The semi key dates. Always fun, somewhat affordable, and necessary. Overall a great and undervalue
wingedliberty
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I always start my sets with the semi keys. Great bargains in all series. You Barber and Indian guys know what I'm talking about. Gotta love the semi keys. Share yours. Here is my recent win on Ebay.
1926-S 10c PCGS-30. One tough date in any grade!
Your thoughts!
and share yours also. Any series!
1926-S 10c PCGS-30. One tough date in any grade!
Your thoughts!
and share yours also. Any series!
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The Ludlow Brilliant Collection (1938-64)
You just coined a new frase.
If you are comfortable with your grading skills, its okay to jump into the semi-keys and keys...if not, start with lesser expensive coins in the series first and develop a comfort level before spending $$$.
Experience the World through Numismatics...it's more than you can imagine.
I just received my grades today on some coins I sent in. Included in the group was a 1926-S XF45! I just added it to my set.
Congrats on your score!
Tony
President, Racine Numismatic Society 2013-2014; Variety Resource Dimes; See 6/8/12 CDN for my article on Winged Liberty Dimes; Ebay
COngradulations on your 26-S in XF. Excellent!
A lot of people forget about how tough some of the semi-keys can be to locate unless there set building. A majority of these coins are way undervalued IMO. But it takes a collector driven market to put enough demand on them to raise the market value, which has been occurring in some series.
Some collectors who don't build sets, simply either select a high grade specimen (usually common) for a type set or grab one of the widely known keys instead and dont really know what dates are tough in a specific series.
Tom
You're 100% correct. Its easy to get discouraged when you've spent all your money on the commons and discover that it may cost you more for one key or semi key than the entire group of commons. Its good to alternate and spread the wealth, so to speak.
That 26-S is $100 in VF and a 16D is $400 in AG3, so thats $500, that would translate into 20 common date MS65 Mercs. Nice 20:2 , or 10:1 ratio. An approximation, but the message is clear. Spread the wallet around and make it easier and more enjoyable for yourself.
Do not need to worry from my end. Got my 63 last year at ANA NYC. Pretty soon I will be sending it to PCGS in hopes of getting back a 64! Mighty good chance.
Experience the World through Numismatics...it's more than you can imagine.
With that one, I'm drooling all over the key board.
President, Racine Numismatic Society 2013-2014; Variety Resource Dimes; See 6/8/12 CDN for my article on Winged Liberty Dimes; Ebay
Sage advice there.
Thanks Brian and Tony. I finally just this afternoon got a decent picture of the coin. Whoever had the slab before me trashed the thing.
Ken
Ken
<< <i>how come yall can see, but i just get two red Xs. >>
I had to right click and then click on show image.
Tony
President, Racine Numismatic Society 2013-2014; Variety Resource Dimes; See 6/8/12 CDN for my article on Winged Liberty Dimes; Ebay
and BOOM there it is.
O-M-G....I know that seemed like alot 10 years ago but today?
What-A-Bargain. $60 for both in EF?
Ya, Thats a bargain today buddy
79-CC acpped die
A Nice 95-S
A Tough To Find 79-CC
95-S PCGS AU55
Got this one off eBay awhile back when no one else was interested. The seller was auctioning off coins from his registry set.
A Toughie but a NICE one
Greg
I have no doubt whatsoever that you have a nice 1926-s Merc... I just saw the scan that you posted, noticed the angle of the "s" mintmark and thought that you were having alittle fun with us. BTW, FSB on a 1926-s is not all that common...at least from where I sit.
Experience the World through Numismatics...it's more than you can imagine.
You made me look at the position of the S on some of my other dimes. It appears that around 1925 the position was moved upward and with some of the dates to follow there is a little more slant. Apparently a new person started punching the mint mark in and liked it a little higher. The 26S does appear to have the most slant though. If you were to view the dates before 1926 it would be quite easy to say, Hey this guy is goofing around with us.
Here is the reverse of my 25S that shows the S more upward on the coin but with less slant than the 26S. A Semi-Key the old 25S.
Ken