I'm not sure whether to post this in the bullion section or in the American coin section. One of my primary means of bullion investing is through Mercury Dimes. I have many. For the most part, they are very common later years, usually P. However, there are a bunch of earlier ones, too, for sure. Melt for a Mercury is around $1.30. Various online guides have listed most in circulated condition, even, at $3+ dollars each. Do you think it is worth sorting through them or even bothering trying to sell some of the earlier dates? There's lots of 1930s and 1920s coins in there listed for a few dollars each. Will anyone care?
I've never sold numismatics to a coin shop, only bullion. Do you think it would be worth my effort to separate out things like 1936 D listed here for $3.70 and here for $3.06 and here for $3 https://www.thespruce.com/mercury-dime-values-3884413 https://www.usacoinbook.com/coins/1519/dimes/mercury/1936-D/ https://www.jmbullion.com/coin-info/dimes/mercury-dimes/1936-mercury-dime/ I have lots that fall into this 75 cents to $1.50 over melt. They'd average around fine condition, give or take. But will anyone pay really anything over spot for these?
Put it up on E-bay......there are many who would 'bite'..........especially if you labeled them 'unsearched rolls'.....
"Listed" and "sold" are two very different things. I can list a 2017 P cent for $1,000,000, but that does not mean that someone would be willing to buy it at that price.
I'd consider your pricing sources suspect, but then all price guides are pretty much worthless. But for low grade coins like you're asking about, well, there's not a lot you can do to track down real world values. But in most cases circ Mercs are going to be worth about 10% under spot. Sure there may be a few exceptions for better date/mint coins, but not many. High grade coins, no problem, you can check realized auction prices, and no that does not include ebay as being a reliable source.
Selling any relatively low priced coin separately on eBay is problematic, as when you add the 30 cent and .029 % PayPal fees to the eBay listing fee and their 10%, add the postage, if you sell a coin for $10 and offer free shipping, what's that take you down to, $7.62? and that's with no tracking, which everybody seems life is unliveable living without these days, not knowing for more than 48 hours where an envelope is. Give away another 2 bucks for that. The only way to make money on eBay with low valued stuff is combined shipping. Otherwise, your local coin shop or pawn shop or a coin show at melt value. (Cited from: https://www.cointalk.com/threads/wh...utm_campaign=Feed:+cointalk+(CoinTalk+Update))
