Holy spomonis! Raw set of Roosies goes for over $2K with juice!!!
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From my experience, the Goldbergs always put on an interesting auction with plenty of deals for collectors.
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Like I said - that must've been one helluva set! Get us some pics when you have a chance!
Sounds like a wonderful purchase. I (Frank too) would love to see some images. If they look anything like this raw one below it was a super find. Congrats.
Wondercoin
Nice '46-S too.
prettiest Roosies he has ever seen. Unfortunately there were very few that had full bands, The ones
that did were common date coins and none of the keys were full bands. This set had to have sold
at those numbers just for the color. At least thats the report I got......
Mitch, I would love to see those beauties when you get them......
Onlyroosies
<< <i>Lablover - Awesome Roosie! How did it grade out? >>
It's raw but I would give it a solid MS67 and just may go MS68. Not a FB however. Can't wait to see your pics.
Nick: Do the common date MS68FB silver Roosies have much value these days?
We can have fun discussing the set at lunch on Wednesday
Wondercoin
Good for you! It couldn't have happened to a better person.
Mitch, They have great value. My report said no MS68's in the group. Of coarse like PCGS, My report
was a subjective view. One 68FB in the set and you have a winner. Either way I think $2K was
a good price for the set. Let me know how it turns out........
Onlyroosies
Wondercoin
an incredibly difficult set to assemble in high grade. One had to look at lots of mint
sets and BU rolls and both could be problematical. One rarely encountered more
than a handful of the silver sets at a time. With effort the later dates could be found
in some larger quantities but the earlier double sets were much harder to locate. BU
rolls were around but few dealers would allow you to just open them up and check
for gems. There were no graded coins and no internet to search for them. The best
bet in those days was to check dealers' stocks but most did not stock large numbers
of common dimes. Those who assembled these sets had a great deal of motivation
and generally spent quite a bit on costs of looking at coins. Very few of these sets ex-
ist simply because of he huge effort required for such "common" coins.
There's been a great deal of water under the bridge since the mid-'70's and everything
is far different now for these coins. Many of the rolls have been broken up by variety
and gem collectors. Many of these BU rolls were very handy in dealers stock in 1980 and
were simply tossed in with the coins to be melted. The mint sets have gotten much far-
ther along in their disappearing act.
Today many of these coins do actually still exist in their original condition but people are
discovering that their original condition just isn't always that great. Very few top grade
sets are in existence except for some formed recently and usually in slabs. (or busted out
of slabs)
It's great to see people finally paying attention to these coins after nearly sixty years. It's
also great that this is a design that's still being minted so that there is another link between
the old and the new.
To all those searching these coins; Happy hunting!
Congratulations Mitch - a superb set and the nicest I've had an opportunity tio sight see (probably the 2nd nicest set I've ever seen behind the set our own board member Tonelover has on his website but I've never seen that one in person but boy would I like to!).
Lablover, that one heck of a Roosie but pales in comparison to some of the coins in that set - a TRUE color lovers set!
If I had it my way, stupidity would be painful!
Interestingly, just as I started lot viewing the raw Roosie collection, I was sitting next to Tonelover from our boards who was just packing up to head out for the night. We spoke briefly about his dime collection.
Like I said, between the Goldberg and Superior auctions there are always tons of collectors coins. In fact, Sunday morning, the entire first session of Superior's auctions was devoted to the "Collectors Coin" session. Long Beach will have basically 5 major auctions this time, not to mention the minor auctions such as the Bullet sale, Kingswood, etc.
Wondercoin
K S
<< <i>This is a perfect example of buying "coins" and not holders >>
<< <i>We'll see how they slab out. >>
Now I'm confused.
New collectors, please educate yourself before spending money on coins; there are people who believe that using numismatic knowledge to rip the naïve is what this hobby is all about.
"The more I know, the less I understand"
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NONE of these coins is eligible for the showdown!! Constitution has an "ex post facto" clause!! Congratulations, I was drooling just thinking about the Goldberg description!
rainbowroosie April 1, 2003
Strange, but she was right on. I wonder if Mitch told her how high he go!
Nice score Mitch, those are real pretty coins!
Michael
Fratt - It is entirely possible I may have been talking to myself while lot viewing them
Rainbow - No problem - I'll save these for the raw Roosie showdown
Wondercoin
<< <i><< This is a perfect example of buying "coins" and not holders >> >>
<< <i><< We'll see how they slab out. >> >>
<< <i>Now I'm confused. >>
I'm with Kranky!
Wouldn't the "whole" be worth more than individual coins in this respect???
Wouldn't the "whole" be worth more than individual coins in this respect??? "
This dime set was purchased with the intent to slab a few nice coins. The bid I had on the collection was for "raw coins" - no slabs involved. We have heard on this thread from a number of Roosie enthusiasts that they did not see an MS68FB in the collection and I certainly respect their comments - hence, my comment "we'll see how they slab out". Is there something inconsistent about this?
Wondercoin
rainbowroosie April 1, 2003
Rainbow - I promised the nice 60 year old employee of Goldberg's first shot, but, I'll keep your generous offer in mind
Wondercoin
Claus, Not even close. If just one of these beauties grades MS68FB it will sell for multiples of what the
entire set sold for. Get a half dozon to slab out at MS67 and you just made your money back. Get a
few of them to go FB and and your into profits. The whole is very rarely if ever worth more then its
parts.
Onlyroosies
Claus, Not even close. If just one of these beauties grades MS68FB it will sell for multiples of what the
entire set sold for. Get a half dozon to slab out at MS67 and you just made your money back. Get a
few of them to go FB and and your into profits. The whole is very rarely if ever worth more then its
parts. Onlyroosies"
Well put Nick
Wondercoin