Hey everyone! Had what I consider a pretty successful flea market weekend. I acquired all of the following coins/bills - and I'm curious which you'd keep for your own personal collection. I'm also keeping all the bills - because at this point I don't think there will be much of a premium (and I don't have that many bills in my collection, anyway.) Prices are from CoinPrices magazine, July 2011. Yes, I know many of you use Numismedia FMV guide. Duly noted - I'm looking at that as well. I appreciate anyone's input! Flying Eagle Cents 1857 F $40.00 1858 F $42.00 $82.00 Indian Head Cents Year Mint Grade Book 1862 VG $11.50 1862 VG $11.50 1863 G Corroded $11.00 1863 VG $11.50 1864 Cu-Ni G $16.50 1864 Bronze, Pointed Bust VF $185.00 1865 G $6.00 1865 G $6.00 1865 G $6.00 1866 G $46.00 1867 VG $72.00 187? Looks like 1872 G Corroded $2.00 1872 G Corroded $45.00 1872 FR $45.00 1873 G $20.00 1873 VF $82.00 1874 VG $22.50 1874 F Details Corroded $22.50 1876 FR $13.50 1876 G $27.00 1879 G $7.00 1880 G $3.50 1880 G $3.50 1880 G $3.50 1880 G $3.50 1881 VF Cleaned $6.00 1882 G Corroded $2.00 1882 G $3.50 1891 VF $5.50 1892 XF $18.50 1893 VF $5.50 1893 XF $10.00 1901 XF $11.00 1902 XF $10.00 1902 AU $22.00 1902 AU $22.00 1903 AU $21.00 1903 AU $21.00 1908 S G $77.00 1908 S XF $166.00 1909 G $14.00 1909 VG $14.80 1909 F $15.50 1909 VG $15.00 1909 G $14.00 $1,157.80 Lincoln Cents 1909 G $3.65 1909 VG $3.85 1909 VG $3.85 1909 F $4.35 1909 VDB VF $13.50 1911 D XF $50.00 1922 D VF $25.00 1924 D VG $44.00 1926 P AU $5.25 1931 D G $4.85 1943 P MS60 $1.25 1943 D MS65 $18.00 1960 LG Date PR $10.00 1960 SM Date PR $18.00 $177.55 Half Dimes 1835 G $47.50 1858 G $30.00 $77.50 Shield Nickels 1866 VG Pitted $28.00 1867 G $18.00 1868 G $18.00 1868 F $28.00 1868 VF $37.50 1868 VF $37.50 1869 G $18.00 1872 VG Pitted $35.00 $220.00 Liberty Nickels 1883 No Cents F $8.50 1883 No Cents VF $8.75 1883 No Cents VF $8.75 1883 NO CENTS G $7.00 1883 NO CENTS VF $8.75 1883 NO CENTS XF $9.25 1883 NO CENTS XF $9.25 1883 CENTS G $19.00 1883 CENTS G $19.00 1886 G $285.00 1887 VG $25.00 1887 XF $78.00 1888 G Corroded $14.00 1888 FR $14.00 1889 VF $52.50 1890 VG Corroded $10.50 1890 F Corroded $20.50 1901 XF $34.00 1905 F Cleaned $2.40 $634.15 Buffalo Nickels 1913 D Type 1 AG $8.00 1913 P Type 1 VF $16.00 1913 P Type 1 XF $19.00 1913 P Type 1 XF $19.00 1913 P Type 1 AU $25.00 1914 P F Corroded $21.00 1914 P VG $21.00 1914 P AU $37.50 1914 S G $26.00 1914 S VG $37.50 1915 P VG $7.00 1916 P VG Corroded $5.50 1916 P G $5.50 1916 P F $7.00 1916 D G $15.00 1917 P VG $8.00 1917 P G $7.50 1917 S XF $180.00 1918 P G $5.25 1918 P VG $6.75 1918 D G $22.50 1918 S G $14.00 1918 S VG $27.50 1919 P F Corroded $3.50 1919 D G $15.50 1919 D XF $235.00 1919 S VG $26.00 1920 P VG $2.75 1920 P F $3.25 1920 D G $8.50 1920 D VG $19.00 1921 P VG $6.25 1923 S G $8.00 1924 P G $1.25 1926 D G $10.00 1926 D G $10.00 1927 P F $2.50 1927 P XF $12.50 1927 S G $2.00 1929 S F $2.25 1931 S F $17.00 1934 P AU $19.00 1936 P VG $1.50 1936 S VF $3.50 1937 P XF $4.00 ND P $1.00 $955.75 Seated Liberty Dimes 1890 P VF $20.00 $20.00 Barber Dimes 1903 P F $6.25 1912 P VF Cleaned $4.00 1912 D F $4.00 $14.25 Mercury Dimes 1916 P XF $12.00 1916 S AU $28.00 1924 P XF $13.50 1925 P AU $16.00 1927 S G $3.00 1931 P VG $3.00 1931 S VG $5.00 1942 S F $2.90 1942 S VF Cleaned $3.25 1944 D MS65 $23.00 $109.65 Roosevelt Dimes 1964 D MS65 $6.00 $6.00 Walking Liberty Halves 1936 P AU $21.00 1941 D AU $18.00 $39.00 Peace Dollars 1921 F $130.00 $130.00 Bills 1957A SS M54981004A UNC 1957A SS M54981005A UNC 1957A SS M54981007A UNC 1957A SS M54981008A UNC 1957 SS *16207772B VF 1957 SS *94591644B VG 1957 SS *93591087B G 1963B FRN G54885909* F 2003A FRN F12843899* G 1935F SS *83618067F F 1935F SS A12311471J UNC 1935H SS *20300622G VG 1953 2 *00343215A F 1953A *10634947A VF Odds 1904 IHC StL World's Fair Token $10.00 1965 Ireland 1P ANACS MS65 $1.00 1869 B 2.5 Groschen - Prussia $3.00 1935 Ireland 1 Florin $12.00 1887 GB 2 Florin MS $100.00 (guess based on web sites) 1967 Special Mint Set $9.75 $135.75 Total Book Value $3,759.40 Total I Want To Keep $1,869.65 Total I Want To Sell $1,889.75
I was able to pick this out of a huge collection for a grand total of $400. Spent 6 hours over two days there. Photos - which coins do you want to see?
I would like to see the Peace $, Half Dimes, 1917-S Buff, 1873 IHC,1864 Bronze Pointed Bust, 1919-D Buff, and anything that I missed thats worth over $50....
i love going to flea markets, there are usually some treasures to be had for a small outlay. seem like an excellent find...........
Thats a good find! I recently bought some of the same coins from my dealer and he used a greysheet to price them. I payed a little less. For example, I got a 57 flying eagle in EF for $40 and a '09 VDB in EF for $12. This would lead me to believe that the prices you stated are a little inflated, especially if your gonna try to sell them on ebay or to a coin shop. Still a great find and worth more than the $400 you paid! As for what I would keep, I tend to keep the best examples from each date and mintmark. A have a few doubles, but not many. At this point, I would also save all the silver and think about dumping it when/if the price comes back up.
Maybe you did well. Hard to say. Sometimes you find a gem in a collection like that. Most flea market coins are pretty rough, IMO. Damaged, cleaned, horribly treated. Price guides mean little if no one wants them. It can be really difficult to sell a $5 coin for a buck profit. I agree with zach24. Share photos of the better ones. The rough ones? I like to give them away to YN's or put them in circulation and make someone's day. Lance.
