Mercury dime prices

PTVETTER · July 21, 2003 2:55AM

It seems that almost every mercury dime I need for my set just went up. What is this world comming to?

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See you all at the ANA I will be on the park bench after dark

TAP444 · July 21, 2003 7:48AM

Just look at the current bids in the heritage auction for the mercs
the prices appear to be strong
Tim

Mark · July 21, 2003 9:35AM

Pat:

I'd be glad to send you $$$, but unfortunately I have all my $$$ tied up in Merc dime bids at Heritage. Sorry about this...

Mark

python1 · July 21, 2003 9:57AM

Looks like it is time for me to sell! Yea Right....lol

PTVETTER · July 21, 2003 10:48AM

I haven't been over night in baltimore so i guess I will have to look for some nice bench at the local park.

Fairlaneman · July 21, 2003 12:06PM

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........we did not get done with our sets before the prices started up. Damn that Stock Market.

Ken

mercurynut · July 21, 2003 12:27PM

Prices are so strong I have to lower my expetations on some dates.......grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr

marcmoish · July 21, 2003 12:32PM

I too admit - most of the examples I'm after are over my original bids/max - I may need to rethink strategy - IMHO good mercs are quite strong.

Marc

Dimetime · July 21, 2003 12:54PM

I've saved $15,000 on getting outbid.

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Cocoinut · July 21, 2003 1:00PM

Pat,

I know what you mean. The only ones I need that did not increase in the latest Greysheet are the '16-D, '19-D, and '25-D, and the '16-D was up last week. The Greysheet has mentioned for several months that prices for the early Mercs have been "strong" or "firm", so it was just a matter of time before it was reflected in higher bids. Most of the increases this week are relatively small, but it could signal the beginning of further increases. It's like any other investment - you love to see an increase in the value of items you already own

, but hate to see higher prices for what you hope to obtain in the future

.

Jim

TAP444 · July 21, 2003 1:08PM

the prices seem to increase by the hour at the heritage site
you guys need to stop running all the prices up, how can I buy anything
if I keep getting outbid

Tim

remumc · July 22, 2003 11:03AM

Hi Mercateers!

Well, I noticed a while back that several of the dates I need were routinely going for over grey sheet ask, and some even more than the CU price guide. I also have had to back off and accept lower grades than I would like, because I can't afford what I want! I'm starting to think I can live with AU 55-58 on some of the tough dates, at least for the time being. I figure this as a ten year project, and hope to be continually upgrading until I reach my mission statement of 63FB or better on the 16-31 dimes. With the exception of the 45-P, I have already reached my mission statement on the 34-45 dimes, and have actually bumped many of them them up a notch or two. If PCGS decides to make a 34-45 short set, mine should fare pretty well.

I have already been outbid on one of the Stokley dimes I wanted, but I'm hanging good on the otherone so far.

Received the Baltimore ANA catalog a couple of days ago, there are some darned nice dimes there also! Why do these things have to happen so close together? My birthday is the 30th of this month if anyone wants to buy me a dime for my set.

Regards,

Wayne

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