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CoinBuyer12CoinBuyer12 Posts: 205
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In your opinion, what coins do you think are sleepers? Please keep your opinions to just US coins.

My personal opinion on undervalued coins are..

Capped Bust Half Dollars.
Two cent pieces.
Civil War Tokens.
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  • BaseballAbsBaseballAbs Posts: 2,621 ✭
    Capped bust half dollars are sleepers? I don't think so. I would think you can find certain dates that may be sleepers or varieties in a series, but I would not say CBH are sleepers.
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  • BoosibriBoosibri Posts: 12,395 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Dahlonega half eagle varieties I think will become more collectible. Not exactly a novel insight given DW's recent blog. Does that qualify?

    Latin American Collection

  • ambro51ambro51 Posts: 13,945 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Early low mintage Dan Carr issues. ....the collecting run has already begun
  • derrybderryb Posts: 37,619 ✭✭✭✭✭


    << <i>Early low mintage Dan Carr issues. ....the collecting run has already begun >>


    I recently sold two "defiant finger tower" brass coins for $100 ea.

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  • renomedphysrenomedphys Posts: 3,813 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Low mintage proofs

    Empty Nest Collection

  • OverdateOverdate Posts: 7,157 ✭✭✭✭✭
    First Spouse $10 gold, Liberty subset (Jefferson, Jackson, Van Buren, Buchannen).

    2006-2008 burnished $10 and $25 Platinum Eagles.

    2012-S circulation strike quarters.

    My Adolph A. Weinman signature :)

  • ctf_error_coinsctf_error_coins Posts: 15,433 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Major eye appealing mint errors.

  • LindeDadLindeDad Posts: 18,766 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Classic Commemorative's in gem with original skins and I for one will keep humming a lullaby until I find enough to complete my set.image
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  • CakesCakes Posts: 3,687 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Any Saint Gaudens 1907–1933 in MS62 to MS65. They can be bought for a little over spot.
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  • SonorandesertratSonorandesertrat Posts: 5,695 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Two cent pieces should be put to sleep.
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  • rheddenrhedden Posts: 6,632 ✭✭✭✭✭
    All of the coins I presently own are sleepers. You should aggressively corner the market on all of them and try to flip them for 3X Trends so the price gets driven up. image
  • crypto79crypto79 Posts: 8,623 ✭
    Question might as well been "what do you collect?".

    Would have gotten the same answers
  • joeykoinsjoeykoins Posts: 17,475 ✭✭✭✭✭
    This won't be a surprise coming from me, 2009 Formative Years variety dies. The ones I really think are more sleepers than those are the three years of 1998,1999 and 2000 Lincolns Wide A.M. variety.These are my choice for variety sleepers,in the non-variety, it would have to be any CC Morgan. imageimage

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  • BaleyBaley Posts: 22,663 ✭✭✭✭✭


    << <i>Question might as well been "what do you collect?".

    Would have gotten the same answers

    All of the coins I presently own are sleepers. You should aggressively corner the market on all of them and try to flip them for 3X Trends so the price gets driven up >>




    Heh!

    My answer is R5 and R6 die varieties of pre-1829 US coins

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  • crypto79crypto79 Posts: 8,623 ✭


    << <i>in the non-variety, it would have to be any CC Morgan. imageimage >>




    You know what I agree with you, if there is one group of coins that is in need of a little attention and a few well managed promotions its CC Morgans. If the word got out about these I suspect we would see prices disproportionate with their actual rarity. I think the problem is they are just too rare to be sold in enough numbers to be really collectable.
  • OverdateOverdate Posts: 7,157 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Are CC Morgan dollars really that rare?

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  • ernie11ernie11 Posts: 1,985 ✭✭✭✭✭
    A minor sleeper among moderns might be the silver proof halves and dimes of recent years, the mintages are well under a million, and I think 2012 was especially low.
  • 500Bay500Bay Posts: 1,108 ✭✭✭
    Three cent nickels.

    They have been sleeping for decades - and a complete mint state set is tough!
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  • MilkmanDanMilkmanDan Posts: 3,761 ✭✭✭✭✭


    << <i>

    << <i>in the non-variety, it would have to be any CC Morgan. imageimage >>




    You know what I agree with you, if there is one group of coins that is in need of a little attention and a few well managed promotions its CC Morgans. If the word got out about these I suspect we would see prices disproportionate with their actual rarity. I think the problem is they are just too rare to be sold in enough numbers to be really collectable. >>



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  • RodebaughRodebaugh Posts: 304 ✭✭✭


    << <i>Three cent nickels.

    They have been sleeping for decades - and a complete mint state set is tough! >>



    I don't collect these but I couldn't agree more.
  • OverdateOverdate Posts: 7,157 ✭✭✭✭✭


    << <i>A minor sleeper among moderns might be the silver proof halves and dimes of recent years, the mintages are well under a million, and I think 2012 was especially low. >>


    The 2012 mintage for each of these coins will come in under 450,000. They were available only in the silver proof set and the silver "Limited Edition" set.

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  • CoinMaster1229CoinMaster1229 Posts: 1,092 ✭✭
    W Unc. Silver Eagles
  • derrybderryb Posts: 37,619 ✭✭✭✭✭
    In the modern gold camp:

    spouse gold liberty
    W AGE burnished fractionals
    07 gold buffalos MS70
    2007 $10 and $50 AGEs MS70
    2012 gold buffalo proof
    2011 gold unc. $5 Medal of Honor and the $5 US Army

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  • Barney1955Barney1955 Posts: 74 ✭✭
    First Spouse $10 gold, Liberty subset (Jefferson, Jackson, Van Buren, Buchannen).

    2006-2008 burnished $10 and $25 Platinum Eagles.

    2012-S circulation strike quarters. `



    I agree with overdate. These coins are being overlooked IMHO.
  • RayboRaybo Posts: 5,337 ✭✭✭✭✭


    << <i>Three cent nickels.

    They have been sleeping for decades - and a complete mint state set is tough! >>



    I agree, I gave up on putting an AU set toughter which is as tough as nails and just went with my 2 cent set (still need the '67 DDO and '73 proof)
  • daOnlyBGdaOnlyBG Posts: 1,060 ✭✭
    Classic commemoratives in gem condition (65+). The run won't start for another 3-5 years, but I see it happening.
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  • stealerstealer Posts: 4,029 ✭✭✭✭


    << <i>

    << <i>

    << <i>in the non-variety, it would have to be any CC Morgan. imageimage >>




    You know what I agree with you, if there is one group of coins that is in need of a little attention and a few well managed promotions its CC Morgans. If the word got out about these I suspect we would see prices disproportionate with their actual rarity. I think the problem is they are just too rare to be sold in enough numbers to be really collectable. >>



    It's friday so instead of being grumpy you're being sarcastic? image >>


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  • keyman64keyman64 Posts: 15,532 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Mercury Dime Varieties!

    Two Centers will always be sleepers. image
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  • bidaskbidask Posts: 14,022 ✭✭✭✭✭
    I'm buying original skin seated dollars 55 -58.

    CAC too for a little protection and wow factor.image
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  • ManorcourtmanManorcourtman Posts: 8,175 ✭✭✭✭✭
    AU58 to MS63/4 Seated quarters.
  • crypto79crypto79 Posts: 8,623 ✭


    << <i>I'm buying original skin seated dollars 55 -58.

    CAC too for a little protection and wow factor.image >>



    I would have agreed with this 2-4 years ago but these have/are taking off currently. That said they are rare nice and very collectible
  • LogPotatoLogPotato Posts: 2,177 ✭✭✭✭
    Most of my coins sleep in PCGS holders.
  • ajmanajman Posts: 1,359 ✭✭✭
    Any eye appealing coin in an older NGC holder. If you want to play the crack out game this could fun, or not. image
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  • lavalava Posts: 3,286 ✭✭✭
    I can think of two categories.

    Coins with low survival rates, i.e. rarity. The population reports give us a pretty good indication of this one.

    Coins with high appeal, i.e. interest. I don't think there is enough analysis and discussion on this one, so I think many coins -- unknown to most except the specialists in a particular series -- are under appreciated.

    Example of both - a fully struck, high grade CBH 1815/2 o-101a. These have great obverse and reverse clashing.
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  • halfhunterhalfhunter Posts: 2,770 ✭✭✭


    << <i>Most of my coins sleep in PCGS holders. >>



    Most of mine sleep neeked ! ! ! image

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  • BuzzybestBuzzybest Posts: 932


    << <i>

    << <i>Most of my coins sleep in PCGS holders. >>



    Most of mine sleep neeked ! ! ! image

    HH >>



    Most of mine sleep with me!image
  • rec78rec78 Posts: 5,861 ✭✭✭✭✭


    << <i>Three cent nickels.

    They have been sleeping for decades - and a complete mint state set is tough! >>



    What makes you think that they will ever wake up? The popularity just is not there and probably will never be. Sleep away three cent nickels.
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  • tahoe98tahoe98 Posts: 11,388 ✭✭✭

    ...never mind about the sleepers. i wanna know which ones will wake up! image
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  • PTVETTERPTVETTER Posts: 6,018 ✭✭✭✭✭
    the 2009 cents from mint sets ( they are 90% copper)
    the 2009 cents from the proof set are also copper.

    Therefore these compaired to the regular 2009 cent are a low % of the total production..
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  • joeykoinsjoeykoins Posts: 17,475 ✭✭✭✭✭
    I thought just the Proof cents(2009)were 90% Copper? imageimage

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  • OPAOPA Posts: 17,141 ✭✭✭✭✭


    << <i>the 2009 cents from mint sets ( they are 90% copper)
    the 2009 cents from the proof set are also copper.

    Therefore these compaired to the regular 2009 cent are a low % of the total production.. >>



    Those were DOA and remain so. On the other hand

    2012-S circulation strike quarters have already doubled in value.
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