What is your ONE choice for the most overpriced twentieth century coin?

rec78

I say it is the 1916 SL quarter but i would like to hear everyone else's opinion. I know that some posters would name quite a few so for the purposes of this thread Please name only The one that you think is the most overpriced. Thanks, Bob

RYK

1911-D quarter eagle because it is so expensive.

Sunnywood

I agree on the 1911-D quarter eagle, especially in grades MS62 through MS64. My choice would be low grade 1901-S quarters (at least VG and below) - they are commonly available and grossly overvalued.

Of course, pop top PCGS Registry moderns in many series are priced in a completely senseless fashion, given that perhaps many more will be made in due time.

Best,
Sunnywood

Coxe

1909 SVDB cent is overpriced in all grades.

michael

that pcgs proof 70 dcam one ounce american gold eagle that just sold on teletrash for 35k

AU58WALKERS

<< <i>that pcgs proof 70 dcam one ounce american gold eagle that just sold on teletrash for 35k >>



Some people just have way too much money.

Dabigkahuna

1909 SVDB cent is overpriced in all grades.




That would have been my choice.

Coxe

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<< <i>that pcgs proof 70 dcam one ounce american gold eagle that just sold on teletrash for 35k >>



Some people just have way too much money. >>



They have a much smaller brains to money ratio than most others.

All this TPG proof 70 nonsense is juggling hot potatoes. Whoever is stuck with that overpriced stuff, which are not even really coins IMO, when the world wakes up to it is going to be crushed. There is no difference between PR69 and PR70. Put 5 of each on a table and try to discriminate them. Better yet, crack them and see what grades which come back as.

aeroman

1933 Double Eagle :-)

robertpr

<< <i>1909 SVDB cent is overpriced in all grades.




That would have been my choice.


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Mine too. There's a lot of demand, but there's also a lot of supply. If demand loosens up a bit, the prices will fall.

jdimmick

1921 peace $

roadrunner

Well it was the 1963 PF70 cent, until it was removed by PCGS.
Next spotted PF70 in line to the throne?

The 1901-s Good 25c has to be a worthy second.

roadrunner

ziggy29

I was thinking either the '09-S VDB or the 1901-S quarter in AG/G.

Barry

There are lots of them, but my pick for #1 is the 22 No D Lincoln.

The only reason it's pricey is Phila didn't mint cents that year. If they did, nobody would have noticed a missing MM from a branch mint, as I'm sure has happened with plenty of other dates.

DickyBetz

Any BULLION with a 70DCAM on the holder.

DickyBetz

Yea, definitely the 1933 $20.

Tarmac

Slabbed bullion! I'll never figure that one out.

DRUNNER

I have seen this type of thread re-hashed ad infinitum in various forms and it always causes me to wonder . . . ."In the long term . . .what actually constututes an 'overpriced' coin?" Pricing is a function of supply and demand . . . a coin that rises in price usually does so due to market forces of demand . . . not conspiracy. If a better coin (key) exists in supply where there are several on a floor of a small show bourse, or several in every dealer's case, they will flatten or diminish in price, given market forces of NO demand.

I have seen interesting viewpoints on the S-VDB for a long duration in this forum . . . normally denigrating it as an overhyped commonality usually found in higher grade and totally lacking in collector appeal. But in reality . . . when I bring one out in a non-numismatic crowd, people who DO NOT collect coins know what it is . . . and comment they have heard of this legendary coin for decades. Some have mentioned they consider getting one just due to the legend of the coin . . . or 'hype' if you must.

It is the key date from one of the (THE?) most collected series of coins in US (world?) history . . . the first circulating coin to depict a (popular) President . . . a miniscule mintage from a series of near 300 coins . . . and perhaps (2009?) in a series about to close.

Demand forces the pricing to the level it is at. If it is overpriced, will it go down in cost? No. It has slowly inched its way up to the current level not through promotion on QVC, but by serious demand from collectors and a smattering of others who view it as the one coin they have heard of . . . throughout their lives.

Yes . . . I'd rather have the 1974 aluminum even though it doesn't have the 'name' of an S-VDB . . . but until I can find one on the Capitol steps . . . . . . .

Drunner

Steve27

I'd say the 09-S VDB cent too; close to 100% survival on that coin.


" Slabbed bullion! I'll never figure that one out."

Are you referring to Morgans?

PerryHall

<< <i>I agree on the 1911-D quarter eagle, especially in grades MS62 through MS64. My choice would be low grade 1901-S quarters (at least VG and below) - they are commonly available and grossly overvalued.

Of course, pop top PCGS Registry moderns in many series are priced in a completely senseless fashion, given that perhaps many more will be made in due time.

Best,
Sunnywood >>



Don't forget that the 1911-D $2 1/2 is the ONLY key date in the ONLY US gold coin series that can be completed by a middle class collector. Its value is dictated by the high demand.

tradedollarnut

1937-D 3 legged buffalo nickel.

Sunnywood

PerryHall, that WAS true before Indian $2.50 were hoarded, hyped and promoted and all the bids driven up 300%.
I pity the middle class collector who throws the money out on that set now, including the '11-D.
In time, this too will suffer a correction ...

Best,
Sunnywood

librtyhead

1932-s washington(the 32-d also) in f-12 they are everywhere and wacko on pricing 80.00-140.00 I remember passing on ms-60 in 1982 at the same price!

ldhair

1995W Silver Eagle

clw54

Coins are all overpriced these days.

rsdoug81

<< <i>I was thinking either the '09-S VDB or the 1901-S quarter in AG/G. >>



100% agreement here...I would venture to say that the 1916-D Merc in low circulated grades is overpriced as well

09-S VDB is my #1 pick, however

Artist

I am suprised no one has nominated the high-relief saint.

LincolnCentMan

Before I even opened the post... I came up with a hands-down over priced coin: the 1916 SLQ. I'd have to think about second place for a while. The 1938-D walker and SVDB cent comes to mind.

David

foodude

There are lots of them, but my pick for #1 is the 22 No D Lincoln.

The only reason it's pricey is Phila didn't mint cents that year. If they did, nobody would have noticed a missing MM from a branch mint

Since getting seriously into coins over 35 years ago, I've never (logically) understood why this coin matters.

mdwoods

1913 nickel.

123cents

I know only 30,000 were minted. The 1995-W Proof Silver Eagle.