Over the years I have continued to upgrade my sets with the "A" set being complete and in the best condition. When I find a better coin I replace the current one and it goes into the "B" set and so on and I have just filled a "C" set with the exception of the '09 s vdb or "55ddo + 22plain. Most of the keys are low end G-VG but no damaged or junk coins but I just don't need 3 sets and am considering selling it as a set in folders. What would be a fair price for a 1909-1974 package, I really don't have the paitence to sell the keys seperately and then group the rest, too much work and I'd rather just do 1 auction. I'm guessing it would fetch less than the sum of its parts but I need to put a fair starting price so I have some protection. Thanks for any suggestions.
Shy of adding each coin up, it is almost impossible to say. I will say that you MUST have pictures and lots of them good enough to make out some details of any coins worth anything. Without good pictures, either you will get robbed blind or it will not sell. And that is basically why we cannot give you a descent price. It is not generally considered a key, but a 1923-S in VF = $8, but in XF = $30.
I know thats the right way to go, pics and/or discriptions but was hoping to avoid the work. I just did a quickie add up of the coins in G-4 (most are better but a couple of AG's including the 23-s) and top dollar is around $600 so perhaps a start of $499 wouldn't be too painful. I'm watching one now missing 4 keys and its around $300 with 8 hours to go, see where that ends up and figure out what to do. Thanks.
The auction I'm refering to is e bay 230506499535 and is currently $238 with 29 bids, should be interesting to see where this goes
IMHO, descriptions are meaningless or nearly so. Most every seller on eBay lies. OK, they just push the grade, but that push can make a huge difference. People just do not trust written descriptions on eBay. That listing you reference has a whole picture of the 1930's page. What do I care how the 39-, 40-D, etc. looks like. He says that he has an 11-S. That coin is probably worth more than the entire 30's page (less the 31-S shown separately). That is the type of coin(s) you need pictures of. All I need to know about your 1934 - 1940 coins is that they are there - unless you have something special. 41 - 58, I am not even sure I need to know they are there unless they are red. Again, that listing you reference has 7 pictures. 6 show a coin folder or pages of it. I would show i of the book and 6 pictures of coins. 2, 4, or 8 coins per picture depending on their value and the coins NOT spaced so I can see lots of pretty background. I am buying the coins, not the folder or whatever you use for background. An interesting fact about your referenced listing (and many others) - his picture of the 31-S is 10% coin and 90% folder. WHY do I want to post a picture that is 90% folder? (Measure it. It is really 90% folder.) These are my opinions. Take them for what you paid for them.
Back in the older days dealers used to look at 6 coins the 1909-1940 boards. The second board went straight into the bulk pile. It may be higher now, but still unless something is exceptional dealers and buyers will only look at about 10? coins. The rest really don't affects its value. I bought a bag from a dealer one time, and he was a few hundred cents short at the moment. He just went over to his pile of boards, (the 6 dates had been removed when he bought them), and popped them out into the bag. Yeah, I got a lot of 1916d and 1919s, etc, (don't even remember better dates not key), but back then they were not really worth anything. I understand you ahve assembled a collection, but a lot of people want to assemble their own. That was one of the earlier ideas that grew coin collecting, the pursuit of fillilng up the penny boards, the "thrill of the hunt".
6, huh. I would guess 09-S VDB, 09-S, 14-D, 22-, 24-D, and 31-S. Apparently that is why the 23-S, 24-S and 26-S are now worth so much in better conditions. And I would say that the 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, & 15 "S"'s at a minimum and "D"'s if nice plus a couple others would be worth saving today.
Thanks, all good info. I guess I was kinda hoping someone might pay for an "instant" collection but I'm pretty sure I wouldn't do it. I have 3 grand kids and 3 wheatie collections, hmmmmmmm
You are better off than I. I also have 3 sets, but I only have 2 grand kids. I think I need to work harder on that fourth. As an aside to all of this, my comment about the 31-S picture was serious, I could have a minimum of 4 more coins in that picture and not lost one bit of definition. 8 more and not lost anything of note.
You are probably right. You know much more about them than I. I was guessing how many were looked at now, and I was pretty sure I was wrong but you have proved it. I thougth the listing was a 14s instead of the 24d, but it has been a long time. I do have quite a few of the others you listed, but remember these were penny boards brought in to local shops, so I am sure of any of those listed that I have they would be Vf at best, most likely vg's. If you can find bags from old coin shops, I am sure you would find those dates in there as well. If a "serious" collector, meaning essentially someone who had a collection in an advanced board came in, I am sure more of the coins would be evaluated closer. Especially if the collector pointed out semi keys in nice shape.
I am sure someone would, but unless you knew the person there would still be a chance it would be broken up. GREAT idea about grandchildren.
I'd be careful about passing coin collections down to loved ones. They may not enjoy or care about the hobby and sell them for next to nothing. Just a thought...
