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Are these slabs/coins worth it?
Azurescens
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I've got a chance at 1955-1964 dimes in MS62-64 (P and D no S), and some 1955-64 nickels in 61 or better. They're all in rattlers. Is ten to twenty bucks each too much?
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No that’s what it cost to slab them but I would shop around. I snipped an eBay lot of 4 or 5 slabbed Roos 10c about $8 each MS64-MS66 1950’s then sold them about $25 - $40 each avg over next several months. Not a bad profit margin.
Nice!! Wonder if I can write off the mileage on my taxes to go pick them up.
Thanks for your quick response, awesome!
Yes it is too much . What are you going to do with them? They should never have been sent in to begin with as they are only worth a couple bucks at best. If a 2 dollar coin is in a Rattler, it is still a 2 dollar coin.
My two cents!
That was why I posted haha. =P
I currently pay $1.20 each for mint sealed proof silver dimes of the years you mention. The proof nickels and pennies for that matter of the same years are usually thrown in for free. No idea why anyone would even spend the money to slab such coins but to each their own.
To answer your question, yes in my opinion $10-$20 for a single 1955-64 dime or nickel is absurdly overpriced. You can buy entire mint sealed proof sets for $10-$12 and you get the quarter and half dollar too.
The whole worlds off its rocker, buy Gold™.
If you're looking to sell..
Yep... overpriced.... A lot better deals out there... Cheers, RickO
To flip the holders which seem to be a strong market at the moment. A 10 dollar dime sample in an OGH at 22.50 is still doubling my money.
Exactly.
What I find interesting is back in the rattler days PCGS didn't offer discounts on grading and you mostly had to go through an authorized dealer to have your coins graded. A lot of work and generally why you wouldn't find these types of coins sent in for grading.
I personally do believe there is a premium for the holders- especially so if they are in near perfect condition. Were they graded in a single batch? Might also help if you sold them as a lot.
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Are they sample slabs? I don't think I'd pay more than $8-$10 for bulk rattler sample slabs. If they're standard holders, I think it is too much money.
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This is so true. It doesn't matter how much was put into a coin.....it is only worth so much.
The only person who would be interested in those is someone trying to put together a rattler collection. Dimes and nickels in later dates are not very common.
Good to know!!
I'm running out of mobile data and I can't open the ogh/fatty/rattler thread. The CCF link is broken on their site.
What gen are these? Or are these the contemporary? Got this for $2.38 or something.
As davewesen said, they do have value to people trying to put slab sets together, rattler or otherwise. If you pay below grading fees, it's worth it to someone. IMHO.
Depends, honestly.... on the motivation for such. Not for my money, but to each their own in the quest.
In business, one should. Why leave money on the table ? Then again, in business.... why throw it away ?
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