I've owned this set for a while now and I'm just wondering if they still hold value and how much? 2004 Wisconsin Quarter 25 cent Variety set MS66. $700 was paid at time of purchase. I however, received this as a gift. (I know because the person gave me the receipt for the purchase.) Thanks!!
Hey Sal, Here are the latest auction results. I would say somewhere around 400 at auction for the set. https://www.pcgs.com/coinfacts/coin/2004-d-25c-wisconsin-extra-leaf-high/914033
All are certified by NGC, and from their website: normal66=$12.50 high leaf66=$475 low leaf66=$300….totaling $787.50 Since it is in an attractive display I can see this selling today for $800-850. If I owned the set I would not sell. It is perhaps one of the most iconic variety sets out of the State Quarter Program and MS66 is a fantastic grade. I think these will continue to appreciate as the years roll on…imo…Spark
Sal, that’s a nice set. I would think it would be in the $800-$850 range. I like the way it’s put together and displayed. Very nice that it’s graded all the same as well. Congratulations on receiving that.
I see that no one is looking at the sold prices. If you average the sold prices individually then It is around $400, Or, you can use the inflated NGC and PCGS prices. Which is what Spark used. That's not reality in todays market. Maybe it is. The odds are that it isn't.
@Pickin and Grinin I agree that those values are inflated but factual. I also agree that reality commands our attention to the end that buyers always want a good price, even a “bargain” price. You have done the legwork on the sold prices and I defer to you. But in my defense, all the TPG and other catalog listings are used as a guide and not carved in stone, and you gotta start somewhere. TPG inflated, FMV depressed, sold listings in the middle. It begs the question: Who do you believe to get a true fair price? And it complicates things even further if you throw the old adage in that each coin can be a grade higher or lower depending on who you talk to. And again, the bottom line is if the offer is too low you walk away…imo…Spark
I would say that if you were willing to hold on to it until someone is beating down the door for it. Then and only then will the collector receive a top dollar price for the coin. In todays market that isn't likely to happen. An average auction value is in all likelihood the amount that you will receive. You can haggle for a more median price but that is going to be it. Let's add in that the errors are in a three-coin set. A collector will likely want to buy each coin individually and even pay a higher top dollar for a coin that he likes and not take a gouging for a subpar coin, that he either doesn't like or doesn't need. What if he/she has a low leaf already, or a high leaf. Is the price probably somewhere in between the two above? It only depends on who is buying it.
