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I hate to type, I am from the old school of just say what you have to and get back to work. I can be long winded some times but try to be quick and to the point. I do read the new members post they need the support when just starting out.

Yes it is a bit off the wall. I paid $40 for a regular strike type 2 coin and I think that was only because the dealer I go to paid $38 He only buys a small amount of bullion just to keep his regular coin customers happy. I can see maybe paying $75 to $100 for a proof slab coin but that would be my max. I know a lot of you guys had to pay more when the mint did there on-line thing but that was a different situation. I am not paying a dealer who (pe-orderd) coins for the regular price and is just trying to take advantage of the hype. They are also selling the old ASE type 1 for the same price 239.99 if you get them together you get a deal of $475.00 can you imagine how many nice Morgan's I can get for that price.

Here's a good deal , I got this price in a E-Mail from a coin place I have used in the past.... Sorry not this time.....NGC Graded Proof 70 Silver EaglesLimited Sale Price of $239.99

I think the OP is saying it has been graded 66 then cracked and graded somewhere else at 67, now there are two stats for the same coin the first TPG did not delete it from there list because they think it is still out there. So it is now on the higher list but not subtracted from the lower list>>>>>this is way to deep for me..

I keep all my coins in a coffee can in the back yard under the old oak tree. No I actually do the wooden oak cigar box in a dry safe also. I keep the mint sets in there cardboard boxes in small paper bags in the safe. If you are not going to sell it then do not grade a coin unless you want to show it off. I would do as Coinbuf said with the 70 and later sets but there are a hand full of proof sets that have a good resale so check the price chart on those before you break the good ones up for books. Also there is no rush the coins wont go bad right away so take your time and have fun with it. and welcome to the forum. JP

I thank you again. I know you know a penny when you see one LoL. and a XF40 is not a bad grade for one of these old catalog coin holders. I will put it in with the old mint sets I have

Me either I paid $50 already in the slab it just lists for $70 not that it is worth that

A graded coin will be more likely to bring in a higher price and also hold it, This 2011 is a NGC Top Pop it is worth $70 the price did not go down on the slab coin when the price of silver dropped. The one below it was hand picked by me at a coin shop it is the same year mint and quality and I think it is worth $35 to $45 now with the price drop.

I think it depends on the coin, I have some MS coins AU and VF and G and they have been graded by myself and other collectors not a TPG service. I have old proof coins in sets that are hazy so they are not PF70 unless they can be restored . I have a few proof coins in boxes that I would have to say look 70 but I can't call them that because they are not really graded buy a TPG service. I have slab coins that I think are graded to high and I have some that I think are graded to low. Grading a coin is more a opinion by someone who has experience and then it is still only one opinion. Just my opinion on the whole grading thing.

They both look brand new yet there is no grade on them any reason for that VKurtB

You walk around with a bottle of shine everywhere you go.

Nice stuff

Well it's not junk, but not worth a lot of money just fun stuff CHEEP I got this set for $8 only because I liked the toned dimes in it .and a shiny looking 1943 steel but still one coin is all it takes to get my money back and the toned coins look cool.

Thank you for the grading tips, The front is nice and it does have a bit of luster on the bust but the field is mat on the reverse and the wheat lines on the left are untouched but the one on the right is just starting to merge and we also have a small die crack on that wheat stalk

I shop at a lot of antique stores and buy the old junk mint sets that are cheap. Sometimes you can get lucky and find one coin in the set that will pan out. I'm not finding big money coins but Break even or maybe a little extra value. In reality it is only worth what someone will pay you for it in the end.

Thanks Coinbuf I know you have a real nice set of LMS. It is hard to get a good photo through the scratched up plastic. So are there to many marks on the letters holding it back from AU.

No Not giving up , No one has said anything on Ask NGC Yet . What is CLM ?

$10 Mr. Bill, Yours is red I think that makes it worth more.

I picked up 1909 VDB it is in The American Historic Society Holder it is in very good shape a nice strike with some bag marks on the high spots like the ear and cheek and minor scratches on some of the letters in the back . But no marks in the fields or rim. Most of these production sets take used coins to make up the sets but this 1909 VDB is really nice. I was wondering if it would pass for.

Gold always works in my book and old coins. I have my full set of BS ASE from 1986 to 2021 two proofs and one 2021 BS type 2 just because. Now some years of the ASE's are worth more than others but when it comes down to selling a ASE I bet any dealer would only want to pay you the current flat rate all around. I paid a little more for some years than others. So are they really worth more? or just on paper they are worth more

All metal is down now so I would not sell anything and 2021 is a crazy year for coins . Way to many coins this year I bet they will cancel each other out Value wise for many years to come. Just my opinion. How many coins in a monster box anyway?

I found some old mint sets at one of my antique stores today. I think I got a good deal all three for $20 and the 1909 VDB is worth close to that ?

There are so many for the 1921-P you will have a new hobby just finding that one. http://ec2-13-58-222-16.us-east-2.compute.amazonaws.com/wiki/Morgan_VAMs_by_Date

Thanks for the link Hinkle. and yes it is a cool coin, I am still waiting to see if someone else will look at the post I made in Ask NGC. I was doing a search and found out that David Camire is not only the big cheese when it comes to coin errors but he is also one of the presidents of NGC. So he is probably a bit busy to be looking at a forum request to look at a penny. But you never know

I find it easier to just not buy a Peace dollar I own two and they were both given to me. Almost every one has a week strike and most of the raw ones you find have been cleaned with a Brillo pad I never liked them as much as Morgan's or other Dollar coins.