War Nickels .... Is this a good deal?

JapanJohn · January 28, 2007 6:00PM

I'm going to Iraq next week and my gift to myself this time out will MAYBE be a war nickel set.

Is this a good price? Slightly high? Way high?

Slightly high is okay. It's a full set and I can get it in one pop.

Way high is never good.

Way low is always good.

John

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clackamas · January 28, 2007 6:02PM

I think it is a little high. Those are all very common in those grades. Essentially loosers in that the slabbing costs more than the coins are worth. I think that would be a $100 set, tops.

MasterGuns · January 28, 2007 6:41PM

Still haven't made up your mind?? At this rate, you'll be on the road before you get anything in.
Good luck and keep an eye on those trigger wires.

S/F
Ray

JapanJohn · January 28, 2007 6:56PM

Ray,

I intend to stay within the wires although one time I was with our Wing Ops O and he drove past a bunch of signs that said "No This and No That" I asked him if we should be here and he said "I'm the Ops O I can go here". I said "what's this place called" and he said "Red zone" and I said "that doesn't sound good".

No more grand tours in trucks for me.

John

ttown · January 28, 2007 7:08PM

If you want a set to collect I don't think it's a bad deal at $25 a coin for MS65's.

dimples · January 28, 2007 10:44PM

I sold a P66 set a couple of months ago got $211. Based on that WAY TOO MUCH!

Dan

centmaster · January 29, 2007 2:43AM

<< If you want a set to collect I don't think it's a bad deal at $25 a coin for MS65's. >>

Absolutely not. They are $10-12 coins each when sold as a group. Maybe $15 for the single nicest of the bunch.

sinin1 · January 29, 2007 4:41AM

depends if you want the PCGS slabs

greysheet is near $90

raw BU sets on eBay usually go for $55-70 in a nice holder

these can be junky BU to nice GEMS - it is usually hard to tell from pictures

personally I would rather have 4 raw sets and pick the best for 1 to keep and 3 to churn on eBay

MS65's are nice but nothing great - need 66FS or 67 or 67FS before they start getting pricey

calculate what your slabbing fees would be for 11 coins, and it looks like a bargain
but these are slabbing 'mistakes' that are grouped to sell

I say mistakes because the original submitter wanted better than 65's

if you have some time, you probably could get these 11 for under $150 on eBay piecemeal

what are you looking for and what is your time worth?

ArgentumRex · January 29, 2007 4:45AM

Take the time to seek out coins that you like, individually.

MadMarty · January 29, 2007 4:46AM

<< raw BU sets on eBay usually go for $55-70 in a nice holder >>

Try $75-$95!!

Bochiman · January 29, 2007 4:54AM

<< Take the time to seek out coins that you like, individually. >>

Bingo....I bought 2 sets raw (for my son and I to pick through) last year....$70-$90 is the range.
I think you should go at it one by one (I was doing that for us but got too anxious and just got all of them at once).

If you are buying slabbed, get 1 by 1. The only other time I haven't done a 1 by 1, I have been disappoiinted in at least 1, or more, coins.

Goldeagle1981 · January 29, 2007 5:00AM

Not a good price. Way too much. Make sure they are full-step

MajorDuty · January 29, 2007 5:34AM

I think that auction is asking too much also. Pass on it is my opinion.

<< 

<< raw BU sets on eBay usually go for $55-70 in a nice holder >>

Try $75-$95!! >>

Roger that. I picked up a set in a Capital holder, all nicely matched rim toned beauties for about $76.

War Nickels .... Is this a good deal?

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