High grade collection- FB & FBL?

Bought this set today, 36 coins including large cent coins, 1932-s Au55, ms66 1936 dime. What would you pay for this lot?

Seen FB and FBL on some of the labels, what does that mean?

 

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Full bell lines on the Franklin Half

 

How about the mercury?

 

Merc= Full lines (bands)

Franklin= Full Bell lines.

I have to ask, if you don;'t know this, how could you establish a price?

That is, without getting ripped off.

 

Hard to see the coins, why not make a list of them w/ grades & grading co's.

 

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Mercury Dimes

FB = Full Bands (see below)



Not Full Bands (see below)



Any breaks (for any reason) in the line that separates the center bands will preclude a FB designation.

 

Unless noted, coins are graded by ICG

Large Cent
1819 VF30 Large Date
1855 PCGS VF35

Nickels
1954 SEGS PR68

Dimes
1936 MS66
1938-S MS66 FB
1940-D MS64
1940-S MS65

Quarters
1932-S AU55
1934-D AU58
1936-D EF45

Half Dollars
1949 MS64 FBL
1952 MS65
1954 MS64
1955 MS64 FBL
1956 MS64 FBL
1957 AU58
1962 MS64
1998-S Matte Finish MS66

Dollars
1881 MS64
1881-S MS64 VAM-1A ANACS
1889 MS65
1896 MS64
1896-O AU50 ANACS
1897-S MS63
1899-O MS64
1901-O MS64
1902-O MS65
1904-O MS65

Peace
1922 MS65
1924 MS64
1926 MS63
1935 MS61

3- 1996 Silver Eagles
1-2007 W- Matte burnished finish I believe.

 

Got to take risks, no guts no glory right? I honestly do believe I got a fair price on these coins.

 

Thanks, visuals are always so much more helpful! :thumb:

 

This is just a friendly suggestion, but you might want to hold off on buying for a while and use the time to educate yourself. This is not to say you got a bad deal on the listed coins (without knowing what you paid, I cannot say either way), but jumping in head first is very risky for newbies. These designations are very common, so I can only assume that your experience is low. Making an investment in yourself (learning, buying books, etc) will pay off in the long run... trust me on this.

I would rather not say what I would pay, at least until/unless you disclose how much you did.

 

$2,000 for the lot. Breaks down to $55 a coin.

 

I'll check the actual prices, but seeing $55 per coin and ICG, I just assume you got ripped off. ICG is notorious for overgrading.

 

So just looking at the coin without the slab, what would you grade it?

 

I'm somewhat lazy, so I'm going to do this the easy way, so you can do your own research...

Large Cent
1819 VF30 Large Date - treat as VF25.
1855 PCGS VF35 - make note of knob ear.

Nickels
1954 SEGS PR68 - treat as raw. SEGS = "self-employed grading service" or "self-evaluation grading system".

Dimes
1936 MS66 - treat as MS64
1938-S MS66 FB - treat as MS65 without FB designation. If FB is confirmed, treat as MS64FB
1940-D MS64 - treat as MS62
1940-S MS65 - treat as MS63

Quarters
1932-S AU55 - treat as AU53
1934-D AU58 - treat as AU55
1936-D EF45 - treat as EF40

Half Dollars
1949 MS64 FBL - treat as MS63. If FBL confirmed, treat as MS62FB.
1952 MS65 - treat as MS63.
1954 MS64 - treat as MS62.
1955 MS64 FBL - see above.
1956 MS64 FBL - see above.
1957 AU58 - treat as AU55.
1962 MS64 - treat as MS62.
1998-S Matte Finish MS66 - treat as MS63.

Dollars
1881 MS64 - treat as UNC details.
1881-S MS64 VAM-1A ANACS - treat as UNC details.
1889 MS65 - treat as UNC details.
1896 MS64 - treat as UNC details.
1896-O AU50 ANACS - treat as EF45 or AU details.
1897-S MS63 - treat as UNC details.
1899-O MS64 - treat as UNC details.
1901-O MS64 - treat as UNC details.
1902-O MS65 - treat as UNC details.
1904-O MS65 - treat as UNC details.

Peace
1922 MS65 - treat as UNC details.
1924 MS64 - treat as UNC details.
1926 MS63 - treat as UNC details.
1935 MS61 - treat as UNC/AU details.

3- 1996 Silver Eagles - probably one worth $50-$60 (good luster) other two look like folks might treat them as bullion.
1-2007 W- Matte burnished finish I believe - You can easily verify this on your own.

 

I would say AU55/58. Are the scratches on the back on the coin or the holder. If on the coin, I'd say AU details.

 

Just on the holder. I'm going to be selling most of them so I can keep a few for myself to add to my collection. Book estimate for this lot in the grades stated was roughly $3345, at $2000 I figured there was enough room to sell some and keep some. I guess we'll find out here when I list them.

 

If book value is $3345 (I assume Yeoman Red Book?) for the SEGS/ICG grades, you're definitely going to lose money.

 

The 1932-S WQ is AU55 or so and has likely, though not definitively, been dipped.

 

Rather than showing the AU, show the 1949 half and the 1936 dime. Those are the coins where the grade matters to value. AU50/AU53/AU55/AU58 aren't going to be a huge chunk of the value in this lot.