Which set gets the boot? Liberty Nicklels, Indians Cents or Buffalo

tydye

There is a coin coming up for sale I am interested in and I am a little short for it. So I am contemplating eliminating a set of mine. Which one would be more easily replaced in say 2 years. These are book sets (Librabry of coins) except for some of the keys

V-Nickel is complete VG or better 85 and 12-s are PCGS VG10

Indian cent is incomplete but have many of the bigger keys PCGS 1877 vf35, 1909s xf40 mostly vf+ set missing mostly just the pesky later 60s

Buffalo complete date set with the 18/17 and 3 legged PCGS 13-S T2 xf40, 18/17 vg8 and 3 leg xf45

ricko

What will you sell the Buffalo set for?? Cheers, RickO

cape

your least favorite

jdimmick

Lib Nickels are toped out in VG

get rid of it

UtahCoin

The question isn't which one to sell, but which one would be more easily replaced. I would think any would be easy to replace in the grade you have, but maybe the Liberty Nics, as you hav fewer key dates.
If you want to sell, let me know!

jnd1955

Yep dump the nickels. hehehehe

rec78

i agree--i think the v-nickels are easiest to replace especially in low grades.

291fifth

Since you value the coin you have your eye on more than any of the sets you mention, sell them all.

TwoSides2aCoin

<< <i>Since you value the coin you have your eye on more than any of the sets you mention, sell them all. >>



Keep them all and borrow the money for what you WANT Not that it's smart, but it keeps us coin geeks honest.

Patches

I'd ask yourself what was the easiest to put together, just in case you want to take on the venture again.

tydye

Thanks for the help - it looks like you overwhelmingly agree on the set I was leaning towards anyway. I never borrowed or went the CC route on any coin purchases and dont plan on starting - too slippery of a slope.
I should of mentioned this at first but the coins are being sold locally to a friend - so i apolgize if anyone thought otherwise

ricko

Dang... lost again.... Good luck with your purchase... Cheers, RickO

lordmarcovan

If you're breaking the set up, then why not sell the incomplete Indian cent set and keep both of the complete nickel sets?

From my point of view, V-nickels are the deadest of the three, but I've only been messin' with the low grade ones. But does one really wanna sell the series that's in the doldrums (if it really is?)

The V-nicks might be the easiest to replace later, if only because they're the shortest set.

I still think I would possibly contemplate dumping the partial Indians (perhaps keeping a key date or two if you don't need that much money).

But it's hard to say, without seeing the sets, or having built them myself.

veryfine

I would say the V nickel set can go, but the PCGS VG10 1885 is not easy to replace. This date is often scratched up, corroded or heavily worn. However, it is only one coin to worry about because the others are easy to find in VG to Fine, including the 12-s.

TwoSides2aCoin

Some friend you are.
... What about us ?

I'm just stirring the soup.

TwoSides2aCoin

<< <i>Thanks for the help - it looks like you overwhelmingly agree on the set I was leaning towards anyway. I never borrowed or went the CC route on any coin purchases and dont plan on starting - too slippery of a slope.
I should of mentioned this at first but the coins are being sold locally to a friend - so i apolgize if anyone thought otherwise >>



as we sat here with baited breath

ziggy29

How close could you come to funding what you want if you sold the V nickels but kept the '85? If there's a chance you may want to build this set again in the future, you may want to hold onto the keys.

lkenefic

I've been working on IHCs for many years and finding a nice no problems 1877 in choice VF is no easy feat. Additionally, finding the majority of the 1870's coins in VF isn't that easy. I might be a tad biased, but I'd keep the IHCs of the group and sell off the V-Nicks. But as others have suggested, it might not be wise to sell a set that's in the doldrums...tough decision...Good Luck!

Leo

SilverEagles92

Don't sell the Buffaloes or the Indians. They have too large a following, and I think that prices will increase in the future. If you sell it now, it will only be harder to replace later.

V Nickels are relatively dead, and would be the easiest to replace IMO.

Shamika

Which one would be most difficult to replace if ever you wanted?

veryfine

A solid VG10 1885 without any problems is more difficult to find than one would think. This coin, along with the 1877, would be hard for me to give up.
Have you seen what's out there in 1885 V Nickel land? It's a sea of G/AGs or worse! Maybe you'll find a Fine or VF with a huge scratch or hole in it.

ziggy29

<< <i>A solid VG10 1885 without any problems is more difficult to find than one would think. This coin, along with the 1877, would be hard for me to give up.
Have you seen what's out there in 1885 V Nickel land? It's a sea of G/AGs or worse! Maybe you'll find a Fine or VF with a huge scratch or hole in it. >>

Agreed. If I liked all of these sets and thought I'd want to rebuild them in the future, I'd sell parts of two different sets before I'd sell off the keys.

dac076

Agreed. If I liked all of these sets and thought I'd want to rebuild them in the future, I'd sell parts of two different sets before I'd sell off the keys.