Box of 20

llafoe

This box of twenty represents 100 years/200 years before my children's birth years. It has one of each denomination: 1C, 5C, 10C, 25C, 50C, $1, $2.50, $5, $10 and $20. What are the odds of finding good CAC'd examples of this entire group in 5 years or less?

1799 S$1 XF40
1799 $5 VF35
1799 $10 VF30
1800 S$1 XF40
1800 $5 VF35
1800 $10 VF30
1899 1C MS66RD
1899 5C MS66
1899 10C MS66
1899 25C MS66
1899 50C MS65
1899 $2-1/2 MS66
1899 $20 MS64
1900 1C MS66RD
1900 5C MS66
1900 10C MS66
1900 25C MS66
1900 50C MS65
1900 $2-1/2 MS66
1900 $20 MS64

TomB

The odds are very good for most of the coins individually, but you may have to submit some of them yourself to CAC to get the entire roster finished.

RYK

I think that if you are willing to go +/- 10 grading points on the mid-grade circ coins, your odds are very good. Finding a 1799 $10 in VF-30, for example, might be tough, but if you are willing to acquire one in the 20-40 range, your odds are much better (and the pricing of the VFs is not that much different).

The bigger challenge is the possibility (?likelihood) that you will lose interest in it.

llafoe

<< <i>The bigger challenge is the possibility (?likelihood) that you will lose interest in it. >>



Loose interest because some coins will be too difficult to find?

Loose interest because of the time it'll take to complete the box?

Loose interest because the box is too defined?

MidLifeCrisis

I bet RYK meant this -


<< <i>Loose interest because of the time it'll take to complete the box >>


Of course, that will depend on how much money you have to devote to the project and, more importantly, how picky you are.

Five years is a very long time in this hobby nowadays.

RedTiger

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<< <i>The bigger challenge is the possibility (?likelihood) that you will lose interest in it. >>



Loose interest because some coins will be too difficult to find?

Loose interest because of the time it'll take to complete the box?

Loose interest because the box is too defined? >>



I vote "too defined." I don't understand the need for such a rigid grade restriction and CAC? I would suggest: widening the grade ranges, lose the CAC restriction (only maybe 20% of all slabbed coins in those grade ranges have been stickered or even submitted for stickering). Instead, focus on eye appealing examples, even if two grade steps lower and/or non-CAC, and working closely with a well connected and trusted dealer. Sure non-CAC examples may bring less when it comes time to sell, but often times can be purchased for less as well. So CAC may well be a wash, especially if you aren't that confident in your own grading abilities, that's where the trusted dealer comes in.