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reupman Pillar of the Community United States 597 Posts	Posted 04/30/2011 4:58 pm Or should we buy the best example? I've heard this for years it seems to be true for common dates, but not so true for keys. I've looked through some older coin books at LWC prices and keys and semi-keys in g - VF have gone up at higher return on the dollar than there au - ms counterparts. So now I wonder if there will be a major price corection in the years to come? Report this Post to the Staff

AlmostCollectible Valued Member United States 384 Posts	Posted 04/30/2011 5:03 pm Hmm, that's a very good point you have made. I never thought about looking at return by grade. Maybe key dates don't follow the same rules? Report this Post to the Staff
OneBowl Pillar of the Community United States 759 Posts	Posted 04/30/2011 6:26 pm I just happen to have a year 2000 retail price list for one half of a comparison (no MS offered): 1909-S VDB VG-$370 XF-$495 1914 VG-$95 XF-395 1922 VG-$340 XF-$1150 GTG, so no time to dig up current right now. Report this Post to the Staff
soccerdad Valued Member Canada 311 Posts	Posted 04/30/2011 6:48 pm I buy my coins for my own enjoyment. Some coins I buy may be worth more in the future than others but that is not anything that I can control. The one thing that I know for sure, when I look at other peoples collections the first thing I look at are the keys. In the past when I have bought lower grade coins to fill spots, I have gone back and replaced these coins with higher grade coins. I am also upgrading my keys and sending my lower grade keys to my second and third sets. I have a large collection but when it comes down to it 80% of its value is in 2% of its coins, the key dates. I think you should buy the best grade that you can afford. Report this Post to the Staff
acloco Pillar of the Community United States 3540 Posts	Posted 04/30/2011 7:15 pm Supply and demand at work here. More demand for the lower grade semi key and key dates than common high grade. Have you searched for high grade common Lincolns? Try to put a problem free red set together. I am only talking MS63/4/5, slabbed or not. Believe it would be easier to put together a slabbed set of 64/65/66/67 red brown or red....but the set would cost a huge amount of money. Try putting together a set of Lincoln Memorial with problem free, true MS65 or better (no error coins). I don't think it can be done. Report this Post to the Staff
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