking for a quick turnaround. If not, there should be plenty of other options available there.
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Valued Member
 United States
327 Posts |
I was checking ebay and did find several P&D sets available for around $60 with free shipping. Seems reasonable. The proof sets and silver proofs may be another story! |
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Valued Member
United States
187 Posts |
 Good luck with the hunt!  - Exavier - |
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Valued Member
United States
103 Posts |
Definitely try e-Bay, it took me about a month to score the 56 clad proof and 56 silver proof quarters in individual auctions. Some dealers were also selling circulation P&D pairs with opening bids as low as 99c. As for the proofs, the clads went from 99c to about $7.50 (Hawaii)for a total of $115, whereas the silvers were anywhere from $4-$5 per to $35 for each of the 1999 quarters and about $400 total. I haven't used a Dansco album in about 30 years, the old sliders used to tone my coins badly. I bought a pair of the 12x12 Capital Plastic holders designed expressly for the quarters and they look fabulous housed that way. Originally I was looking for the cherrywood presentation case with air-tire holders, but could not find it without the coins, which I reckoned would be cheaper if bought individually
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Valued Member
United States
172 Posts |
I am almost done with this set. All I need are the silver proofs for New Jersey, Georgia, and Connecticut. I bought all of the coins on ebay (except the 2000 proofs which I bought way back in 2000). |
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Valued Member
United States
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I would check with your local coin shops. My dealer has BU wrapped bank rolls he is now selling for $11-$12, mostly P mints. I have bought a few from him. if you have a dealer near you doing this you could get some rolls, save what you want and use the extras to trade for the ones you need.
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Valued Member
United States
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Congratulations and good for you, hugemistake2003, for getting your silver set together. When displayed together they are so impressive to my non collector friends. Wish I had bought the 1999 silver proof set at the issue price $31.95 back in the day, among other things! I noticed that my GPO 1999 and 2001 silver quarters are starting to tone, so there is a good argument in favor of breaking them out of the GPO holders.
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