WLH collectors, fans, novices, x’perts - are xf45 keys, semi-keys a better deal than au grades?

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KollectorKing
KollectorKing Posts: 4,820 ✭✭✭✭✭
edited May 13, 2019 3:43PM in U.S. Coin Forum

Taking into consideration the following factor:
eye appeal
strike & wear
& finally
price


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  • cameonut2011
    cameonut2011 Posts: 10,889 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    It depends on the issue and the coin itself.

  • Walkerfan
    Walkerfan Posts: 10,392 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited May 13, 2019 4:32PM
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    I like AUs the best for the quality and the price. True AUs are scarcer than hen's teeth, especially among the early dates.

    Sometimes, it’s better to be LUCKY than good. 🍀 🍺👍

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  • shorecoll
    shorecoll Posts: 5,447 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    I think true AUs will hold up better in any downturn...but I still like 45's.

    ANA-LM, NBS, EAC
  • BuffaloIronTail
    BuffaloIronTail Posts: 7,766 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    It really depends on how the coin looks. Get a decent looking XF-45 and save some dough.

    Some of them actually can look better for less moolah.

    Pete

    "I tell them there's no problems.....only solutions" - John Lennon
  • LRCTom
    LRCTom Posts: 857 ✭✭✭
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    Anything with the look of that 1921 is always a worthwhile buy. The 1923-S, maybe not so much.

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  • jdimmick
    jdimmick Posts: 9,992 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    I think nice 55's and 58's on some of those better dates are much better value holders.

  • Route58
    Route58 Posts: 20 ✭
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    @Walkerfan said:
    I like AUs the best for the quality and the price. True AUs are scarcer than hen's teeth, especially among the early dates.

    I don't even look for pre-1934 AU Walkers. The 1934-1940 AU issues are sufficiently challenging for me, and I like those a lot. I like to think of them as the "extended short set".

  • ricko
    ricko Posts: 98,724 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    XF coins can be quite attractive, and often reasonably priced. Always consider the coin... it is your opinion that counts, if you are a collector......Now, it is a different story if you are selling.... ;) Cheers, RickO

  • Smudge
    Smudge Posts: 10,001 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    @ricko said:
    XF coins can be quite attractive, and often reasonably priced. Always consider the coin... it is your opinion that counts, if you are a collector......Now, it is a different story if you are selling.... ;) Cheers, RickO

    Seems it is always a different story if you are selling.

  • Insider2
    Insider2 Posts: 14,452 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    I've always heard you should buy the best condition you can afford. What would be interesting is if a researcher checked the price of a BU 16-D dime and that of one grading good. Find out how many in Good you could buy for the cost of the BU. Then see which choice is worth more today. Probably the BU.

  • Cougar1978
    Cougar1978 Posts: 10,067 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    I don’t have any set in concrete preference.

    To me it’s a function with feeling the hole with a piece I like which was a great pickup and good deal. It could be G04 to MS66. Once set complete one could work on upgrades.

    Investor
  • lkenefic
    lkenefic Posts: 9,518 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    I like XF-AU coins! ...at least the ones that haven't been dipped out in an effort to pass them off as low MS pieces...

    Collecting: Dansco 7070; Middle Date Large Cents (VF-AU); Box of 20;

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  • coinkat
    coinkat Posts: 24,542 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    It is about quality for the grade and having an exceptional coin instead of a mediocre coin at the next grade higher. I like the 1921...Even though the 23-s was enhanced, finding one at this level is not as easy as one might think

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  • Walkerguy21D
    Walkerguy21D Posts: 12,164 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    I like AU’s too, but sometimes you have to compromise when the next half grade up is a big price jump:


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  • acloco
    acloco Posts: 955 ✭✭✭
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    This is the EASIEST question to answer.

    Become an astute collector of the particular series you choose to purse and look for AU coins residing in XF holder. :smile:

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  • mannie gray
    mannie gray Posts: 7,259 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    If it's an early Walker it doesn't matter much to me if it's 40 or 55, it has to have the right look--no cleaning, no rim dings, and few if any scattered hairlines.

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