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Not counting bullion coins, what coins do you think has the best value?
bosco5041
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In other words what coins do you get the most bang for your buck?
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bosco5041
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bosco5041
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In terms of the more general question for collectors paying typical retail prices, the worst deals are low value raw coins. The reason is that the markup is stunning for a raw low value better date wheat cent, perhaps a $1 retail price in a 2x2 with a wholesale value of 2 or 3 cents in bulk. Sounds like a lot, but the dealer has to sort, separate and put the coin in the holder, working out to a low wage if they can move enough of these cheap coins (which they can't).
At the other end, high value slabbed coins tend to have lower percentage markups because dealers can make a living by selling fewer of them. That said, again, a person can get a good deal or a burial on virtually any coin, depending on actual price paid and the perceived quality of the coin.
If a person is asking about which coins are undervalued in price guides, it is more of a trivia question than a useful question. Price guides don't sell coins. Just because some series is low on the guide, it doesn't mean a person can buy coins at those guide prices.
That being said i think wheats are one of the best for value, because you can buy them in bulk fairly often and other than having the key date value of the coins you have coins that are no longer minted, and you have a coin that has more copper value in it. but this is just my opinion
Also the '26S Buffalo Nickel in slabbed as a FN as cheap as possible
The coin I consider the best value on the market is the 2011-P Silver Eagle in Reverse Proof. It's a bullion coin, but its current price (around $260 to $290 in PR69) and potential future appreciation are not related to its bullion price, but rather to the series' popularity and the coin's low mintage.
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I'd say value as in fun, something cheap that you can get hours of enjoyment from sorting out might be the most fun your money.
I've had fun just buying $25 boxes of cents at face value to search for varieties.
On the other end of the scale is buying your dream coin.
I guess I'm saying two totally different things but in both cases it's the enjoyment you get out of them that counts for me.
I'm talking about value in enjoyment not making money.
It's funny to me because I submit coins to PCGS that I believe need protecting and preserving, especially when they just seem like they shouldn't be in the album. Still, one particular type set collector buys a few of the slabbed coins and then says : "I'm cracking this out for my Dansco". It doesn't make sense to me.
The coins with the best value are the ones a collector appreciates the most, despite the "added" value. I guess
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--- If it should happen I die and leave this world and you want to remember me. Please only remember my opening Sig Line.I think problem free F to VF+ Capped Bust Halves have an opportunity for a big run in the next 5-10 years. You can get them at resonable prices still, even after the run up of these a few years ago.
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<< <i>I think problem free F to VF+ Capped Bust Halves have an opportunity for a big run in the next 5-10 years. You can get them at resonable prices still, even after the run up of these a few years ago. >>
I like these to. I don't have many of them because I always thought they were common. But I think the popularity of them might rise in the future to because they are a very old classic coin that is still very affordable and they are really cool. Why do you think they will rise in value?
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