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*** Moved by Staff to a more appropriate forum. ***I have never been a big fan of the Lincoln Cent, but this set was just too nice to pass up ... or I thought so anyway. There are a lot of the tougher early dates represented, and some of those in better grades. I have a 24-D in VF to plug into it. Tell me why this wasn't crazy ... or worse ...stupid. http://www.ebay.com/itm/16065274950....m1439.l2649Chance
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Great set for only $100 I would say. Well worth it.
I think most here will say "I wish I saw that"
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I have some foreign silver I'm gonna dump to cover the purchase. Nothing earth shattering, but I'd rather have the wheaties than the foreign stuff.
If a fellow set out to collect wheaties, he'd be out 20 bucks or so for an empty album...least that's the way I figured it. Funny how we can dream up ways to justify our purchases.
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Bedrock of the Community
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IMO - I think it will depend on the condition of a few of the coins.
If the right coins are in the right holes then it looks like you have
a 1909 vdb, 1909, 1910 S, 1911 S, 1912 S, 1926 S and a 1970 S small date.
(of course the 70 S small date needs to be checked out)
These coins could make up a lot of the purchase price
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I was really glad to see (and actually a bit surprised) that the set wasn't full of grossly cleaned coins. That helped in my decision to take a shot at it. There was a set that came up last night for a hundred bucks that had a 1909-S in it. It, and a lot of the early ones had been polished up real nice. I almost lost my supper.
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You got a nice deal on that set in my opinion. You'll be hooked on Lincolns soon enough!
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I don't really "hate" them ... and for the last few years, every time I get a set, which are invariably included in small accumulations that I buy from time to time, and many times they've been poorly stored. I will glean off any of the nicer coins and stick them in a small zipper change purse that a local bank must have given out as some kind of promotion years ago. The last set I bought was in a group of 5 albums that I bought on ebay for 30 bucks. From that deal, I kept an 1858 flying eagle, a dozen Indian heads, and a 1924-D that's real nice. I high graded a few commons from those books too .... and just sold the rest for 20 bucks. So for 10 dollars I got a nice semi key wheatie, a dozen "no problem" Indian Head cents and a "so-so" 1858 FE. I really do have a strong preference for the classics though, the coins Washington would consider "legal" coinage. Every so often I purge my modest holdings of coins that depict dead politicians. It's just about time to do it again too. I have a few dollars worth of silver roosevelts and washingtons that I'll bless somebody else with. Chance |
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Looks like it could be good deal.
Looking forward to hear how the key dates grade out.
I hate the 17 open spots in my '09-'40 album, working on filling them....
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its too bad there already in the album--
Retired USAF 1983-2003
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Bedrock of the Community
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Looks like a great deal on a starter set! You'll get the bug soon enough, they are fun to collect. You got a great deal from a quick look.
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I don't see many sets that have this many full red and RB coins. They're usually all brown. In my browser ... I can zoom to 400 percent of original size, and it's easy to spot the 70-S small date. When viewed alongside the large date, the spacing of the digits is completely different, so I've no reservations about that one being a small date.
I'll try and complete the easy (least expensive) end first ... 2003 to 2008 and the final memorial issues.
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Much time, and many nice coins were put into this album by someone. It's a great buy as well as a 100 year anniversary set, between the shields. You can tell about what year the collector put the time into the album, average grade of many years, the care taken, and how well it was all protected from the elements. Don't bother filling the really key dates, if you do get them slabbed, do what you want with it but preserve it, add to it kindly, and it will definitely increase in value.
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Pictures show a 1922-D no mint mark... ?! Not sure if accurate but if so that's a minimum $500 coin Edited by fenton
09/16/2011 09:27 am
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I'd say you got a great deal on that set for sure = even not counting the 70-s small date, you'd spend way more than $100 to put together a set in that condition buying everything individually - congrats!
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