Which U.S. coin series are dead or virtually dead?
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Which are hard to move even at or near published wholesale prices?
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Most Lincoln cents in VF or lower condition.
If a coin can’t be sold near published prices, that doesn’t mean it’s dead. It just means the published price is wrong.
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Modern Proof Sets have been below issue price for quite a while. They sell well when issued but have little secondary market. Am I way off base?
Per the forum, I would have to say 2 cent pieces, 3 cent silver or nickel,
Shield nickels, Barber dimes. Rarely are these series discussed unless
I missed them in the "Hansen" thread.
True, but I think it is a decent metric to work with. If the prices are falling so quickly that the guides (e.g. CDN) cannot keep up with the changes, then that is not a sign of a healthy series. Perhaps I should have phrased it as,"which series are in decline?"
State quarters?
"A dog breaks your heart only one time and that is when they pass on". Unknown
The circulated proof market is dead.
Worn two and three cent coins.
Seated proof dimes, quarters and halves, $2 1/2 gold liberty's, 2 cents and 3 cents series.
ALL Nickels. 3CN< Shield, Libs MS+PR
I like both the 2 and 3 cent series myself and find they are actually a good value if you are looking for something scarce but cheap. What other series can you pick up a circulated example of a coin with an 18K mintage for a couple of hundred dollars?
you beat me to it.\
dead, dead, dead
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When you say Libs MS+PR do you mean all denominations? Premiums have been down but I didn't realize all the series' were struggling?
Actually Classic Commems are quite popular. The problem with pricing is that 25-30 years ago these were heavily promoted under the guise that they were rarer than they are. Fact is these are as common as rain. The current prices simply reflect that fact.
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Some never were alive, like Ike's SBA's, Sac's. Except for a few created oddities, nothing there.
Dead Presidential dollars.
How popular will the new dollars be? Do we really need more?
My 20th Century Gold Major Design Type Set ---started : 11/17/1997 ---- completed : 1/21/2004
I like my .. ONE ... Lincoln Cent.
I don’t know guys, I can still get face for them.
A: The year they spend more on their library than their coin collection.
A numismatist is judged more on the content of their library than the content of their cabinet.
It is all a matter of price. Overpriced coins just sit and sit. Properly priced coins move quickly.
Many sellers refuse to consider taking a loss on anything and decline to lower prices to a market acceptable level. For them. hope springs eternal.
They died as soon as I made them the focus of my collecting. So, as soon as I sell off, everyone else will be able to rejoice.
The story of my life in numismatics.
Cheers
Bob
any of the new dollar coins going back to the first sba
Sounds like people who are trying unsuccessfully to sell a house in a strong market but claim that "no one is buying".
No one is buying at their price.
1950's up unless they are 67's up
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I said “most” Lincoln’s. Yours is a keeper!
Wholesale price on Ikes is up to $2.50 for the common dates.
As long as they spend, that's good enough.
I've bought several rolls of Sequoias and a roll of Jim Thorpes for $32.95 per 25 coins recently.
If I have to spend a roll of them for $25 someday, the greater Universe will still be in balance.
What would the response be if this question was asked a 100 years ago? Morgan dollars, trade dollars, and most gold coins would be at the top of most collector's lists.
Worry is the interest you pay on a debt you may not owe.
"Paper money eventually returns to its intrinsic value---zero."----Voltaire
"Everything you say should be true, but not everything true should be said."----Voltaire
Buffalo nickels circ and unc, Seated Liberty dimes in circ, barber dimes in circ, Late date walkers in UNC, Lincolns in circ, incl the 14-d you showed. Nice original coin, but I guarantee If you start that at .99 on ebay, it will not reach current greysheet bid.
commems of lower quality unc, dead as h. most of these bring 60-70% of gsb.
In regard to houses, I am getting the impression that is what is happening in my neighborhood right now. The area has been a hotbed of new construction where older smaller homes once stood. Until a few months ago the new builds seemed to sell quickly ... but not now. Since the end of summer the market seems to have slowed with the homes now just sitting unsold. Since I am in the Detroit area this may relate directly to the uncertainty many auto company employees have about the future of their jobs.
Higher interest rates have a stifling effect on many things.
I can not agree with including quarter eagle liberty gold. My Kentucky Collection sold last year on DWN's site entirely in a day (included many five figure coins). Many liberty quarter eagles have gone for record prices in the last year (an 1881 PCGS 63+ CAC went for $45,600, a PCGS 1876-S 63 CAC went for $21,738 (previous high was $8,225), etc). Doug Winter who sells many of these has said in the last couple years he has seen a strong surge in collectors building liberty quarter eagle collection. In fact, finding these coins in the condition I am looking for has become so difficult that I have branched out into other areas to collect.
That's for sure. Last year I was running out of space in my safe so I "purged" well over 5000 coins. My 100 rolls of Statehood quarters (P&D's) was the first to go. I did keep a few rolls that looked like they may have some value and I'm not sure why I really did that with so little value. That along with a bunch of rolls of modern rolls of nickels and I'd estimate I dump more than 5000 coins back into circulation. After 50 years of coin collecting, you'd think I should know better than to collect all that "crap".
I like Ikes. Not the most attractive coin, but I still have a set. I am starting both of my boys (9YO & 8YO) on Ike sets for fun. I bought a raw Unc set back in the 80s or 90s (in a Dansco album) and have been slowly replacing them with PCGS slabbed MS64s and up. Still have a handful to go. The old raw ones are now in Coinworld slabs and will go to my sons. I also have an ungraded set of SBAs, just for the hell of it. Sacs, however, I never developed an interest in...
You guys saying Circ Barber Dimes are dead are wrong. Wish I could buy a set or 2 to offer! Especially F-AU!
You guys saying Circ Barber Dimes are dead are wrong. Wish I could buy a set or 2 to offer! Especially F-AU!
I would not say any are dead.... there are collectors that are actively pursuing all types of coins... To them, the series is very much alive.. Cheers, RickO
Agree!! You have two groups that want Barbers. The people that want the collector grade coins and the people that want the coins for their silver content.
Give them heck SaorAlba!
Gazes, your Kentucky Collection brought out a score of avid Liberty $2.50 collectors ready to pull the trigger. I was lucky to land my first Condition Census coin.
https://www.pcgs.com/setregistry/gold/liberty-head-2-1-gold-major-sets/liberty-head-2-1-gold-basic-set-circulation-strikes-1840-1907-cac/alltimeset/268163
I stand by my statement, these series may be collected, but when was the last time
anybody posted a " GTG " or " look at what I bought recently ".
No true collector in their right mind would invest and hoard coins, especially in a short series like the 20 cent pieces. It is a different mentality which is a recipe for disaster.
Were they ever alive???
No single series is dead.
Today’s retail pricing is dead.
Those 65s are probably 66s or 67s today.
Right you are, at least how it pertains to my interests. Any "common", "dead" coinage is a welcome sight for me as long at they are error/fido related.
That happened to every series in the late 1980s TPG graded ones that is. Then they got resubmitted which is what I believe I would do with them. If I remember right many coins were undergraded. Many dealers were upset over what constituted an MS65. This meaning the grades were too tight.
I'd say 3 cent pieces, shield nickels, two cent pieces, and classic commemoratives.
Trimes. Does anyone need more than one for the 7070? Does anyone have more than one?
Any complete type set needs THREE!!
(Which still doesn't make them wildly popular).