I need to do some selling. I am the sole survivor of the joint collection I had with my father and brother and it is just too many pieces. Mostly low end as it dates to when my brother and I were early teens.
<< <i>My general goal (as of 2001) is to put together a complete date/mm set of MS buffalo nickels in 10 years which would put my deadline at the end of 2011. Because I only have 54 out of the 64 coins necessary to accomplish this goal, I doubt I'll be finished in time. But the chase will continue until I am finished.
Specific goal for 2011 is to purchase one of the following dates: 1918-S, 1921-S or 1924-S. Each would be a major purchase if I can find a suitable example. >>
Well, while I did fill a few holes and made a nice upgrade, I did not find a worthy example of an 1918-S, 1921-S or 1924-S Buffalo nickel.
Below were my specific goals and how I did. Goal was met, with some modification on the grading. Prices paid include S&H. When bought raw, total includes total cost of grading. I have now completed New Orleans date set for barbers and morgans. That leaves seated coinage and gold coinage to go But the 2012 goal is for another thread. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
I guess my goals are more specific:
Obtain (in PCGS plastic)
1895-O Dime (Fa2 or Ag3) -------------PCGS AG3 purchased 7/10 on ebay for $246.50 Current PCGS price guide is $280 1896-O Dime -------------Error in goal. Already had a PCGS purchased in 2010. 1908-O Dime ------------PCGS BST Board (abitofthisabitofthat) $76.50. Current PCGS price guide is $75. VF30 1893-O Quarter -----------PCGS G6 purchased on ebay 1/17/11. Paid $23.95. Current PCGS price guide is $15. 1894-O Quarter -----------Raw purchase on ebay 8/14/11. With $22 in grading fees I have $56. Came back VF30 with a PCGS price guide of $90 1895-O Quarter -----------PCGS F12 on BST board from Coinleutenent. Paid 56.65. Current PCGS price guide is $52. (3/17/11) 1900-O Quarter -----------PCGS VG8 ebay purchase on 6/10/11. Paid $36.50. PCGS price guide is $35 today. 1905-O Quarter -----------Raw ebay purchase 8/7/11. Described as VG. Paid $31. With grading fees have $53 into it. PCGS gave it a VG8. Price guide is $38. 1906-O Quarter ----------Raw ebay purchase 5/5/11. Described as fine. Paid $36.63, with grading is 58.63. PCGS gave it F15, for a price guide value of $46. 1907-O Quarter ----------Got to check my records on this one. Ended up with two. One from BST board and one from ebay. Sold one but don't remember which. 1893-O Half -----------PCGS G6 on ebay 1/19/11. Paid $48. PCGS price guide $43. 1897-O Half -----------PCGS AG3 on ebay 3/10/11. Paid $86.95. Price guide is $115. (THESE SEEM PLENTIFUL) 1905-O Half -----------Raw ebay purchase 5/11/11. Paid $20. In for $42 with grading fees. PCGS said G6. PCGS price guide is $38 1893-O Morgan (G4 or G6) ---------Purchased a nice PCGS VF30 on ebay 8/18/11 for $270, against a PCGS price guide of $410. Will probably downgrade. 1895-O Morgan (G4 or G6) ---------Raw ebay purchase on $102.50, $124.50 with grading fees. Got a PCGS AG3 with a price guide of $200. Spot filled. (8/22/11) 1898-O Morgan (AU58) ----------Picked up a PCGS VG10 on ebay 2/27/11 for $46. Price guide is $31. Filled a spot but still hoping to find a PCGS AU58. 1903-O Morgan (AU58) ---------Outbid on two AU58s with $400 bids. Ended up buying a raw on ebay BIN on halloween for $199. $221 with grading fees. PCGS gave it F12. Price guide is $420. (3) various needed seated Orleans silver coins ----------Well. Ended up buying 21 needed Orleans silver coins. Mostly were ebay already PCGS. A few Raw. And a few on the BST board. (7) various needed Gold Orleans coins ---------Ended up buying 8 and selling 1. Net increase of 7. All were very close to melt. 1853-O $1 PCGS Genuine from www.northeastcoin.com 1842-O $2.50 PCGS Genuine from Teletrade 1852-O $2.50 PCGS F12 on ebay 1897-O $10 PCGS AU58 on ebay Other 4 were raw. Now graded (Collectors club, 4 free grades) 1846-O $2.50 PCGS VF-30 (ebay purchase0 1840-O $5 PCGS VF25 (BST board) 1843-O $5 PCGS VF25 (ebay) 1845-O $5 PCGS Genuine (ebay)
So, total of 13 Barbers, 3 Seated, 4 Morgans, and 7 Gold. 27 Coins.
If I make this goal, I will have 50% of my modest registry set done with Barbers and Morgans complete. The goal for the following 5 years will be 20 coins/year (12 seated / 8 gold) which will take me to 90% complete by 1/1/2017. Text
----------------------- Goal of 50% met. With all the extra seated silver, currently at 56.6% on the way to 90%.
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Doggedly collecting coins of the Central American Republic.
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<< <i>My goal is to get rid of three safe deposit boxes. >>
You can ship the contents to me. That should eliminate the need to keep them.
edit: This was meant for 2012.
Fred, Las Vegas, NV
<< <i>My general goal (as of 2001) is to put together a complete date/mm set of MS buffalo nickels in 10 years which would put my deadline at the end of 2011. Because I only have 54 out of the 64 coins necessary to accomplish this goal, I doubt I'll be finished in time. But the chase will continue until I am finished.
Specific goal for 2011 is to purchase one of the following dates: 1918-S, 1921-S or 1924-S. Each would be a major purchase if I can find a suitable example. >>
Well, while I did fill a few holes and made a nice upgrade, I did not find a worthy example of an 1918-S, 1921-S or 1924-S Buffalo nickel.
Prices paid include S&H. When bought raw, total includes total cost of grading.
I have now completed New Orleans date set for barbers and morgans.
That leaves seated coinage and gold coinage to go
But the 2012 goal is for another thread.
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I guess my goals are more specific:
Obtain (in PCGS plastic)
1895-O Dime (Fa2 or Ag3)
-------------PCGS AG3 purchased 7/10 on ebay for $246.50 Current PCGS price guide is $280
1896-O Dime
-------------Error in goal. Already had a PCGS purchased in 2010.
1908-O Dime
------------PCGS BST Board (abitofthisabitofthat) $76.50. Current PCGS price guide is $75. VF30
1893-O Quarter
-----------PCGS G6 purchased on ebay 1/17/11. Paid $23.95. Current PCGS price guide is $15.
1894-O Quarter
-----------Raw purchase on ebay 8/14/11. With $22 in grading fees I have $56. Came back VF30 with a PCGS price guide of $90
1895-O Quarter
-----------PCGS F12 on BST board from Coinleutenent. Paid 56.65. Current PCGS price guide is $52. (3/17/11)
1900-O Quarter
-----------PCGS VG8 ebay purchase on 6/10/11. Paid $36.50. PCGS price guide is $35 today.
1905-O Quarter
-----------Raw ebay purchase 8/7/11. Described as VG. Paid $31. With grading fees have $53 into it. PCGS gave it a VG8. Price guide is $38.
1906-O Quarter
----------Raw ebay purchase 5/5/11. Described as fine. Paid $36.63, with grading is 58.63. PCGS gave it F15, for a price guide value of $46.
1907-O Quarter
----------Got to check my records on this one. Ended up with two. One from BST board and one from ebay. Sold one but don't remember which.
1893-O Half
-----------PCGS G6 on ebay 1/19/11. Paid $48. PCGS price guide $43.
1897-O Half
-----------PCGS AG3 on ebay 3/10/11. Paid $86.95. Price guide is $115. (THESE SEEM PLENTIFUL)
1905-O Half
-----------Raw ebay purchase 5/11/11. Paid $20. In for $42 with grading fees. PCGS said G6. PCGS price guide is $38
1893-O Morgan (G4 or G6)
---------Purchased a nice PCGS VF30 on ebay 8/18/11 for $270, against a PCGS price guide of $410. Will probably downgrade.
1895-O Morgan (G4 or G6)
---------Raw ebay purchase on $102.50, $124.50 with grading fees. Got a PCGS AG3 with a price guide of $200. Spot filled. (8/22/11)
1898-O Morgan (AU58)
----------Picked up a PCGS VG10 on ebay 2/27/11 for $46. Price guide is $31. Filled a spot but still hoping to find a PCGS AU58.
1903-O Morgan (AU58)
---------Outbid on two AU58s with $400 bids. Ended up buying a raw on ebay BIN on halloween for $199. $221 with grading fees. PCGS gave it F12. Price guide is $420.
(3) various needed seated Orleans silver coins
----------Well. Ended up buying 21 needed Orleans silver coins. Mostly were ebay already PCGS. A few Raw. And a few on the BST board.
(7) various needed Gold Orleans coins
---------Ended up buying 8 and selling 1. Net increase of 7. All were very close to melt.
1853-O $1 PCGS Genuine from www.northeastcoin.com
1842-O $2.50 PCGS Genuine from Teletrade
1852-O $2.50 PCGS F12 on ebay
1897-O $10 PCGS AU58 on ebay
Other 4 were raw. Now graded (Collectors club, 4 free grades)
1846-O $2.50 PCGS VF-30 (ebay purchase0
1840-O $5 PCGS VF25 (BST board)
1843-O $5 PCGS VF25 (ebay)
1845-O $5 PCGS Genuine (ebay)
So, total of 13 Barbers, 3 Seated, 4 Morgans, and 7 Gold. 27 Coins.
If I make this goal, I will have 50% of my modest registry set done with Barbers and Morgans complete.
The goal for the following 5 years will be 20 coins/year (12 seated / 8 gold) which will
take me to 90% complete by 1/1/2017. Text
-----------------------
Goal of 50% met. With all the extra seated silver, currently at 56.6% on the way to 90%.