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Would anyone ever buy raw ms66+ Lincoln Memorial Cents?

haletjhaletj Posts: 2,192 ✭
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I have a bunch of extra nice no doubt ms66 Lincoln Memorial Cents that I've pulled from all the rolls I've gone through (up to about 300 rolls!) Mostly easy dates but a few tough dates, 63-p,62-d, etc. I would really rather not give PCGS the pleasure of grading these, but I want to get what they're worth for them. Would anyone want to buy any raw, for the going price minus the $12 grading fee (maybe even less depending on the date)? If I put together a raw gem ms65-67 BU set (in addition to my own!), would anyone want to buy it? Do you think trying to sell such a set for what its worth on ebay would be a waste of time? In all honesty, I think this duplicate set I could put together would be a much better quality (and well matched) set than if you were just to put together a set from buying random pcgs ms66 coins off ebay (I've returned over half of all the pcgs Lincoln Memorials I've tried to buy due to lack of quality). Is there absolutely no market for raw gem moderns? Isn't that a shame that pcgs completely controls the gem modern market?

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  • MICHAELDIXONMICHAELDIXON Posts: 6,527 ✭✭✭✭✭
    I doubt if you would find anybody willing to accept them as MS66 coins without being certified. People are very hesitant to accept individual's grading because of all the rip off artists. But...good luck!
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  • haletjhaletj Posts: 2,192 ✭
    How would my chances of selling it sight seen be? The problem here is most dealers at small shows or shops don't even deal in moderns at all, and would laugh at the price I'd want.
  • ajiaajia Posts: 5,403 ✭✭✭
    You would have to send it 'sight seen' to someone would could tell the difference between an MS65 and an MS66. I wish I could, but I can't.
    I would look at them & say they all look great. That's why there is a PCGS, NGC & other 3rd party graders.
    I doubt very seriously you'll get someone to pay MS66 prices with grading, at least the ones that JUMP in value from 65 to 66, which seems to be where the price jumps on most.
    If you really feel these are MS66 send the best one or few to get graded. If it does come back MS66 I'm sure you'll have members falling over themselves to buy it.
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