Well i'm thinking about letting it all go but, I'm just wondering about coin prices versus silver prices. How far back do coin buyer/dealers look at the coins at just being silver? It has to be a key coin or in great condition to have someone take a second look at it right? How is Red Book and other price guide publications dealing with metal prices? I assume there bald from pulling there hair out.
I'll have to go against that. Plenty of other factors other than silver content. Mintage, Mint Location and how about appeal / Grade?
I would like to believe that. But I'm thinking if I took 100 franklin halfs to a dealer he would see a 100 halfs and not look for the key years or any thing.
no real key years in franklin halves or Roosy dimes unless uncirculated they are not really worth looking through.
I was just using the franklins as an example but thank you for proving my point. I think the 48 and 49 are a little harder to find. Anyway I'm not creating a ****ing contest. I'm sure you guys get at what Im trying to say.
I think a dealer would buy them all at silver price. Then they would look through them (or pay someone else to look through them) to see if there were any keys in there. That way the dealer makes more money if there is one that's worth a little more. You should point out any high grades or keys to the dealer to see if they will give you a premium. Just my thoughts. As for the red book. It's pretty safe to ignore the prices completely. Especially with silver prices what they are.
Looking at my 1970 Redbook under Franklin halves, I see that the 1955 was considered the key date in circulated grades, with a listed price of $8.25 in EF, far more than the $5 shown for the 48-P. 49-S, and 53-P. In Uncirculated, the 1949-P was king of the hill, with a price tag of $26.50. The 1949-S was not too far behind, at $24.00. In the Roosevelt series, the '49-S and '55-P shared the honors for being the key coins in circulated grades, with each one listed for $1.00 in VF, 4X higher than the average silver coin in VF. In Unc, the '49-S reigned supreme, at $13.50. It was followed by the 50-S at $9.00 and the 51-S at $7.50. How times have changed.
