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RESULTS IN--Just Sent In 15 1979-P SBA Wide Rim Dollars To PCGS.......

RampageRampage Posts: 9,418 ✭✭✭✭
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Please wish me luck. image I am hoping for a few 66s, but am expecting mostly MS65s and maybe one to three MS64s. They went in under the modern service, so, hopefully, by the end of September, I will see the results.

I am trying to build my Wide Rim stash back up. Originally, I bought a roll of Wide Rims from a board member, who will remain nameless. Out of those twenty, plus one that I had laying around, I got 6 MS66s, 10 MS65s and 5 MS64s. I sold all the MS64s-MS65s and 2 of the MS66s and kept the other two for me.

My recent submission had two MS66s and one MS65. I sold one of the MS66s and will sell the MS65, too.

My next submission will be a small batch of 1980-D SBAs.....Might send those out in a couple of weeks.

Sorry for this post.....I know most people do not care what I submit. imageimageimageimage

Rampage.

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    cladkingcladking Posts: 28,339 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Wide rims are tough even in choice condition. Let us know how you did.
    Tempus fugit.
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    GlencanyonexplorerGlencanyonexplorer Posts: 46
    Don't forget to save one of those 66's for meimage
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    wingedlibertywingedliberty Posts: 4,805 ✭✭
    Excellent. Please let us know how you did. Good luck.
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    pow012000pow012000 Posts: 289
    what is a wide rim ..do they come in mint sets?? any pics thank you David
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    SarasotaFrankSarasotaFrank Posts: 1,628
    here is an excellent website regarding "small dollars". Good info, particularly on SBAs

    http://home.earthlink.net/~smalldollars/dollar.html
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    cladkingcladking Posts: 28,339 ✭✭✭✭✭
    The wide rim is also known as the near date. Early in the year the design
    was modified for coinability and only about 3% of the mintage has the wide
    rim. Like most '79 dollars these tend to be poorly struck &/or preserved.

    They do not appear in regular (or regular souvenir) mint sets but are scarce
    in the 3 piece special souvenir sets. (<3%)
    Tempus fugit.
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    RampageRampage Posts: 9,418 ✭✭✭✭


    << <i>Don't forget to save one of those 66's for meimage >>



    I won't forget. I promised you one. image
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    RampageRampage Posts: 9,418 ✭✭✭✭


    << <i>They do not appear in regular (or regular souvenir) mint sets but are scarce
    in the 3 piece special souvenir sets. (<3%) >>



    I have one in a souvenir set. I had a hard time ever finding one till some time last year. I saw it on eBay with a Buy It Now of $10.00. I thought it was a heck of a deal. imageimage

    As usual, the coins in the set are not high grade, but that is fine, since I just wanted it for my collection of my souvenir sets. If it was high grade, then I would have had to cut it out of the package.......I really did not want to do that.
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    cladkingcladking Posts: 28,339 ✭✭✭✭✭


    << <i>

    I have one in a souvenir set. I had a hard time ever finding one till some time last year. I saw it on eBay with a Buy It Now of $10.00. I thought it was a heck of a deal. imageimage

    As usual, the coins in the set are not high grade, but that is fine, since I just wanted it for my collection of my souvenir sets. If it was high grade, then I would have had to cut it out of the package.......I really did not want to do that. >>



    This isn't in the regular 5 piece souvenir set is it?
    Tempus fugit.
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    RampageRampage Posts: 9,418 ✭✭✭✭


    << <i>This isn't in the regular 5 piece souvenir set is it? >>



    No, it is the three piece set. Do you have one of the 5 piece sets with a wide rim?
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    cladkingcladking Posts: 28,339 ✭✭✭✭✭


    << <i>

    No, it is the three piece set. Do you have one of the 5 piece sets with a wide rim? >>



    So far as I know such a set doesn't exist, but since I can only account first
    or second hand for about four hundred sets, I don't have a lot of confidence.

    In fact, I've never heard of ANY regular souvenir set with ANY important var-
    iety in it, unless you count the burnished coins that are reported to appear
    in some late date sets.

    This is probably mere coincidence. All 270 coins in the 54 sets were probably
    struck by well under 1000 die pairs and there just happened to be no varieties
    involved. The regular mint sets represent around 400 or 500 die pair each year
    and there are several years without significant varieties.
    Tempus fugit.
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    drainbamagedrainbamage Posts: 328
    And when I did it everyone thought I was insane...... The SBA has much potential to be such a short series.
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    RampageRampage Posts: 9,418 ✭✭✭✭
    Not exactly thrilled as I believe most are undergraded. I really felt that at least a few were MS66 quality coins and most were MS65 quality. I expected some MS64, but not that many. Oh well. Richard.

    1 21339535 1979-P SBA$ Wide Rim MS65 Good.
    1 21339536 1979-P SBA$ Wide Rim MS64 Okay.
    1 21339537 1979-P SBA$ Wide Rim MS64 Okay.
    1 21339538 1979-P SBA$ Wide Rim MS64 Okay.
    1 21339539 1979-P SBA$ Wide Rim MS65 Good.
    1 21339540 1979-P SBA$ Wide Rim MS63 OOPS.
    1 21339541 1979-P SBA$ Wide Rim MS65 Good.
    1 21339542 1979-P SBA$ Wide Rim MS63 OOPS.
    1 21339543 1979-P SBA$ Wide Rim MS65 Good.
    1 21339544 1979-P SBA$ Wide Rim MS64 Okay.
    1 21339545 1979-P SBA$ Wide Rim MS64 Okay.
    1 21339546 1979-P SBA$ Wide Rim MS64 Okay.
    1 21339547 1979-P SBA$ Wide Rim MS65 Good.
    1 21339548 1979-P SBA$ Wide Rim MS65 Good.
    1 21339549 1979-P SBA$ Wide Rim MS64 Okay.
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    relayerrelayer Posts: 10,570 ✭

    Well you had a pile of them. Too bad you didn't hit a 66
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    RampageRampage Posts: 9,418 ✭✭✭✭
    By the way, order was received on 8/25/03 and no specified ship date yet. Probably tomorrow though.

    Also, out of all the Wide Rims I sent in, this was the first time I ever got anything lower than an MS64.

    I am kind of anxious to get them so I can see why the 63s came back as 63s. Maybe I missed something. I do not feel any are worth resubmitting, I guess.

    Richard.
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    RampageRampage Posts: 9,418 ✭✭✭✭
    Relayer-

    My last submission had two Type Two 1972 IKEs and three Wide Rims. Two of the three came back 66, the third came back 65. Maybe I should only send in two or three at a time. imageimage
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    relayerrelayer Posts: 10,570 ✭

    I wonder if it does make a difference. If the grader just saw a bunch, maybe he uses the grades he just gave as a reference, if not intentionally at least it's fresh in his mind.
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    RampageRampage Posts: 9,418 ✭✭✭✭
    Including this batch, I have submitted a total of 49 Wide Rim coins. The breakdown of the grades are as follows:

    <MS63-----0
    MS63-----2
    MS64-----14
    MS65-----25
    MS66-----8
    >MS66-----0

    I have seen several pop up on eBay over the last 2 years that graded AU58 and the sellers wanted like $$20.00 to 25.00 for them which of course is way too high, I think.

    Now that I have had time to think about it, I guess I am not upset about the grades, just wish they were as I expected. I have not lost money onthem, that is for sure.

    Richard.
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    mgoodm3mgoodm3 Posts: 17,497 ✭✭✭
    I had gotten 5 or 6 1979 SBA's when they first came out. I looked through them when I started collecting again a couple years ago and found 3 were wide rim. All are high AU or low MS. One of my few interesting circulation finds.
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    cladkingcladking Posts: 28,339 ✭✭✭✭✭
    These are pretty tough in nice condition so even these grades are good. Hope you have
    better luck next time.
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    braddickbraddick Posts: 23,116 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Here is to hoping you're completely WRONG with your prediction and at least one comes back MS67.

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    segojasegoja Posts: 6,112 ✭✭✭✭
    Someone need one of these in 67????

    Have one I may sell.

    PM with any serious offers.

    No problem coin.
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    RampageRampage Posts: 9,418 ✭✭✭✭
    I can live with an MS66 in my collection. It would be great to actually make a 67 some day, but I will not hold my breath.

    I only have about 8 raw Wide Rims now. I depleted the rest of my hoard and will sell these when I get them back from PCGS. I might put the raw ones on eBay. I do not think they will grade higher than MS63, so it is no big deal.

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    LanceNewmanOCCLanceNewmanOCC Posts: 19,999 ✭✭✭✭✭


    << <i>Not exactly thrilled as I believe most are undergraded. I really felt that at least a few were MS66 quality coins and most were MS65 quality. I expected some MS64, but not that many. Oh well. Richard.

    1 21339535 1979-P SBA$ Wide Rim MS65 Good.
    1 21339536 1979-P SBA$ Wide Rim MS64 Okay.
    1 21339537 1979-P SBA$ Wide Rim MS64 Okay.
    1 21339538 1979-P SBA$ Wide Rim MS64 Okay.
    1 21339539 1979-P SBA$ Wide Rim MS65 Good.
    1 21339540 1979-P SBA$ Wide Rim MS63 OOPS.
    1 21339541 1979-P SBA$ Wide Rim MS65 Good.
    1 21339542 1979-P SBA$ Wide Rim MS63 OOPS.
    1 21339543 1979-P SBA$ Wide Rim MS65 Good.
    1 21339544 1979-P SBA$ Wide Rim MS64 Okay.
    1 21339545 1979-P SBA$ Wide Rim MS64 Okay.
    1 21339546 1979-P SBA$ Wide Rim MS64 Okay.
    1 21339547 1979-P SBA$ Wide Rim MS65 Good.
    1 21339548 1979-P SBA$ Wide Rim MS65 Good.
    1 21339549 1979-P SBA$ Wide Rim MS64 Okay. >>



    that is still a lot of those to have in unc image
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    BryceMBryceM Posts: 11,733 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Well, it was more than 10 years ago.
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    tahoe98tahoe98 Posts: 11,388 ✭✭✭


    << <i>what is a wide rim ..do they come in mint sets?? any pics thank you David >>



    ...here you go, david image
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    kiyotekiyote Posts: 5,568 ✭✭✭✭✭
    I really like the wide rim SBAs! They're easy to spot, it's not like the type 1 and 2 proofs for the SBA series.
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