Should I Sell my AU55 1921 Mercury Dime?

fcloud

As many of you know I was finally able to get my last required update. I picked up an MS63FB which replaced my AU55. Is it time to sell the AU55 coin, or should I hold on to it? Is the market getting weaker or stronger?

michael

if you need the money or want another coin sell it

if not then keep it

Fairlaneman

Thanks Much for the great giveaway !!

Ken

Bunker

Here is a link to completed ebay auctions for 1921 Mercury Dimes. You will have to skim through it to find AU grades. This will give you some idea of what they are bringing on feebay:

1921 Completed ebay auctions

fcloud

Ken, what?

Fairlaneman

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Oh, this is not a giveaway?.....

Ken

bhartman35

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I think Ken was making a joke.

My first reaction to your question was, "Sell it to me! ", but then I looked at how much they go for. I'm not quite there yet.

thebeav

If I didn't need the money......When I open the drawer 20 years from now, a '21 in AU would be one coin I would be very happy to see....

TwoSides2aCoin

Hoard what is of great value and dump the rest !

RedTiger

Mercs have been one of the weaker coin segments for a long time. I don't see that changing any time soon. Many that complete the set go on to sell it, so demand never really goes up. From a strictly financial point of view, the odds are that money in a CD paying interest will do better than money in a 1921 AU Merc, though no one (including me) really knows.

If you are on the fence, one suggestion is to try BST and list a relatively strong, no-regrets sell price for it and see if anyone bites. If no one does, you will have lost nothing, but a few minutes of researching prices and typing up a post (and maybe taking a picture). If it doesn't sell, you can list it again on BST in a couple of months with a slightly lower price, or try Ebay.

bidask

If it is an original coin, keep it, if not sell.

fcloud

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I think Ken was making a joke.

My first reaction to your question was, "Sell it to me! ", but then I looked at how much they go for. I'm not quite there yet. >>



I know Ken was joking. He is one of the cornerstones of Mercury Dimes as far as I am concerned! And, don't worry someday you will get to a point where you can get there. I never in my wildest dreams though I would ever be able to put a set together like my dimes.

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jdimmick

Sell it while you can!

goose3

I agree with Jim Dimmick

unload it.

bhartman35

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I think Ken was making a joke.

My first reaction to your question was, "Sell it to me! ", but then I looked at how much they go for. I'm not quite there yet. >>



I know Ken was joking. He is one of the cornerstones of Mercury Dimes as far as I am concerned! And, don't worry someday you will get to a point where you can get there. I never in my wildest dreams though I would ever be able to put a set together like my dimes.

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That's a nice dime! If you decide to sell it, someone's going to be very lucky to get it!

dtkk49a

I would sell that coin.

MFH

And, as I just bought a new Dansco Mercury Dime album, I would have an interest in it !

410a

Fcloud, I can and could be wrong here, but I have to say many
people get attached to things. Stocks are one of those things
Oh, no, no don' t, I can't sell my IBM, I can't sell my Intel.
Politely asked; Why are you asking us what you should do?
You are attached to the coin? It was a key part of your set?
You have fond memories of acquiring it? So, many things go into
collecting. That's a neat coin. BUT! If it is an investment don't get
attached. You need the money or want the money or have a
better place for the money. Then you sell it.

One of the best pieces of advice I ever got in rare coin collecting
especially buying coins was; "When in doubt don't act".

You have already made the decision anyway. You upgraded your
set. You already decided.

Warm Regards