I recently had a fellow forumite express interest in a half dime I'd posted, asking if I'd consider selling. I started my reply with, Since I never say never, we'll call that a "probably not." But I wrote his name and contact info into my sheet, so that if I do loosen my grip, he'll get dibbies.
It's all a matter of priorities, I think. I was in a Time Management seminar decades ago (maybe one of those Steven Covey things?) and the presenter asked, "there's a tightrope across the tops of two very tall buildings. Who'd walk across it for a million dollars?" Not too many hands went up. Then they said, "but now, on the other side of the tightrope from where you stand, someone is holding up your infant child and threatening to drop them unless you cross..." and my hand shot up (cuz i was a parent of 3 young kids at the time and that changed my priorities!)
So, if you're holding my grandkid over the side of a building, I guess I'd consider selling this one. (PS. Not the same coin I promised to that other guy.) This is 1833 LM-2 (R6) in PCGS/CAC Gold AU55. Ex @Barndog. It's tied at PCGS for top graded for the marriage, but I don't think that other 55 has a gold bean. There's a sweet NGC 62PL and may be a few other nice ones out there but this one's awful purty!
@TwoSides2aCoin said:
I only get offers for half of what I paid for everything. That's why if you want to be a millionaire in the coin business, you have to start with two million $s.
Or maybe you just overpaid for them.
Selling is just like buying….You have to put in the work to succeed. Do NOT sell to the first or most convenient, obnoxious, lowball offer. 😠 Send the better stuff to auction. 👍
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@crazyhounddog said:
It would be this one. A common date coin in a PCGS 65 holder is no big deal. But, the way the coin presents itself is something quite different. Great strike, for the date, appealing colors with the underlying luster sets this coin off into another level. I have been offered 3 times the book value of this piece.
I have many coins worth more than this one but this one is very attractive to me.
@pursuitofliberty said:
I think there is always a point at which you have to say, "Someone want's that coin much more than I do, and so maybe it's time for them to be the next caretaker."
I'm not always sure what that point is, but it's always somewhere out there.
True story from this last Winter.
A board member had expressed interest in a Bust Quarter I'd had for about 12 years, after I showed it in a thread. I had recently had it graded by PCGS at that time and was showing off it's TV. A month or so later I had it stickered at CAC, and then I showed it again in a different thread he saw, and he asked again.
After a few back and forth PM's about the coin, the conversation took a turn when I said this;
"It probably does belong with you at some point, so I guess eventually you will make me some silly great offer and it will get in my head and (I will) lose sleep over why I am keeping her from you, and I might even have to accept. It's my only 1815 Bust, and so it helps ease my lack of a 15/2 Half, but alas, no one can own anything forever."
He asked for a video, and a couple days later he made a really strong (maybe even "silly") offer I couldn't get out of my head. And then, I had the difficult task of letting her go ... even though I knew his appreciation was greater than mine. I knew it had to be his, and he was thrilled.
In a fantastic twist, a couple months later, a lovely '15/2 CBH made itself available to me ... a perfect compliment to my set.
Maybe sometimes we do need to pass them forward ... to make room for what's next.
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@PillarDollarCollector said:
I mean even if some one offered you say double what you paid but you know you would be hard pressed to find another.
What I paid is as irrelevant as what a dealer paid when they are buried in a coin. A coin is worth its current FMV, not a multiple or fraction of whatever anyone paid for it at some indeterminate time in the past.
That said, I'd sell anything at double current FMV, if given the opportunity, since I could presumably replace it at FMV. And, if I couldn't, then FMV doesn't represent true current FMV, does it?
A little twist on the OP’s premise. While nearly doubling in value over the few years I’ve owned it, I haven’t come close to an upgrade that’s nearly as nice. A 66+ is much more than double what I paid for it, so it doesn’t make sense from a $$$ standpoint. Plus, so many things going for this coin: sharp strike with great detail, barely any marks, the cool die crack across the shield & an abject luster bomb! Gone big and staying home with this piece.
@JonBrand83 said:
I've learned to never say never, but this one has withstood outrageous offers..
That is absolutely gorgeous. What an amazing coin.
CAC retail is $3900. Highest reported price looks to be $5500. I think this one would fetch more than that. I take that back...I **know **it would sell for more than that.
@JonBrand83 said:
I've learned to never say never, but this one has withstood outrageous offers..
That is absolutely gorgeous. What an amazing coin.
CAC retail is $3900. Highest reported price looks to be $5500. I think this one would fetch more than that. I take that back...I **know **it would sell for more than that.
5 years ago or so, I paid 2900 as a non cac, NGC 55. Crossed, downgraded and cac now, Much better combo. Ive been offered 5k three times over the years, and I also turned down 7 once.. Its just kind of a keeper! I think I could easily sell it for 6-7 but i'm too attached. Even for more then that.
But I know everything usually has its day. Who knows what will end up going to the grave with me.
@JonBrand83 said:
5 years ago or so, I paid 2900 as a non cac, NGC 55. Crossed, downgraded and cac now, Much better combo. Ive been offered 5k three times over the years, and I also turned down 7 once.. Its just kinda of a keeper!
But I know everything usually has its day. Who knows what will end up going to the grave with me.
There’s a lot to be said financially about downgrading an NGC coin one point into a PCGS holder and getting a sticker.
Anyone can have any coin in my collection for twice its current retail value. Any and every one.
It's conceivable that I could buy a coin that I've looked for for a long time (e.g., an 1861-O half dollar minted by the US, before taken by Louisiana), that would be special enough to me that I wouldn't sell it for "only" 100% premium. But I don't presently have any such coin.
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I recently had a fellow forumite express interest in a half dime I'd posted, asking if I'd consider selling. I started my reply with, Since I never say never, we'll call that a "probably not." But I wrote his name and contact info into my sheet, so that if I do loosen my grip, he'll get dibbies.
It's all a matter of priorities, I think. I was in a Time Management seminar decades ago (maybe one of those Steven Covey things?) and the presenter asked, "there's a tightrope across the tops of two very tall buildings. Who'd walk across it for a million dollars?" Not too many hands went up. Then they said, "but now, on the other side of the tightrope from where you stand, someone is holding up your infant child and threatening to drop them unless you cross..." and my hand shot up (cuz i was a parent of 3 young kids at the time and that changed my priorities!)
So, if you're holding my grandkid over the side of a building, I guess I'd consider selling this one. (PS. Not the same coin I promised to that other guy.) This is 1833 LM-2 (R6) in PCGS/CAC Gold AU55. Ex @Barndog. It's tied at PCGS for top graded for the marriage, but I don't think that other 55 has a gold bean. There's a sweet NGC 62PL and may be a few other nice ones out there but this one's awful purty!
New website: Groovycoins.com Capped Bust Half Dime registry set: Bikergeek CBHD LM Set
Selling is just like buying….You have to put in the work to succeed. Do NOT sell to the first or most convenient, obnoxious, lowball offer. 😠 Send the better stuff to auction. 👍
“I may not believe in myself but I believe in what I’m doing” ~Jimmy Page~
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This one, for so many reasons.....
That is a gorgeous Buff!
Just something about it
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What I paid is as irrelevant as what a dealer paid when they are buried in a coin. A coin is worth its current FMV, not a multiple or fraction of whatever anyone paid for it at some indeterminate time in the past.
That said, I'd sell anything at double current FMV, if given the opportunity, since I could presumably replace it at FMV. And, if I couldn't, then FMV doesn't represent true current FMV, does it?
Double makes many things tempting, but probably this one:
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A little twist on the OP’s premise. While nearly doubling in value over the few years I’ve owned it, I haven’t come close to an upgrade that’s nearly as nice. A 66+ is much more than double what I paid for it, so it doesn’t make sense from a $$$ standpoint. Plus, so many things going for this coin: sharp strike with great detail, barely any marks, the cool die crack across the shield & an abject luster bomb! Gone big and staying home with this piece.
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If I could find a better red, white and blue coin.
I've learned to never say never, but this one has withstood outrageous offers..
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That is absolutely gorgeous. What an amazing coin.
CAC retail is $3900. Highest reported price looks to be $5500. I think this one would fetch more than that. I take that back...I **know **it would sell for more than that.
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5 years ago or so, I paid 2900 as a non cac, NGC 55. Crossed, downgraded and cac now, Much better combo. Ive been offered 5k three times over the years, and I also turned down 7 once.. Its just kind of a keeper!
I think I could easily sell it for 6-7 but i'm too attached. Even for more then that.
But I know everything usually has its day. Who knows what will end up going to the grave with me.
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There’s a lot to be said financially about downgrading an NGC coin one point into a PCGS holder and getting a sticker.
Graded AU58, nothing special in numismatic terms. But this one belonged to my dad. Can't imagine parting with it.
I’ve had this 1962 D for a long time and don’t even know the value!
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Mine are all "jump coins"
Meaning...
The next 1/2 grade up is over double the price.
Hansen or Brush may have started the term???
Not sure.
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Definitely these two!
1823 CBH PCGS AU58 Gold CAC (Totally Prooflike)
1824 Over Various Dates CBH PCGS AU58+ (Totally Prooflike)
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I won't be buried with it, but it will be at my funeral.
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I don't need the money now and I can't think of anything else I'd rather buy for the same (or anywhere close) money.
This even applies to better duplicates, of which I have many.
Anyone can have any coin in my collection for twice its current retail value. Any and every one.
It's conceivable that I could buy a coin that I've looked for for a long time (e.g., an 1861-O half dollar minted by the US, before taken by Louisiana), that would be special enough to me that I wouldn't sell it for "only" 100% premium. But I don't presently have any such coin.
If I sold these four, I would sell everything. They are the core of my collection.
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