Very little Seated material at today's coin show
KingOfCoins
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200 table show in western NY, no dealers had more than 10-20 Seated coins, and about half were badly cleaned, and most were common dates.
I found an 1849-O dime in Fine that I found acceptable, and that was it. Amazingly I don't think I saw more than about 25 seated quarters in the entire show.
Plenty of other material, I saw more early gold than I've ever seen in person, plenty of early coppers etc... But there was just nobody that had any decent seated material.
Is this common in medium sized shows? And where are the Seated coins these days?
I found an 1849-O dime in Fine that I found acceptable, and that was it. Amazingly I don't think I saw more than about 25 seated quarters in the entire show.
Plenty of other material, I saw more early gold than I've ever seen in person, plenty of early coppers etc... But there was just nobody that had any decent seated material.
Is this common in medium sized shows? And where are the Seated coins these days?
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dealers have stopped buying it for resale?
I received the same response about 5-6 times when asking for carson city dimes or quarters. They tell me "No, but how about some CC Morgans?" If I wanted a Morgan I would have asked.
I suppose this just makes it more of a challenge to complete a set of any seated denomination.
on occasion then on shows?
i have a feeling if i went to a show like you did, i would be shocked
by the prices for undesirable half eagles and only spotting a hand
few of nice pieces in my price range, that heck, i probably already
own being commoner dates.
sometimes the websites allow you to focus on at least a handful
of possible coins in our budgets that appear nice for the grade.
And here I only found 1 coin worth buying. I could have walked in with $100k and be ready spend it all, but I would have had nothing to buy. It's not like I'm looking for some oddball coin that a dealer wouldn't be able to move. I even got there early on the first day to find the best stuff.
But again this just makes it more fun and challenging to complete a set. I don't often buy a coin for my collection online, I like to see it in hand.
In my collection, but they're going fast! Just packed up about 15 Seated Dimes that I'm shipping Monday.
If you are interested in problem-free, mid-grade circulated Seated Dimes, drop me a PM with what you're looking for.
Do you have ANY 1861-O half dollars? PM me, if you, or anyone else does.
<< <i>I, too, am always looking for Seated material. I feel they are the best design yet created by the U.S. mint. I would think that most Seated material is sold just as soon as a dealer gets it. Too many collectors chasing too few pieces.
Do you have ANY 1861-O half dollars? PM me, if you, or anyone else does. >>
Spent 3 hours on the internet trying to find a nice seated dollar. Most of them were cleaned or were way out of my price range. Finally settled for a 1842 XF 45 seated dollar. It was the nicest XF I could find that might have a chance of AU 50. Sometimes I wonder why I collect these seated matieral at all, but love the design.
<< <i>The last two local NY shows I've been to had a very slim picking of seated coins. Most of the Seated coins were common dates and a lot were cleaned. Seated coins are my main interest. >>
I have never been lucky to find any sort of inventory of seated coins at shows. Only sometimes at the big shows like Long Beach or Chicago did I see anything worth while.
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<< <i>I did not buy one single Seated coin at Baltimore. In fact, the only thing I bought at Baltimore was a pretzel. Anything good is either no where near available, or priced to make you really think hard about why you are not collecting baseball cards. So, it is not limited to medium size shows. I did, however, see a few coins that I liked, but the market is so hot right now for Seated Quarters, I feel like sitting on my hands for a few days, months, years..... >>
The market is hot for Seated Quarters because people are starting to realize and understand how rare and scarce some of them are, that's why the prices are higher.
OTOH, the pretzels at the Baltimore show are excellent!
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I don't see much Seated material at the shows I go to in New Jersey, either. I think you have to go to one of the specialized dealers, like Dick Osburn, if you want to see a decent selection.
Check out the Southern Gold Society
"Everything is on its way to somewhere. Everything." - George Malley, Phenomenon
http://www.american-legacy-coins.com
I find the design very attractive on quarters and half dollars, but it just looks to scrunched on smaller denominations and somehow doesn't "fill" the silver dollar up in an aesthetically pleasing way.
Heck, with all the talk about SL's here's one (whoops hit the wrong button)...
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<< <i>Am I the only one that finds the SL design to have a "sweet spot"?
I find the design very attractive on quarters and half dollars, but it just looks to scrunched on smaller denominations and somehow doesn't "fill" the silver dollar up in an aesthetically pleasing way.
Heck, with all the talk about SL's here's one (whoops hit the wrong button)...
That blows my coin out of the water! NICE!
The loser....
Not too many of these were struck...one nice design imho.
Brian
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Here is one I just picked up.
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<< <i>I did not buy one single Seated coin at Baltimore. In fact, the only thing I bought at Baltimore was a pretzel. Anything good is either no where near available, or priced to make you really think hard about why you are not collecting baseball cards. So, it is not limited to medium size shows. I did, however, see a few coins that I liked, but the market is so hot right now for Seated Quarters, I feel like sitting on my hands for a few days, months, years.....
Why?
They aren't going to go down in price. They've been way undervalued, and are just starting to move up. They've still got a long ways to go though.
The longer you wait, the more you'll pay.
Ray
I always LOVED that '72 half. It is frigging GORGEOUS!!!
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<< <i>They aren't going to go down in price. They've been way undervalued, and are just starting to move up. They've still got a long ways to go though. >>
Ray,
You know I can't sit, but I hesitate when I see coins that I bought or own, three to four times more valuable in a span of six to nine months. Maybe I did not realize I was getting a bargain for the last few years....right. I guess all of us beating the drum for so long has finally pushed people into our sandbox. Don't worry, I won't tak my shovel and go home. On a side note, the quality of Seated Quarters being offered has dipped a bit, as well.
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