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Why do Wisconsin commems cost more than Maryland?
sparky64
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I was looking at one of each graded MS64 and no difference in eye appeal.
I went with the Maryland because I liked the design better and was cheaper to boot.
Was wondering why the Wiconsins run approximately 30% more in price.
Same mintage numbers? Less survivors?
I think there are fewer reported Marylands graded.
I went with the Maryland because I liked the design better and was cheaper to boot.
Was wondering why the Wiconsins run approximately 30% more in price.
Same mintage numbers? Less survivors?
I think there are fewer reported Marylands graded.
"If I say something in the woods and my wife isn't there to hear it.....am I still wrong?"
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<< <i>Maryland residents are too savoy to pay big money for common coins. And due to their worldy nature their tastes run towards bigger fish leaving the widgets to collect dust. Also they tend to be much to busy dating super models to worry about auction results. >>
Wow! Sounds like a Redskins fan on an RG III high and liking his chances next weekend.
You know I thought about the savoy residents angle but didn't even think to factor in all the super model dating.
That alone would explain the lower prices.
"If I say something in the woods and my wife isn't there to hear it.....am I still wrong?"
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<< <i>Because we go to school to learn how to spell, thus things cost a little more!!
You will have to forgive us and our fancy phones that use auto correct with a mind of their own.
<< <i>I think there are fewer reported Marylands graded. >>
The numbers are a little old, but using the combined population figures for PCGS and NGC from the Encyclopedia of Commemorative Coins of the United States by Anthony Swiatek there are 1,931 Wisconsin half dollars graded in MS-64 and 2,880 Maryland half dollars graded in MS-64. In MS-65 the Maryland coin has lower population figures at 2,645 as opposed to 3,484 for the Wisconsin half dollar. The Gray Sheet prices reflect this. In MS-64 the Wisconsin has a higher bid than the Maryland, but in MS-65 the Maryland is more expensive by $20 than the Wisconsin. A great many collectors, myself included, like really choice MS-64 graded coins because they can have similar eye appeal and cost less. The supply situation with the certified coins might reflect why the Maryland is less expensive in MS-64 than the Wisconsin.
"If I say something in the woods and my wife isn't there to hear it.....am I still wrong?"
My Washington Quarter Registry set...in progress
are putting together a set of badger coins. The Maryland features an old guy on the obverse, and there
is no shortage of coins with old guys on them.