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LinkBack Thread Tools Rate Thread Display Modes 02-05-2006, 10:16 PM   #1 (permalink) smithrow1 Senior Member     Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: HYde Park, New York Posts: 272 1942/1 mercury dime Today I got a 1942/41 Mercury Dime graded Vf35 from PCGS. I was wondering on its value?   02-05-2006, 10:29 PM   #2 (permalink) Charlie32 Coin Collector     Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Edmond OK Posts: 1,176 The last one to sell on Teletrade went for $525 on 9-28-05. Charlie __________________ ANA J-1213365 CSNS J-9619 YNA #62 Join the Young Numismatists of America   02-05-2006, 10:56 PM   #3 (permalink) YNcoinpro_U.S. Coin Collector     Join Date: May 2005 Location: in a house Posts: 1,124 Both the Red Book of US Coins Coin Values(supplement to Coin World Magazine) and the PCGS Website say that the coin is worth $850 in that grade. Nice coin for the grade, worth keeping for awhile. __________________ Collecting the first fifty years of U.S. coins 1793-1843. All denominations and all grades.   02-05-2006, 11:58 PM   #4 (permalink) The_Cave_Troll The Coin Troll     Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Dallas Posts: 2,506 Quote: Originally Posted by YNcoinpro_U.S. Both the Red Book of US Coins Coin Values(supplement to Coin World Magazine) and the PCGS Website say that the coin is worth $850 in that grade. Nice coin for the grade, worth keeping for awhile. both of those sources routinely overvalue coins by vast amounts. You must disregard them. The teletrade price was as accurate as you can get unless there has been a similar one more recently sold on Heritage or even eBay. __________________ "From time to time the Tree of Liberty must be refreshed with the blood of Patriots and of Tyrants." -Thomas Jefferson   02-06-2006, 12:55 AM   #5 (permalink) GDJMSP Numismatist     Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: PA Posts: 23,503 Quote: Originally Posted by The_Cave_Troll both of those sources routinely overvalue coins by vast amounts. You must disregard them. The teletrade price was as accurate as you can get unless there has been a similar one more recently sold on Heritage or even eBay. I agree completely ! __________________ knowledge ..... share it   02-06-2006, 02:32 AM   #6 (permalink) jody526 Sic Semper Tyrannis     Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Patrick County, Virginia Posts: 3,025 My Mood: Quote: Originally Posted by smithrow1 Today I got a 1942/41 Mercury Dime graded Vf35 from PCGS. I was wondering on its value? I was able to find recently sold 1942/1-D dimes, in your specified TPG slab, on Heritage's auction archives, but no Phil. issues were sold recently. The link below will take you to a page of completed eBay auctions. http://coins.search-completed.ebay.c...ofocusZunknown   02-06-2006, 07:09 PM   #7 (permalink) smithrow1 Senior Member     Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: HYde Park, New York Posts: 272 Thanks i got it for $525 yesterday at a coin show. I saw others selling them same grade and graded from the same company for $850. The worst thing is that the 2 dealers were next to each other.   02-11-2006, 02:50 AM   #8 (permalink) lakebreeze Senior Member     Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: wi Posts: 297 Quote: Originally Posted by smithrow1 Today I got a 1942/41 Mercury Dime graded Vf35 from PCGS. I was wondering on its value? Did you get authenticity with it?? The Breen book recommends it. Thats the only one I dont have, I've never come across one.   02-11-2006, 11:10 AM   #9 (permalink) wyattreally Member     Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 92 Right now on ebay is http://cgi.ebay.com/1942-1-Mercury-D...QQcmdZViewItem   02-13-2006, 07:21 PM   #10 (permalink) Just Carl Numismatist   Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 4,472 HMMMM. That is good to know. I shy away from ebay maybe to much. I go to coin shows about 2 times a month around here and those are going for about $800 and up at the shows.   04-16-2009, 09:33 PM   #11 (permalink) jaceravone Member     Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: United States of America Posts: 3,378 My Mood: EDIT - Moved post to start new thread. Sorry. __________________ "These are the times that try men's' souls. The summer soldier and the sunshine patriot will, in this crisis, shrink from the service of their country; but he that stands it now, deserves the love and thanks of man and woman. Tyranny, like hell, is not easily conquered; yet we have this consolation with us, that the harder the conflict, the more glorious the triumph." Thomas Paine, Intro to the The Crisis, December 19, 1776 Last edited by jaceravone; 04-16-2009 at 09:42 PM.   04-23-2009, 03:42 AM   #12 (permalink) Irespire Senior Member   Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 220 Quote: Originally Posted by GDJMSP I agree completely ! Depends on the coin IMO....often coins that don't come up much are undervalued by even PCGS price guide (from what I've seen on heritage and teletrade). It's really hit or miss, but for common date or common key dates I agree that they're generally overpriced.   04-25-2009, 07:46 PM   #13 (permalink) huntsman53 Supporter**   Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Jefferson City, Tennessee Posts: 3,008 I would say that a VF-35 should retail at least for $750, so you must have paid well back of Grey Sheet Buy prices! I would say that you did very well unless there is a problem with the coin! Post some pictures of the coin to get a consensus of opinions of pros and cons on the coin. It could be just a case where the Dealer had had the coin in inventory for a very long time and decided to severely discount it so that it would sell! Frank   04-27-2009, 12:49 AM   #14 (permalink) tdec1000 Coin Rich, Money Poor :D     Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 1,310 My Mood: CDN Greysheet bid is $515.00 and no they shouldn't sell for 700 to 800 dollars unless it is a primo XF45 with tons of eye appeal.. Dealers selling at 200 dollars over ask is ridicoulus. They are really not wanting to sell the coin until a person willing to overpay for it comes along. __________________ Owner: The Rustic Belle Rare Coins 660-563-9877 Knob Noster Mo   Bookmarks Digg del.icio.us StumbleUpon Google Tags mercury, mercury dime, mercury dimes Would you like to support CoinTalk? Coin Talk Code of Honor 1. Post unto others as you would have them post unto you. 2. Keep it clean, like a 1950s family television show. 3. 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