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Valued Member
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does anyone ever find them searching the rolls form the bank?
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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If I'm not mistaken, I think these dimes only came in the mint sets, so it would be rare to find one in circulation.
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Valued Member
United States
199 Posts |
that is correct, they came in 1996 mint sets in a seperate cello holder.
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Pillar of the Community
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Originally posted by mrcoin
that is correct, they came in 1996 mint sets in a seperate cello holder.
That is correct. but I would not Doubtb it If some one found One some DAy . Of course broken From the set . And mixed up some how , from some one who does not no any better. |
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Pillar of the Community
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I'm looking to buy one, thought I'll include it in the type set. They go for around $15-$20
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I found, for an extra couple of bucks, it is worth just buying the whole mint set. The dime by itself on ebay is going for $20.00 and you can buy the complete mint set on ebay for $24.00 Tim |
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Tpatna has the best suggestion in my oppinion. You get the other coins that were minted that year, plus the dime. The only thing that makes this dime stand out above the other dimes in the mint mark. You simply can't have a complete set without one of the darn things.  |
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Pillar of the Community
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Tim did exactly What I did to get it . I have ripped open mint sets all the way back to the 1950's just to get great quality coins for my albums.
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Pillar of the Community
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Breaking open mint sets for decent coins has been going on for some time now. Contrarians hording mint sets just love the idea.  Edited by longnine009
10/26/2006 7:30 pm
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Pillar of the Community
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Well, that brings up a question I've been struggling with for a couple years now. When my great-nephew (now aged 2-1/2) is my age (60 next week), will he be glad I left the uncirculated mint sets in their original packaging? I have been tempted to remove them from the cellophane and merge them into my main collection as individual coins, if you follow what I mean by that. Any thoughts? Incidentally, just this summer I bought a 1996-W dime not in cellophane on ebay for a total of $10.99 including shipping, and a mint set that incuded the dime from a dealer for $25.00, no shipping required since I visited his store. The single dime isn't pristine, but it will certainly do. Edited by janknez
10/28/2006 1:24 pm
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I always collect more than one set for that reason. and I do agree with Your opinions , but there is no real way to track how many sets are left. however I do believe this set as well as 1970, mint set 1987 and a few others should only continue to rise . They are the only way to get some of those coins
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Rest in Peace
United States
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Any suggestions on the best way to obtain the 1996-W dime? Coin store next time I'm in town? E-Bay? On-line dealer?
Also, do you think I should get one soon? Is the price likely to skyrocket?
The 1996-W is the only coin I need to complete my album.
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You will be very lucky to find a dealer (coin shop) with a single 1996W dime. You had better plan on buying the whole mint set and, for what it is worth, the dime is an extra in its own individual cellophane wrapper so you don't have to destroy the set to get it out.
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Originally posted by janknez
Well, that brings up a question I've been struggling with for a couple years now. When my great-nephew (now aged 2-1/2) is my age (60 next week), will he be glad I left the uncirculated mint sets in their original packaging? I have been tempted to remove them from the cellophane and merge them into my main collection as individual coins, if you follow what I mean by that.
Any thoughts?
In the very long run there will be only a slight premium for having a nice pristine set but the real questions are when is the long run and what will happen in between. It's likely that there will be a significant set premium a few years after the demand exceeds the supply. Sets will be dismantled to build date/ denomination sets and the remaining ones will be at a premium. The best bet is probably to save only the better coins and only the sets with all nice coins. Then you'll probably want to trade these for more typical sets in five or ten years when the set premium is highest. Time don't fly, it bounds and leaps.
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Posted 10/24/2006 9:09 pm
