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What would you buy with $40 or less.
culbert
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If you had $40 or less to spend on a coin or set, what would you purchase. I am just curious on what everyone would buy. Thanks for your information.
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Russ, NCNE
<< <i>Something that was worth $80.
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Inever thought you would think that small Russ
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Or a holed Bust half or two, to add to my growing date set of them (yes, you'll find some of us here are whacked-out folk who collect damaged or extremely low grade coins).
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<< <i>I would buy a super lustrous, slightly blue or gold toned 1938-D Buffalo nickel in PCGS 67, or PCGS 66 if the 67s are too expensive. >>
Carl, if you could buy those for forty bucks or less, I wanna know where you shop. The PCGS 67 I had cost low three figures. I have had a couple PCGS MS66 coins that I got for almost forty bucks, but it was more like $45-50.
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<< <i>Carl, if you could buy those for forty bucks or less, I wanna know where you shop. The PCGS 67 I had cost low three figures. I have had a couple PCGS MS66 coins that I got for almost forty bucks, but it was more like $45-50. >>
Umm ... I did manage a nice 1935-S Buffalo at the ANA Show for around $45 ... should grade out MS 64 tho'. Got it mostly because I liked the light steel blue toning on the coin. Figured it would make a nice addition to the short set of Buffalos I am working on.
Steve
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Late date mercs in 66FB such as 1941-D, 43-D, and 44-D run for $25-40
Or perhaps a nice "common" date Morgan (e.g 81-S, 87) in MS63??
A nice PCGS MS63 Morgan Dollar or Peace Dollar
or a PCGS MS66FB Mercury Dime
You can never have too many cameo franklins....
David
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A PCGS or NGC ms 63 Morgan
High-end for the grade MS-63 Morgan Dollar. Either an 1879-S, 1880-S 1881-S or 1882-S.
I don't know bout you dudes, but I aint found any common dater in 63 for $40 or less. Not lately, anyway.
Tom
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As many here have already pointed out, for $40, a nice, certified MS63 Morgan or Peace dollar offers an exceptional, attractive, historically significant value. For this money, you could also buy a very clean Franklin or Walking Liberty Half, an MS65 FSB Mercury Dime, or as another forum member pointed out, a choice gem 38-D Buffalo.
If you like the look of proof coins, $40 could buy you a flat pack proof set from the late 1950s or early 1960s, or a certified, silver cameo coin. Sets from the late 60s and early 70s were trading for less than $10 the last time I checked, so you could even build a short run of those if you wanted to.
There are many 19th century type coins available for $40 in circulated (or damaged) grades, so if history is what you are after, you might look there too; however, (and forgive me if I am being presumptive about your level of involvement in numismatics here,) most, (but not all,) collectors tend to gravitate towards higher end grades the deeper they get into this hobby, and so for that reason it's hard to go wrong with uncirculated or proof coinage.
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Or maybe 4 sets of the Ocean in View Mint Wrapped Nickels.....Or maybe a few more PR69DCAM Lincolns.....which I am truing to assemble....
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