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@RobertScotLover said:
What is the value of 2 corroded 1090 s vdb cents

Not too much, I probably paid around $1000 for the pair.

@OAKSTAR said:
@InGodWeTrustCoins - So what's your next move?

I will try to track down Larry Briggs at the FUN show. I believe he is still the owner of SEGS.

@humanssuck said:
Isnt this a more plausible answer?

Do those count as sealed? The stamp cancel doesn't need to be done with the coin even in the envelope.

@erwindoc said:
I have a graded MS64 Double eagle 1900. Its a common year I know and I was going to use the money to buy other coins. A non-collector friend wants to buy it. What would be the fairest price for both of us? It should not be too much over spot.

From a no image guess it’s basically spot. But I will say not enough info for anyone here to help you. Spot is generally correct.

@Schmitz7 said:

I think that would make 66 varieties for each of the military branches. That will keep the Silver Eagle collectors busy for awhile.

Or make them quit collecting them, at least for a complete set. This was the reason I and probably others stopped collecting the modern Morgan/peace dollars. If this is where the mint is headed I will be done.

@PeakRarities said:

@yspsales said:
I have watched nearly every FUN video over decades on the Newman Numismatic Portal...

Every year THE MOST esteemed experts in Lincoln Cents, Dollars of all types, and selected VAMs stood up and gave their coins of the year.

Year after year...

Started tracking the Lincoln cents and they were all dogs as investments.

Now there was some seriously valuable information included... Surviving numbers, realistic availability, etcc....

When you apply some filters to your coins, then one's performance likely kept place with inflation.

I have a developed an Index of over 200 varieties, Vam's, and errors that keep me busy and

They have a premium if cherried.
A coolness factor if bought outright.
Expectation of value retention.

Anyone can find a huge coin by chance... including myself.

It is called tuition and we all pay... or you become DeplorableDan and have rock star skills

Article would be best if it described what actually is the meaning of value.

I'm not exactly sure what you meant with your comment, but it reads like you're making a counterpoint to a point no one has made, about value retention and cherry picks. My position was that this type of sensationalized clickbait sets unrealistic expectations for newbies, but the dealers are the ones that have to deal with the consequences.

No one was saying that its impossible to find something valuable in circulation, but I take issue with the exception being portrayed as the norm. I wouldn't have an issue if the list contained coins like the 95 DDO or 99 close am, state quarter errors, but 1943 copper cent? 1794 FH dollar, seriously? I encourage people to collect whatever and however they want, whether its lincoln cents, w quarters, or chuck-e-heese tokens, or wooden nickels, but my previous comments were not about collectors. The aforementioned treasure-seekers have no intention of collecting. They do not seek to understand, or learn about why something is valuable. They want to be spoon fed all the information, and the moment they realize they wont be quitting their day job, their "interest" has evaporated and they're on to the next.

" It is called tuition and we all pay... or you become DeplorableDan and have rock star skills."

As I understood it, "tuition" is when you make costly mistakes as a novice and you use it as a learning experience. I'm not sure what context you were using it in, but I assure you my tuition was higher than average, perhaps even ivy league.

Dan, I am curious to hear more about the tuition you’ve paid and your thoughts more generally on how to become proficient in the deep end of the pool. Would likely make for some good entries on your website blog.