Have you ever considered cornering the market in a coin?

I have considered it and I think it is definitely do-able, but I have champagne dreams on a beer budget.

Only for a certain high grade. But alas, I haven't the money.

Yes, I have the market cornered on 1959 Roosies PR69Cams. I have both of them.

Badger

Have I considered it, no. Have I thought about it, yes. How about 1914-P Barber halves?

I'm trying...check sig

I have thought about it from time to time, but I am a private person and do not wish to reveal my intentions on a public forum.

Joe

Yeah, 2009 Lincoln cents. I will buy them ALL, then let them all sink to the bottom of the sea except one, and asking moon money for it

Dennis

PS please don't tell this I got this from Uncle Scrooge

At a recent auction, I thought briefly about cornering the market on 1870-S half dimes, but I only had $100 left in my checking account, so I fell short of my goal by one lousy coin.

It reminds me of a quote "the risk is, you become the market".

-g

I did it once when I made the first 1958 Lincoln pcgs ms67 red, held it a while, then sold it on Teletrade. Put an outrageous reserve on it, it still sold.

When I was young and foolish I got the crazy notion that I could corner the market
on nice attractive '69 quarters. Attempting it was very instructional. The amount of
work and the logistics and tactics of this were all tremendous. Obviously it was a mis-
erable failure except for the lessons learned and the people met.

The only coins of which I have a significant percentage of the number available are
a couple of varieties which were released in this area. Neither is well known but one
should be popular someday.

20 centers. But I completely lack the buying power.

Shortly after I become a billionaire I'll do exactly that.

I am trying to hoard all the 1905-O micro-O dimes in G+/VG I can find.
I've got 3 after 6 months of looking.

Steve

2004-D Bank(?) wrapped uncirculated cents. I go the bank about once or twice a month to pick up some cent rolls to search and see if I can pick up any unc rolls of the other denoms to search/put away. I ask for 10 rolls of cents and "do you have any of the 2005 nickels, dimes or quarters. They never have of the other denoms but I get a lot of unc cent rolls.

Anyone need ballest

Between 2 of my customers and my own collection , I owned 7 1834 capped bust quarter eagles and we've sold most of them in the last 18 months. Have done and am doing that with several types, dates, denominations.


Tom

If it's the 1960D large date Lincoln cent let me know...I have a few hundred rolls you can buy dirt cheap!

My specialty doesn't afford me the opportunity to corner any one of them - far too many minted to even consider it.

At one point, had 100% of the known population of a certain bust half die variety. Then, a few months later, 50%. Now down to 33 1/3%, oh, where will it end?

What if you picked something with like a population of 50 or so certified coins. Then you buy about 5 of them. Then you crack them out and resubmit them each about 10 times and don't turn in the tags. Now everybody thinks the population is going up and the prices go down. Then you advertise to pay the 25% less than the original price (i.e. the price before you resubmitted the coins) and buy them up. Then you turn in the tags and the pop goes back down.

Would something similar to this work?

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You're in China too?

-g

<< <i>At one point, had 100% of the known population of a certain bust half die variety. Then, a few months later, 50%. Now down to 33 1/3%, oh, where will it end? >>

Now, why don't you just tell us exactly which Bust Half die variety you have accumulated? I am suspicious you had the only six copies, sold three leaving you with 50% of six, and then sold another one leaving you with two of the original six whic would be 33 1/3% of your original six. In any case it sounds like I need one of your coins.