Nyami

Just now, J P Mashoke said:

Not to many Kennedy Half's sell for 5 figures was it like this one.

https://www.pcgs.com/auctionprices/item/1964-d-50c/6707/2176709371730767830

Nope it was this one. 

I can’t say who bought due to anonymity, I received a mint set packaged in cellophane  original packaging from my Great Uncle Herb  Ireland gave it to me. He did not mention that it was an sms set, the only reason I know it’s sms is because the Kennedy half graded that way. 

Cuz I just accidentally sold a 1964 sms Kennedy half dollar.... .they sold it for **,000 dollars. 
I have the rest of the set. 

So... besides the fact that I didnt click on the sp  button on the pcgs app and honestly.... ugh smh. But anywho, water under the bridge.

so what should I do about the rest 1964 sms set? Should I grade them and auction as a set still or no? 
I know I’ve been having issues with learning mess and I never get off on the right foot. But I will get it. Thanks for any help in advance. 
Meg

36 minutes ago, Modwriter said:

Could not find your ebay store. Add a link to it here if you can. Are you selling both Canadian and U.S. coins?.

It’s cuz you gotta be on eBay.ca:) coin-9370

On 4/17/2021 at 5:47 PM, Modwriter said:

I have some questions. Do you have an eBay store? I'd like to check it out. How is the Canadian coin market doing? How are your sales to the U.S.? I do not like to ship outside of the U.S. because of cost and required paperwork. I have found Canadian coins in coinstar and coin rolls. I hope to be a Canadian thousandaire some day.

I do have an eBay store. Its  coin-9370, I only have a few coins on there now, but am working on adding more. 

2 hours ago, JKK said:

Getting coins TPG graded is overrated, in my view. I understand the starting mentality of the new collector about it, though, and I can respect it. People want to take good care of their coins. They aren't sure of their own grading (and they get less sure when they see the varying opinions on here). They look at slabbing as The Right Way To Go. All of that is fantastic to consider. Problem is that most of what most new collectors find is not at all worth the expense or effort to get slabbed, making the question: what would you rather spend the money on? Actual coins or a slab for a common circa 1970s penny (for example)?

Typical cost of a slab is about $60. How much really cool coin could that buy you? I'm just going to somewhat randomly look at my most recent Coin Values, knowing that actual market values tend to run about 70% of those numbers. Let's assume they don't and thus that the truth is actually even more favorable to you than what I'm presenting. I see a value of $60 for:

• G-4 1825 half cent
• AG-3 1801 large cent
• VF-20 1861 Indian cent
• MS-63RB 1912 Lincoln cent
• F-12 1849/8 half dime
• AU-50 1902 Liberty nickel
• EF-40 1856 SD seated dime
• MS-65B 1943-S Mercury dime
• F-12 1862 seated quarter
• F-12 1917 T1 standing quarter
• MS-65 1941-D Washington quarter
• G-4 1835 bust half
• F-12 1903 Barber half
• MS-65 1954-D Franklin half
• MS-62 1882-O Morgan dollar
• AU-58 1926-D Peace dollar
• AU-58 1925 Stone Mountain memorial commem half
• Higher quality 1957 US proof set (actually for this money you can have two of these items with $4 back in change, go you)

I don't really need to go on, do I? What would you rather have? The slabbed modern piece or one of the above? I don't even like commemoratives and I would 105% take ANY of those coins over a slabbed modern penny (again, for example).

Oh, and it gets even better when it comes to world and ancient coins. Lower demand. I got an Elagabulus antoninianus (c.220 CE) in fairly nice shape for about $60 at the Salem show last summer. It is eighteen centuries old. I've bought appealing Byzantine bronzes for much less. Relatively uncommon colonial issues? $60 is well within range for most 1900s and later half 1800s pieces. I bought my first piece of eight (Spanish 8 reales coin, slightly bigger than our silver dollars) for $50 some years back. I'd gladly have forked out another $10 for one that wasn't cleaned.

Everyone does as they choose with their money, but I know I personally prefer coins over plastic holders and professional opinions, at least for collecting purposes. In the case of high value pieces, of course, that's different; you don't want to fork out a few grand for that 1847-C $5 gold piece without knowing it to be authentic and with an attested condition from someone educated. And if you start to deal in high three-figure coins or greater, yeah, that's slab city. Until you do, mostly, I ask again: would you rather have the slabbed modern piece, or something from my list? Your call, of course.

 

Thank you for your feedback and query. Honestly, since I started searching through coins I have held out for that perfect ms70 or 69+ 1943 steel wheat. Or one of the many errors. So I personally would hold out for a slabbed ms70 than get already lower graded coins. I have approximately 2000 Canadian pennies, 1000 us pennies and about 250 Canadian quarters, us nickels and dimes. This is what I live off of on eBay. I sent out some 1972 p and d Kennedy’s to PCGS and I swear that I did not get back the same coins. So this business is shady,.... but it is worth my time and effort to find the life changing coins. I won’t stop till I do. I do not collect coins... I sell money that is worth money. I love my job!! Thanks again, stay safe out there! M

3 minutes ago, Coinbuf said:

Stick around there is lots of good information and people here, and a few are best ignored due to their nonsensical rambling. 

Ok, thanks I will. I just have so many coins and I can’t afford to have them graded yet. I want to just post them to eBay but sometimes the coin Is worth sending in. I’ve only been at this eight months.... but I love it and want it to work for me. (That’s a mild ramble, I’m sure to get worse lol)

13 hours ago, Quintus Arrius said:

[I guess I just don't get it.  We disemboweled a collector for having the unmitigated gall for presenting a '22 no "D" for review rejecting it as inauthentic (all because the services of an inexperienced cointerfeiter without references was employed)  and here we roll out the red carpet and accept a '22 no "D" with no comment as to its authenticity or grade with a FINAL WORD on the subject rendered by a source we are forbidden to question, or contradict by law.  Looks like my only consolation is eliciting a good laugh from Modwriter who appreciated the joke.]

There is no such thing a a 22 no d. But there is such a thing and being over whelmed and overloaded with coin info. What I’ve learnt here is that I will do better at getting coin information before I ask questions. I didn’t know about the other mark.... smh, my bad. 

23 minutes ago, Conder101 said:

On the 1961 Does the INB slab call it a proof or uncirculated?

And you were looking for values under the proof DCAM column.  That coins is not a DCAM, it isn't even a CAM.  Try looking under the RD catagory, and it WON'T make a 69.

It called it a proof. I think it came from a set. 

I think this one is a winner for sure. I’m super grateful for everyone.

8 hours ago, Woods020 said:

These are very nice coins, but to set your expectations correctly you mention selling the quarter for $1k. That is very unrealistic unless I am missing something very special about it. 
 

Generally the guidance is that if a coin won’t have a fair market value of $150 or more it isn’t sensible to spend the money grade it. I don’t think that what you have posted would make the mark, but possible. They would either have to grade extremely high or have a desirable error/variety. 
 

out of curiosity the 61 proof cent looks like it’s in some kind of slab with a label. What does it say?

It is a international numismatic bureau 

2 hours ago, Quintus Arrius said:

@NyamiBefore you hit us with full disclosure of the facts as you know them to be regarding plating, missing appendages, actual finish and whether the '22 is an example of one of finest counterfeits extant that is legal to own, please enlighten us as to whether the initials of the designer, Victor David Brenner, appears where it's supposed to on either coin.  Thanks much!

My bad. But I am hear to learn. I truly do thank you all for your time. 

8 hours ago, Woods020 said:

These are very nice coins, but to set your expectations correctly you mention selling the quarter for $1k. That is very unrealistic unless I am missing something very special about it. 
 

Generally the guidance is that if a coin won’t have a fair market value of $150 or more it isn’t sensible to spend the money grade it. I don’t think that what you have posted would make the mark, but possible. They would either have to grade extremely high or have a desirable error/variety. 
 

out of curiosity the 61 proof cent looks like it’s in some kind of slab with a label. What does it say?

7 hours ago, RWB said:

None of the pictured coins are worth more than face value. Where the fantasy of selling one of them for $1,000 came from is beyond my limited mental capacity....

I thought it may be this coin. My bad

7 hours ago, Just Bob said:

The '61 looks like a proof. Did you find it in circulation?

No, I bought it from a friend. Uncirculated.

10 minutes ago, ronnie stein said:

The reverse of the 1961 looks really good. The obverse I can't tell because the pic focus is too blurry. It almost looks coated. The inside of the ear and beard are missing, and more. Just my immediate observation. Others will soon chime in that know a LOT more than I. Good luck, I wish you well.

Thanks:) here are better photos. 

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Thanks very much for your input. I will post another two. 

Hi, new here. But I joined in order to have some coins graded and was happy to notice this forum. Everyday I go through my coins and find I am just humming and hawing over what I should do with the real dope ones. If anyone would like to help me decide if I should grade or sell on eBay that would be great. I will mention what I was thinking of doing with them so that if I am missing info about a coin, maybe one of you would be willing to help me learn more about it. I’ve really hit a wall so any help would be great. 

I was considering having this 1970 s, floating roof no FG graded then sent to auction.

And this 1972 D washington quarter I was thinking of selling on eBay, but for 1000$? Crazy or no...

lemme know if u have any thoughts, thanks

m