Putting together a set of Peace Dollars

Yeah, I guess they figure if something's high-end and pricey the bids are going to be up-there anyway. Who knows..

I did see that there's the "want list" feature though. I thought that was pretty neat. I've already put the 1921 and 1928 Peace Dollar on my wantlist. I'm sure soon enough something will come around that'll catch my interest. After looking around on the site and how it's put together it's not that far off from eBay. You can bid on auctions, BUY it now, or make offers. I like how you can search by grade and price range too.

I think I'll bid or buy a coin I need that's not too expensive, then see how they do things and just go from there. I'm sure I won't be disappointed.

 

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Hey Steve, I am beginning to put together a Silver Eagle set. Where to you get most of your coins and what was the average price for a MS69????

 

I get them on eBay and that's the only place I have gone to. Simply because they're in the $25-$35 range and they have every date available. Heck, you could go on there with $800, or however much it would cost to complete the set and get them all at once if you wanted!

 

I had decided that MS63 was as high as I could go on the 1928, but all the ones I saw had a distracting ding somewhere or other (which is why they are graded 63!) So I set my sights a little lower and won this AU-58: http://coins.ha.com/common/view_item.php?Sale_No=68074&Lot_No=64399&src=pr

No marks to speak of, decent strike and it cartwheels nicely. I'm happy.

 

Wow, how about that. That is exactly the same coin that I referenced earlier in the thread. It just shows you that sliders can be just as nice as the lower mint state grades at a much more reasonable price. If I collected Peace Dollars, that is the coin I would want in my 1928 slot. Very nice pickup on that one. :kewl:

 

LOL, I didn't even notice! I think it may have been dipped once or so, as the luster seems a tad thin, but it definitely isn't "dipped out."

 

Steve,

Heritage has over 200 Peace Dollars in auction right now. There signature sale is here. There are many high grade common dates and all of the key dates you would ever want.

I know you said you already have a 1924, but here is a real solid MS65 on Heritage.

http://coins.ha.com/common/view_item.php?Sale_No=1116&Lot_No=9588#photo

And here is an absolutely kick edited 1925 MS66 CAC. If I were you, I would spend some money and start off the collection with a coin like this one.

http://coins.ha.com/common/view_item.php?Sale_No=1116&Lot_No=3049#photo

Good Luck Searching!

 

That 66 is a blazer !

 

Heck yeah. Nice grab, ksparrow ! :thumb:

 

OK, this might be the nicest 1934-S Slider Peace Dollar in existence. Just look at the luster dripping off the reverse. You gotta check out this auction. I'm considering bidding on it myself.

http://coins.ha.com/common/view_item.php?Sale_No=1116&Lot_No=3094#photo

 

Ksparrow,
That is EXACTLY the kind of 1928 I'd like to get. That's a perfect example of how I mentioned lower grades being nicer looking than higher ones at times. Kudos to you :thumb:

That's a beauty too! Unfortunately I JUST won a 1925 on eBay! Check it out! http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=320288502468&ssPageName=STRK:MEWN:IT&ih=011 Very nice looking IMO, and rightfully so, it got an MS64

 

An attractive set to me is one that is evenly matched (luster, marks, strike and toning). You cant do that with a lot of series, but you can with peace dollars, however there is a catch. The 1928 is the stumper in circulated grades, even a VG will cost several hundred dollars, but the rest of the series you can pick up for 30 dollars or so each in circulated condition. When you get to high AU to choice uncirculated, the 34-S is the stumper (1500-3000$). MS64 and above gets strange as rest of the S mints start to approach the cost or a lot more (in MS65) than the 34-S. One thing you will find out is that most of the S mint coins have lousy strikes. I would also look for a decent mint bloom luster, especially noted above Liberties forehead and all around the eagle. Youll find some the the P mints have a flat or satin luster, especially the 34 or 35. A lustrous peace set is really beautiful to look at, I do like this series.

As far as displaying, I have all mine in intercept shield (except my circs, which is in an older classic whitman). I have a few in slabs I will not break out, but I have yet to figure out how to present them. If you find a way, let me know.

Good luck and enjoy the chase.

 

Steve, that looks like a really nice 1925. The pics don't do justice to the obverse, I'm sure, but the reverse looks like a cartwheeling stunner. Thanks for your kind remarks. Charles

 

I lucked out with my 1928.
Bought it raw years ago, probably before there even was TPGs.
When I saw it's value a couple years back, I decided to make it official.
I sent it in to NGC.
I called it AU.
Came back MS-62.
Not a beautiful coin, but it's better than I thought ... and it's mine.

For the other two keys, my 1921 is an MS-63, but my 1934-S is quite low (I estimate Fine.)

 

Check out the link I gave a thumbs up to, several posts up from this one. Pages that hold slabs in an album.

 

Thx Vess1, Ive seen the eagle holder binders online. How do they look with the slabs in them?

 

I use the Eagle Certified Coin Albums for my slabbed coins.
I find them a bit "klunky", but they do the job.
By "klunky" I mean:
- the pages turn easily, but not smoothly
- they tend to feel "loose", i.e., the pages "float" around a bit. Not much, but noticeable.
- the larger ones (5-page is the max) magnify the problems somewhat. And 45 coins (5 pages times 9 coins per page) is a bit heavyish.

In spite of all this, they are my storage medium of choice.
I've got about 6.

 

Do they fit in a safe ?

Do they have "intercept shield" protection ? Is that important ? (I'm currently using it)

 

They are 11.5" tall and 10.5" deep.

You don't need "Intercept Shield" protection since they are "Certified Coin" albums, i.e., slab albums.
And they are stiff plastic which probably means non-PVC.

Google "eagle certified coin album" and take a look.
They do have other types.

 

I thought I'd bump this thread with a little update. Now this coin isn't exactly in hand yet, as I've worked out a Lay-away type deal with the seller, but this is my new 1921 Peace that I bought. After listening to the advice given in this thread, I think I did alright.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&item=230278500250

So how'd I do??