SBA question

coinnut86 · November 26, 2006 3:38PM

I really doubt this is anything, but I'll ask anyway. I went to the bank to get some Sacs and they told me all they had was SBA's, fine whatever I'll take 10... I got home and 3 of them have die cracks from the D in God up through the 3 stars towards the Y in Liberty. They're 79 D's

Is this anything?

coinnut86 · November 26, 2006 4:23PM

I'll go ahead and assume the lack of replys means that it's nothing

Thanks for all of your help.

No, seriously, I mean it.

WoodenJefferson · November 26, 2006 4:26PM

ah...bump it in the AM for that crowd or around 5 PM your time, you should get some answers then.

Only thing I know about SBA's is the wide rims.

Don't give up...takes time for the specialists to arrive.

edit:sp

coinnut86 · November 26, 2006 4:28PM

<< <i>ah...bump it in the AM for that crowd or around 5 PM your time, you should get some answers then.

Only thing I know about SBA's is the wide rims.

Don't give up...takes time for the specialists to arrive.

edit:sp >>

Thanks

prooflike · November 26, 2006 4:33PM

there's specialists for SBA's???

Smitty79 · November 26, 2006 6:10PM

<< <i>there's specialists for SBA's??? >>

Yea, not everybody is a high dollar coin snob.

And coinnut, while I'm not an SBA specialist, I can tell you that die cracks are generally regarded as minor errors and carry a very small premium. Die cracks are usually kept for more of a 'neat' factor than numismatic premium. I've found a few circulated state quarter die cracks in the past and have sold them for as much as $1/coin but keep in mind that the SBA is somewhat of a black sheep of numismatics as the sarcastic putz above has demonstrated so selling them would prove difficult.

pendragon1998 · November 26, 2006 8:22PM

I don't know that I'd go so far as to consider myself an expert, but I suppose I am something of a specialist (i.e. SBAs are a series I collect).

As far as 1979-D business strike SBAs, unless the coins are in quite high grade, and generally graded by a TPG, you're not going to see much of a premium for them. Die cracks, unless they're remarkably horrible cracks, will not be worth much, if any, premium. In general, the only three coins in the series worth much more than $20 are the 1979-P wide-rim business strike, the 1979-S proof type 2 and the 1981-S proof type 2.

coinnut86 · November 27, 2006 4:48AM

Thanks

Assuming they're in MS I would venture to guess that they'd be a 63 64 66
I guess I'll just hold on to them...

wayneherndon · November 27, 2006 7:40AM

After a nice run up in price the last few years, 1999-P Proof SBAs are also now worth more than $20.

WH

Gemineye · November 27, 2006 7:49AM

<< <i>there's specialists for SBA's??? >>

What else you wanna know..????.........

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